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EPA Proposes Repeal of Legal Foundation for Greenhouse Gas Rules

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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has proposed a major shift in regulatory policy—to rescind the agency’s 2009 “Endangerment Finding” and to repeal all resulting emission standards for new motor vehicles and...more

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President Trump’s Executive Order “Unleashing American Energy” Takes Aim at Previous Administration’s Electric Vehicle and...

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Within hours of his inauguration, President Donald Trump signed an Executive Order titled “Unleashing American Energy.” This Executive Order contained several provisions that significantly shift current policies and...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights, V 8, Issue 8, August 2024

Welcome to the eighth 2024 issue of Currents - our e-newsletter focused on energy topics. Is Nuclear the Panacea to Data Center Load Growth? Per public data, after years of relatively flat load growth around the...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

European Citizens Sue States for Breach of Human Rights Resulting from Failure to Take Stronger Climate Action

On September 27, 2023, six “Portuguese young people” were heard by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in a lawsuit against 32 European governments, including all EU member states, alleging that their failure to act...more

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Unprecedented Buildout of Renewables and Transmission Necessary for California Decarbonization

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The state must dramatically expand its energy infrastructure and renewable energy sources to satisfy growing demand for electricity while meeting ambitious climate goals, according to California Independent System Operator’s...more

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Patent Climate Change Program Targets Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In June 2022, the US Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) launched the Climate Change Mitigation Pilot Program (the “Program”). This program was enacted to support President Biden’s January 27, 2021 Executive Order, which...more

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New Brazilian Administration Signals Environmental Policy Despite Public Unrest

Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva assumed office on January 1 after being elected to a third term in a contentious and closely fought race. On his first day in office, Lula signed a package of executive orders, including seven that...more

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Emissionsminderungsgutschriften: Der Markt für Emissionsminderungsgutschriften entwickelt sich

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Die europäische Kommission plant bis 2050 klimaneutral zu sein. Bis 2030 soll eine Reduktion der Emissionen von Treibhausgasen von mindestens 55% im Vergleich zu 1990 stattfinden. Die Taskforce on Scaling Voluntary Carbon...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

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Sweeping Climate Change Resolution Adopted by California State Water Board

The State Water Resources Control Board this week adopted a resolution containing a comprehensive set of climate change mitigation and adaptation actions to be applied across all actions by the Board and its regional boards....more

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