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Extreme Weather Heightens Risk To Grid Reliability As Winter Is Coming
NERC's 2025-2026 Winter Reliability Assessment examines regional risks of power shortages due to accelerating growth in peak power demand outpacing new supplies. Winterclad engineer, wearing mask and hardhat, is working at snowy substation with power lines, towers, and monitoring equipment to ensure safe and reliable energy transmission.
ASEAN Power Grid Integration Seeks Energy Security, Sustainable Growth
KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - MAY 26: Petronas Twin Towers are illuminated in the colors of Malaysian ... More Flag during the 46th Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Summit on May 26, 2025 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 46th ASEAN Summit kicked off on May 26 in the capital of Malaysia, with greater regional integration and resilience against trade and economic disruptions high on the agenda.
2025: It's Tough to Make Predictions, Especially About the Future
click here to listen to the audio In this episode, host Allan Marks and Milbank partners Erwin Dweck, Apostolos Gkoutzinis, Fiona Schaeffer and John Williams forecast what’s in store for markets and policy in 2025 in the US, Europe and globally. They also share what they are reading now, recommending surprisingly diverse and wide-ranging books.
How To Improve Carbon Credit Markets: "Trust But Verify" (Podcast)
In this episode, How to Improve Carbon Credit Markets: "Trust but Verify," host Allan Marks speaks with Alexia Kelley, managing director of the Carbon Policy & Markets Initiative at High Tide Foundation, and Josh Sterling, a partner in Milbank's Litigation & Arbitration and Derivatives Groups based in Washington, DC and former federal regulator of commodity futures markets. They discuss carbon credits in voluntary markets and in mandatory or compliance markets.
U.S. Energy Industry Trends To Watch In A 2025 Trump Presidency
When Donald Trump returns to the Oval Office in January 2025, his second presidency will have widespread implications for the energy industry, especially new investments, but not necessarily in the ways his supporters might expect. A renewed emphasis on fossil fuels is expected under another Trump administration, though coal will likely remain moribund thanks to poor economic fundamentals and constrained access to capital.
Energy and Natural Resources
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Allan Marks Discusses How 2024 Election Could Impact US Energy Sector on Crossroads: The Infrastructure Podcast
Click here to listen to the Audio Milbank LLP Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance partner Allan Marks is the featured guest on a recent episode of Crossroads: The Infrastructure Podcast where he discusses how the 2024 election could shape growth in the US energy sector and especially the role of renewables. Mr. Marks shares his perspectives on how the next US President could affect the legislative agenda, federal agencies and their approach to the energy transition.
The California Effect: Visionary Climate Disclosure Laws Will Have FarReaching Impact
CARB, Climate Disclosure, SB253, SEC More from: Allan Marks, Allison Sloto, Matthew Ahrens , Milbank Matthew H. Ahrens and Allan T. Marks are Partners, and Allison Sloto is an Assoicate at Milbank LLP. This post is based on a Milbank memorandum by Mr. Ahrens, Mr. Marks, Ms. Sloto, and Thomas D. Goslin. Related research from the Program on Corporate Governance includes The Illusory Promise of Stakeholder Governance (discussed on the Forum here) by Lucian A.
The California Effect: Visionary Climate Disclosure Laws Will Have Far-Reaching Impact
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The Geopolitics of Energy: “Shifting Sands”
Click here to listen to the audio What blind spots are we missing in the global conversation about energy and geopolitics? In this new podcast episode, The Geopolitics of Energy: “Shifting Sands,” Allan Marks hosts a fireside chat with Dr. Carolyn Kissane, a professor at NYU’s SPS Center for Global Affairs. Public policies in Europe, the US and China are stimulating massive capital investment in renewable energy, EVs, batteries and the energy transition, and India is a rapidly rising economy.
Managing National Security Risks: “The Devil You Know”
Click here to listen to the audio How is espionage evolving between China, Russia and the United States? What should a board director ask corporate management about AI, state-sponsored cyberattacks, and political risk in making strategic decisions?
