Dentons - Climate Change Newsletter

Building a bulwark around the Clean Power Plan

October 26, 2015

On August 3, 2015, President Obama unveiled highly anticipated final Clean Air Act rules to address carbon dioxide emissions from new and existing power plants. Taken together, EPA’s rules represent the most aggressive action ever taken by the federal government to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. These regulations are projected to accelerate transformations that are currently occurring in the US electricity sector by spurring increased renewable energy generation and use of energy efficiency technologies. They will also allow the US to take a leading role at international climate negotiations in Paris in December 2015.

EU Emissions Trading System

October 26, 2015

On September 9, 2015, the Act of 12 June 2015 on Greenhouse Gas Emission’s Allowances Trading System entered into force in Poland. This new Greenhouse Gas Emission’s Allowances Trading System Act will replace the previously binding Act of 28 April 2011 on Greenhouse Gas Emission’s Allowances Trading System. The introduction of a new law is related to the necessity to transpose the EU legislation, changing the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) with respect to its third phase (2013-2020).

Landmark climate change ruling as court orders Dutch government to address global temperature increase

October 26, 2015

In June 2015, the Hague District Court ordered the Dutch state to take more action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in the Netherlands. The case is currently under appeal, but is significant because it is the first time a court has ordered a government to strengthen its climate change policy in this way.

PJM Market Summit

October 26, 2015

Dentons was a sponsor of the PJM Market Summit 2015, which was held in Philadelphia on September 15-17, 2015. Dentons planned and moderated panels on the Clean Power Plan, demand response and cold weather reliability.