What You Need to Know.
The 28th Conference of Parties (COP28) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) negotiating process will take place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, beginning today, November 30, through December 12. As in the past, we are closely following the events on the ground in Dubai and the actions taken
In September, NJDEP’s Contaminated Site Remediation and Redevelopment program (CSRR) issued new guidance (the Administrative Guidance for Green, Sustainable, and Resilient Remediation) encouraging the use of green and sustainable remediation (GSR) and a focus on resiliency during the remediation of contaminated sites under state statutes and rules.
As defined in NJDEP’s guidance document, GSR
Greenberg Traurig’s Energy & Natural Resources Practice received two National Tier 1 rankings and 16 metropolitan rankings in the 2024 U.S. News – Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” report.
The practice rankings include:
National Rankings
Tier 1 – Energy Law
Tier 1 – Oil and Gas Law
Tier 2 – Litigation – Regulatory Enforcement (SEC,
On 28 November 2023, the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (“FCA”) published its “Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (“SDR”) and investment labels” policy statement (PS23/16) (the “Policy Statement”). The Policy Statement introduces a set of new rules aimed at tackling greenwashing, including investment product sustainability labels and restrictions on how terms like “ESG”, “green” and “sustainable” can
The artificial intelligence platform is the most recent development in Singapore’s green initiatives as part of Project Greenprint.
By Paul A. Davies, Farhana Sharmeen, Michael D. Green, James Bee, and Kevin Mak
A new platform called “Gprnt.ai” (Gprnt), which launched in November 2023, aims to unify existing pilots under Project Greenprint
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) has proposed listing the northwestern pond turtle (Actinemys marmorata) and the southwestern pond turtle (Actinemys pallida) as threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), with a final listing decision likely to occur next year. Listing the turtles would affect large swaths of California, Oregon, Washington, and
David G. Mandelbaum, a shareholder in global law firm Greenberg Traurig, LLP’s Philadelphia office, is among the professionals recognized on the 2023 City & State Pennsylvania Fifty Over 50 list. The magazine touts the compilation as “leaders who have a record of achievement worthy of recognition,” providing an overview of some of
We reported earlier this year that the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed rule would require stricter (1) reporting of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) to the Toxics Release Inventory (TRI) and (2) supplier notification requirements. After receiving 36 comments, the EPA made no substantive changes to the proposed rule. We distill the final rule into
While 2022 saw record commitments to renewable generation by commercial and industrial customers in the U.S., agreements with C&I customers in 2023 were affected by federal investigations into tariff avoidance, storm responses, supply chain disruptions and importation issues. Nonetheless, the outlook for growth remains promising for 2024, as corporate purchasers continue to drive the U.S. renewable