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UK's Climate Change Committee Publishes Seventh Carbon Budget

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The UK's Climate Change Act 2008 requires the UK government to set five-year carbon budgets that cap total greenhouse gas ("GHG") emissions. The UK is currently operating within its Fourth Carbon Budget, which covers the...more

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SAF: Is Sustainable Aviation Fuel About to Take Off?

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Speaking on 29th January 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the Government’s commitment to modernising UK airspace and the transition to greener aviation through the use of Sustainable Aviation Fuel. Described by Reeves...more

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Amendments To Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Orders 2024

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Two key UK statutory instruments which apply to Bermuda, the British Virgin Islands and the Cayman Islands are amended. The Air Navigation (Overseas Territories) Order 2013 is amended to, among other things, bring the...more

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Carbon Quarterly – Volume 9

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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

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Biden Plan Calls for Carbon Neutral Jet Fuel by 2050 With Eye Towards Biofuels

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A recently-issued multi-agency report highlights a path for the U.S. government to replace fossil fuel-based jet fuel with renewable sources to address climate change and encourage infrastructure development. The U.S....more

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Transportation Industry Looks to Hit Net Zero Emissions

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Governments around the world have been committing recently to the greening of the transportation industry with a variety of net zero emission targets, funding proposals, and potential penalties and taxes....more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Developments in Emissions Trading in the U.K. and EU

As the delegates of the 26th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) (COP26) return from two hard weeks in Glasgow, significant progress has been made on establishing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Transport Day at COP26—Key Events

Today during Transport Day at COP26, we highlight some of the key events taking place in Glasgow across the broad reaches of the transportation sector to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and implement more sustainable...more

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Sustainability in Aviation: Significant Efforts Underway to Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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The aviation industry, including air carriers and aircraft manufacturers, has taken significant steps toward increasing the environmental sustainability of the industry. Overall, many airlines have demonstrated a commitment...more

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CORSIA: How it works and issues for discussion

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The aviation sector accounts for approximately 2% of annual carbon emissions resulting from human activity. Prior to the onset of the global Covid-19 pandemic, passenger numbers were expected to increase to 8.2 billion by...more

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A change in the wind? Heathrow expansion policy ruled unlawful in victory for climate campaigners

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The Court of Appeal returned a ruling on 27 February 2020 that the UK government's policy statement which included the government's approval of the Heathrow expansion was unlawful because it did not consider the impact of the...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

Up in the Air - Will EPA rulemaking on carbon emission design standards for aircraft be the next Obama climate initiative on the...

Trump Administration officials followed up on the President’s June 1 announcement of U.S. withdrawal from the Paris climate accord by announcing that the Administration was reviewing U.S. participation in ICAO’s global...more

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EPA Determines that Aircraft Emissions Contribute to Air Pollution and Climate Change

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Synopsis: EPA’s recent finding paves the way for the Agency to develop standards regulating greenhouse gas emissions from aircraft. Businesses in the commercial jet manufacturing and aviation transportation industry should...more

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