Strategic Advice & Policy Development Practice
Issue Alerts
CEQ Issues Draft NEPA Guidance on Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change and Green House Gas Emissions
Joe Nelson, Sam Kalen, Jon SimonFebruary 24, 2010
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
Kyle Danish, Henry SternFebruary 9, 2010
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
Doug Smith, Kyle Danish, Henry SternFebruary 1, 2010
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
Kyle Danish, Shelley Fidler, Kevin Gallagher, Megan Ceronsky, Tomás CarbonellJanuary 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
Shelley Fidler, Doug Smith, Megan CeronskyOctober 27, 2009
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.
Articles
Was The Copenhagen Summit a Failure? What Will The International Climate Change Regime Look Like In The Next Three To Five Years?
Kyle Danish Responds in the Article: New and Improved Course for a Climate RegimeKyle Danish
Environmental Forum
March 2010
U.S. Energy and Climate Change Policy: What to Expect in 2009
Doug Smith, Kyle Danish, and Megan CeronskyBloomberg Law Reports: Sustainable Energy
January 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
Ben McMakin and Janet AndersonManaged Funds Association Reporter
April 2008
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
Robert NordhausNew York University: Environmental Law Journal
March 15, 2007
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
Sustainable Development Law and Policy Vol. VII, Issue 2Kyle Danish
American University Washington College of Law
2007
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.)
Seminars & Events
American Loggers Council: Building Alliances, Strengthening Membership & Providing Value
National Association of Manufacturers, Washington, DCMarch 19, 2010
Megan Ceronsky is speaking at this event.
Energy Daily Webinar: Energy Funding Opportunities in the Obama Administration
February 24, 2010Jennifer Owen is speaking at this event.
EUEC: Energy & Environment Conference 2010
Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZFebruary 1, 2010
Megan Ceronsky is speaking at this event.
Webinar: 2010 Outlook for U.S. Energy and Environmental Policy
January 13, 2010Van 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
Tenaya Lodge, Yosemite ValleyOctober 19, 2009
Jon Simon is speaking at this event.
