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National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building: U.S. Department of Energy Request for Information

The United States Department of Energy’s Office of Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy Building Technologies Office (“BTO”) released a Request for Information (“RFI”) to solicit feedback on a draft document titled: ...more

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Sustainable Development and Land Use Update - 1.19.23 - #2

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After years of record budget surpluses, California now faces a projected $22.5 billion budget deficit, Governor Gavin Newsom announced last week. As part of a required adjustment in state spending, Newsom proposed cutting...more

Kramer Levin Naftalis & Frankel LLP

New York City Local Law 97 Has a Mechanism to Help Small Building Owners

New York City’s Local Law 97 is an ambitious program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the City’s 1 million covered buildings. These buildings contribute approximately 70% of the greenhouse gases emitted in the City....more

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Washington State Releases 2021 Energy Strategy

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The Washington Department of Commerce released its 2021 State Energy Strategy this month. The Energy Strategy is, first and foremost, a greenhouse gas reduction strategy. It begins with the declaration that “[a]voiding the...more

Farella Braun + Martel LLP

San Francisco Now Requires 100% Renewable Energy for Commercial Buildings

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed an ordinance this week requiring owners of all nonresidential buildings in San Francisco of at least 50,000 square feet to provide all on-site electricity demands from 100%...more

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Climate Change Impact on Commercial Real Estate Finance — What the Industry Needs to Know Today

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It can be difficult for business leaders to assess how climate change will impact commercial real estate finance. The sheer volume of climate information in the public domain is beset with politically charged debate,...more

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Some Will Always Have Paris: Withdrawal from the Climate Change Accord May Not Reduce the Heat on the Health Care Industry

President Trump’s decision earlier this month to withdraw the United States from the Paris Agreement—an international, nonbinding agreement to take steps to limit global temperature rise—followed a series of moves at the...more

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