News & Analysis as of

Carbon Emissions Energy Sector Oil & Gas

Paul Hastings LLP

RWE Case Establishes Legal Precedent for Corporate Climate Accountability Worldwide

Paul Hastings LLP on

A recent ruling by the Higher Regional Court of Hamm dismissed a plaintiff’s individual claim for climate damages but established a legal precedent with significant implications for energy companies operating in Germany:...more

DLA Piper

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025

DLA Piper on

EPA announces details of its reorganization. On May 2, the EPA announced a major reorganization that will eliminate several key offices, including the Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP), Office of Air Quality Planning and...more

Allen Matkins

California Environmental Law & Policy Update 5.2.25

Allen Matkins on

The White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) circulated a draft template, dated April 8, 2025, to assist federal agencies in updating their procedures for implementing the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)....more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

EPA Announces Sweeping Deregulatory Agenda: The Complete Set of EPA’s 31 Actions and Affected Environmental Regulations

In what it called “the greatest and most consequential day of deregulation in U.S. history,” the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its most expansive deregulatory initiative to date on March 12, 2025. Through a...more

Holland & Knight LLP

EPA Announces Deregulatory Initiative to "Power the Great American Comeback"

Holland & Knight LLP on

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced on March 12, 2025, that EPA will undertake 31 distinct actions in an effort to advance President Donald Trump's Day One executive orders (EOs) to...more

Fox Rothschild LLP

President Trump's New EPA Administrator Unveils Agency's New Priorities

Fox Rothschild LLP on

Amid uncertainty over future staffing and funding levels, Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Lee Zeldin announced a new priority list for the agency titled the “Powering the Great American Comeback...more

Husch Blackwell LLP

Legal Perspectives On CO2-EOR and CCS

Husch Blackwell LLP on

In recent years, the importance of carbon capture technology has grown significantly as a means to combat climate change. With the emergence and advancement of geologic technologies, and their application in the energy...more

Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP

Navigating Carbon Capture in Indonesia: A Key Step Forward

Regulators have taken a significant step forward in the evolving landscape of carbon capture and storage (CCS) in Indonesia. Indonesia's Minister of Energy and Mineral Resources (MEMR) has introduced regulation No. 16 of...more

Bennett Jones LLP

US President Executive Orders and Energy Development—A New Chapter in US Policy

Bennett Jones LLP on

Executive orders issued by President Donald J. Trump during his first day in office signaled a sharp shift in US policy as may affect the development and use of energy resources in the United States—particularly oil, natural...more

Snell & Wilmer

Trump II: The Green New Repeal

Snell & Wilmer on

To no one’s surprise, on January 20, 2025, only hours into his second term, President Donald Trump signed the following executive orders impacting environmental and energy policies: 1.Declaring a National Energy Emergency...more

Vinson & Elkins LLP

New York Passes Climate Superfund Legislation

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On December 26, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed the Climate Change Superfund Act (“CCSA” or the “Act”) into law. The law requires certain fossil fuel producers and refiners with sufficient connections to New York...more

Jones Day

New York Enacts Climate Change Law That Fines Companies for Historical Emissions

Jones Day on

On December 26, 2024, New York enacted a law requiring certain energy companies to contribute cumulatively $75 billion to a climate "superfund" over the next 25 years....more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Projet de règlement fédéral sur le plafonnement des émissions de GES dans le secteur du pétrole et du gaz

Introduction - Le 4 novembre 2024, le gouvernement du Canada a publié un projet de règlement en vertu de la Loi canadienne sur la protection de l’environnement (1999) (la « LCPE »). S’il est adopté, ce projet de règlement...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Emissions Cap: Government of Canada Introduces Draft Regulations for Oil and Gas

Introduction - On November 4, 2024, the Government of Canada released proposed regulations under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 (CEPA) that, if adopted, will impose a cap on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions...more

Fenwick & West LLP

Shell Prevails in Appeal Against Landmark Climate Emissions Ruling

Fenwick & West LLP on

On Tuesday, oil and gas giant Shell won its appeal against a landmark 2021 court ruling that ordered the company to cut its absolute carbon emissions by 45% by 2030 compared to 2019 levels, including emissions caused by use...more

Oliva Gibbs

Carbon Copy: Pennsylvania’s CO2 Storage Plan Breaks New Ground

Oliva Gibbs on

On July 17, 2024, Pennsylvania joined a growing number of states establishing a legal framework for the underground storage of carbon dioxide. Carbon capture and underground sequestration (“CCUS”) is promoted as a technology...more

K&L Gates LLP

Carbon Quarterly – Volume 9

K&L Gates LLP on

Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more

Pillsbury - Gravel2Gavel Construction & Real...

Natural Hydrogen May Seem New in Town, but It’s Been Here All Along

When it comes to renewable energy, hydrogen is hailed as a pivotal resource in the zero-carbon game plan. Hydrogen energy is accessible, produces lower greenhouse gas emissions and can use existing gas infrastructure to power...more

Goldberg Segalla

Minimizing Methane: New Studies Find Methane Emissions Significantly Higher than Previously Thought

Goldberg Segalla on

A new report by the International Energy Agency, released on March 13, found that for the third year in a row, methane released by the fossil fuel industry rose to an almost record high in 2023.  Methane emissions are a...more

King & Spalding

COP28: Key Takeaways for the Energy Industry

King & Spalding on

COP28, the 28th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, came to an end in Dubai on December 13, 2023. The nearly 200 states reached what has been labelled a “historic” agreement...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Federal Government Targets Oil and Gas Emissions in Methane Regulation Amendments and Emissions Cap

Bennett Jones LLP on

As leaders around the world gathered at the 28th meeting of Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP28), the Federal Government released details for a number of policy...more

Bennett Jones LLP

Increasing Demand: Commercialization of Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS)

Bennett Jones LLP on

As demand for Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) technology increases, energy producers across Canada can capitalize on emerging opportunities. Bennett Jones had the privilege of being named the Official Legal...more

Bennett Jones LLP

WPC 2023 Day Two: What Matters Most in Hydrogen Production and CCUS

Bennett Jones LLP on

On Day Two of the World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Kevin Myson and Jessica Kennedy spoke about what matters the most in hydrogen production in Canada and why carbon capture, storage and utilization (CCUS) plays such an...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - July 2023 #4

Good afternoon! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings......more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 7, July 2023

Domestic Nuclear Power Advancement: Barriers to Entry and the Need for a National Strategy - As previously reported on this site, nuclear generation development has taken hold as a potential promise for a long-term,...more

146 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 6

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide