Regulation

Historic U.S.-China Agreement to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions

By Peter Fontaine | Cozen O'Connor

Report Blames Human Activity For Global Warming

In a surprise announcement last evening from Beijing, President Obama and Chinese President Xi Jinping committed to ambitious cuts in carbon emissions over the next 15 years with the hope of preventing catastrophic global warming. The joint announcement calls for the United States, by 2025, to reduce carbon emissions by 26-28 percent below 2005 levels and for China to reduce net carbon emissions starting in 2030 or earlier and to increase the overall share of non-fossil fuels in primary energy consumption to around 20 percent by 2030. The announcement lays the groundwork for a global agreement to reduce carbon emissions at the United Nations Climate Conference in Paris in December 2015.

 /  Published November 14, 2014 at 4:00 PM

Energy Department Authorizes Freeport LNG Exports

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The US Department of Energy today granted Freeport LNG two final authorizations to export natural gas to non-Free Trade Agreement countries. The ruling authorizes Freeport to export up to 1.8 billion cubic feet of LNG per day for 20 years. The DOE earlier this year changed its LNG permit approval process from a blanket first… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 14, 2014 at 3:36 PM

Falling LNG Imports, America’s LNG Exports Opportunity

By Energy Tomorrow Blog

Demonstrations Over Construction Of Gas Pipeline

A good deal of the buzz generated by America’s ongoing energy revolution has centered on the way surging domestic production is changing the crude oil imports picture. No question, it’s a pretty one, with net imports as a share of consumption falling to levels not seen in nearly three decades. That’s great news for job creation,… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 14, 2014 at 2:00 PM

US-China Climate Pact a “Game Changer” for Clean Energy

By Environmental Defense Fund Energy Exchange Blog

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For the first time, the world’s two largest greenhouse gas emitters have pledged to reduce carbon pollution. This is a game changer, writes Fred Krupp, president of Environmental Defense Fund, in a Wall Street Journal op-ed piece. The agreement between the United States and China will be a giant boost for clean-energy markets. Having the world’s two largest… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 14, 2014 at 11:00 AM

Governing in 2015 and Beyond, Energy Issues and Tax Reform Could Find Bipartisan Support

By LEVICK

Congress Reconvenes After Midterm Elections

In this LEVICK Daily video interview, LEVICK’s Lanny Davis and Jessica Lenard examine how the 2014 midterm elections will impact public policy moving forward. While there is no clear consensus on precisely what to expect on Capitol Hill, in state legislatures, and in local jurisdictions across the country, there are pressing issues that will no doubt warrant elected officials’ attention.… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 13, 2014 at 2:00 PM

Long Road to Paris 2015; Longer-term National Climate Strategies

By Roman Kilisek

Bicycle Taxi In Paris

 What is the Status of National Processes to Define post-2020 Emission Reduction Targets? Last week, the UN Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released the so-called ‘Climate Change 2014 Synthesis Report’ of its fifth scientific climate assessment since 1990 thereby updating its 2007 climate assessment (Breaking Energy IPCC coverage here). You guessed right – according… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 13, 2014 at 12:00 PM

US Wind Energy Industry Touts Global Leadership in New Tax Credit Push

By Pete Danko

New Climate Report Names Current Decade As Warmest On Record

The leading U.S. wind energy industry group has to be creative when it comes to ringing alarm bells for a renewal of the Production Tax Credit. After all, it’s something they do every couple of years. Now, with the PTC already a year out of date and a presumably less renewables-friendly Congress waiting in the… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 12, 2014 at 12:00 PM

Policies and Politics Will Test U.S.-Israel Ties

By David Makovsky

President Obama Delivers State Of The Union Address At U.S. Capitol

As the Iran deadline approaches, violence flares up in Jerusalem, and respective election cycles ebb and flow, U.S. and Israeli officials will need to work harder than ever to manage bilateral tensions. In the coming weeks, a number of foreign and domestic developments will affect U.S. and Israeli policy, with each potentially testing the already… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 12, 2014 at 10:00 AM

Honoring Our Veterans Today and Year-Round

By U.S. Department of Energy

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Each year on November 11, our nation takes a day to honor our veterans. In truth, this is a responsibility we must act upon every day. On this day, we focus our minds and hearts on those who have served in uniform. Last week I visited Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, where I met… Keep reading →

 /  Published November 11, 2014 at 5:00 PM

Numerous Parties Line Up in Support of Petition in Delta Smelt Case

By Paul Weiland | Nossaman LLP

Aerials of U.S.-Canada Border Along The Niagara River

As we reported here, on October 6, 2014, a number of public water agencies and other entities that represent agricultural and municipal water users in California filed a petition for writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court. The petition was filed after a divided panel of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit issued a decision affirming a biological opinion issued by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service with respect to continuing operations of the federal Central Valley Project and State Water Project. The panel held that the biological opinion and accompanying reasonable and prudent alternative do not violate the Administrative Procedure Act and Endangered Species Act. The deadline to file amicus briefs in support of the petition was November 6, 2014.

 /  Published November 11, 2014 at 4:00 PM
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