Proposed Environmental Protection Agency Carbon Pollution Standards Would Impact Energy Sector
In this article, the authors examine the Environmental Protection Agency's proposed greenhouse gas emission standards for new and existing fossil fuel-burning power plants. The Biden administration has announced its long-anticipated proposed greenhouse gas (GHG) emission standards1 for new and existing fossil fuel-burning power plants (the Proposed Rule).
Misleading Public Company ESG Disclosure Results In SEC Enforcement Action – And $55.9 Million Settlement - Securities - United States
On March 28, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reached a $55.9 million settlement with Vale S.A., a NYSE-traded mining company, to resolve allegations that Vale committed securities fraud by presenting intentionally misleading information in its annual Sustainability Reports and investor presentations.
What Investors Should Know About ESG Ratings
Institutional investors increasingly consider third-party environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings as part of their credit and risk assessment process for potential investments.
Proposed EPA Carbon Pollution Standards Would Impact Energy Sector
On May 11, 2023, the Biden administration announced its long-anticipated proposed greenhouse gas emission ("GHG") standards for new and existing fossil-fuel burning power plants ( e "Proposed Rule").
Misleading Public Company ESG Disclosure Results in SEC Enforcement Action - and $55.9 Million Settlement
On March 28, 2023, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission reached a $55.9 million settlement with Vale S.A., a NYSE-traded mining company, to resolve allegations that Vale committed securities fraud by presenting intentionally misleading information in its annual Sustainability Reports and investor presentations.
What investors should know about ESG ratings
Institutional investors increasingly consider third-party environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings as part of their credit and risk assessment process for potential investments.
The Energy Transition in Europe and the United States: “Blue Skies Ahead?”
Click here to listen to the audio. ESG #14: By 2030, renewables (mainly wind and solar power) are forecast to generate most of Europe’s power and almost half the power in the US and China. Other sectors – like transportation and heavy industry – are also decarbonizing. What drives this energy transition away from fossil fuels toward cleaner energy sources and greater energy efficiency?
Contemptible Conditions: The Fight For Decent Medical Care in NYC Jails
Click here to listen to the audio Podcast episode with Allan Marks and Katherine Fell Please click on the links below to follow Law, Policy & Markets: Milbank Conversations. New York City jails are falling short of the minimum legal standard of access for needed medical care, with thousands of incarcerated people at Rikers Island and other city jails routinely deprived of adequate treatment. Costs per inmate are up, but uniformed correctional staffing is down.
Climate Change Outlook: "Good COP, Bad COP"
Click here to listen to the audio How will investors and policymakers move forward on climate change in 2023 after an eventful 2022? In this episode, Climate Change Outlook: "Good COP, Bad COP," host Allan Marks and Milbank London partner Chris Taufatofua, both members of the Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance group, share personal reflections from their participation at the COP27 UN Climate Change Conference, look at trends from 2022, and preview 2023.
Inflation Reduction Act: Faustian Bargain Could Jeopardize Offshore Wind, Renewable Energy On Federal Lands
ANALYSIS: Tradeoffs in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 between climate protections and fossil fuel interests could be dire for offshore wind projects and for solar and wind projects on federal lands. Congress seems to be driving with both feet pressed firmly on the gas pedal and the brakes at the same time. The devil is in the details. Key Highlights of the Bill – Climate & Energy Incentives The bill on the whole is good for the environment and good for the economy.
Supreme Court Clouds Future Of EPA Clean Air Rules, Threatening Climate Goals
SCOTUS ruling could set back efforts to fight climate change, affect energy investments, and increase regulatory risk The United States Supreme Court today sharply curtailed the Environmental Protection Agency’s power to regulate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from coal-fired power plants.
ESG Considerations In Project, Energy And Infrastructure Finance
To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Introduction Long before Environmental, Social, and Governance ("ESG") entered the corporate world's vernacular, these principles were very much present in various aspects of project development and in the policies and procedures of owners and investors. ESG in project finance has always been key to understanding risk, due to the long-term nature of the investment.
