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Automobile Parts—Import Adjustment Offset to Section 232 Duties

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Under Proclamation 10908 of March 26, 2025 (Adjusting Imports of Automobiles and Automobile Parts Into the United States), tariffs on automobiles have been in effect since April 3, 2025, and tariffs on automobile parts are...more

McDermott Will & Emery

FedEx Defeats Government’s Loper Bright Gambit

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On February 13, 2025, a Tennessee federal district court handed FedEx Corporation its second win in a refund action involving the application of foreign tax credits to what are known as “offset earnings.”[1] Offset earnings...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Captage et stockage géologique du dioxyde de carbone direct de l’air : publication de l’avant-projet de protocole fédéral de...

En janvier 2025, Environnement et Changement climatique Canada (« ECCC ») a publié l’avant-projet de protocole fédéral de crédits compensatoires (le « Protocole ») en lien avec le captage et le stockage géologique du dioxyde...more

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP

Canada Publishes Draft Offset Protocol for Direct Air Carbon Dioxide Capture and Geological Storage

In January 2025, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) released a preliminary draft of its Federal Offset Protocol (Protocol) for direct air carbon dioxide capture and geological storage (DACCS) projects. The Protocol...more

Beveridge & Diamond PC

Carbon Markets Roundup - November 2024

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Overview - Beveridge & Diamond’s Carbon Markets Roundup covers domestic and international issues of note in mandatory and voluntary markets, as well as related regulatory programs aimed to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...more

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Beyond Compliance: A Deep Dive into Carbon Markets Fraud and the Government's Response

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In this episode of our "An Energized Exchange" podcast series by our Energy & Natural Resources Industry Sector Group, attorneys Halley Townsend, Eddie Jauregui and Alexander Holtan explore the intricate world of voluntary...more

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CFTC, DOJ and SEC Announce First Coordinated Action Aimed at Voluntary Carbon Market Fraud

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On Oct. 2, 2024, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced parallel actions against CQC Impact Investors LLC (CQC or the...more

Alston & Bird

Exploring Carbon Credit Trends

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Critics say voluntary carbon markets (VCMs) are suffering from an “integrity crisis.” Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group examines the Biden Administration’s attempt to bring increased rigor and reliability to...more

Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP

CTFC Subcommittee Discusses Climate Regulations

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s (CTFC) subcommittee meeting for carbon markets met on March 15, 2024. The subcommittee specifically discussed the CTFC’s recently proposed guidance for trading of voluntary carbon...more

Stikeman Elliott LLP

Canada Labour Code: Arbitrator Permits Employer to Offset Entitlement to Statutory Paid Sick Days against Employer-Provided...

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In the recent United Steelworkers Local 14193 v Cameco Fuel Manufacturing Inc., 2023 CanLII 115899 (CA LA) decision (“Cameco Fuel Manufacturing”), the arbitrator allowed a federal employer to deduct an entitlement to Canada...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

SDNY Allows False Advertising Suit Over ​“Carbon Neutral” Claims to Move Forward

A 2022 class action lawsuit against Danone Waters’ evian spring water will move forward, thanks to a judge in the Southern District of New York, who decided this week that he could not determine as a matter of law that the...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

EU to Ban Carbon Offset Claims Entirely?

Responding to pressure from activists who have argued that “[c]arbon neutral claims are greenwashing, plain and simple,” the European Parliament and Council have reached a provisional agreement to ban all carbon-neutral...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

New California Law Regulates Carbon Claims

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Green is the new black, or so it seems, based on the growing number of companies that are making ​“green” claims. Claims about carbon reductions are particularly in fashion, both with advertisers and with a growing number of...more

Troutman Pepper Locke

FERC Directs PJM to Use a Historical Simulation Model with a 99% Confidence Level for its FTR Credit Requirement

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On September 21, 2023, the Commission approved, in part, PJM Interconnection L.L.C.’s (“PJM”) proposed tariff revisions regarding the calculation of the Financial Transmission Right (“FTR”) credit requirement (“September...more

Mayer Brown Free Writings + Perspectives

Greenwashing: Navigating the Risk

The risk of an accusation of “greenwashing” is now an important concern for many companies. Greenwashing is an ill-defined concept but, nevertheless, is increasingly a source of litigation and regulatory scrutiny – with more...more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

Litigation Beginning to Challenge Carbon Offsets

Imagine an entity that is currently heavily dependent on fossil fuels pledging to become "net zero" by calendar year 2050. This is not unique, as numerous countries, municipalities and companies have made exactly this public...more

Kelley Drye & Warren LLP

Lawsuit Questions Use of Carbon Offsets to Substantiate Green Claims

Plaintiffs recently filed a class action lawsuit against Delta, alleging that the airline’s “carbon-neutral” claims, such as: “Carbon Neutral Since March 2020,” and “travel confidently knowing that we will offset the carbon...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

Airline Sued Over Claims That it is “First Carbon-Neutral Airline”

On May 30, 2023, a consumer class action lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of California asserting that the airline falsely claimed that it is the world’s “first carbon-neutral...more

Robinson+Cole Manufacturing Law Blog

Delta Hit With Greenwashing Lawsuit Over Carbon Neutral Claims

Earlier this week, a class action lawsuit was filed against Delta Air Lines alleging that the company is misleading the flying public with its claims of carbon neutrality. The complaint is the latest in the growing trend of...more

Hogan Lovells

Jurisprudencia en Materia de Impuesto al Valor Agregado (IVA)

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La Segunda Sala de la Suprema Corte de Justicia de la Nación ha emitido una jurisprudencia en materia de IVA que puede conducir a resultados no lógicos y no comerciales. Las empresas que operan en México deben ser conscientes...more

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Precedent in Value Added Tax in Mexico

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The Second Chamber of the Mexican Supreme Court of Justice has issued a VAT precedent which can lead to counter-intuitive and non-commercial outcomes. Businesses operating in Mexico should be aware of this....more

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CFTC Commissioner Proposes Framework for Environmental/Climate-Related Product Oversight

In recent remarks, Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Commissioner Christy Goldsmith Romero proposed that the CFTC promote market resilience to climate-related risk by adopting an approach for...more

Morgan Lewis - Power & Pipes

Buyer Beware Regulatory Enforcement Exposure Risks of Using Carbon Offsets to Meet ESG Initiatives

ESG. Net zero. Carbon sequestration. In 2023, all of these terms will continue to be widely referenced in mainstream media publications, corporate governance and shareholder materials, and regulatory filings and issuances....more

Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

What happens if companies miss carbon targets?

The Wall Street Journal published an excellent article today regarding corporate net zero pledges, referring as well to data pubished in the Corporate Climate Responsibility Monitor 2023, which looked at the progress made by...more

Barnea Jaffa Lande & Co.

Contractor’s Insolvency during a Real Estate Project – How to Minimize Damages?

In recent years, Israel’s real estate and infrastructure market has experienced many cases of the corporate collapse of performance contractors. Just recently, a court ordered a temporary stay of proceedings against the...more

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