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New Updates To California's Climate Disclosure Laws

On December 9, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) issued draft regulations for implementing California's climate disclosure laws, SB 253 (the Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261...

United States Environment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

Data Centres And Sustainability – Key US, EU And UK Investment Considerations

The sector is in growth mode, but when assessing investment opportunities and hold periods, and negotiating contracts and pricing, sustainability-related regulatory...

United States Environment

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

P2N0 - Edition 39 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

Welcome to Edition 39 of P2N0 covering the drive to avoid, reduce and remove greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to progress to net-zero GHG emissions (NZE).

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

Democratic AGs Charge Ahead Against EV Infrastructure Funding Freeze

A group of 17 Democratic AGs and the Governor of Pennsylvania sued to challenge the suspension of billions of dollars of federal funding for electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.

United States Energy

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Cozen O'Connor

CARB Unveils Draft Rules For SB 253 And SB 261 Ahead Of February Hearing

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

30 Years Of New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable

United States Energy

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Foley Hoag LLP

CARB Publishes Proposed Regulations Implementing California's Climate Disclosure Laws

United States Environment

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Beveridge & Diamond

Heads Up For The Proxy Season: ISS And Glass Lewis Policy Updates For 2026 Focus On Shareholder Rights, Compensation Matters And ESG

United States Commercial

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Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP

EU Omnibus Package Trilogue Agreement On EU CSRD And CSDDD

Worldwide Commercial

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

California Climate Disclosure Regulations Update: CARB Provides Additional Clarifications On Implementation And Ninth Circuit Stay Of SB 261 Enforcement

United States Environment

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K&L Gates LLP

California's New Regional Power Market Law: A Catalyst For Renewable Energy Growth

United States Energy

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Jones Day

The Trump Administration's Actions Against State Climate Laws And Lawsuits

United States Energy

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Jones Day

Reporting In Limbo: California's Climate Disclosure Law On Pause

United States Environment

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Greenberg Glusker Fields Claman & Machtinger

American Youth Climate Litigants Take The International Stage As U.S. Litigation Continues

United States Government

JD

Jones Day

Banking Industry Outlook: U.S. Banking M&A Surge Arrives In Q3

United States Compliance

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Ankura Consulting Group LLC

The Empty Chair At Johannesburg: What It Says About US Power

United States International

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Steptoe LLP

Countdown To Jan. 1, 2026: Preparing For California's New AI Training Data Transparency Obligations

United States Technology

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

Early Mediation: Is Your Case A Likely Candidate?

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Health Care Mediation Strategies: How To Resolve Complex Provider, Reimbursement, And Compliance Disputes (Podcast)

United States Litigation

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JAMS

Court Allows Connecticut Attorney General's "Greenwashing" Case Against ExxonMobil To Continue

everal years ago, the Connecticut Attorney General sued ExxonMobil, alleging that the company had engaged in a decades-long "systematic campaign of deception" concerning the impact of its fossil fuel products on the earth's climate ...

United States Environment

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Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz

EU Deforestation Regulation Amendments: Deferred Timelines And Simplification Measures

The EU Deforestation Regulation ("EUDR") aims to reduce deforestation and forest degradation, and their corresponding impacts on climate change, by ensuring that in-scope commodities and products placed on the EU market (or exported) are deforestation-free, produced in accordance with the laws of the country of production, and covered by a due-diligence statement.

Worldwide Environment

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Jones Day

SCOTUS Presented With Best Opportunity To Weigh In On Climate Change Litigation

The United States Supreme Court is currently presented with what many believe is the best opportunity for the Court to provide sorely needed guidance in the vastly growing climate change docket—where energy companies are facing liability for injuries allegedly sustained due to greenhouse gas emissions

United States Energy

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Liskow & Lewis

CARB - Enforcement Advisory

On December 1, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) released an enforcement advisory, announcing that it will not enforce Senate Bill (SB) 261, which requires certain entities that do business in California and have $500 million or more in annual revenue to publish a biennial climate-related financial risk report.

United States Environment

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Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

California Climate Reporting Laws: CARB Pauses Mandatory SB 261 Reporting

United States Environment

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Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

P2N0 - Edition 38 - News And Views On The Drive Towards Net-Zero GHG Emissions

United States Environment

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Baker Botts LLP

Natural Gas — A Vital Bridge For The Middle East's Energy Future

Worldwide Energy

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Bracewell

Climate Law On Pause: Ninth Circuit Hits The Brakes On SB 261

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

Commonwealth LNG Update: LDCE Re-Issues LNG Permit With Revised Basis Of Decision

United States Environment

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Liskow & Lewis

Updated Guidance On Compliance With California's Climate Disclosure Laws

United States Environment

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Proskauer Rose LLP

California's Climate Disclosure Laws: Ninth Circuit Enjoins Enforcement Of SB 261; CARB Updates Reporting Requirements

United States Environment

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WilmerHale

Proposed Repeal Of GHG Reporting Program Sparks Debate

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Ninth Circuit Pauses California Climate Risk Reporting Law, Lets Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act Proceed

United States Environment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

California Climate Disclosure Rules In Flux After Ninth Circuit Pauses SB 261

United States Environment

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Davis Wright Tremaine

California's Climate Disclosure Laws: Ninth Circuit Enjoins Enforcement Of SB 261; CARB Updates Reporting Requirements

In a surprise move, on November 18, the Ninth Circuit enjoined the California Air Resources Board's (CARB's) enforcement of SB 261 pending further proceedings. The court's order means that the U.S. Supreme Court will not consider California's climate disclosure laws for at least several months, if at all.

