Below please find information on emerging trends and hot topics on Policy & Regulation provided by subject matter experts from our membership.

• SEC Adopts Final Climate-Related Disclosure Rules - Latham & Watkins, March 6, 2024
• Final Direct Pay Regulations Released - Vinson & Elkins, March 6, 2024
• EPA Releases Tracking Tool for Geologic Sequestration Permit Applications - Baker Botts, October 2023
• New Structures for Selling Tax Credits Can Fund Clean Energy - Kirkland & Ellis, October 2023
• Clean Energy Tax Credit Transferability Guidance Issued, Akin, June 2023
• Proposed Regulations Issued Regarding Direct Pay and Transfers of Clean Energy Tax Credits, Baker Botts, June 2023
• Treasury Department and IRS Release Long-Awaited Guidance on Credit Transfers, Bracewell, June 2023
• Guidance Clears the Way for Direct Pay – Treasury Releases Preliminary “Elective Payment” Regulations, Vinson & Elkins, June 2023
• Seeking Clarity, the U.S. Supreme Court Narrows Clean Water Act Jurisdiction over Wetlands in Sackett v. EPA, Kirkland & Ellis, June 2023
• Inflation Reduction Act: New Guidance on Tax Credit Transfers, Shearman & Sterling, June 2023
• EPA Nod for La. Program Bodes Well for Carbon Storage, Sidley, June 2023

Below please find information on emerging trends and hot topics on ESG & Sustainability provided by subject matter experts from our membership.

• The Road to Improved ESG Reporting - Bracewell, February 19, 2024
• California Enacts Novel Disclosure Requirements for the Voluntary Carbon Market and Green Claims - Sidley, October 2023
• Locke Lord QuickStudy: Texas Legislature to ESG: Don’t Mess ‎With Texas, Locke Lord, June 2023
• U.S. federal tax policy and decarbonization
• The green, electric future of oil and gas
• Rev. Rul. 2021-13: Credit for carbon oxide sequestration under section 45Q
• The Power of Nature – Taxation of Wind Power 2020
• Managing ESG Risk during the Energy Downturn
• Why ESG Considerations Matter for Energy Executives
• State Street Letter to Boards Reflects Evolving Investor Expectations for Board and Workforce Diversity Data
• Emerging Trends Related to ESG Disclosures Highlighted in U.S. Government Accountability Office Report
• Vinson & Elkins Climate Change Blog
• Vinson & Elkins Environmental Blog
• New York Strikes a Green New Deal — With Whom?
• Vinson & Elkins - Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG)

Below please find information on emerging trends and hot topics on Oil & Gas Infrastructure & Markets provided by subject matter experts from our membership.

• Texas on Deck for Class ‎VI Well Permitting Primacy - Locke Lord, February 27, 2024
• EPA Grants Louisiana Class VI Primacy - Latham & Watkins, February 5, 2024
• Patent Claims Directed to Oil-and-Gas Drilling Systems Upheld as Patent Eligible - Akin, January 9, 2024
• Trends in Oil & Gas: 2023 and the Year Ahead, Akin, December 2023
• Midstream Sees Strong Free Cash Flow Generation in 2023, VettaFi, September 2023
• Midstream/MLPs vs. Utilities: Key Investment Differences, VettaFi, August 2023
• Propane Helps Fuel Midstream/MLP Growth, VettaFi, July 2023
• U.S. LNG Export Capacity Continues to Grow, Benefitting Midstream, VettaFi, July 2023
• VettaFi’s Stacy Morris provides an update on Energy and Infrastructure in 2023, VettaFi, July 2023
• Energy Half-Time 2023 Report: MLPs’ Defense Is Winning, VettaFi, July 2023

Below please find information on emerging trends and hot topics on Renewable Infrastructure & Markets provided by subject matter experts from our membership.

• Limitations on Credit Availability for Green Hydrogen Projects and Paths Forward - Akin, January 2024
• The Nascent Hydrogen Economy is One Step Closer to Liftoff; DOE selects hydrogen hubs - Hunton Andrews Kurth, October 2023
• Shearman & Sterling’s Christopher Ryan and Jesse Sherrett Discuss Energy Transition Costs and Delays - Sherman & Sterling, October 2023
• Midstream’s Growing Role in Clean Hydrogen, VettaFi, June 2023
• IRS Relaxes Tax Credit Qualification Rules for Renewable Energy Projects Located Offshore or on Federal Land, Kirkland & Ellis, January 2021
• Going Green: Oil and Gas Dip Its Toes into Renewables
• The Coming of Age for Renewables: A Conversation with Jeffrey Eckel (Chairman, President & CEO - Hannon Armstrong) and Richard Gruber (Chief Commercial Officer, Merit SI) moderated by Michael Cerasoli (Portfolio Manager – Eagle Global Advisors, LLC).
• Eagle Global Advisors Renewables Infrastructure Quarterly Commentary Q1 2020
• Vinson & Elkins Climate Change Blog
• Vinson & Elkins Environmental Blog
• New York Strikes a Green New Deal — With Whom?
• The Rise of the Renewable Energy Fund
• Transition Bonds Guidelines May Expand Sustainable Finance
• AXA’s New Bond Proposal May Expand Sustainable Finance