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Congress Eyes Sweeping Changes to Carbon and Biomass Incentives: 45Q Tax Credit Reforms, New Biochar Program, and Forest Residues...

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Senate Draft of BBB Would Standardize and Reduce Value of 45Q Credit, Diminishing Incentives for Long-Term Carbon Storage - The Senate’s draft of the “One Big Beautiful Bill” (BBB) proposes several material changes to...more

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D.C. Political News Round-Up | May 2025

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In this month’s deep dive, Frost Brown Todd D.C. Partner-in-Charge Jonathan Miller interviews attorney and tariff expert Jan de Beer to discuss how businesses can navigate the United States’ ever-evolving tariff policies....more

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Wichtige Aspekte des Koalitionsvertrags 2025 aus Immobilien- und Steuersicht

Wohnen, Bauen, Klima: Die Wohn- und Klimapolitik im Koalitionsvertrag 2025 - Mit dem Koalitionsvertrag 2025 hat sich die Bundesregierung ehrgeizige Ziele für den Wohnungsbau, das Mietrecht, die kommunale Wohnungspolitik und...more

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New German Government Takes Office: Key Developments in ESG and Supply Chain Laws

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Following the German federal election in February 2025, the new coalition consisting of CDU/CSU and SPD (the Coalition) has reached a coalition agreement, unveiled on April 9, 2025....more

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Election Implications for Clean Energy, Climate, Critical Minerals Programs at DOE

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The 2024 U.S. presidential election is shaping up to be one of the most uncertain and unpredictable in history. The future and overall success of the U.S. Department of Energy's once-in-a-generation clean energy investments...more

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Relief from NIMBYism for Renewable Energy: New York’s RAPID Act

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One of the biggest challenges to states meeting ambitious Clean Energy Standards is local opposition to large scale projects, something we’ve written about previously. The federal government and many state legislatures have...more

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Environment & Energy Insights (June 2024)

Welcome to June’s Environment & Energy Insights Newsletter. This month we are covering: - Legal challenges to natural gas infrastructure bans, including a possible suit in Massachusetts - Possible climate/energy bill...more

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MADS propone cambiar competencia para otorgar licencia ambiental a proyectos de FNCER

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El Ministerio de Ambiente y Desarrollo Sostenible (MADS) de Colombia publicó para comentarios el proyecto de decreto que pretende modificar la competencia para otorgar licencia ambiental a los proyectos de exploración y uso...more

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California Climate Change Legislation, Policy and Regulation – 2023 in Review

As we enter 2024, we once again review the most significant legislation, policy changes and regulatory actions with respect to climate change taken by California in the past year. In contrast to 2022, which brought a revamp...more

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EU Seeks to Supercharge Sustainable Battery Investment

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The EU has implemented a range of measures to promote the sustainability and competitiveness of the battery value chain. Batteries play a crucial role across key sectors of the global economy and society, helping to...more

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PND cambiaría reglas de consulta previa para proyectos de transición energética en Colombia

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El texto aprobado en segundo debate del Proyecto de Ley No. 338/2023 (Cámara) y 274/2023 (Senado) por el cual se expide el Plan Nacional de Desarrollo (PND) 2022-2026 "Colombia Potencia Mundial de la Vida" incorporó un nuevo...more

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Renewable Energy Projects Face an Ill Wind in Texas

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Proposed legislation would impose new constraints and regulatory obstacles for renewable energy, as conservative responses to ESG-related initiatives continue to morph across the US. The Texas legislature is considering...more

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Key Takeaways | Renewables Tax Takeaways from the Manchin-Schumer Deal on Taxes, Climate and Energy

On August 1, McDermott Partners Philip Tingle and Heather Cooper hosted a webinar to address the climate bill, dubbed the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, which unexpectedly came back on the table on July 27...more

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[Webinar] Renewable Reboot: A Download on the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 – Clean Energy Tax Provisions - August 4th, 3:00 pm...

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On July 27, 2022, Senators Manchin (D-WV) and Schumer (D-NY) debuted the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022, a piece of legislation that, if enacted, would be a historic investment in climate policy as well as a down payment on...more

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Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) Framework: Energy Policy – Summary and Analysis

On July 27, Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) announced a surprise agreement on a roughly $750 billion tax, energy and health care package including $370 billion in energy security and...more

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Historic Climate Change Bill Gains New Support

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On July 27, 2022, Senator Joe Manchin of West Virginia, a key vote in the United States Senate, announced that he would support legislation providing $369 billion for climate and clean energy action in what could be the most...more

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Regulatory Considerations for Renewable Natural Gas Projects in Alberta

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As Alberta continues to diversify its economy, the province has seen significant growth and investment in recent years in the development of renewable projects. Renewable natural gas (RNG) is one such area gaining increased...more

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U.S. Senate Infrastructure Bill Proposes Big Dollars for Wide Ranging New Grant Program For Electric Vehicle Charging and...

On August 10, 2021, the United States Senate passed the much anticipated bipartisan infrastructure bill. While not yet law, the bill now advances to the House of Representatives for further consideration. The House of...more

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Federal and State Funds to Support Maine Climate Action Plan’s Transportation and Broadband Goals

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Last week, the Maine Governor’s Energy Office (GEO) and Office of Policy Innovation and the Future jointly presented to the Legislature’s Energy, Utilities, and Technology (EUT) Committee a report outlining a four-year...more

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House Democratic Climate Proposals Series: Key Tribal Provisions

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In an eight-part series, we will examine initiatives outlined in recent congressional Democratic climate proposals, particularly the Climate Leadership and Environmental Action for our Nation's (CLEAN) Future Act introduced...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights - March 2020

Massive New Bipartisan Senate Energy Legislative Package Could See Vote as Early as Next Week - "The 555 page legislative package combines almost all the 50 energy bills that were reported to the Senate in 2019, and is...more

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Senior House Democrats Release Climate Proposal Requiring Net-Zero Emissions by 2050

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Senior Democrats on the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Jan. 9, 2020, released a comprehensive legislative framework to combat climate change targeting net-zero emissions by 2050. The latest in the series of sweeping...more

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Currents - Energy Industry Insights: December 2019 #3

Chevron to Take $10B+ Write-Down - "More than half the write-down is related to gas drilling operations in Appalachia." Why this is important: In recent years, the pressure to reduce carbon emissions has affected...more

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GREEN Act Update

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House Democrats today released their long-awaited package of clean energy tax incentives, the Growing Renewable Energy and Efficiency Now (GREEN) Act. In a release accompanying the legislative text and section-by-section...more

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Update on Energy Storage and Offshore Wind Initiatives in New York

On January 17, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the introduction of the Green New Deal, a nation-leading clean energy and jobs agenda factored into the state’s 2019 Executive Budget. The Green New Deal will...more

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