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.

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Recent Posts from Climate Change and Carbon Management Blog

EPW Committee Approves Kerry-Boxer
The Republican boycott of the Kerry-Boxer markup did not prevent the Environment and Public Works Committee from taking action on the legislation. This morning, Chairman Boxer decided to move on without the Republicans and used…
CCS Discussed on Day Three of Senate EPW Hearings
First panel witnesses included Preston Chiaro (CEO Rio Tinto), John Rowe (President, CEO Exelon), Dr. Kempton (Univ. of Delaware), Bob Winger (President, International Brotherhood of Boilermakers), Fred Krupp (President, Environmental Defense Fund), Mike Carey (President,…
Boxer Releases Chairman’s Mark
Late Friday, Senate Environment and Public Works Committee Chairman Sen. Boxer (D-CA) released the Chairman’s Mark of the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S. 1733). The Chairman’s Mark includes key information that wasn't…
Sen. Barrasso Introduces Pore Space Bill
Senator John Barrasso(R-WY) introduced a bill today that addresses pore space ownership below federal lands. The bill is modeled after similar legislation that was approved at the state level in Wyoming and establishes the groundwork…
Senate Hearing on Allowance Allocation
The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee held a hearing on allocation of allowances as part of a climate change package. Despite the committee's lack of jurisdiction over that aspect of the climate change bill,…
Alston & Bird Releases Advisory on Climate Change Litigation “Bombshells”
The Alston & Bird Energy & Sustainability Litigation Team recently prepared an Energy & Sustainability Litigation Advisory titled “Bombshells in Climate Change Litigation: Two Major New Cases Expose Greenhouse Gas Emitters to Potential Liability.”
British PM States “Catastrophe” for Planet
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown declared that it would be a “catastrophe” if a climate change agreement is not reached in Copenhagen this December. He made the declaration at a meeting of 17 major countries. …
Senate EPW Committee to Begin Climate Hearings
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee is scheduled to begin with hearings on the Kerry-Boxer climate change legislation next week. The current schedule has hearings scheduled Tuesday, October 27, though Thursday, October 29. Witnesses…
Deal Being Discussed for CCS Projects in Senate Climate Bill
According to an article in Carbon Control News, Senate Democrats have reached an agreement to boost carbon capture and storage projects in climate change legislation. Among the agreements reached are provisions that would provide emissions…
Obama’s Push for Climate Legislation Includes Nuclear Energy
At a New Orleans town hall meeting, President Obama said that he is going to push for action on climate change legislation once Congress has finished work on health care. The statement should come as…