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The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted much anticipated climate-related disclosure rules....more
In December 2023, the United Kingdom's Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ("DESNZ") launched two consultations to garner views on the efficient operation of the UK's Emissions Trading Scheme ("ETS")....more
The European Union Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is coming into effect for the maritime transportation sector on January 1, 2024. Here’s what that means. Background - The EU ETS launched in 2005 and on May 10, 2023...more
Goods imported into the UK from countries with a lower or no carbon price will face a levy by 2027. On 18 December 2023, the UK government announced a proposal for a new carbon border adjustment mechanism (UK CBAM)....more
The UK has finally confirmed that it will be following the EU and introducing its own Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) to be implemented by 2027. It published the eagerly awaited outcome of its consultation on...more
As part of the Fit for 55 Package of the EU Green Deal, the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism("CBAM"), adopted through Regulation (EU) 2023/956 of May 10, 2023, is considered by the EU institutions as a key tool to become...more
A clear trend has emerged for CO2 allowances: dwindling availability coupled with escalating prices. At Orrick, we are seeing two key events which promise to further intensify this trajectory. Firstly, the upcoming regulatory...more
On Tuesday, the European Commission published a draft Implementing Regulation for the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). The regulation sets rules for the reporting obligations during the CBAM transitional period that...more
On 18 April 2023, the EU Parliament adopted the reform of the EU ETS. As key points, the reform includes stricter requirements for installations already subject to the EU ETS (“ETS I”), the gradual inclusion of maritime...more
The European Parliament voted in favor of implementing the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) after reaching a provisional agreement on the CBAM in December 2022. Several countries and the European Union (EU) have long...more
On 30 March 2023, the United Kingdom Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNEZ) and the UK Treasury opened a public consultation on policies to reduce carbon leakage risk and support decarbonisation, especially in...more
Yesterday (1 Feb 2023) marked the launch by the European Commission (EC) of the Green Deal Industrial Plan for the Net Zero Age. Its introduction is aimed at a levelling up of the international playing field and combatting...more
In November 2022, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (“IOSCO”) published two reports − one on Compliance Carbon Markets (“CCMs”) and one on Voluntary Carbon Markets (“VCMs”). IOSCO continues to seek...more
The European Parliament and Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on the text of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism regulation and the directive providing an updated EU Emissions Trading System....more
Both the European Union (EU) and the U.S. have recently taken steps toward implementing some form of a carbon border adjustment mechanism (CBAM). Several countries and the EU have long considered enacting legislation that...more
The EU Emissions Trading System (the EU ETS) is one of the key pillars of the EU’s policy to combat climate change and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from regulated sectors....more
The outcome of the review may signal what climate-related laws and policies to expect in the UK in the coming years. On 8 September 2022, newly appointed UK Prime Minister Liz Truss announced that Chris Skidmore MP, a...more
The EU "Fit for 55" package, if adopted, will significantly reshape environmental regulation in Europe, with impact beyond the EU's borders. In this alert, we focus on developments in two of the most impactful files, the...more
During the plenary session held the first week of June, the European Parliament voted on several items related to the European Union’s (EU) “Fit for 55” climate package. Debate and division continue to be strong. Key...more
On 21 December 2021, the European Parliament’s (EP) Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety (the Committee) published its Draft Report on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the...more
The triggering of the CCM under the UK ETS and ongoing consultations under UK Reach signal speedbumps in the transition process. On 30 November 2021, the UK government’s Department of Business, Energy and Industrial...more
As the delegates of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP26) return from two hard weeks in Glasgow, significant progress has been made on establishing...more
The EU CBAM proposal signals a transformation of the European carbon pricing regulations. U.S. businesses with significant European operations, or with operations in emissions-intensive, trade-exposed industry sectors, should...more
Following the release of the European Commission’s proposal for a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (“CBAM Proposal”) on 14 July 2021 as part of the “Fit for 55” legislative package aimed at reducing the EU’s greenhouse gas...more
The 'Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets' (the "Taskforce") is a private sector initiative working to scale an effective and efficient voluntary carbon credit market to help meet the goals of the Paris Agreement. ...more