Biden, in a Push to Phase Out Gas Cars, Tightens Pollution Rules
The president is restoring and strengthening tailpipe emissions regulations from the Obama era and has set a target that half of all vehicles sold in...
Presidential Executive Order 14008: The Climate Crisis Order
Presidential Executive Order 14008, “Tackling the Climate Crisis,” a long and unusually detailed Executive Order published in the Federal Registeron February 1, 2021 (see 86...
EXCLUSIVE: Biden mileage rule to exceed Obama climate goal
In a major step against climate change, President Joe Biden is proposing a return to aggressive Obama-era vehicle mileage standards over five years, according to...
Blue Ribbon Panel Presents Ground-Breaking Recommendations to President on the Climate Crisis and Global Migration
A Task Force of prominent former U.S. government and UN officials, NGO leaders, and climate experts today called for dramatic and unprecedented policy measures to...
How Companies can Align with Biden’s Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk
Climate change is an imminent U.S. financial risk. According to a study conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, continued temperature increases and failure...
Climate-Related Financial Risk: (Net) Zeroing in on Key Private Equity Considerations under the Biden Administration’s Executive Order
On May 20, 2021, President Biden signed an Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk, which outlines various initiatives to promote policies related to physical and...
Executive Order On Climate-Related Financial Risk: One Small Step For Climate, One Giant Leap For Federal Climate Policy
On May 20, 2021, President Biden signed a long-anticipated Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk (the “Executive Order”). The Executive Order establishes a policy “to...
Biden’s new executive order on climate change leaves a key question unanswered
Climate change poses a grave risk to the financial system. Catastrophic impacts like sea level rise and drought threaten critical supply chains, home mortgages, and infrastructure,...