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This Week's Climate Policy Update - August 2024 #3

Good morning! This is Akin’s newsletter on climate change policy and regulatory developments, providing information on major climate policy headlines from the past week and forthcoming climate-related events and hearings...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

2024 Pre-Election Analysis: Energy and Sustainability

The last several weeks of unexpected and unprecedented political events have thrown even more confusion into the presidential election. While the outcome of a now Harris-versus-Trump race is maybe even more uncertain, we do...more

A&O Shearman

UK General Election 2024 - How do Labour and Conservative plans compare for net zero and the energy sector?

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The 2024 General Election is imminent and all four of the biggest political parties have now released their election manifestos. With the push to net zero remaining critical in accordance with the UK’s domestic and...more

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP

AI’s Power Play: Congress Calls for Smart Energy Solutions to Fuel AI Growth

The energy demands of artificial intelligence (AI) technologies are growing significantly, with the Department of Energy (DOE) forecasting a tenfold increase in data center energy demand due to the rise of AI applications and...more

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Energy & Sustainability Client Feature — Quaise

This month, we are excited to feature Quaise Energy and its recent success in closing a $21 million Series A1 financing to accelerate terawatt-scale geothermal energy! This financing round was led by Prelude Ventures and...more

White & Case LLP

EPA finalizes greenhouse gas emission limits for fossil fuel power plants

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EPA requires existing coal-fired power plants that plan to operate beyond 2039 and large new gas-fired power plants to achieve 90% reductions in GHG emissions by 2032....more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Washington Update — May 2024

The US Department of Energy (DOE) recently finalized a rule to significantly reduce on-site fossil fuel–generated energy consumption in federal buildings with a required reduction of 90% for new construction or major...more

Perkins Coie

COP28: Takeaways for Businesses and Investors

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The 28th United Nations (U.N.) Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP28) wrapped up in Dubai in mid-December 2023. This Article summarizes key takeaways and describes the potential implications for businesses and...more

Bowditch & Dewey

Massachusetts’ Demonstration Project Takes Flight

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An Act Driving Clean Energy and Offshore Wind (St. 2022, c. 179, § 84) required the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) to establish a demonstration project in which 10 municipalities were selected to adopt...more

A&O Shearman

Decarbonisation in Africa

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As the world focuses on energy transition and decarbonisation, there is clearly no shortage of bold ambition on the part of many African governments to play a key role in global efforts to tackle climate change. Meanwhile,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 9, September 2023

The Virginia Clean Energy Act, the Botetourt County Battery Power Facility and the Impact on the Commonwealth - The Virginia Clean Energy Act (“VCEA”) mandates that Dominion Energy Virginia and Appalachian Power, the two...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 8, August 2023

What is the Hydrogen Hubbub? Hydrogen is seen by many as the fuel of the future, a substance that can provide heat through combustion, or electrical power from fuel cells, emitting only water in the process. Its potential...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 7, July 2023

Domestic Nuclear Power Advancement: Barriers to Entry and the Need for a National Strategy - As previously reported on this site, nuclear generation development has taken hold as a potential promise for a long-term,...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Balancing Reliability, Affordability, and Renewability in the Energy Transition

Throughout the United States and globally there is an undisputed trend towards renewable energy as much of the world seeks to decarbonize in response to the risks of climate change. As the article, “Clean energy investment is...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

New York Walks the CLCPA Talk in Passing First-in-the-Nation Ban on New Gas Hook-Ups

After a month of hotly debated budget talks, New York passed its 2024 fiscal year budget late Tuesday night, and with it, took a long-awaited step towards decarbonizing New York’s building sector. The budget deal includes...more

Foley Hoag LLP - Energy & Climate Counsel

Clean Hydrogen: How It’s Produced and What We Can Do with It

[This is the second post in our Hydrogen Blog Series. Read the first post...] In the first post, I alluded to the technical issues hydrogen developers are considering. Here we’ll look at how hydrogen is produced and what...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

The Cost of “Electrification”

“Electrification” has become a ubiquitous term these days, although depending on who you ask, it might have different meanings. However defined, a critical component of electrification as a policy choice to reduce reliance on...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: V 7, Issue 4, April 2023

The Cost of "Electrification" “Electrification” has become a ubiquitous term these days, although depending on who you ask, it might have different meanings. However defined, a critical component of electrification as a...more

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IRS Asks for Comment on Whether Existing Fossil-Based Hydrogen Production Methods Should be Eligible for the IRA Production Tax...

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The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) contained an enormous benefit - valued in the billions of dollars - for the U.S. hydrogen industry in the form of a Production Tax Credit (PTC) for “qualified” green hydrogen produced over...more

Hogan Lovells

IEA Report highlights nuclear as critical to a clean and secure energy

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The world is increasingly recognizing that nuclear power can play a critical role in combatting climate change, while also providing critical energy security....more

K&L Gates LLP

European Commission Presents REPowerEU Plan

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The European Commission (the Commission) presented on 18 May 2022 details of its plan to repower Europe and to reduce, and ultimately end, Europe’s reliance on Russian fossil fuels (the REPowerEU Plan or the Plan) that was...more

McCarter & English, LLP

Government Agencies Ramp Up Efforts to Revise Energy Efficiency Standards

State and federal governments have shifted into high gear to establish new energy efficiency standards for a wide array of appliances, and manufacturers and consumers would be wise to stay abreast of government efforts to...more

White & Case LLP

Post COP26: Developing and Funding Energy Transition Projects

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With an attendance of more than 190 world leaders, the long-awaited twenty-sixth Conference of the Parties (COP26) concluded with agreement on the Glasglow Climate Pact and the Paris Rulebook. Amid mixed views of whether...more

Mintz - Energy & Sustainability Viewpoints

Energy & Sustainability Client Feature — Brightcore Energy

This month, we are thrilled to feature Brightcore Energy, a clean energy and efficiency-as-a-service company for commercial, industrial, and institutional real estate owners. In August, Brightcore closed an equity financing...more

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Europe Announces “Fit for 55”, Its Scheme for Carbon Neutrality by 2050

In connection with implementing the European Green Deal and its efforts to become the first climate-neutral continent, the European Commission announced on Wednesday, July 14 an ambitious package of proposals aimed at further...more

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