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
The 2020 wildfire season alone released more carbon dioxide than what California reduced through years of emission cuts.
California is a recognized leader in climate policy, but a wildfire crisis is threatening to unwind...more
Three funding opportunity announcements and a finance program provide significant investments to support carbon capture and sequestration.
Demand for carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) to meet global and national...more
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..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 climate bills championed by Governor Newsom stand to alter the state’s climate policy for years to come.
On August 31, 2022, the last day of its 2021-2022 session, the California Legislature passed four climate bills...more
9/9/2022
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California continues to push toward its statewide carbon-neutrality goals.
On August 25, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) unanimously approved regulations that require all new 2035 and later passenger...more
8/30/2022
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The Act promises to touch on almost every aspect of US climate policy.
On August 16, 2022, President Biden signed into law the Inflation Reduction Act (the Act), which expands clean and renewable energy production,...more
8/24/2022
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A controversial new law gives the California Energy Commission authority over clean energy projects and authorizes the Department of Water Resources to fund new energy sources and extend the life of existing power plants. ...more
7/11/2022
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The guidance sends a signal that carbon capture and sequestration remains a focus of the current administration’s decarbonization efforts.
On June 8, 2022, the US Department of the Interior’s (Interior) Bureau of Land...more
The agency will use the information to take further steps to address climate risks in the commodity derivatives markets.
On June 2, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Request for Information...more
CARB addresses California’s increasingly severe climate impacts.
On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and comment....more
CARB doubles down on LCFS Program and liquid transportation fuels.
On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update (Draft Scoping Plan) for public review and...more
6/2/2022
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CARB opts to stay the course on Cap-and-Trade Program.
On May 10, 2022, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released its Draft 2022 Scoping Plan Update for public review and comment. Assembly Bill (AB) 32, the...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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If adopted, the Senate bill would require large US companies doing business in California to report Scopes 1, 2, and 3 emissions as of January 2024.
The California Legislature is considering a bill to impose corporate...more
Latin America is well positioned for a strategic role as a hub for the production and utilization of low-carbon hydrogen in the global energy transition.
Low-carbon hydrogen is set to play a key role in the...more
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
A local air district in Southern California approved a rule requiring warehouses to reduce trucking emissions and adopt clean technologies or pay a mitigation fee. Latham & Watkins attorneys examine it's requirements and say...more
The State and NGOs seek to defend an emissions rule that trucking and airline trade groups are challenging in federal court.
On October 13, 2021, the State of California, on behalf of the Office of the Attorney General...more
11/9/2021
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CEQ report calls for widespread CCUS deployment to achieve climate goals.
On June 30, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) issued a report to Congress that outlines a framework for how the US can...more
7/8/2021
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A local air district approved a rule requiring warehouses to adopt clean technologies or pay a mitigation fee. At a contentious board hearing on May 7, 2021, the South Coast Air Quality Management District (SCAQMD) approved a...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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The agency has further strengthened electrification targets and provided additional details on compliance options for Transportation Network Companies.
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) is developing the Clean...more
The US Treasury Department and the IRS provided practical administrative rules for the carbon capture and sequestration tax credit.
Key Points:
..The IRS finalized the third set of rules in a series of regulatory guidance...more
1/22/2021
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California is making significant progress on a first-of-its-kind regulation that will reduce GHG emissions from ride-sharing vehicles.
As directed by Senate Bill (SB) 1014, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) is...more