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EU 2040 climate target and carbon credits—what’s changing?

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Today, the European Commission proposed an amendment to the EU Climate Law reviewing the 2040 climate targets that first enshrined climate neutrality by 2050—and with it, a structural shift in how climate action will be...more

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Congressional Review Act: How Congress Can Rescind the Former Administration's Guidance on the Environment, Climate, and Energy

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On January 30, 2025, Senator John Kennedy of Louisiana proposed a joint resolution of disapproval aimed at rescinding the recent Commodity Futures Trading Commission ("CFTC") Guidance on Carbon Credits ("the Guidance"). The...more

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Tax Law Highlights | Taxation of Carbon Credits After the Consumption Tax Reform

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AT A GLANCE - Law 15,042/24 (the “Consumption Tax Reform”) was a milestone for the regulation of Brazil's carbon market. It established the regulated market called the Brazilian Emissions Trading System (SBCE), recognized...more

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Washington Voters Save The State’s Cap-and-Invest Program: What Comes Next?

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Washington State’s ambitious Cap-and-Invest Program was on the ballot this November. The program is designed to reduce planet-warming greenhouse gases (GHG) in the state by requiring large-emitting businesses to purchase...more

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Recent Fraud Cases Show Companies Must Be Strategic When Purchasing Carbon Offsets

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The voluntary carbon credit ("VCC") market has become increasingly important in achieving net-zero goals for companies. However, the market has recently undergone scrutiny after reports of ineffective VCCs. Recent parallel...more

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Voluntary carbon markets: will carbon credits soon become a crucial way to decarbonise?

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Purchasing carbon credits was once seen as a way for companies to sidestep genuine emissions reduction in their decarbonisation efforts. But that is changing as these products, and the way they are used, face growing...more

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The CFTC Finalizes Guidance on Voluntary Carbon Credit Contracts for Derivatives Markets

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC” or “Commission”) has inserted itself in recent years into efforts to scale the cash market for “high integrity” voluntary carbon credits. On September 20, 2024, the Commission...more

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CFTC Approves Final Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts

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On September 19, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) approved final guidance regarding the listing of voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts (the Final Guidance). The Final Guidance—which...more

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A Classic Commodity Ponzi Scheme Raising Novel Issues for Pools and Carbon Credits

The Federal U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois entered an Order granting summary judgement for the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission on July 1, 2024 and ordered $83 million in restitution and...more

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CFTC Faces Pressure on Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts and Carbon Credit Trading

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On July 31, 2024, nine Democratic lawmakers from the House and Senate wrote a letter to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (“CFTC”) Chairman in support of the proposed guidance regarding the listing of voluntary...more

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Cadwalader Climate - August 2024

In this week’s edition, we discuss a Colombian court’s ruling in favor of an indigenous community who challenged the legality of a carbon credit project and a letter written by environmental activist groups to 71 airlines...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Cadwalader Climate - July 2024

In this week’s edition of Cadwalader Climate, we discuss the EU’s final approval of the long-awaited – and highly debated – Nature Restoration Law. Staying on theme, we discuss the European Council’s agreement to adopt...more

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ESG—Australia - Carbon Offsets: Australian Regulatory Framework

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Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour” was one of the highest grossing music tours of all time with approximate proceeds exceeding US$1 billion. While this is a monumental feat, Taylor Swift also gained negative attention during the tour...more

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Cadwalader Climate - June 2024 #3

In this week’s edition, our focus remains on carbon credits where the first ever set of “Core Carbon Principles”-labelled carbon credits were approved. The three European supervisory authorities publish their final reports on...more

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Cadwalader Climate - June 2024 #2

In this week’s edition, we discuss the U.S. government’s proposed guidelines for the ever-controversial voluntary carbon markets. In the EU, ESMA published a report of its findings on greenwashing in the marketing materials...more

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Voluntary Carbon Markets

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On May 28 2024, the Biden administration released the “Voluntary Carbon Markets Joint Policy Statement and Principles”. This is one of a number of recent international initiatives to “shore up” the voluntary carbon markets...more

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

Navigating California's New Climate Laws: AB 1305 and Voluntary Carbon Offsets

With the voluntary carbon offset market being unregulated in the United States, California Assembly Bill No. 1305 (AB 1305) was enacted to confirm the authenticity of claimed emissions offsets, emphasizing the need to ensure...more

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Cadwalader Climate - April 2024 #4

In this week’s edition, we discuss the European Parliament’s approval of a certification framework that is set to govern carbon removal activities, including the proper certification of carbon credits. Europe continues to...more

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CFTC’s MRAC Tackles AI and Climate Change

On Friday, March 15, 2024, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) Market Risk Advisory Committee (“MRAC”) convened two roundtables in Washington DC....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

District Court Refuses to Dismiss Putative Class Action Challenging Meaning of 'Carbon Neutral' Claim

Advertisers wishing to emphasize their environmental progressiveness often assert that their products or processes are "carbon neutral." This is meant to convey that there are no net emissions of carbon associated with the...more

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California Mandates Greenhouse Gas Emissions Disclosures Beginning Jan. 1, 2024

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Assembly Bill 1305 (AB 1305), also called the Voluntary Market Disclosures Act, is a new California statute requiring companies to make certain disclosures if they make claims in the state regarding greenhouse gas (GHG)...more

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California Combats Greenwashing with New Voluntary Carbon Offset and Carbon-Neutral and Low-Carbon Product Disclosure Law

California’s unprecedented AB 1305 law purports to target “greenwashing” by mandating public disclosures about virtually any claim of “significant” carbon reductions, but its broad wording and uncertain effective date raise...more

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CFTCs Increased Reach over Environmental Commodities

During 2023 the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) engaged in several regulatory actions aimed at further clarifying its jurisdictional reach over environmental commodity markets generally and the voluntary carbon...more

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CFTC Moves to Set Voluntary Carbon Market Standards

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The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued proposed guidance (the Proposed Guidance) regarding the listing of voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivatives on CFTC-regulated exchanges on Dec. 4, 2023. The CFTC's goal...more

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Top 10 ESG Developments for 2023

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2023 saw terms like “ESG,” “greenwashing,” and “circular economy” come into common use. We also saw a tsunami of other environmental, social, and governance (ESG)-related developments at the international, federal, and state...more

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