United States Environment

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WilmerHale

Proposed Repeal Of GHG Reporting Program Sparks Debate

On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) proposed to narrow the Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program (GHGRP) significantly, citing Executive Orders aimed at deregulation.

United States Energy

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Bracewell

Ninth Circuit Pauses California Climate Risk Reporting Law, Lets Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act Proceed

On November 18, 2025, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled to temporarily stay implementation of California SB 261, the state's corporate climate-related financial risk reporting law, while an appeal is pending related to an industry group-led challenge to the law.

United States Environment

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Winston & Strawn LLP

California Climate Disclosure Rules In Flux After Ninth Circuit Pauses SB 261

On Tuesday, November 18, the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals issued an injunction suspending enforcement of SB 261, one of the two laws that comprise California's Climate Accountability Package, against certain plaintiffs.

United States Environment

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Davis Wright Tremaine

California's Mandatory Climate Reporting Stayed Pending Appeal

United States Litigation

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Mintz

Is Inverse Condemnation Reform On The Table In California?

We recently detailed Senate Bill 254, which overhauls California's approach to wildfires.

United States Environment

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Nossaman LLP

Nature, Innovation And The Shift In Climate Strategy (Podcast)

New York Climate Week (NYCW) gave a clear signal that the climate conversation is shifting - from high-level ambition to practical action. In this podcast episode, Sustainability Partner Ben Stansfield and Graham Reeder...

United States Environment

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Gowling WLG

COP30: An Insight Into The Amazonian Climate Conference

With the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference, "COP30" taking place in Belém, Brazil from the 10th to the 21st of November 2025...

Worldwide Energy

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Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Ninth Circuit Will Not Enjoin California Climate Disclosure Regulations Before They Enter Into Force

On October 29, 2025, the Ninth Circuit scheduled oral argument on the Chamber of Commerce's appeal of the district court decision denying the sought injunction to block California's...

United States Environment

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Mintz

California's Mandatory Climate Disclosure Regulations Challenged By New Lawsuit

United States Environment

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Mintz

European Bioeconomy Alliance Report Confirms Benefits Of Using First-Generation Biomass For Food, Fuels, And Chemicals In Europe

European Union Healthcare

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

ExxonMobil Sues California Over Climate Disclosure Laws

United States Energy

LL

Liskow & Lewis

UNEP Report Provides Roadmap To Advance Biobased Technologies

United States Environment

BC

Bergeson & Campbell

California Deadline For Climate Related Financial Risk Disclosures Approaches—The Most Expansive Corporate Climate Reporting Framework In The United States

United States Environment

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Shook, Hardy & Bacon

The Latest On California's Climate Disclosure Laws (SB 253 & SB 261) (Video)

United States Environment

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Round Up Of New York Climate Litigation In 2025

United States Environment

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Sive, Paget & Riesel

NZAM Updates Signatory Requirements And Acknowledges "What Has Always Been The Case"

United States Environment

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Ropes & Gray LLP

Court Requires DEC To Promulgate Regulations In NYS Climate Regulation Case

United States Environment

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

2026 California Climate Disclosure Reporting Deadlines: Are You Ready?

United States Environment

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Rogers Joseph O'Donnell

California's Cap-and-Trade Is Extended And Becomes 'Cap-and-Invest' In Package Of New Energy Laws

United States Energy

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Greenberg Traurig, LLP

To Speak Or Not To Speak: An Update On California's Climate Disclosure Laws

United States Environment

CO

Cozen O'Connor

Louisiana Court Vacates LNG Permit, Must Consider Climate Change And Environmental Justice

United States Environment

LL

Liskow & Lewis

Permitting Reform In Action: CEQ Updates Roadmap For Agency NEPA Compliance

United States Environment

HK

Holland & Knight

Net-Zero Framework For International Shipping Postponed For One Year: International Maritime Organization Bows To U.S. Opposition

United States Transport

BD

Beveridge & Diamond

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The Latest On California's Climate Disclosure Laws (SB 253 & SB 261) (Video)

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Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

ESG Series: Part V: Navigating The Web Of Climate And Sustainability Disclosure Requirements: California, EU, And SEC Frameworks (Video)

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Arnold & Porter

The SEC Climate Change Disclosure Rules: An Overview (Video)

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Mayer Brown

Webinar: Navigating Global Climate Change - Learnings On How Financial Institutions Can Prepare (Video)

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Baringa Partners

Planning And Funding Climate Resilient California Coastal Infrastructure (Video)

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Nossaman LLP

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