In its ongoing effort to support the rule of law worldwide, the LexisNexis Rule of Law Foundation has established the Ukraine Legal Aid Portal to aid members of the Ukrainian legal community affected by the war in Ukraine. ESTABLISHED IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE...
By: The Practical Guidance Real Estate Team This tracker provides an overview of New York climate change legislation that impacts real estate ownership and development. This document tracks legislation enacted at the state level and in New York City. This tracker...
By: Annemargaret Connolly and Thomas Goslin , WEIL GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP Introduction Climate change is arguably the most high-profile and rapidly evolving environmental issue facing the global business community today. Governments of nearly every nation...
By: K. James Sullivan, CALFEE , HALTER & GRISWOLD LLP This article addresses the topic of parametric insurance, a type of insurance that does not indemnify the pure loss, but ex ante agrees to make a payment upon the occurrence of a triggering event. IT...
By: Stephen Del Percio , AECOM National governments globally are struggling to enact legislation that will bind them to the world’s carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions reduction targets, and unfortunately in some cases even reach consensus...
By: Steve Gockley , MOYE WHITE LLP Colorado is nationally recognized as one of the leading states in the battle against climate change. As more states and localities consider climate change legislation, it can be helpful to look to Colorado as a possible bellwether...
By: John Erskine , NOSSAMAN LLP This article discusses the legal and policy framework for addressing sea level rise (SLR) in the 21st century in the United States, with an emphasis on the California Coastal Act (the Coastal Act), its administrative regulations...
By: Cameron Kinvig , PRACTICAL GUIDANCE The European Union (EU) as a block of nations is the third largest greenhouse gas emitter in the world. However, European countries have long focused on alleviating climate change and have taken the lead on efforts to reach...
By: The Practical Guidance Energy & Utilities Team On January 27, 2021, President Joseph R. Biden signed Executive Order 14008, 1 calling for the country to become net zero on carbon emissions by the year 2050. This order also called for the country’s...
By: The Practical Guidance Finance Team This article discusses the energy security and climate change initiatives included in the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 1 (IRA) and brings together a collection of related resources that include additional guidance. ...