The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 44 - A Recipe for Litigation: The Simmering Conflict Surrounding ERC Claims
Inflation Reduction Act Tax Trends Begin to Take Shape
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 28 - Under the Microscope: Examining the Future of the ERC
The Capacity Crunch, Part Three: Unpacking the Power of the IRA: The Potential Game-Changing Opportunities for Utilities
Employee Retention Tax Credit: Post COVID Updates for Healthcare Practices
Analyzing the Impact of the IRA on Energy Storage — Battery + Storage Podcast
The Challenges and Opportunities of Interconnection and Transmission of Renewable Energy
Tax Issues for Co-location of Energy Storage with Solar or Wind
The State of Energy Storage: What You Need to Know
Optimizing Investments in Energy Storage
Value Creation in the Transferable Tax Market
How Nonprofits Can Use New Markets Tax Credits To Achieve Financial Goals
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 20 - Pitfalls and Perils: Employee Retention Credit Enforcement Trends
EV Tech Series: The Inflation Reduction Act’s Impact on the Energy Industry With Judy Kwok and Marc Machlin - Battery + Storage Podcast
The Presumption of Innocence Podcast: Episode 4 - Understanding the Employee Retention Credit
R&D Tax Credit: What Healthcare Professionals Should Know
CCUS: Understanding The Class VI Permitting Process
Navigating the Nuances of the COBRA Subsidy Under the American Rescue Plan Act
Health Care Practices: Can They Seek Employee Retention Credits Based on Harm Caused By COVID-19?
A Discussion on Environmental Commodities with Bill Flederbach, President and CEO at ClimeCo
On October 2, 2024, the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”), the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”), and the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced parallel...more
The U.S. clean hydrogen sector is poised for significant growth, driven in part by its potential to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in hard-to-abate industries such as transportation and chemical production. Originally...more
The U.S. Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") has released proposed regulations regarding the Clean Hydrogen Production Tax Credit introduced in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ("IRA"). The proposed regulations provide more...more
Pressure from consumers, investors, and regulators to provide climate, environmental, and sustainability disclosures is increasing, but it is important for companies to ensure such disclosures are accurate, verifiable, and...more
What is a Production Tax Credit (PTC)? A Production Tax Credit (PTC) is a per kilowatt-hour (kWh) tax credit for electricity generated by solar and other qualifying clean technologies for the first 10 years of a system’s...more
Carbon Quarterly is a newsletter covering developments in carbon policy, law, and innovation. No matter your views on climate change policy, there is no avoiding an increasing focus on carbon regulation, resiliency planning,...more
Signed into law on August 16, 2022, the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is the most significant long-term commitment made by the U.S. government to encourage and support a clean energy future. The IRA modifies and revises the...more
Tech-savvy energy producers are currently looking for economically viable methods to create “green hydrogen” from water using renewable electricity. This technology, which can produce clean fuel for planes, ships, and trucks,...more
On May 28, multiple federal agencies in conjunction with the White House published a Joint Policy Statement that laid out the principles for the further development of future, high-integrity voluntary carbon-credit markets....more
We are pleased to announce the release of our latest whitepaper, Fueling Up: How to Make U.S. Clean Hydrogen Projects Happen. This comprehensive report explores the critical steps needed to unlock the potential of clean...more
You may have heard the terms “carbon capture,” “carbon sequestration” or “carbon credits” floating around lately and wondered what they mean. To be brief, carbon capture is the general term for the process of physically...more
REGULATORY ISSUES & UPDATES - Recent Evolution of the European Regulatory Framework on Greenwashing - Two new Directives adopted by the EU in 2024—the "Empowering Consumers Directive" and the "Green Claims...more
Governor Gavin Newsom said on April 25 that California continued to rapidly add the battery storage that is crucial to the transition to cleaner energy, but admitted it was still not enough to avoid blackouts during heat...more
On April 3, 2024, the Alberta Government released additional details on the Alberta Carbon Capture Incentive Program (ACCIP), which will support and accelerate the development of new carbon capture, utilization and storage...more
The future of the green hydrogen industry in the United States will become a bit clearer in the coming weeks. Comments on the proposed hydrogen tax credits in 26 USC 45V were due by February 26, 2024, and will be discussed at...more
Kilpatrick’s Dr. Siegmar Pohl recently spoke on a panel addressing “Trends in Carbon Capture Technologies and Tax Credits Under the Inflation Reduction Act” at the Cleantech Forum North America in San Diego. The panelists...more
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
On December 19, 2023, the California Air Resources Board (“CARB”), which administers the California Low Carbon Fuel Standard (“LCFS”), released a rulemaking package (“Draft Rule”) describing proposed LCFS changes, including...more
Every major industry faces a complex path toward carbon neutrality, and aviation is no exception. Large commercial aircraft account for nearly 75 percent of the industry’s carbon dioxide emissions, and batteries that are...more
Una juez en segunda instancia en Colombia mediante sentencia del 23 de agosto de 2023, ordenó la suspensión de un proyecto de bonos de carbono, que según la comunidad indígena accionante se realizó con vulneración al derecho...more
The draft New Measure aims to enhance the environmental integrity of China’s carbon market by introducing new requirements for project registration and credit issuance. China is preparing to relaunch its carbon credits...more
Allocating the Risks and Benefits of Green Construction- Sustainable (or “green”) construction practices and the trend toward green buildings are here to stay, driven not only by federal, state, and local legislation, tax...more
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
The Biden administration on June 15 announced a proposed new rule that would aim to speed the development of renewable energy on public lands. The rule would cut fees for solar and wind development on public lands by 80%,...more
The United States recently took another important step in implementing a comprehensive strategy to advance the production, processing, delivery, storage, and use of clean hydrogen. On June 5, 2023, the Biden-Harris...more