News & Analysis as of

Climate Change Commodities

Vinson & Elkins LLP

Serbia Signals Dedication to Lithium Mining with EU MoU?

Vinson & Elkins LLP on

On 19 July 2024, the European Union (EU) and the Republic of Serbia (“Serbia”) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (“MoU”) creating a strategic partnership on sustainable raw materials, battery value chains and electric...more

Jones Day

The Challenges Faced in the Implementation of the EU Deforestation Regulation

Jones Day on

Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 of May 31, 2023 (the "Deforestation Regulation" or "EUDR") aims to reduce the EU's role in cutting down woodlands and thereby to limit the impact of deforestation on greenhouse gas emissions....more

Mayer Brown

Deforestation Regulation: Impacts of a Possible Delay in Risk Classification of Countries and Other Recent Developments

Mayer Brown on

On 9 June 2023, the European Union published Regulation (EU) 2023/1115 on the making available on the Union market and the export from the Union of certain commodities and products associated with deforestation and forest...more

A&O Shearman

CFTC announces proposed guidance and a request for comments regarding voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts

A&O Shearman on

\On December 4, 2023, the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) announced that they were seeking public comment on proposed guidance for the listing of voluntary carbon credit (“VCC”) derivative contracts.1...more

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati

CFTC Proposes Guidance Regarding the Listing of Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives, and Requests Comment from the Public

On December 4, 2023, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued proposed guidance relevant to “designated contract markets” (DCMs) and “swap execution facilities” (SEFs) as they develop standardized derivative...more

Womble Bond Dickinson

2024 Energy Transition Outlook Survey Report

Womble Bond Dickinson on

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

Holland & Knight LLP

Podcast - Cracking Down on Carbon Markets: CFTC and FTC Exercise Heightened Scrutiny

Holland & Knight LLP on

This episode of the "Eyes on Washington" podcast series by Holland & Knight's Public Policy & Regulation Group is presented by attorneys Halley Townsend, Andy Kriha and Alex Holtan of the firm's Greenwashing Mitigation Team....more

Holland & Knight LLP

Double Jeopardy for Double Counting? CFTC and FTC Both Scrutinize Fraud in Carbon Markets

Holland & Knight LLP on

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) have recently and aggressively signaled their intent to ramp up enforcement activity regarding the use of carbon offsets to make environmental...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

JPMorgan Outlines Voluntary Carbon Market Principles

In a recently published white paper, JPMorgan outlined its approach to improving and strengthening voluntary carbon markets to promote scalable decarbonization efforts. JPMorgan focused its analysis on voluntary carbon...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

U.S. DOJ Forms Task Force to Fight Global Illegal Timber Trade

To investigate and prosecute the illegal trade of timber around the world and the deforestation that results, the U.S. Department of Justice has formed the Timber Interdiction Membership Board and Enforcement Resource...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Chair Confirms CFTC's Planned Involvement in Policing the U.S. Carbon Markets

On January 23, the Chairman of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), Rostin Behnam, announced in his keynote speech at the Commodity Markets Council’s annual conference that the CFTC “can play a role in voluntary...more

Hogan Lovells

Giving deforestation the ax – The proposed regulation on deforestation-free products

Hogan Lovells on

On September 13, 2022, the European Parliament voted to adopt a regulation on deforestation-free products (Proposal for a Regulation on the making available on the Union market as well as export from the Union of certain...more

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard,...

Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities/U.S. Department of Agriculture: Arkansas Projects Selected

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”) states it is investing up to $2.8 billion in 70 selected projects it what it describes as the first “Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities” funding pool. The pool is...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

The Energy Regulation and Markets Law Review - 11th Edition - France

Latham & Watkins LLP on

In our 11th year of writing and publishing The Energy Regulation and Markets Review, the most pressing global concerns are inflation, supply chain concerns, the Ukraine war and continuing effects from the covid-19 pandemic....more

Latham & Watkins LLP

CFTC Issues Request for Information on Climate-Related Financial Risk

Latham & Watkins LLP on

The agency will use the information to take further steps to address climate risks in the commodity derivatives markets. On June 2, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) issued a Request for Information...more

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP

CFTC Considers Greater Regulation of Carbon Offset Markets

On June 2, 2022, the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”) convened for the first time market participants to discuss the state and the challenges of the U.S. voluntary carbon credit (“VCC”) markets and, at the end of...more

White & Case LLP

Mining & metals 2022: ESG and energy transition – the sector's biggest opportunity

White & Case LLP on

Against a backdrop of record commodity prices and the pressure for miners to boost their ESG credentials, the sector is seeking to position itself as a trusted partner in fighting climate change. Will 2022 cement the mining &...more

Ballard Spahr LLP

A Discussion on Environmental Commodities with Bill Flederbach, President and CEO at ClimeCo

Ballard Spahr LLP on

This episode is another in our Energy and Environment Review series, in which Ballard’s energy and environmental lawyers will address the energy evolution driven by climate change, renewable energy innovation,...more

Latham & Watkins LLP

A Look Ahead at the Biden Administration’s Regulatory and Enforcement Priorities

Latham & Watkins LLP on

With the new administration poised to take office, public and private companies will need to consider how President Biden’s regulatory, enforcement, and legislative priorities will affect their businesses. During this...more

Opportune LLP

3 Reasons Why ESG Is Here To Stay In The Oil & Gas Industry

Opportune LLP on

Find out why ESG and sustainability investing will likely be a permanent fixture among oil and gas companies, as well as their investors and stakeholders, for years to come....more

Tonkon Torp LLP

The Future(s) Of Water

Tonkon Torp LLP on

How much will water be worth in the future? We may soon find out. For years, investors have traded “futures” contracts in corn, soybeans, crude oil, silver, and gold. A futures contract is simply an enforceable agreement...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 12.11.2019 | Top Story: US and China Hint at Tariff Delay to Help Ease Phase One Negotiations

Robins Kaplan LLP on

U.S. and Chinese trade negotiators are “laying the groundwork for a delay of a fresh round of tariffs set to kick in on Dec. 15” as the countries continue to work through how a Chinese promise to make huge ag purchases from...more

Robins Kaplan LLP

Financial Daily Dose 11.11.2019 | Top Story: Twitter Screed Prompts Investigation of Apple Card Gender Discrimination

Robins Kaplan LLP on

Here’s about as 2019 as we can get in the financial world (with a healthy dose of 1950s-era gender discrimination for good measure): a series of tweets from tech entrepreneur David Heinemeier Hansson alleging gender...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - August 2019 #5

Iraq Would Face 'Wrath of U.S.' if Oil Pipeline Projects with Iran Go Ahead - "Washington would do anything to prevent an Iran-Iraq oil pipeline from ever being built, even if the Europeans were in favor, policy...more

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC

Currents - Energy Industry Insights - September 2018 #2

As Storm Looms, 4th Circuit Reverses Ruling Against Dominion on Coal Ash Pollution at Chesapeake Site - "Water pollution from a coal ash landfill and settling ponds at a closed power plant in Chesapeake is not a violation of...more

28 Results
 / 
View per page
Page: of 2

"My best business intelligence, in one easy email…"

Your first step to building a free, personalized, morning email brief covering pertinent authors and topics on JD Supra:
*By using the service, you signify your acceptance of JD Supra's Privacy Policy.
- hide
- hide