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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
This article explores how legal frameworks, procurement strategies, and engineering practices must evolve to address this clash, drawing lessons from sectors such as aviation and offshore wind. It argues that standard...more
Our NGE community is proud to share our annual newsletter reflecting our commitment to this year’s Earth Day global theme, Our Power, Our Planet with an emphasis on harnessing renewable energy to build a healthy and resilient...more
From 4 December 2024 to 26 February 2025, the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero ran a consultation seeking views on the reform of the Energy Performance...more
The UK government has launched a consultation to reform the Energy Performance of Buildings (EPB) regime, a crucial step towards achieving the nation’s ambitious net-zero targets by 2050. This extensive consultation, which...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 the first in a series of client alerts from Quarles & Brady concerning the approximately 1,000-page Illinois omnibus energy legislation commonly referred to as The Climate and Equitable Jobs Act (“CEJA”). This alert...more
Over the past number of weeks, a variety of legislative proposals, from both sides of the aisle, have been released that, if enacted, could drastically impact the US energy industry and, in many cases, the taxation of energy...more
Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries around the globe have been analyzing their energy and development strategies and planning to meet their commitments. While some countries have made progress by, among other things,...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
Kate Doughty of the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (“ACEEE”) published an October 29th blog post relevant to Halloween titled: The Sustainable Sugar Rush: How Candy Companies Are Saving Energy (“Post”)...more
Energy and Climate Debate: Congress returns from the Columbus Day holiday this week to full schedules in both chambers, including several energy and environment hearings of interest. In the meantime, the Obama...more
Two out of three ain’t bad. Climate change policy advocates may find themselves quoting Meat Loaf with the enactment of Senate Bill (SB) 350, which California’s Legislature passed last month and which Governor Jerry...more
HM Treasury recently launched a consultation to seek views on its proposals to reform the business energy efficiency tax landscape, following the announcement by the Chancellor in the Summer Budget that energy policies and...more
A Note from the Editors - Our September edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
Three years ago, we predicted the global rise of the district energy sector. The key drivers at the time were energy efficiency savings of up to 70% and reductions in greenhouse gas emissions. However, there were no policy...more
Earlier this week, the United States Senate got itself tangled up in a debate over the structure of amendments to an energy efficiency bill. This hardly qualifies as news. But the inability of the Senate to come to agreement...more
President Obama used his annual State of the Union address January 28 to call for a year of action on a broad array of issues, highlighting energy efforts and his climate action plan amongst 12 executive actions he hopes to...more
Environmental and Policy Focus -- Greenhouse Gas Dispute Dismissed Over Lack of Standing to Sue - CourtHouse News - Oct 17: Environmental groups lack standing to challenge the Washington state Ecology Department's...more
Renewable Energy Focus -- California must add 1.3 gigawatts of power storage by 2020 - Bloomberg Renewable Energy News - Oct 18: California regulators today voted unanimously to require the state’s utilities to...more
Despite coming to an agreement to reopen the government and raise the debt ceiling last week, Congress will continue to address these issues over the next three months through the fiscal year 2014 appropriations and yet...more
Climate change was the Obama Administration’s message of the week. Leading the news was the Environmental Protection Agency’s New Source Performance Standards announcement. In his Climate Action Plan, President Obama called...more
On June 25, 2013 President Obama released his Climate Action Plan. He identified three overarching goals – (1) Cut domestic carbon emissions, (2) Support climate adaptation efforts, and (3) Demonstrate international climate...more