Milbank Attorneys Co-Author Chapter on ESG Considerations in ICLG: Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2022
Milbank LLP Environmental partner Matt Ahrens, Global Project, Energy & Infrastructure Finance partner Allan Marks and associates Allison Sloto (Environmental) and Pinky Mehta (Global Risk & National Security) recently co-authored a chapter titled “ESG Considerations in Project, Energy and Infrastructure Finance” in the International Comparative Legal Guide: Environmental, Social & Governance Law 2022, Second Edition. Global Corporate partners Iliana Ongun and Neil Whoriskey also contributed.
Bipartisan Law Will Improve The Nation's Infrastructure, Boosting US Productive Capacity And Competitiveness
United States: Bipartisan Law Will Improve The Nation's Infrastructure, Boosting US Productive Capacity And Competitiveness 19 November 2021 Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Biden Signs Infrastructure Law: Money, Permits & Public-Private Partnerships
U.S. President Joe Biden arrives before signing the the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act ... [+] during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Monday, Nov. 15, 2021. Biden has said the $550 billion in fresh infrastructure spending he's signing into law will help ease inflation that's raising consumer alarm and weighing on his approval rating.
U.N. Panel Issues Scientific ‘Reality Check’ On Threat From Climate Change
Polar bear on a surface of ice in the Russian Arctic. getty The scientific verdict is in: “The scale of recent changes across the climate system as a whole and the present state of many aspects of the climate system are unprecedented over many centuries to many thousands of years.” So says a panel of scientists in a United Nations report released this morning.
INT'L - U.N. Intergovernmental Panel On Climate Change Issues “A Reality Check” From Scientists
The scientific verdict is in: “The scale of recent changes across the climate system as a whole and the present state of many aspects of the climate system are unprecedented over many centuries to many thousands of years.” So says a panel of scientists in a United Nations report released this morning.
Biopharmaceutical Innovation:
United States: Biopharmaceutical Innovation: "Unleashing The Body's Immune System, From MRNA Vaccines To Cancer Cures" (Podcast) 24 June 2021 by Allan T. Marks and David Gindler Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Podcast episode with Milbank partners Allan Marks and David Gindler Biopharma is on a roll.
Regenerative Development To Mitigate Climate Change –
United States: Regenerative Development To Mitigate Climate Change – "Common Earth's Path To Sustainability" (Podcast) 31 May 2021 by Allan T. Marks and Russell Jacobs Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
SPACs Fuel Hot M&A And IPO Markets –
United States: SPACs Fuel Hot M&A And IPO Markets – "Will SEC Cool The Fire?" (Podcast) 10 May 2021 by Allan T. Marks , Rod Miller and Iliana Ongun Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Battery Metals Charge The Green Energy Transition:
United States: Battery Metals Charge The Green Energy Transition: "I've Got My Ion You." 16 April 2021 by Allan T. Marks and Alexander Borisoff Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. As the world transitions from fossil fuels to renewable power and other clean energy technologies, we are entering a "super cycle" of demand for new materials.
Europe's Equity Boom And The First German IPO Of 2021:
European Union: Europe's Equity Boom And The First German IPO Of 2021: "Wir Kaufen Dein Auto1" 03 April 2021 by Norbert Rieger , Sebastian Heim and Allan Marks Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. European companies are benefitting from investors' huge appetite for new equity offerings.
Brazil's Hot IPO Market:
Brazil: Brazil's Hot IPO Market: "Que Legal!" 11 March 2021 by Allan T. Marks , Fabiana Y. Sakai and Tobias Stirnberg Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Brazil's capital markets are surging, with new IPOs and follow-on equity offerings in 2021 extending the hot market from last year, the best in over a decade. Brazil is a bellwether for emerging markets globally.
Corporate Governance & Proxy Advisors:
United States: Corporate Governance & Proxy Advisors: "Who Watches The Watchers?" 02 February 2021 by Allan T. Marks and Neil Whoriskey Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Podcast episode with Milbank partners Allan Marks and Neil Whoriskey Please click on links below to subscribe. Two proxy advisory firms wield vast power over America's public companies, with little accountability or transparency.
Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Phase IV Coronavirus Relief
United States: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021: Phase IV Coronavirus Relief 01 February 2021 by Allan T. Marks and Nicholas Smith Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On December 27, 2020, the US federal government enacted the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2021 (Pub. L.
