29 Mar, 2022 FERC Chairman Glick's Job at Risk After Advancing Efforts to Combat Climate Change By Jacob H. Hupart The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ("FERC"), which regulates the transmission and wholesale sale of electricity and natural gas,...
22 Mar, 2022 Making an Impact with Impact/ESG Investing By Daniel B. Guggenheim It is great to see that a social impact/ESG fund can come together quickly, and attract enough interest to be oversubscribed! Hopefully,...
22 Mar, 2022 SEC Issues Proposed Regulation on Mandatory Climate Disclosures By Jacob H. Hupart On March 21, 2022, the SEC finally issued a proposed rule on mandatory climate disclosures. This proposed rule has been expected for...
17 Mar, 2022 Raskin Nomination for Federal Reserve Torpedoed by Conservative Objections to Potential Climate Regulations By Jacob H. Hupart Yesterday, Sarah Bloom Raskin, who had previously served as a Federal Reserve governor and deputy Treasury secretary during the Obama...
17 Mar, 2022 Shareholder Lawsuit Filed Against Shell Board of Directors in the UK Concerning Failure to Prepare for Climate Change By Jacob H. Hupart ClientEarth, an environmental law organization, has filed a shareholder derivative lawsuit in the United Kingdom against Shell's board of...
11 Mar, 2022 SEC to Propose Rules Concerning Mandatory Climate Change Disclosures on March 21 By Jacob H. Hupart According to media reports, the SEC has announced that it will "propose rules mandating disclosure from publicly traded companies about...