Climate Change and Carbon Management Blog
The Climate Change and Carbon Management Blog focuses on rapidly emerging issues associated with greenhouse gas emissions. It addresses legal developments on the state, federal, and international level, but also keeps abreast of important business initiatives and developments in related technology. In keeping with the expertise of the attorneys and consultants in our Climate Change group, the blog puts special, though not exclusive, emphasis on information pertaining to carbon capture & storage and to renewable energy projects.
Author: This blog is a service of Alston & Bird's Climate Change and Carbon Management team. Contributors: Partner Kipp Coddington, special policy adviser Geir Vollsaeter, policy analyst Patrick Griessing and associates Kristin Holloway Jones and Ben Snowden.
Blawg Related Categories: Energy Law • Environmental Law • Associate • Consultant • Partner
Recent Posts from Climate Change and Carbon Management Blog
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Vectren Corporation Pulling Out Of Edwardsport Project
On August 1, 2007, Vectren Corporation announced that it was pulling out of the proposed capture-ready IGCC project known as the Edwardsport (Indiana) project. Duke Energy-Indiana will make a decision later this year about…
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Oregon Establishes GHG Reduction Goals
On August 7, 2007, Oregon Governor Ted Kulongoski signed into law HB 3543. The Oregon legislation is similar to legislation recently enacted in New Jersey that establishes greenhouse gas (GHG) reduction goals, but does not…
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CCS-Related Litigation Begins to Appear in Federal Courts
A lawsuit recently filed against the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) asserts that the USDA must consider the cumulative effects of CO2 emissions from multiple coal-fired electrical generating facilities before it can provide…
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SaskPower to Decide on Investment in Oxyfuel Technology
SaskPower, the principal supplier of electricity in Saskatchewan, Canada and a Crown corporation owned by the Government of Saskatchewan, is anticipated to make a decision by the end of this month on whether to…
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New Jersey and Florida Adopt GHG Emission Restrictions
Alston & Bird’s Climate Change & Carbon Management team has prepared an advisory discussing the actions of these two states. New Jersey passed the Global Warning Response Act and Florida’s governor signed three executive orders…
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AB32 Advisory Committee Gives Nod To CCS
The Market Advisory Committee (MAC), a committee tasked with advising the California Air Resources Board (CARB) on implementation strategies for a cap-and-trade program under AB32, released its final report to CARB on June 30,…
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EPA Region 8 Comments on West Elk Mine's Proposed CMM Project
Opportunities abound for carbon credit generators in the United States. Per the attached letter from EPA Region 8, at least one coal mine methane (CMM) project has been proposed which would vent, not capture,…
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Florida Executive Orders require Reduction in GHG Emissions
Florida Governor Charlie Crist (R) signed three, significant Executive Orders on Friday, July 13, 2007 mandating reductions of greenhouse gas emissions under the auspices of the Florida Air and Water Pollution Control Act: Executive Order…
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New Mexico Releases Interim Report On CO2 Sequestration Rules
In response to an executive order by New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D-NM), New Mexico’s Energy Minerals and Natural Resources Department released its final interim report on identified statutory and regulatory issues to be considered…
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New Jersey Global Warning Reponse Act
On July 6, 2007, New Jersey Governor Jon S. Corzine signed into law the New Jersey Global Warming Response Act. The Act requires New Jersey to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases to 1990 levels…