Around the Web (10/29/2008)
A roundup of recent news and articles from around the web relevant to climate change law and litigation.
- “Dynegy Required to Disclose Climate Change Risks” (Bloomberg.com). “Dynegy Inc., owner of power plants in 11 states, must disclose significant financial risks associated with climate change stemming from its operations under an accord announced by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo.” See also Global Climate Law Blog’s post of 10/25/08: “Dynegy Inc. agrees with New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo to disclose material risks related to climate change.”
- “How Green is the High Court?” (National Law Journal, Law.com). This article discusses past and upcoming environmental cases in the Supreme Court, some with significant implications for climate change litigation. “The justices this term have taken five environmental cases for decision thus far – a significant number for a relatively small docket.”
- “Europe Forcing Airlines to Buy Emissions Permits” (New York Times). “European Union governments gave formal approval Friday to a potentially costly system of capping greenhouse gases from any airline flying into or out of the trade bloc — just as the airline industry reported new evidence of the impact of a worsening economy.”
- “Street Cred: Goldman Sachs Buys Into Carbon-Credit Developer” (Wall Street Journal “Environmental Capital” Blog). Goldman Sachs appears to be “betting that the U.S. government is going to impose a cap-and-trade system for global-warming emissions sooner rather than later . . .” Goldman has announced a partnership with Salt Lake City-based carbon-offset project developer Blue Source LLC.
- “EDF Will Sue the EPA for Failing to Regulate Landfill Methane Emissions” (WarmingLaw.com). “Late last week the Environmental Defense Fund announced its intent to sue the EPA for failing to update its emissions standards for landfill methane, a highly potent greenhouse gas.”
- “Update on the California Preemption Case: Automakers Appeal to the Ninth Circuit” (WarmingLaw.com). Automakers and car dealers filed notices of appeal in the Ninth Circuit challenging last year’s ruling by a California federal judge, which denied the industry’s claim that California’s Clean Cars program is preempted by federal law.
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