Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 14, 2023

The Private Members Bill, if passed, would establish the UK’s first law mandating business due diligence on human rights and the environment. Content: The Bill outlines a comprehensive due diligence process, including risk identification, policy development, grievance mechanisms, monitoring, auditing, stakeholder engagement, and reporting.

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Front And Centered

AUGUST 8, 2023

It’s going to take much more action and accountability to develop policies and programs that truly grapple with the crisis at hand, but here’s one step forward the Legislature took last session and how our coalition was involved. For more about how we do policy and the outcomes of this session, check out this previous blog entry.)

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

DECEMBER 19, 2023

Green , and James Bee On 18 December 2023, the UK government announced a proposal for a new carbon border adjustment mechanism (UK CBAM). For more information on the UK ETS, refer to this Latham blog post. For more information on the transitional phase of application of the EU CBAM, see this Latham blog post. Davies , Michael D.

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DeSmogBlog

JANUARY 26, 2024

In a letter addressed to ING CEO Steven van Rijswijk and the first step in litigation, Milieudefensie says it believes the bank is in breach of its “duty of care” obligation under Dutch law. ING’s climate policy is miles away from what is necessary to achieve the 1.5°C Credit: Sabrina Bedford. Credit: Ceescamel , CC BY-SA 4.0

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DeSmogBlog

MAY 15, 2023

Olson is the executive director of the nonprofit law firm Our Children’s Trust, which has spearheaded youth climate change lawsuits across the United States. At a March 2023 hearing of the Senate Budget Committee , Curry testified that calling climate change a crisis was “at odds with professional judgments of climate risk.”

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DeSmogBlog

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

“If not properly plugged and abandoned, these wells and facilities can contaminate waterways and soil, serve as a source of climate and air pollutants, and can present physical hazards to people and wildlife,” CalGEM writes in a 2023 legislative report. An idle well in Santa Barbara County, California.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MARCH 21, 2024

The major questions doctrine, which is a principle in certain administrative law cases that takes the position that Congress does not delegate to executive agencies issues of major political or economic significance. See our blog post for further details.) 19, 2023). [5] and Nomad Proppant Services, L.L.C., 4] Chamber of Com.

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DeSmogBlog

MARCH 16, 2024

From his perch at Climate Depot , the blog he’s run since 2009, Morano has elevated fake climate experts, encouraged the harassment of real climate scientists , and promoted the myth of “global cooling.” Hard-won federal policies like the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act put that target within reach.

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DeSmogBlog

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

During the same year that Last Generation was blocking roads in Germany, farmers used the exact same tactic , blocking roads with their tractors to protest a renewable energy policy that they don’t feel provides enough incentives for biogas. Not a single farmer was punched in the face or dragged off the road by their hair.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MAY 2, 2024

Circuit overturned the exemption for legacy ponds, as described in this Latham blog post. Next Steps This Final Rule reflects a significant change in EPA policy. This significant new regulation was part of a suite of four power sector rules EPA finalized on the same day. However, a 2018 ruling of the US Court of Appeals for the D.C.

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Latham's Clean Energy Law Report

MARCH 11, 2021

See Latham’s blog post TCI Proposes to Reduce Carbon Emissions From Transportation in the Northeast.) In October 2019, the TCI published a Framework for a Draft Regional Policy Proposal, which described the TCI-P’s key design elements. Environmental Justice and Equity Concerns.

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Renewable Energy World

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

Due to the even split FERC Commissioners, this revised PJM MOPR became the law. FERC’s 2017 policy stat ement on storage is cited as one of the reasons for MISO’s SATOA filing. Once all approvals are in place, SOO Green starts construction in 2023.

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DeSmogBlog

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Many of these arguments have been around for decades,” said Cóilín Nunan, a policy and scientific adviser to Alliance to Save Our Antibiotics, a coalition of health, sustainable farming, and civil society organisations. These groups represent pharmaceutical companies that manufacture animal antibiotics, including U.S. All three U.S.-based

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Business Green

APRIL 8, 2022

The environmental group said the target needed to be followed up with policy instruments that would help reduce emissions. They have also set out draft reforms for Germany's clean energy law and legislation that could speed up grid development.

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Business Green

JULY 22, 2020

Crucially, in order to receive funds, Member States would need to set out their case to the Commission, with approval potentially dependent on conditions such as meeting certain EU targets, observing the rule of law, good governance, and commitments to furthering the bloc's green and digital priorities.

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