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Recent carbon offset Articles
Carbon Offsets: White House Principles for Achieving Net Zero Emissions
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-06-01T21:16:03-04:00Saturday, June 1st, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: carbon offset, Joint Statement of Policy and new Principles for Responsible Participation in Voluntary Carbon Markets, offset, voluntary carbon market|
Last Tuesday the White House unveiled its commitment to the role of carbon offsets in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Not to bury the lede, but the Biden Administration loudly endorsed the opportunities of voluntary carbon offsets in addressing climate change. Carbon offsets are widely criticized ...
SEC Final Rule on Climate Change and GHG Disclosure
By Stuart Kaplow|2024-03-23T21:52:46-04:00Saturday, March 9th, 2024|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: carbon neutral, carbon offset, climate related disclosure, GHG emission disclosures, greenhouse gas, Kaplow, limited assurance, REC, renewable energy certificate, scope 3, SEC Final Rule, Stuart Kaplow|
After this article was posted, on Friday, March 15, 2024, the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals issued an Order granting an Emergency Motion for Administrative Stay and Stay Pending Judicial Review filed by Liberty Energy and Nomad Proppant Services, in one of the nine cases challenging the ...
Net Zero, Carbon Offsets and more Now Require Disclosures
By Stuart Kaplow|2023-10-29T17:36:16-04:00Sunday, October 29th, 2023|Categories: Environmental Law|Tags: "voluntary carbon offset", AB No. 1305, carbon offset, greenhushing, greenwashing, Kaplow, net zero, Stuart Kaplow, Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures|
California has just enacted the Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act which requires the disclosure of specified information about net zero claims, carbon offsets, and more by businesses, including by an untold number of companies located beyond the Golden State’s borders. Businesses need to immediately pay ...