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P2N0 - Edition 15 - News and Views on the Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Baker Botts L.L.P. on 9/4/2024

Welcome to the Edition 15 of P2N0 covering the drive to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to net-zero (NZE). P2N0 identifies significant news items globally, reporting on them in short form, focusing on policy settings...more

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, August 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 8/29/2024

We are pleased to share the August 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

APAC ESG Update | Spring Quarter 2024

Jones Day on 7/24/2024

This White Paper focuses on ESG developments through the Asia-Pacific (“APAC”) region since the start of 2024. For businesses present in the APAC region, as well as doing business there, it is imperative to be vigilant of...more

White House Announces New Strategy on Plastics Pollution

Holland & Knight LLP on 7/23/2024

In continuing with the Biden-Harris Administration's goal to combat plastic pollution, on July 19, 2024, the Interagency Policy Committee on Plastic Pollution and a Circular Economy (IPC)1 released a new joint strategy to...more

Global ESG Insights - May 2024

Eversheds Sutherland (US) LLP on 7/5/2024

Welcome to the latest edition of our monthly ESG Insights providing you with a summary of the key developments from around the world. Global - IFRS Foundation releases jurisdictional adoption guide for ISSB Standards- On...more

A Look at the Whistleblowers Who Made Lasting Impacts

NAVEX on 6/12/2024

As seen in the previous article, whistleblowing cases regularly make the news headlines. And while some of the names of the reporters or the cases are well known, it’s worthwhile to take a closer look at the people behind the...more

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - May 2024

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 5/3/2024

Good afternoon! 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

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, March 2024

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 3/29/2024

We are pleased to share the March 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini’s Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental,...more

New Zealand—First Country to Ban PFAS in Cosmetics

MG+M The Law Firm on 3/1/2024

Starting in 2027, the New Zealand Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will ban the use of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) in cosmetic products. PFAS can be used in cosmetic products to smooth the skin or to...more

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - January 2024 #2

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 2/9/2024

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

Guidance on Section 45V Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit

King & Spalding on 1/11/2024

The trajectory of the hydrogen sector in the United States hinges on a critical question: what criteria will be used to define the term “clean hydrogen” for tax purposes? As previously outlined in our Field Guide to Clean...more

The Climate Report: Fourth Quarter 2023

Jones Day on 12/5/2023

REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Mandatory Climate Change Reporting Requirements Under the New European ESRS E1 - The implementation of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards poses risks for reporting companies,...more

The Climate Report: Third Quarter 2023

Jones Day on 8/18/2023

REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - New CFTC Enforcement on Carbon Markets Misconduct - The U.S. CFTC publishes a rare alert soliciting tips about potential manipulation in the carbon markets and announces the formation of...more

Field Guide to Clean Hydrogen

King & Spalding on 7/31/2023

Hydrogen is a key ingredient in any country’s future energy plans. In the United States, the hydrogen sector is on the launch pad, ready for lift-off. However, its trajectory hinges on a critical question: what criteria...more

Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, June 2023

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati on 7/28/2023

SEC Publishes Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda - On June 13, 2023, Chair of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Gary Gensler announced the release of the SEC’s Spring 2023 Regulatory Agenda (the Regulatory...more

Dechert Re:Torts - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts

Dechert LLP on 4/3/2023

PFAS Litigation Continues to Expand - In recent months, state attorneys general have filed lawsuits seeking natural resource damages for historical releases of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (“PFAS”) to the...more

Dechert Re:Torts Newsletter - Key Developments in Product Liability and Mass Torts - Issue 2

Dechert LLP on 3/1/2023

Federal Appeals Court Dismisses Challenge to Interim PFAS Guidance, Leaving Important Questions Unresolved - A federal appeals court dismissed a challenge to EPA's interim guidance for PFAS levels in drinking water,...more

This Week’s Climate Policy Update - January #4

Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP on 1/24/2023

To further the Biden-Harris administration’s goal of deploying 30 gigawatts of offshore wind in the U.S. by 2030, the National Offshore Wind Research and Development Consortium issued its supply chain roadmap. Meanwhile, the...more

The Shifting Energy Policy Zeitgeist and Investment Implications

Bracewell LLP on 4/8/2022

On March 24, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) made an unexpected and bipartisan about-face on its freshly updated policies for considering the environmental impacts of natural gas infrastructure projects like...more

Foley Automotive Report - March 2022

Foley & Lardner LLP on 3/8/2022

This report helps automotive suppliers inform their legal and operational decisions to help address challenges and opportunities. Key Developments - Foley & Lardner LLP partnered with OESA to present the webinar, Export...more

The Climate Report | First Quarter 2022

Jones Day on 3/1/2022

The delegated regulation includes a new comprehensive and unified reporting methodology to direct investments toward environmentally sustainable economic activities....more

The Dutch Decision on Shell’s Carbon Emissions – Should U.S. Companies Be Worried?

Foley & Lardner LLP on 6/25/2021

On May 26, 2021, a Dutch court ordered Royal Dutch Shell Plc (“Shell”) to cut its greenhouse gas emissions by 45% (from 2019 levels) by 2030. Shell had previously pledged to reduce its emissions by 20% (from 2016 levels) by...more

Regulators in the United States and Europe Move to Restrict PFAS in Products and Wastes

Jones Day on 1/1/2021

The Background: In recent years, the scientific and regulatory communities have paid increasing attention to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances ("PFAS"), which have been common components for decades in consumer and...more

2020 Post-Election Analysis: Issue by Issue

Bracewell LLP on 11/17/2020

FIRST 100 DAYS - As President-elect Biden stands poised to assume the office he has aspired to for the past three decades, he inherits a national crisis not unlike the one he stepped into as vice president nearly 12 years...more

Currents - Energy Industry Insights: Issue 35, September 2020

Spilman Thomas & Battle, PLLC on 9/23/2020

U.S. Shale Producers Race for Federal Permits Ahead of Presidential Election - "Federal permitting in the largest U.S. oilfield in the Permian Basin, located in Texas and New Mexico, is up 80 percent in about the last three...more

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