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ClimateIntel provides daily analysis of domestic and international regulatory, policy and litigation developments that drive investment in climate change technologies, industrial sectors and markets.
Author: Partner Paul Gutermann and senior counsel Ken Markowitz lead Akin Gump's ClimateIntel team in Washington, D.C. Other team members include counsel Bernd Janzen, Joyce Wong Kup and Andrew Oelz; and associates Charles Franklin, Emily Schilling, Jeremy Schiffer, Helena Wolin and Xilin Zheng.
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Recent Posts from ClimateIntel.com
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House Passes Climate Bill—Now the Real Work Begins
***UPDATE: The full Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will hold a hearing entitled “Moving America toward a Clean Energy Economy and Reducing Global Warming Pollution: Legislative Tools” on Tuesday, July 7, at 10:00 am.…
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Waxman-Markey Floor Debate Update
The American Clean Energy and Security Act (H.R. 2454) began floor debate this afternoon. Also under consideration is the Republican alternative. While Democratic leaders are confident that they have the votes to pass the bill,…
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Biofuel Developments in Russia: Part 3, Possible Green Shoots?
In our final installment examining the issues surrounding the creation of a Russian biofuels market, we examine the “green shoots” of a nascent industry-domestic production for export and domestic interest in development of an industry.…
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Biofuel Developments in Russia: Part 2, Political Responses
In this, our second post on the issues surrounding a biofuels industry in Russia, we examine the attempts by the Russian political class to overcome the various policy barriers we outlined in our last installment.…
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The Hill Reports: Waxman-Markey to the House Floor This Week
In an earlier post, we noted that stalled negotiations between sponsors of the American Climate and Security Act and farm-state Democrats were one of the major hurdles preventing that bill from being voted on by…
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CO2 Transport Versus the 50-State Sequestration Strategy, Part 2: Not Under My Back Yard
Current Administration and congressional climate proposals depend heavily on geological sequestration to reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants and other major sources and tend to presume that sources in every state will have access…
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This Week on the Hill
The major climate-related news on Capitol Hill this week remains the negotiations going on within the Democratic party over the American Clean Energy and Security Act. Sponsor Rep. Harry Waxman (CA) and a group of…
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Biofuel Developments in Russia: Part 1, Production and Policy Constraints
A global financial crisis and the subsequent economic slowdown in Russia have dampened Russian companies’ investment and plans to invest in the biofuel business. Unlike in the West, Russia is not pushing to get on…
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CO2 Transport Versus the 50-State Sequestration Strategy: A Reality Check
Current Administration and congressional climate proposals depend heavily on geological sequestration to reduce CO2 emissions from coal-fired power plants and other major sources and tend to presume that sources in every state will have access…
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The House Passes Legislation to Protect Intellectual Property Rights of U.S. Owners Abroad: Impact on Climate Change and Technology Transfer Negotiations
An international debate has recently intensified to determine the role, if any, that the transfer of intellectual property rights and technologies may play in current and future international climate change treaties. Specifically, the transfer of…