While speculation is rampant regarding just far President Trump will go to roll back progress on climate change in the United States, Nicolas Sarkozy has fired what might be called a metaphorical shot across Trump’s bow.
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Let The Environmental Trade Wars Begin!
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By Sarah Casey | Baker Donelson
President-elect Donald Trump has made some big promises regarding the energy industry.
A New President And The Middle East
By Jamal Khashoggi, Jumana Ghunaimat , David Horovitz , Norman Ornstein, and Dennis Ross
How will the election’s outcome shape the direction of U.S. Middle East policy, and how do America’s friends in the region view the prospect of a new administration? Read or watch a conversation between leading Middle Eastern journalists and U.S. policy experts. On November 10, Jamal Khashoggi, Jumana Ghunaimat, David Horovitz, Norman Ornstein, and Dennis Ross… Keep reading →
Post-Election Update 2016
By Curtis Beaulieu, George Felcyn, Gene Godley, Edward Krenik, Frank Maisano, Dee Martin, Paul Nathanson, Scott Segal, Salo Zelermyer, Josh Zive | Bracewell LLP
The 2016 election results have significant implications for companies across a wide range of industry sectors.
Energy as the driver of a number of key public policy issues, and energy as a bipartisan antidote to Washington’s dysfunctions – both are seen in the results of an election-night survey of actual U.S. voters, results that should guide the next administration and the new Congress. Key points: 80 percent of American voters support… Keep reading →
Trump’s Impact On Environmental Law? Let The Speculation Begin!
By Seth Jaffe | Foley Hoag LLP - Environmental Law
What will a Trump Presidency mean for environmental law?
Phasing Out Of Fossil Fuel Subsidies: Will G20 Leaders Agree On Deadline?
By Patrick Braasch, Jörn Kassow | Latham & Watkins LLP
At the G20 Summit in Hangzhou, China, in September 2016, the G20 leaders reaffirmed their commitment to rationalise and phase-out inefficient fossil fuel subsidies that encourage wasteful consumption over the medium term.
Government Uncertainty Hinders World-Class Infrastructure
By Energy Tomorrow Blog
Our country has significant infrastructure needs. Here, the focus is on energy, but America’s roads, bridges, airports, ports and more all need attention, too. All of them – energy and otherwise – also need government approval processes that are fair and efficient so that important infrastructure projects can be built in a timely manner. Unfortunately,… Keep reading →
What Is President Trump’s Energy Policy?
By Tricia Caliguire | McCarter & English: Climate Change & Renewable Energy
We all know where the respective party “establishments” in Washington come down on climate change, clean power, and the pace at which the country should move to renewables as the primary source of energy.
Energy News Roundup: California’s Green Commitment, Trump’s UK Battle & Minnesotan Man Jailed Over Wind Turbine
By Conor O'Sullivan
Gov. Jerry Brown has committed California to use renewable energy for half its electricity and make existing buildings twice as energy-efficient in just 15 years. [ABC] Donald Trump is taking a legal campaign against windfarms to the UK’s supreme court. [The Guardian] A Minnesota green energy entrepreneur has been jailed all because of a wind turbine… Keep reading →