Court Decision Lets Biden Set New Emissions Rules To Meet Paris Agreement Climate Goals
United States: Court Decision Lets Biden Set New Emissions Rules To Meet Paris Agreement Climate Goals 21 January 2021 Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The United States is officially rejoining the Paris Agreement.
Court Decision Lets Biden Set New Emissions Rules To Meet Paris Agreement Climate Goals
Coal-fired power plants likely to face stricter emissions rules. getty Thanks to a D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals decision yesterday vacating the Trump Administration’s rules for coal-fired power plants, the U.S. EPA has a clean slate to adopt new greenhouse gas emissions limits, and President Joseph R. Biden Jr. will have a clearer path to meet his Paris Agreement climate change goals when rejoining the treaty. Soon after Joseph R.
SEC Enforcement Powers Expanded With New Disgorgement Law –
United States: SEC Enforcement Powers Expanded With New Disgorgement Law – "Unjust Enrichment Just Adjusted" 15 January 2021 by George S. Canellos and Allan Marks Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Please click on links below to subscribe.
Clean Energy Investments Get A Bipartisan Boost From Congress In Relief Bill
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., arrives for a news conference with other Senate ... [+] Republicans on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2020. (Caroline Brehman/Pool via AP) ASSOCIATED PRESS Tax credits for solar and wind energy (ITC and PTC), carbon capture and biofuels appear set to be extended. Congressional leaders agreed Sunday, December 20, 2020 on a $900 billion bipartisan pandemic relief bill bundled with a $1.4 trillion omnibus government spending package.
Renewable Energy Past And Future: The Lawyer's Role –
United States: Renewable Energy Past And Future: The Lawyer's Role – "Be The Change You Wish To See" 09 December 2020 by Allan T. Marks and Karen Wong Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Law, Policy & Markets: Milbank Conversations
United States: Law, Policy & Markets: Milbank Conversations | Liquidity And The Fed 29 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks and John Williams Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Commercial Real Estate Finance In Flux –
United States: Commercial Real Estate Finance In Flux – "Buy Land, They Ain't Makin' Any More" 29 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks and Erwin Dweck Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. In this episode of Law, Policy & Markets: Milbank Conversations, Milbank partners Allan Marks and Erwin Dweck survey economic trends and financing opportunities for distressed real estate in different asset classes.
Pro Bono During The Pandemic –
United States: Pro Bono During The Pandemic – "Protecting The Most Vulnerable" 29 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks and Anthony Perez Cassino Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Markets Adapt To The New Normal: A View From Asia –
United States: Markets Adapt To The New Normal: A View From Asia – "I've Got This" 27 November 2020 by Jacqueline Chan and Allan Marks Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Law, Policy & Markets: Milbank Conversations
United States: Law, Policy & Markets: Milbank Conversations | Antitrust, M&A And Big Tech 27 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks and Fiona Schaeffer Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Executive Compensation In Challenging Times:
United States: Executive Compensation In Challenging Times: "What's A Board To Do?" 27 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks and Manan Shah Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
Fraud, Deception And Financial Crime –
United States: Fraud, Deception And Financial Crime – "Oh, What A Tangled Web We Weave, When First We Practice To Deceive!" 27 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks , Mona Vaswani and Adam Fee Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com.
The Virtual Federal Trial Of Putnam v. FGIC:
United States: The Virtual Federal Trial Of Putnam v. FGIC: "What's In The Box?" 27 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks , Sean M. Murphy , Thomas A. Arena and Robert Hora Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The Virtual Federal Trial of Putnam v.
Cybersecurity In A Digital Age –
United States: Cybersecurity In A Digital Age – "The Only Truly Secure System Is One That Is Powered Off" 27 November 2020 by Allan T. Marks and Dara Panahy Milbank LLP Your LinkedIn Connections with the authors To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. "The Only Truly Secure System Is One That Is Powered Off" – Cybersecurity In A Digital Age - Podcast episode with Milbank partners Allan Marks and Dara Panahy with former NSA General Counsel Glenn S.
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