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 leads Akin Gump's ClimateIntel team in Washington D.C. Other team members include partner Rick Gittleman; senior climate consultant Ken Markowitz; senior international adviser Toby Gati; counsel Bernd Janzen, Charles Franklin, Ian Shavitz, David Vondle and Andrew Oelz; and associates Maria Vanko, Helena Wolin, Jessica Davies, Neil DuChez and Asma Chandani.
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Recent Posts from ClimateIntel
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EPW Hearing on Kerry-Boxer, Part 3
To view Part 1 in the series, please click here. To view Part 2 in the series, please click here. On October 29, the Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works (EPW) held its third…
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This Week on the Hill
This week the Senate will officially start legislating. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee (EPW) will hold their mark-up of the Kerry-Boxer bill beginning on Tuesday. As of now, Chairman Boxer’s legislation does not…
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EPW Hearing on Kerry-Boxer, Part 2
To view Part 1 in the series, please click here. On October 28, 2009, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American…
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The Road to Copenhagen: Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
With fewer than six weeks to the UNFCCC meeting in Copenhagen-the deadline set by the global community to agree on a replacement to the Kyoto Protocol-the distance to a viable climate treaty remains great. One…
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EPW Hearing on Kerry-Boxer Bill, Part 1
Yesterday, the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee held a hearing on S. 1733, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act. The hearing started with opening remarks by Chairman Boxer and Ranking Member…
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This Week on the Hill
The big action this week will occur in the Senate Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee where Chairman Boxer will hold a series of hearings on the Kerry-Boxer climate change bill. Late Friday evening, Senator…
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U.S. Competitiveness Concerns Spark Renewed Interest in Global Trade Agreement for Environmental Goods and Services
In introducing a hearing earlier this month on “Growing U.S. Trade in Green Technology,” Congressman Bobby L. Rush (D-IL), who chairs the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade, and Consumer Protection, painted a dismal picture of…
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This Week on the Hill
The House and Senate are both relatively quiet this week as both chambers remain focused on health insurance reform. Senator Boxer is still planning a Senate Environment and Public Works mark-up for early November on…
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Fifth Circuit Reverses and Remands Hurricane Katrina Case
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit today reversed a district court decision that had dismissed claims for damages from GHG emissions that allegedly increased the ferocity of Hurricane Katrina on the grounds…
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Court Dismisses Kivalina Village GHG Case on Jurisdictional Grounds
The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California today issued an Order granting the Defendants’ motions to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Rejecting the approach taken by the Second Circuit in…