President Trump began his second term by issuing a barrage of executive orders, memoranda, and other directives, many of which targeted U.S. energy policy and the federal employees who implement it. Trump had campaigned on...more
President Trump’s reelection sent shockwaves through the renewable energy community. With campaign pledges to dismantle Biden-era climate programs funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law...more
Welcome to the fourteenth edition of P2N0 covering the drive to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero (NZE). P2N0 identifies significant news items globally, reporting on them in short form, focusing on policy...more
As part of the 2022 French Climate & Resilience Law, the French legislature decided to strengthen the greening and solarization requirements on certain buildings and parking lots. These obligations came into force on January...more
In the latest legislative session, Oregon Governor Tina Kotek signed two new bills directly impacting the siting and development of photovoltaic solar power generation facilities. Oregon House Bill (HB) 3179, which expands...more
The British Energy Security Strategy ("the Strategy"), published on April 7, 2022, aims to ensure that the United Kingdom has "a flow of energy that is affordable, clean and above all secure." Published against the background...more
Take my predictions with a grain of salt, because I still remember saying that Ronald Reagan would never fool enough voters to get elected, but it seems very likely at this point that Maura Healey will be the next Governor of...more
This is the second in a series of Quarles & Brady client alerts concerning the approximately 1,000-page Illinois omnibus energy legislation commonly referred to as The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (CEJA). ...more
This is a continuation of a five part series reviewing False Alarm, How Climate Panic Costs us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet, by Bjorn Lomborg....more
This is a continuation of a five part series reviewing False Alarm: How Climate Panic Costs us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet by Bjorn Lomborg. ...more
Environmentalists and dam operators, at war for years, start making peace - The New York Times – October 13 - The National Hydropower Association and several environmental groups announced an agreement this Tuesday to...more
Congress was away from Washington for much of the month of August for the annual recess and is scheduled to return after Labor Day for a limited work period before breaking again to allow members to campaign ahead of the...more
Energy Blockchain’s Most Obvious Use Case is Not What You Think - "Instead, a select group of blockchain companies is finding success with a focus on certificates of origin, helping demonstrate the provenance of renewable...more
Focus - California could get more solar, geothermal power from Imperial Valley following lawsuit - The Desert Sun - Mar 7 As Governor Jerry Brown looks to neighboring states for cheap sources of clean energy, a legal...more
Focus - More than 100 cities worldwide now powered primarily by renewable energy - Inside Climate News - Feb 27 A new report released Tuesday by the London-based environmental group CDP finds that more than 100 cities...more
Sustainable Development Focus - Exponential growth in net zero energy buildings predicted for the next two decades - Building Design + Construction - Jan 5 - The global market for products and services...more
Renewable Energy Focus - New solar, wind competitive leasing program to start for U.S. public lands - Renewable Energy World - Nov 15 - The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has finalized a rule that...more
Renewable Energy Focus - NV Energy invites proposals for 135 megawatts of renewables in Nevada - SeeNews Renewables - Feb 25 Utility NV Energy Inc. said on Thursday it wants to acquire 35 megawatts of renewable...more
In this edition of Seyfarth Shaw’s Energy Insights Newsletter our Energy and Clean Technologies team covers important developments in Q3 2015 for the energy industry including 1) the latest initiatives from the Environmental...more