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Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025

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The Greenhouse Gas Emissions Trading Scheme (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2025 (SI 2025/124) has been published, alongside an explanatory memorandum. It was made on 5 February and comes into force on 31 March. The instrument...more

Baker Botts L.L.P.

P2N0 - Edition 24 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

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Welcome to Edition 24 of P2N0 covering the drive to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero (NZE). Wishing you a belated Happy and Prosperous Year of the Snake. P2N0 identifies significant news items globally,...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

Update on RGGI in Pennsylvania

In 2022, Pennsylvania became the 12th member of the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (“RGGI”). Pennsylvania joined RGGI pursuant to a 2019 executive order and a subsequent rulemaking promulgated by the state’s Department of...more

J.S. Held

Canada’s Oil and Gas Emissions Cap: Options for the ECCC Proposal

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Options to cap and cut emissions from the Canadian oil and gas sector were proposed by Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) in July 2022. Reducing oil and gas sector emissions is necessary for Canada to achieve its...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law

At What Level of Government Are We Going to Regulate Climate Change? (Hint — It Is a Global Problem.)

Last week, Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers ruled that the Berkeley ordinance essentially banning use of natural gas in new construction was not preempted by the Energy Policy and Conservation Act. I’m not here to opine on the...more

Snell & Wilmer

FERC Begins to Flex its Jurisdictional Muscles on Carbon Pricing

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Thursday, October 15th, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) weighed-in on the important role that carbon pricing, associated with state initiatives to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, could have on the nation’s...more

Bennett Jones LLP

New Details on Application of Federal Carbon-Pricing Backstop

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On October 23, 2018, the federal government made further announcements regarding the federal carbon-pricing backstop (the “Backstop”), providing details on where the pricing system will apply and how the revenues for those...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Carbon Markets Roundup: Recent Developments in U.S. and International Carbon Pricing Regimes

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Q2 was a busy one for carbon markets. On the international front, talks to develop the Paris Rulebook advanced, but progress was slower than hoped. Ontario announced withdrawal from the Western Climate Initiative, while...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - June 2018

State Files Motion to Dismiss Federal Lawsuit by EQT - "Lawyers representing the Secretary of the state Department of Environmental Protection have filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit by the natural gas company EQT over a...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Carbon Pricing Update: Assessing NYISO’s Carbon Pricing Straw Proposal

The New York Independent System Operator (NYISO) recently released a Carbon Pricing Straw Proposal (Proposal) to advance the State’s energy and environmental goals by reflecting the cost of carbon emissions in wholesale...more

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