What’s New

The LPDD team is thrilled to announce the publication of a new model law, a federal Arctic Shipping Tax Act. The model law was drafted by Nick Ognibene, Esq., and Cara Eisenstein, Legal Assistant, with oversight by Ken Rivlin, Esq., all from the firm Allen & Overy. Peer reviewing was contributed by Aoife O’Leary, Director, … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of a new model local Resolution and accompanying Memorandum promoting a circular economy. The preparation of this Memorandum and Resolution was led by Sara Zimmerman of the Climate Equity Policy Center, www.climateequitycenter.org, an initiative focused on supporting the adoption and implementation of climate policies that advance … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of a new model law, a state statute providing rebates for hydrogen fuel cell vehicles and hydrogen refueling stations. The model law was drafted by James Goldberg. It is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: Emission-free hydrogen fuel cell … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of another new model law, a piece of model state legislation requiring the study of renewable gas potential for production or import. This proposal was drafted by Julia Kindlon of Arnold and Porter and was peer reviewed by Romany Webb of the Sabin Center. It is … Read More

New Model Laws from the LPDD Team Since the last newsletter update, the LPDD team has published three new model laws. They are listed below. Model Transportation Electrification Statute: This model statute requires state Public Utility Commissions (PUCs) and regulated utilities to work together in the development and approval of transportation electrification plans. Per the legislation, PUCs … Read More

We are excited to announce the release of a new LPDD model law, requiring state Public Utility Commissions and regulated utilities to work together in the development and approval of transportation electrification plans. The new model law is available here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the new model law: This model state law that … Read More

In September 2020, we were proud to announce the release of a new model law, Model Amendments to the Act to Prevent Pollution from Ships, which would address monitoring, verification, and reporting requirements to track GHG emissions from ships. Just law week, the Ocean-Based Climate Solutions Act was introduced in Congress. This comprehensive legislation, among … Read More

We’re proud to announce the publication of a new LPDD model law addressing the leasing of federal lands for fossil fuel extraction. This new Model Federal Fossil Fuels Leasing Reform Act was drafted by the Environmental Law Institute, and peer review was provided by Craig Gannett of Davis Wright Tremaine. It is available to view … Read More

We’re proud to announce the publication of a new LPDD model law addressing the installation of curbside EV chargers and reserved parking in residential areas. In addition to other contributors who wish to remain anonymous, James Goldberg provided drafting on this model law, and Kim Faith provided peer review. It is available to view here. … Read More

New Carbon Removal Law Database The LPDD team is proud to announce the launch of CDRLaw.org, an annotated bibliography of legal materials pertaining to carbon dioxide removal, and to utilization and storage of carbon dioxide. The site was created by the Sabin Center for Climate Change Law at Columbia Law School, in cooperation with the Carbon Management Research … Read More