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Why The Future Of Canadian Energy Investments Hangs In The Balance

Flaster Greenberg PC on 7/2/2025

Over a month after Canada’s federal elections, the country is still trying to sort out exactly who won and by how much. If this sounds eerily familiar to Bush vs. Gore in 2000, there is a good reason for this...more

Horizon - ESG Regulatory News and Trends - June 2025

DLA Piper on 6/2/2025

EPA announces details of its reorganization. On May 2, the EPA announced a major reorganization that will eliminate several key offices, including the Office of Atmospheric Protection (OAP), Office of Air Quality Planning and...more

2025 Perspectives in Private Equity: Energy

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 4/21/2025

As an industry at the frontline of navigating a shifting policy backdrop under the new Trump administration, pre-imposition of “Independence Day” Tariffs, energy was experiencing a growth in interest from private equity...more

President Trump’s Executive Orders on the Environment

Alston & Bird on 2/13/2025

Our Environment, Land Use & Natural Resources Group rounds up President Trump’s initial volley of Executive Orders focusing on the environment and energy....more

Horizon ESG Regulatory News and Trends - January 2025

DLA Piper on 1/29/2025

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

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — December 2024

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints on 12/2/2024

Coming up on a month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer, though many questions remain. We will release a Viewpoints article in the next week that will be a more in-depth assessment of...more

The Future of U.S. Environmental Regulation: What to Expect in 2025

DarrowEverett LLP on 11/26/2024

While still a newly minted lawyer early in 1977, I had the good fortune to land a job with the then brand-new Rhode Island Department of Environmental Management. This coincided with the 1976 election of Jimmy Carter as...more

Following Finch: Planning Permission for Coal Mine Quashed

King & Spalding on 10/31/2024

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

What Does a New UK Government Mean for Climate Change?

Jones Day on 9/18/2024

On July 4, 2024, the UK general election took place, and the Labour Party won with a significant majority. After 14 years of Conservative Party rule, a number of changes are now expected in respect of the UK's position on...more

UK Supreme Court Quashes Planning Permission Due to a Failure to Consider Downstream (Scope 3) Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Jones Day on 7/19/2024

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

Three Unfolding Cases Could Shape Future Energy Litigation, and Perhaps Business Practices

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP on 3/26/2024

A stream of judicial decisions in the pipeline will have important implications for the energy industry. The three cases discussed below are among those that energy litigators and industry professionals are watching in 2024....more

Cadwalader Climate - March 2024 - #2

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 3/20/2024

Greenwashing Beef Production - On February 28, New York State Attorney General (NYAG) Letitia James filed a lawsuit with the New York Supreme Court against meat processing company JBS USA for misleading the public about its...more

Climate Change Litigation: What Can Liability Insurers Expect in 2024?

Zelle LLP on 2/5/2024

Climate litigation against companies is increasing and the stakes are getting higher. Last year saw more headline-making claims being brought against corporations and a slew of important decisions from courts in...more

2024 Energy Transition Outlook Survey Report

Womble Bond Dickinson on 11/14/2023

Womble Bond Dickinson (WBD)’s 2024 Energy Transition Outlook Survey Report points to a new phase in the multi-generational journey to Net Zero. While 56% of our respondents are deepening their focus on their transition...more

ESG Deception or Overreach – Understanding the Landscape of Greenwashing Litigation

Oliva Gibbs on 10/4/2023

In addition to the risk of regulatory enforcement actions and penalties, the court system continues to be used as a battleground for climate issues through litigation against oil and gas (“O&G”) companies....more

EU-Based Asset Managers Press J-Power on GHG Emissions Targets and Disclosures, Signaling Shift in Focus to Japan

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 6/20/2023

In May 2023, the shareholder advocacy group Australasian Centre for Corporate Responsibility (ACCR), HSBC Global Asset Management (UK) Limited and Amundi Asset Management filed shareholder resolutions pressing Japanese power...more

Investors Pressure European Banks to End Financing for New Oil and Gas Fields

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/27/2023

On February 7, a group of 30 investors, representing over $1.5 trillion of assets under management, wrote to the CEOs and board chairs of five major European banks “urging them to stop directly financing new oil and gas...more

SEC Receives Complaint of Alleged Greenwashing by International Energy Company

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP on 2/14/2023

On February 1, 2023, Global Witness – an international non-governmental organization – filed what it called a “groundbreaking greenwashing complaint” with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)’s Climate and ESG Task...more

PRG Pulse 2022 Post-Election Analysis

Bracewell LLP on 11/14/2022

The Big Picture - Congressional Overview - American voters delivered a decidedly mixed message to Washington on Tuesday, seemingly handing Republicans narrow control of the U.S. House of Representatives and a nominal check...more

EU’s Sustainable Investing Taxonomy to Include Gas and Nuclear Sector Products – EU Parliament Vote

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 9/6/2022

The European Parliament has rejected a motion to remove gas and nuclear investment products from the EU’s sustainable investment taxonomy, surprising many who consider their inclusion to be greenwashing. This article...more

Inflation Reduction Act: Environmental Provisions

WilmerHale on 9/2/2022

The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), the Biden Administration’s signature legislative achievement, includes several provisions aimed at fighting climate change by reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. The law represents the...more

Canadian Municipalities Increasingly Support Climate Change Litigation Against Oil and Gas Companies

Bennett Jones LLP on 8/11/2022

Vancouver City Council recently passed a motion to fund a proposed class action against various oil and gas companies to recover costs associated with climate change....more

A Case Study of BP P.L.C. v. Mayor & City Council of Baltimore and Its Potential Impact on Other Climate Lawsuits

Sullivan & Worcester on 3/17/2022

Over the past few years, several state and local governments have filed lawsuits against fossil fuel companies, seeking money damages for the effects of climate change on their jurisdictions. These lawsuits serve multiple...more

Legal Storm Clouds Gather As New Climate Change Policies Are Released

Holland & Hart LLP on 12/2/2021

Concurrent with commitments made during the twenty-sixth meeting of the United Nations’ COP26 summit in Glasgow, Scotland, the Biden Administration released two significant policies aimed at analyzing and curtailing the...more

Summary of Climate, Energy and Environment Provisions in the House Budget Reconciliation Package

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 11/5/2021

Key Points - House Democrats press ahead with Build Back Better Act, including $550 billion in climate-related funding. The House will send the package to the Senate to continue negotiations over controversial provisions. ...more

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