Biden Administration elevates consideration of GHG emissions and climate change in federal agency approvals by rescinding Trump guidance and reviving Obama guidance. by Janice M. Schneider, Stacey L. VanBelleghem, and Devin M. O’Connor On February 19, 2021, the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) published a Federal Register Notice rescinding the June 2019 “Draft … Continue Reading
The agency’s rulemaking to implement the AIM Act will offer stakeholders opportunities to shape a new market-based mechanism to reduce HFCs. By Jean-Philippe Brisson, Stacey VanBelleghem, and Zaheer Tajani Tucked inside the US$900 billion COVID-19 relief package signed into law on December 27, 2020, is a regulatory opportunity for the climate-focused Biden Administration: the American … Continue Reading
A range of ESG policy, social, and technological developments are poised to impact companies and investors in the coming year. By Paul A. Davies, Nicola Higgs, Sophie Lamb QC, Ryan J. Maierson, Colleen C. Smith, Michael D. Green, and Edward R. Kempson Despite concerns early in 2020 that the pandemic would impact the growth of … Continue Reading
