Clean Energy Politics Recycling Regulations 
Circle of Blue
NOVEMBER 1, 2021
In the Nile River basin last week, a political power shift in Sudan could turn up the heat on a long-simmering dispute over a major dam in the region. The electric company Central Maine Power got its state and federal permits and began construction on a high-voltage transmission line called New England Clean Energy Connect.
Environmental Progress
JANUARY 20, 2022
In order to steer investment toward environmentally sustainable activities, the European Union launched the Taxonomy Regulation framework to define activities deemed sustainable. Their inclusion appears to be the result of a political compromise with Member States rather than of scientific appraisal as in the case of nuclear energy.
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Legal Planet
OCTOBER 10, 2022
AB 2101 expands carbon sequestration projects to include whole orchard recycling (onsite grinding or chipping of whole trees during orchard removal for use in topsoil). Clean Energy. As the state transitions off fossil fuels, the importance of building a reliable and robust clean energy grid continues to increase.
Clean Energy Law
FEBRUARY 6, 2024
Proposed regulations clarify FEOC restrictions and clean vehicle tax credit compliance for manufacturers aiming to produce eligible EVs. On December 4, 2023, the US Department of the Treasury and the Internal Revenue Service published proposed regulations under Section 30D of the IRC (the Proposed Regulations). [2]
Vermont Law
DECEMBER 18, 2023
Grid Safety: How Cost-of-Service Ratemaking Creates Tension Between Regulators and Utilities and Slows Grid Hardening By: Michael Murphy and Professor Genevieve Byrne The number of wildfires each year is increasing, which cost billions of dollars in damage and take hundreds of lives. But despite producing enough food to support its 1.3
A Greener Life
JUNE 28, 2023
The market heats up: ESG and green finance take off As policy and regulation improved, the green job market heated up and ESG became a hot topic within businesses. Regulators and the public read those reports carefully, and the skills and time required to write them have increased, meaning more demand for staff with green skills.
Union of Concerned Scientists
MAY 17, 2022
This requires accelerating the energy transition to clean and renewable sources in a way that is equitable. An equitable energy transition must expand access to clean energy technologies and expand decision-making to include environmental justice and communities that rely on fossil fuels while phasing out coal and gas plants.
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