CEQ Issues Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Green House Gas Emissions

On February 18, 2010, the Council on Environmental Quality released, for public review and comment, a draft “Guidance Memorandum” on the consideration of greenhouse gas emissions and climate change impacts as part of compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act.

SEC Follows Through with Guidance Regarding Disclosure of Climate Change Risks and Opportunities

On February 8, 2010, the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) published an interpretive release to provide guidance to public companies regarding the Commission’s existing disclosure requirements as they apply to climate change. In late January, the SEC had voted 3-2 to issue such guidance.

SEC Issues Guidance for Disclosing Material Climate Change Risks

On January 27, 2010, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission voted 3-2 (along party lines) to issue an Interpretive Release intended to clarify existing disclosure requirements as they apply to “business or legal developments relating to the issue of climate change.”

Weekly Climate Change Policy Update - January 19, 2010

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) sees a bipartisan climate bill on the floor of the Senate in the Spring . . . Reid and some other Senate Democrats are rallying in opposition to an expected amendment from Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), but it’s not yet clear whether she will offer an amendment and, if she does, what form it will take . . . The countdown is underway: January 31 is the deadline under the Copenhagen Accord for major economies to register their mitigation commitments. It will be a first test of the durability of the Accord.

Obama Orders Federal Agencies to Set Targets to Reduce Agency Emissions

On October 5, 2009, President Obama issued Executive Order 13514 – Federal Leadership in Environmental, Energy, and Economic Performance – which directs each Federal agency to set a target to reduce its direct and indirect greenhouse gas emissions.

Was The Copenhagen Summit a Failure? What Will The International Climate Change Regime Look Like In The Next Three To Five Years?

U.S. Energy and Climate Change Policy: What to Expect in 2009

When the 111th Congress and the Obama Administration take the reins of the U.S. government in January, they will inherit a number of important unresolved energy and climate policy issues.

U.S. Climate Change Policy Will Drive Significant Investment Opportunities in Traditional and Alternative Energy

A new President and the likelihood of more Democrats in the House and Senate may tip the balance of power in energy debates from traditional oil and gas interests to proponents of new energy sources and cleantech goods and services. While we watch the election unfold, and as the rhetorical battles over energy policy continue in Washington, D.C., climate change legislation looms largest of all the energy debates.

New Wine Into Old Bottles: The Feasibility of Greenhouse Gas Regulation Under the Clean Air Act

On November 29, 2006, Massachusetts v. EPA was argued before the United States Supreme Court. This essay, written before the decision was issued, presumes that the Court has decided that EPA was authorized or required to regulate CO2 under the CAA and explores the issues of 1) whether EPA could construct a domestic program to regulate CO2 emissions and other greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under the statute in its present form and 2) would such a program be a comprehensive and cost-effective means of controlling such emissions?

An Overview of the International Regime Addressing Climate Change

The current international climate change regime comprises a network of agreements and mechanisms. A high water mark in the evolution of this regime was the entry into force in February 2005 of the Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. However, the Kyoto Protocol will not be the final word on the issue. Its emission limits cover only a fraction of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions and those limits expire in 2012. Kyle Danish contributed a chapter in the American University Washington College of Law, Sustainable Development Law and Policy Journal (Kelly Rain, Maria Vanko, eds.)

American Loggers Council: Building Alliances, Strengthening Membership & Providing Value

Megan Ceronsky is speaking at this event.

Energy Daily Webinar: Energy Funding Opportunities in the Obama Administration

Jennifer Owen is speaking at this event.

EUEC: Energy & Environment Conference 2010

Megan Ceronsky is speaking at this event.

Webinar: 2010 Outlook for U.S. Energy and Environmental Policy

Van Ness Feldman hosted a webinar on January 13, 2010 during which the speakers, Kyle Danish, Curt Rich, and Ben McMakin, discussed the major trends pertaining to energy, environmental, and climate policy.

National Park Hospitality Association's 2009 Park Partners Forum

Jon Simon is speaking at this event.