A set of sweeping environmental laws adopted by New York City in May promises to have a significant impact on building owners, lessees, developers and investors. The Climate Mobilization ...
President Trump has signed two significant executive orders regarding transparency in federal agency guidance and enforcement. This visual memorandum provides an overview of and key take...
On June 19, 2019, the Environmental Protection Agency issued the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (ACE Rule), replacing the Obama administration’s Clean Power Plan (CPP) for limiting greenh...
Last week the European Parliament and European Union (EU) member states reached a tentative agreement on proposed legislation that would set standards for low-carbon benchmarks in the EU....
Fitch Ratings announced on Monday that it has launched a new integrated scoring system that shows how environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, such as climate change, human rig...
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Davis Polk counsel David Zilberberg authored “The Affordable Clean Energy Rule and the Past, Present and Future of Climate Change Regulation of the U.S. Power Industry” article for ...
The Trump Administration took two actions this month in its efforts to reverse the Obama administration’s climate change agenda: the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (E...
Over the next several weeks, the U.S. Senate will consider President Trump’s nominee, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to fill the currently vacant seat on the U.S. Supreme Court. Because Judge ...
On August 21, 2018, the United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) proposed the Affordable Clean Energy Rule (the “ACE Rule”) which would replace its 2015 Clean Power P...
Public pension funds have long been outspoken advocates of environmental, social & governance (ESG) principles in investing. As quasi-public institutions uniquely sensitive to public opin...
