Stakeholders should anticipate potential delays and market impacts amid the ongoing legal challenges and the Office of Administrative Law’s recent disapproval....more
2/21/2025
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard ,
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Renewable Energy
President Trump’s orders, which include withdrawing from international climate agreements and declaring an energy emergency, emphasize domestic production and regulatory reform....more
1/22/2025
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The plan accelerates already ambitious climate goals for California and charts a course to carbon neutrality by 2045.
On December 15, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) adopted its Final 2022 Scoping Plan...more
Key Points -
..The draft Clean Hydrogen Production Standard (CHPS) proposes a lifecycle GHG emissions target of 4 kg CO2e per kilogram of hydrogen, which is in line with the clean hydrogen production tax credit in the...more
The proposal would auction off almost 375,000 acres of the Outer Continental Shelf offshore California for wind energy development.
Key Points:
..The two areas proposed for leasing have the potential to provide more...more
The Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update takes an all-of-the-above approach to decarbonize California.
On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review...more
5/17/2022
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Carbon Capture and Sequestration ,
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Governor Newsom ,
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Low Carbon Fuel Standard ,
Net Zero ,
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Public Comment
A multistate cap-and-invest program to reduce carbon emissions from the transportation sector is dead after several participating states pulled out.
Less than one year ago, the governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island,...more
The program will include a multi-jurisdictional cap-and-invest program and aims to address environmental justice and equity concerns.
On December 21, 2020, the Governors of Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut,...more
3/11/2021
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Carbon Emissions ,
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The Governor has issued an Executive Order with sweeping implications for the oil and gas industry and others.
On September 23, 2020, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Executive Order N-79-20, which will have...more