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Your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to you, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Massachusetts Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE): A New Era on the Horizon?
Blog April 09, 2026
Nearly a decade ago, Massachusetts joined many other states in authorizing a Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (CPACE) program called PACE Massachusetts to support energy efficiency and renewable energy investments in commercial real estate…
Trump Administration Sues Four States to Block Climate Superfund Legislation and Climate Deception Litigation
Blog May 09, 2025
As we have noted previously, a number of states have enacted legislation and/or brought claims against fossil fuel producers seeking payment for damages resulting from climate change…
Trump Executive Order Targets State Climate Laws—and RGGI?
Blog April 15, 2025
On April 8, the White House issued an Executive Order aimed at “Protecting American Energy from State Overreach.”…
Climate Litigation Against the US Is Dead. How Long Will State Climate Damage Cases Survive?
Blog March 25, 2025
On Monday morning, the Supreme Court denied certiorari in Juliana v. United States. The cert…
More on Climate Superfund Laws and Litigation
Blog January 13, 2025
Last week, we posted about New York State’s enactment of the Climate Change Superfund Act. We promised to continue to monitor developments concerning climate superfund legislation and to update readers as necessary. It’s been less than a week, and here we are…
New York’s Climate Superfund Act Forces Polluters to Fund State Climate Adaptation Projects
Blog January 09, 2025
On December 26, 2024, New York Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law the “Climate Change Superfund Act," which seeks to impose retroactive fees on fossil fuel producers for their disproportionately large contributions to negative climate change impacts…
Climate Policy at 30: Glasgow Climate Pact.
Blog January 12, 2022
Each year since 1995, with the exception of 2020, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has hosted a Conference of Parties (COP), where members of the UNFCCC negotiate issues relating to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and other matters relating to climate change.  The 26th COP concluded in Glasgow on November 13 with a Climate Pact that continues the evolution of global climate policy over the past 30 years…
Climate Change Is Widespread, Rapid, and Intensifying — And Terrifying
Blog August 09, 2021
The IPCC has released its Sixth Assessment Report on the physical science basis of climate change.  I would say that it makes sobering reading, except any sane person's immediate response to AR6 would be to go out and have any number of stiff drinks.  Here are a number of the lowlights: It is unequivocal that human influence has warmed the atmosphere, ocean and land…
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Foley Hoag’s Energy & Climate Counsel blog aims to be your one-stop resource for timely analysis of legal and policy developments affecting the energy and climate sectors. We focus on the issues that matter most to our readers, from federal and state policy and judicial decisions to business trends and financing news.

Our authors, comprised of attorneys from the firm’s Energy & Climate practice, have been active in the energy and climate space for decades, counseling clients across the spectrum – from new, innovative technology companies to large utility-scale power projects. Recognizing early on the common concerns of the renewable and traditional energy fields, we established one of the first integrated practices to serve all segments of the energy and clean technology sectors. We believe this tight integration provides us with the insight to analyze the pressing issues, trends and opportunities that those in this industry have come to expect.