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Net Zero Pledge Standards for Business released at COP27
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-11-26T22:11:40-05:00Saturday, November 26th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: COP27, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, net zero, Stuart Kaplow|
Much has been written in the media about the just concluded UN Climate Conference (COP27) in Sharm el-Sheikh, most of it focusing on the agreement to agree on reparations or more correctly stated, on providing “loss and damage” funding in the future for vulnerable countries ...
Low Embodied Carbon Concrete is Here
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-11-20T18:04:07-05:00Sunday, November 20th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: embodied carbon, ESG, ESG law, GHG, Kaplow, low carbon concrete, low embodied carbon concrete, portland limestone cement, Stuart Kaplow, type 1L|
The golden opportunity in ESG may be in concrete. Embodied carbon refers to the greenhouse gas emissions associated with materials’ manufacturing, transportation, installation, maintenance, and disposal. In a building, there is “upfront” embodied carbon in construction and then operational carbon largely from energy consumption. Embodied ...
Green Hushing versus Confidentiality
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-11-12T21:35:08-05:00Saturday, November 12th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: environmental law, ESG, green hushing, greenhushing, greenwashing, Kaplow, South Pole, Stuart Kaplow|
There is a new answer to the philosophical question, “If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear, does it make a sound?” The answer has depended upon your definition of sound. If you define sound as our perceptions of ...
Scope 4 GHG Emissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-11-05T21:34:30-04:00Saturday, November 5th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, GHG, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, scope 4 GHG, Stuart Kaplow|
Scope 4 greenhouse gas emissions are not new. They date to 2013 when the Greenhouse Gas Protocol identified “avoided emissions” as emission reductions that occur outside of a product’s lifecycle or value chain, but as a result of the use of that product. It was actually ...
The “Social Cost of Carbon” is Back
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-13T17:39:38-04:00Sunday, October 30th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: carbon dioxide, ESG, esg legal solutions, GHG, Kaplow, social cost of carbon, Stuart Kaplow|
After this article was posted, on September 21, 2023 the Biden Administration approved the recommendation of the Interagency Working Group on the Social Cost of Greenhouse Gases, directing federal government agencies to consider the social cost of greenhouse gases in federal procurement. On November 11, ...
Net Zero Risks as a Source of Opportunity
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-10-22T18:59:27-04:00Saturday, October 22nd, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, greenwashing, Kaplow, LEED Zero, net zero, SB 528, Stuart Kaplow|
Calculating net zero is ill defined, unregulated and complex. Businesses making a net zero pledge like, “we will be net zero by 2030” risk a charge that they are greenwashing and misleading consumers. It is one thing when government leaders make an ESG claim: In ...
The ESG Benefit of Giving Employees Paid Time Off to Work at the Polls
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-10-16T16:10:38-04:00Saturday, October 15th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, esg legal solutions, Kaplow, social factor in ESG, Stuart Kaplow, work at the polls|
With the U.S. midterm elections just weeks away, increasing numbers of employees are being encouraged to serve civil society helping repair the world. There are a myriad of possible elements in the “S” (Social) component of ESG, but what they have in common is they ...
Selling the Sun: Sale of a House with Solar Panels is Fraught with Peril
By Stuart Kaplow|2022-10-09T19:37:04-04:00Sunday, October 9th, 2022|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: ESG, esg legal solutions, Kaplow, sale of a house with solar, solar panel, Stuart Kaplow|
There are more than 3 Million houses in the U.S. with solar panels installed on the roof. The Inflation Protection Act of 2022 extended the 30% federal tax credit for residential solar panels through 2034 which is predicted to more than triple that number of ...