Breaking the Cycle: Flooding, Infrastructure, and Climate Law in Practice
Podcast - Diamond Alternative Energy, LLC v. EPA: The Intersection of Constitutional and Environmental Law
Navigating Renewable Energy: Insights from the ACP Siting and Permitting Conference - Energy Law Insights
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 19 - Power Struggles: Federal vs. State Authority in Energy Law
Emerging Risks & Opportunities: Navigating Environmental & Sustainability Regulations During the First 100 Days
ESG Essentials: What You Need To Know Now - Episode 18 - The Reshaping of ESG & DEI
Litigios verdes, ¿qué son?
Greenhushing: What It Is & Why It Matters
AGG Talks: Cross-Border Business Podcast - Episode 21: The 2024 U.S. Election’s Impact on ESG Regulations
Environmental and Sustainability Regulations & the New Administration
The Loper Bright Decision - What Really Happened to Chevron and What's Next
Podcast - Gestión del gobierno en el sector de energía: Una mirada desde los entes de control
Navigating Environmental Restrictions on Alternative Project Delivery for Complex Infrastructure Projects
Minería en tiempos de transición energética
COP16 en Colombia: El Futuro de la Biodiversidad
Election Roundup: How a Trump Administration Could Shape the Oil and Gas Landscape
Election Roundup: How a Harris Administration Could Shape the Oil and Gas Landscape
Navigating ESG: Preparing for Future Regulations (Part Two) — Regulatory Oversight Podcast
On-Demand Webinar | Recent Updates to Federal Environmental and Natural Resource Regulations
Business Better Podcast Episode: Sustainability Spotlight – A Conversation with Vicinity Energy
On 23 July 2025, the International Court of Justice (the “ICJ”), the highest judicial body of the United Nations, issued its long anticipated Advisory Opinion on climate change (the “Advisory Opinion”). ...more
California is often the vanguard of climate-related policies and programs. From legislation requiring the state to reduce overall greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and procure electricity from renewable and carbon-free sources...more
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
We review 2024 developments and thought leadership in transition planning and transition finance. We reflect on the progress made in 2024 following the Transition Plan Taskforce’s publication of its Disclosure Framework in...more
Ahead of the commencement of the UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), key building blocks for its regulatory framework are moving into place. Following consultations in 2023 and 2024, draft legislation and a policy...more
Data centers use various chemicals that have recently been the focus of regulatory efforts at the federal and state level. The historic or future use of these chemicals may create liabilities, obligations, or new costs for...more
We are pleased to share the February 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more
At COP29 in Baku, new rules were adopted for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. These rules are meant to increase the transparency of the country-to-country trading of carbon credits under Article 6.2....more
US exits Paris Agreement after submitting Nationally Determined Contributions. In mid-December, the Biden Administration announced it submitted the US target under the Paris Agreement: cutting net carbon emissions by 61 to 66...more
The 29th Conference of the Parties (“COP29”) of the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (“UNFCC”) is set to take place in Baku, Azerbaijan, from 11 to 22 November 2024. This is the first in a series of posts BCLP’s...more
In the recent case of Friends of the Earth v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities & others; South Lakeland Action on Climate Change v Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing & Communities & others...more
REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Update on Australia's New Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Regime - Australia's mandatory climate-related financial disclosure regime is inching closer to implementation after the proposed...more
Welcome to Horizon, DLA Piper’s regular bulletin reporting on late-breaking legislative and policy developments in ESG. Our aim is to scan the litigation, enforcement, and regulatory horizon to help inform business decisions....more
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
The Situation: On June 20, 2024, the UK Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision in R (on the application of Finch on behalf of the Weald Action Group) (Appellant) v Surrey County Council and others (Respondents) [2024]...more
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
In an attempt to boost the credibility of the voluntary carbon markets (VCM) and to prepare for the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP 29) in Azerbaijan in November, the White House released on May 28 a policy statement and...more
On 27 March 2024, Australia's climate disclosure regime moved a significant step closer to implementation, with the federal government's introduction of proposed legislation into Parliament. Any organisations with a presence...more
Australia continues to be a highly active jurisdiction for climate-related lawsuits. Since our last update in August 2023, we have seen a steady stream of suits commenced against corporations and government bodies in relation...more
The 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has commenced this week in Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), and will run through December 12, 2023. The UAE is...more
It is clear that these have been busy months for federal environmental regulators, especially those working at EPA, the federal departments and the Council on Environmental Quality. Even the Department of Agriculture has...more
This week, the California legislature approved Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act (SB 253), and Senate Bill 261, Greenhouse gases: climate-related financial risk (SB 261), which are headed to...more
What Is Carbon Offsetting and Why Is It Used? Carbon offsets are used by sustainability managers to make progress toward a company's greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. Carbon offsetting allows companies to...more
The European Parliament and Council of the European Union have reached an agreement on the text of the EU Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism regulation and the directive providing an updated EU Emissions Trading System....more
As 2022 draws to a close, here is a brief description of recent environmental and regulatory law rulings, as well as new federal rulemaking proceedings....more