On January 26, 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced that it would place a temporary “pause” on pending decisions to export liquefied natural gas (LNG) to countries with which the United States has not entered into...more
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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
With 487 votes in favor to 81 against and 75 abstentions, the European Parliament voted yesterday to adopt a regulation on a Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM). Negotiators for the Parliament and the Council of the...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
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The co-legislators of the EU recently reached a provisional agreement on a regulation for a CBAM.
CBAM will require importers to the EU of covered carbon-intensive products to pay a charge for the carbon...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
Reflecting back on the 26th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), or “COP26,” it may well become known as the “Pledge and Commitment COP.” Governments,...more