What’s New

The LPDD team is very proud to announce the publication of two new model laws relating to reduction of carbon in Arctic shipping, as recommended in Chapter 17 of the LPDD text. The first of the current bills is the Reduction of Black Carbon Emissions from Arctic Shipping Act and the second is the Reduction … Read More

Join us this Wednesday, April 14, from 12:00 to 1:00 EST for a webinar with the Law Firm Sustainability Network. Registration is open here. Our team will be discussing how lawyers are working to prepare model laws to implement the recommendations in the text, Legal Pathways to Deep Decarbonization in the United States. Join us to explore … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of a new model law providing state income tax credits for EV charging stations. The model law was peer reviewed by Tracey Roberts of Samford University. It is available to be viewed here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: Currently, the federal government … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of a new model law, a piece of state legislation providing rebates for the installation of electric vehicle chargers. Peer reviewing on this piece of legislation was contributed by Peter Fox-Penner, Ph.D, the Founder and Director of the Boston University Institute for Sustainable Energy. The model … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of another new piece of model legislation, a model carbon-neutral bioenergy acquisition law. This outstanding contribution to the LPDD implementation project was drafted by Professor Jamison Colburn and his student, Lisa Cumming, at Penn State Law School. Peer reviewing was contributed by Professor Nadia Ahmad of Barry … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of a new model law, a piece of state legislation providing income tax incentives for the purchase of a new Alternative Fuel Vehicle (AFV). The model law is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: This proposed state income tax … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the release of a new model law, a piece of state legislation providing state income tax credits for the purchase of used Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs). The model law is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: This model state income tax … Read More

Turning LPDD Resources into Law LPDD.org is the home for thousands of legal resources on how to advance different decarbonization strategies. We recognize that the most important resource, though, is often a conversation with the right person. Our dedicated outreach team is working to put our resources in front of legislators, regulators, their staffs, lobbyists, and … Read More

The LPDD team is proud to announce the publication of a new model law, a piece of model federal legislation offering tax credits for purchasing used Alternative Fuel Vehicles (AFVs). The legislation is available to view here. Excerpted from the introductory memorandum to the model law: Some studies suggest that AFVs depreciate faster than internal … Read More

On the Recent Georgia Run-Off Election   The LPDD team is encouraged by the results of the recent Georgia runoff elections, and what they mean for the prospects of climate legislation nationally, as well as for cabinet and judicial appointments under the Biden Administration. We also acknowledge that strong federal support for climate action often … Read More