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Biden Signs Far-Reaching Executive Order Setting Forth Climate Change Priorities

By Andrew J. Olmem, Vera De Brito de Gyarfas, Carl von Merz, Dale D. Smith, Rebecca R. Seidl, Philip K. Lau & Courtney E. Beloin on February 8, 2021
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On January 27, 2021, President Biden signed Executive Order 14008, Tackling the Climate Crisis at Home and Abroad (the “Order”). The Order sets forth the Biden administration’s policies to address climate change through both foreign and domestic policies and demonstrates the administration’s intent to make addressing climate change a top priority for nearly every department and agency of the federal government. The Legal Update at the link below provides an overview of the main policy priorities established by the Order and certain governmental bodies created to coordinate the development and implementation of these policies.

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Photo of Vera De Brito de Gyarfas Vera De Brito de Gyarfas

Vera de Gyarfas is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Houston office and a member of the Oil & Gas industry group. She focuses her practice on transactions involving energy projects in Latin America and Africa. Vera represents companies engaged in all kinds of…

Vera de Gyarfas is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Houston office and a member of the Oil & Gas industry group. She focuses her practice on transactions involving energy projects in Latin America and Africa. Vera represents companies engaged in all kinds of energy projects, handling negotiations of host government agreements as well as commercial agreements among companies in English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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Rebecca Seidl is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Houston office and a member of the Oil & Gas and Infrastructure Investment groups and Corporate & Securities practice. Rebecca’s primary focus is advising global energy companies, specifically those operating in the United States and…

Rebecca Seidl is a partner in Mayer Brown’s Houston office and a member of the Oil & Gas and Infrastructure Investment groups and Corporate & Securities practice. Rebecca’s primary focus is advising global energy companies, specifically those operating in the United States and Latin America.

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