SEC Final Rule on Climate Change and GHG Disclosure

Adopted long awaited rules to enhance and standardize climate related disclosures, including for the first time requiring greenhouse gas emission disclosures… Continue Reading

Offsets and RECs: A Powerful Duo for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Repairing the Planet

By Stuart Kaplow on July 30, 2023 Posted in Climate Change, ESG, GHG, greenhouse gas

Offsets and RECs are two powerful and complementary approaches to combating climate change and repairing the planet.… Continue Reading

Solar Powered Advertisement is Deceptive

By Stuart Kaplow on May 28, 2017 Posted in Federal, Solar Panel

Billboard in Italian Train Station

A business installs photo voltaic panels on its roof to generate power, and advertises that it is “solar powered.” The business, however, sells the Renewable Energy Certificates (RECs) that are generated by the solar power. Even if the business is near net zero for electricity generated by the solar panels, according to guidance from the … Continue Reading

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Offsets and RECs: A Powerful Duo for Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Repairing the Planet

Solar Powered Advertisement is Deceptive