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Significant Changes in CFTC's Final Guidance on Listing Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivatives | JD Supra
The revised guidance should provide greater regulatory clarity for DCMs listing VCC derivative contracts The Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) released its final guidance regarding Designated Contract Markets' (DCMs) listing of voluntary carbon credit (VCC) derivative contracts for trading, marking a pivotal development in the regulation of carbon markets.
CFTC Proposes Guidance on Listing Voluntary Carbon Credit Derivative Contracts, Continuing Focus on Carbon Markets
The proposed guidance outlines factors relevant to compliance with the Commodity Exchange Act (CEA) and CFTC regulations On December 4, 2023 the CFTC issued proposed guidance regarding the listing of voluntary carbon credit ("VCC") derivative contracts ("Proposed Guidance").
The Ethereum Merge's Climate & Energy Implications May Be Only the Beginning for the Crypto-Asset Industry
Load management is a hot topic these days, as grid managers struggle to satisfy growing energy demand in the face of steadily intensifying seasonal weather patterns. According to the U.S. Energy Information Administration, global net electric consumption has risen to over 23,000 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually in recent years. The prospect of shaving off even a sliver of that rising demand should raise eyebrows.
Biden Signs Historic Climate Legislation | JD Supra
The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) signed by President Biden on August 16, 2022, features $369 billion of incentives to dramatically reduce U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Future blog posts will analyze individual provisions of this legislation in detail, but we first want to provide a broad overview of an extremely complex and far-reaching new statute. What's changed since the Waxman-Markey climate legislation failed in 2010?
The Supreme Court Casts a Shadow Over the Fight Against Climate Change (and So Much More) | JD Supra
On June 30, the last day of an historic term, the Supreme Court issued its decision in West Virginia v. EPA. As expected, the Court struck down EPA's 2015 Clean Power Plan (CPP), which was intended to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by shifting the generation of electricity from coal-fired plants to gas-fired facilities and renewables through a cap-and-trade system.
Legislature v. Inslee… Again: New Washington Climate Laws Unsettled by Separation of Powers Disputes | JD Supra
On Monday, December 20, 2021, for the second time in three years, the Washington State Legislature sued Governor Inslee over his line-item vetoes related to climate change policy. This is despite the fact that Democrats have held control of Washington's executive and legislative branches since early 2018 and have collaborated to pass a number of major climate bills.
New Chairman Glick Aims to Amp Up FERC's Response to Climate Change | JD Supra
On the day after his inauguration, President Biden designated Commissioner Richard Glick as the new Chairman of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC). Chairman Glick, a Democrat, joined FERC in 2017, bringing decades of experience in the electric utility industry. While Republicans controlled FERC during the Trump years, he was often the lone voice of dissent. So now that he's setting the agenda for the Commission, what can we expect?
Trump Orders Ban on Power Equipment Transactions Linked to "Foreign Adversaries" | JD Supra
On May 1, 2020, President Trump signed an Executive Order on “Securing the United States Bulk-Power System,” reflecting the administration’s larger concern over national security risks from foreign participation in key U.S. industries (such as telecommunications, as our colleagues have analyzed). The Executive Order casts a vague but potentially broad shadow over equipment transactions in much of the bulk electric generation and transmission industry.
Carbon Trading Comes to Washington State as Supreme Court Partially Restores Climate Regulation | JD Supra
Updated: May 25, 2018: JD Supra is a legal publishing service that connects experts and their content with broader audiences of professionals, journalists and associations.
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