Topic
Emissions
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Environment, Land & Resources
European Commission Proposes Targeted Delays to EU Methane Regulation Requirements
The proposal postpones certain importer obligations and methane intensity provisions, citing rising costs and strained energy supply. By Alexander Buckeridge-Hocking, Michael D. Green, John-Patrick Sweny, James Bee, Toon Dictus, and…
E2 Law Blog
California SB 253: CARB Sets Nov. 10, 2026, Deadline for Scope 1 and Scope 2 Emissions Reports
By Myles Culhane, Thomas R. Brill, Barbara A. Jones, Alice Kessler, Madeline Orlando
The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has set Nov. 10, 2026, as the first-year deadline for Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions reports under California’s Climate Corporate Data…
Faeger Drinker on Products
Ethylene Oxide Regulations In Transition: What You Need To Know
By Whitney A. Thompson, David P. Koller
At a Glance In 2024, EPA finalized significant tightening of EtO emissions standards for commercial sterilizers, including new fugitive emissions controls, continuous monitoring requirements, and more stringent point-source standards. The…
Verfassungsblog
A New Frontier for Project-Based Climate Litigation
By Chris Hilson
On 7 October 2026, the High Court of Australia held, by three judges to two, that a New South Wales (NSW) planning authority must consider conditions to limit a coal…
Safe Passage
IMO Net-Zero Framework: MEPC 84 Advances Negotiations Amid Political Headwinds
Jeanne M. Grasso and Holli B. Packer ● The International Maritime Organization’s (“IMO”) Marine Environmental Protection Committee (“MEPC”) held its 84th session (“MEPC 84”) in London from April 27 to May…
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | WOTUS, Packaging Producer Responsibility, New York Climate Superfund Law, and Protecting Domestic Mining Act
By Jon Schaefer
Week of August 31, 2026 Labor Day may mark the unofficial end of summer, but environmental and energy regulators, courts, and policymakers show no signs of slowing down. Last week’s…
Securities Law Exchange
California Compliance: CARB Releases First-Year GHG Reporting Guidance and Voluntary Submission Platform
Key Takeaways CARB has launched a voluntary 2026 Report Intake Platform and published new SB 253 reporting guidance to help in-scope companies prepare for California's first corporate greenhouse gas emissions disclosure deadline this November. U.S. companies “doing…
Transportation, Automotive and Logitistics
Dieselgate England – A Pyrrhic Victory for Some in Emissions Litigation
By Alexander M. Geisler and Oliver Kent The “Pan-NOx” litigation, as it became known, was England’s version of “Dieselgate.” In 2023, a total of 13 group litigation orders against most of the…
Environmental Law +
What We Are Reading: Environmental + Energy Series | EPA’s Regulatory Agenda, PFOA and PFOS, Emissions and Air Permitting
By Jon Schaefer
This post kicks off a new series that we hope to put out every Monday. The goal is to highlight a few notable environmental and energy stories from the past…
Global Regulation Tomorrow
MiFID II Article 90(5) report: Commission assesses commodity derivatives regime
By Simon Lovegrove (UK), Floortje Nagelkerke (NL)
On 26 May 2026, there was published a report from the European Commission (Commission) to the European Parliament and the Council on the Commission’s assessment of the markets for commodity…