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Further groundwork for Article 6 Paris Agreement laid at Bonn Climate Change Conference

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The Bonn Climate Change Conference saw limited progress resolving open issues related to Article 6 of the Paris Agreement, which aims to incentivize international cooperation in mitigating climate change through carbon credit...more

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Sustainable Business Group Urges EU to Cut GHG Emissions 90% by 2040

On September 5, 2023, the Corporate Leaders Group Europe (CLG Europe) published a position paper urging the European Union to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by at least 90% by 2040, and asked EU member states to...more

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United Nations Releases First Global Stocktake on Parties’ Achievements Under the Paris Agreement

On September 8, 2023, the United Nations published its first Global Stocktake report on the progress made by nations in addressing climate change. The report, which represents the first comprehensive assessment of nearly 200...more

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Delivering Net Zero by 2050: the $200 trillion opportunity

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Until now, however, no comprehensive estimate existed of the of that opportunity, (or, to put it another way, the size of the financing gap between committed spending and the investment needed to deliver Net Zero by 2050...more

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U.S. and UK Announce Partnership on Clean Energy Transition

The United States and the United Kingdom announced a partnership to address a range of global challenges, including the transition to clean energy. As part of the partnership, announced on June 9, 2023, the two countries...more

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IIGCC Publishes Net Zero Standard for Oil and Gas Sector

On April 18, 2023, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) published a “Net Zero Standard for Oil & Gas.” Development of the Standard follows a two-year collaborative process led by IIGCC with support from...more

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Increased Investor Pressure for More Ambitious Climate Pledges Ahead of AGMs

In early April, the climate activist shareholder group, Follow This, filed shareholder resolutions seeking stronger energy transition strategies from several oil “super-majors.” The resolutions have been filed in advance of...more

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Alberta's Role in the Pathway to Net-Zero

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The Energy Disruptors: Unite 2022 (EDU) conference took place in Calgary recently, bringing together trailblazing "disruptors", ranging from industry leaders to institutional investors to award winning journalists and...more

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

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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

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Energy Transition and Climate Change Treaties

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As climate change and energy transition play an increasingly important role in the decision-making of private and government entities, one issue is bound to become the focus of attention: Is there a potential conflict between...more

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COP26: Key Takeaways and Action Items on Climate Change (Part II)

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In our previous post, we highlighted a number of global goals and campaigns aimed at addressing climate change. In this post, we examine climate change-oriented policies and initiatives that are being adopted by many...more

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COP26: Key Takeaways and Action Items on Climate Change (Part I)

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In recent weeks, there has been a lot written about the COP26 United Nations Annual Climate Change Conference, which was held in Glasgow, Scotland between October 31 and November 13, 2021. The central goal of the COP26...more

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Global Climate Change Cooperation: Takeaways from COP26 for Regulated Entities

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Upon taking office in January, the Biden Administration immediately prioritized climate change and environmental justice, fulfilling President Biden’s campaign promise. In the past two weeks, President Biden reiterated those...more

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Biden Administration Introduces Build Back Better Act, Providing Significant Funding for Clean Energy and Climate Initiatives

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On October 28, 2021, President Joe Biden announced a new framework for his Build Back Better legislation, which provides funding for a wide array of programs, including education, labor, child care, health care, tax,...more

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Climate Change a Focus of Environmental Policy, Infrastructure Plan

President Biden took a number of Day One actions to help fulfill his promises to achieve a carbon-free power sector by 2035 and to put America on an irreversible path to a net-zero carbon emission economy by 2050. Addressing...more

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Climate Change 101 for Landmen and Lawyers: Uninhabitable Earth or False Alarm? (Part 4)

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This is a continuation of a five part series reviewing False Alarm, How Climate Panic Costs us Trillions, Hurts the Poor, and Fails to Fix the Planet, by Bjorn Lomborg....more

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White House Climate Summit and its implications around the globe

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Today, we issued a Client Alert summarizing the White House Climate Change Summit from last week.  We are replicating it below for the benefit of our blog readers. President Biden hosted the Leaders Summit on Climate (Climate...more

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Race Around the World to Achieve Net Zero Energy Consumption

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Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, countries around the globe have been analyzing their energy and development strategies and planning to meet their commitments. While some countries have made progress by, among other things,...more

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UK Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Heathrow Airport Ltd, Despite UK’s 2015 Paris Agreement Commitments

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As reported in Jones Day’s Second Quarter 2020 edition of The Climate Report, the English Court of Appeal declared in February 2020 that the United Kingdom Government’s Airports National Policy Statement ("ANPS") for a new...more

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Climate Change 101 for Landmen and Lawyers: Uninhabitable Earth or False Alarm? (Part 1)

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Joe Biden’s inauguration as President of the United States promises to bring the issue of climate change to the fore in the United States like never before. There is likely no issue on the horizon more likely to affect the...more

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President Biden's Climate Change Order Sets Agenda for Energy Policy

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Fulfilling one of his central campaign promises, President Biden signed a wide-ranging Executive Order last week addressing climate change through energy, infrastructure, national security, foreign affairs, and social justice...more

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Scaling Voluntary Carbon Markets: Taskforce Releases Core Carbon Principles and Roadmap

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Over 1,000 firms have made either indicative or concrete pledges to align their greenhouse gas emissions with the Paris Agreement—which means reducing emissions to zero by 2050....more

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Biden Administration Issues Sweeping Climate Change EO with Potential Effects for Contractors

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WHAT: President Biden continued his flurry of initial executive actions by signing an Executive Order (EO) on Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad. The Executive Order builds on the Biden Administration’s previous...more

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Supreme Court overturns block on Heathrow’s expansion

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In its recent decision in R (on the application of Friends of the Earth Ltd and others) v Heathrow Airport Ltd, the Supreme Court reversed the Court of Appeal's decision that the planned expansion of Heathrow Airport was...more

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Post-Election Energy and Environment Policy Outlook

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Pandemic response will be the top priority for President-Elect Joe Biden. This reality, however, does not preclude significant legislative and executive actions on energy, environment and climate policy during the first...more

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