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Global fossil fuel emissions rise
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- May 27 2012
On May 24, the International Energy Agency released a report finding that fossil fuel combustion’s worldwide carbon dioxide emissions reached 31.6 gigatons in 2011, up 3.2 from 2010 and a record
WTO rare earth dispute resubmitted
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- China, European Union, Global, Japan, USA
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- July 15 2012
The European Union, Japan, and the United States placed July 13 a second request on the World Trade Organization’s July 23 Dispute Settlement Body agenda asking the organization to establish a dispute panel to rule whether China’s restrictions on rare earths exports violate global trade rules
Development bank calls for rapid steps to boost Asia's renewable energy, efficiency
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- June 26 2011
At a four-day forum, titled “New Business Models and Policy Drivers: Building the Low-Carbon Future,” organized by the U.S. Agency for International Development, the World Resources Institute, and the Asian Development Bank, ADB president Haruhiko Kuroda told Asian nations there is an urgent need to move rapidly to enhance energy efficiency and increase investment in renewable energy
IEA renewable chief critical of US renewable policies
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- November 27 2011
Paolo Frankl, head of the International Energy Agency’s renewable energy division, criticized the United States’ lack of any long-term federal policy to support renewable energy
Climate financing eased
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- June 5 2011
New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) and World Bank President Robert Zoellick announced June 1 that the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group joined the World Bank in an agreement to ease procedures for cities to obtain financing for climate-related projects
U.S. rejects escape hatch
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- September 25 2011
U.S. Special Envoy for Climate Change Todd Stern said September 19 that the United States would oppose allowing China and other fast-developing countries to opt out of any future climate change treaty if they did not receive sufficient financial assistance from industrialized nations
Shale gas delays re market
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- January 22 2012
The International Association for Energy Economics released a report January 19 concluding that the development of shale gas delays the market for low-emission technologies and renewable energy by up to two decades
Carbon war room to promote biofuels
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- December 11 2011
The Carbon War Room launched an initiative December 5 to help airlines reduce greenhouse gas emissions by using high-grade biofuel
Energy and climate debate - December 11, 2011
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- December 11 2011
Energy issues continued to take center stage last week as international leaders met to discuss a global climate agreement and Congressional officials continued work on tax extenders and appropriations measures
Energy and environment update - December 4, 2011
- Mintz Levin Cohn Ferris Glovsky and Popeo PC
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- Global, USA
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- December 4 2011
Energy issues were highlighted on the domestic and international fronts last week as numerous Congressional letters flew around Capitol Hill and the 17th annual Conference of Parties opened in Durban, South Africa
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