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5.30.25
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, May 2025
We are pleased to share the May 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
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4.29.25
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, April 2025
We are pleased to share the April 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
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2.28.25
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, February 2025
We are pleased to share the February 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
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1.31.25
President Donald J. Trump’s Executive Orders and Actions Regarding Clean Energy and Climate Technologies (January 2025)
On January 20, 2025, President Donald Trump signed multiple executive orders that signal a distinct shift in U.S. clean energy and climate policy in favor of fossil fuels, nuclear, geothermal, and other technologies. These executive orders also set into motion attempts to expedite certain environmental reviews and permitting, as well as providing for the potential that there may be expedited construction of high voltage interstate electricity transmission infrastructure—actions that may also benefit renewables. Finally, and most immediately, these executive orders and related memoranda discussed below are currently attempting to impede federal spending and incentives with respect to clean energy, environmental, and climate programs through multiple agencies. Over just a few days, there have been a flurry of executive actions and lawsuits regarding federal spending: as of the date of this writing, all federal spending as authorized under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 (IRA) and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) is still temporarily paused pursuant to executive order.
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1.31.25
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, January 2025
We are pleased to share the January 2025 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
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12.18.24
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, December 2024
We are pleased to share the December 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
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11.27.24
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, November 2024
We are pleased to share the November 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
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10.30.24
Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update, October 2024
We are pleased to share the October 2024 issue of Wilson Sonsini's Sustainability and ESG Advisory Practice Update. Each issue combines news, key legal developments, and resources related to sustainability and environmental, social, and governance (ESG) matters relevant to public and private companies internationally.
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10.17.24
Firm Advises Clearway on Offtake Agreements for Pine Forest Solar and Storage Project
On October 2, 2024, Clearway Energy Group (Clearway) announced that it has closed financing and begun construction on the 300 MW solar and 200 MW standalone storage Pine Forest project in Hopkins County, Texas. Once complete, the Pine Forest project will generate enough electricity to power over 90,000 homes with reliable, low-cost energy. Dell Technologies contracted a significant portion of the solar project under a long-term virtual power purchase power agreement (vPPA) to support its climate goals. This project is expected to generate renewable energy to meet the majority of Dell Technologies’ U.S. footprint, bringing the company closer to one of its global sustainability ambitions of sourcing 75 percent electricity from renewable sources by 2030 and 100 percent by 2040. Separately, Universal Corporation is also contracted under a vPPA with the Pine Forest solar project. Universal’s portion of the project will offset 100 percent of the electricity it uses in the United States with renewable power, contributing to its overall emissions reduction targets. Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati advised Clearway on the negotiation of the two offtake agreements/vPPAs opposite Dell Technologies and Universal Corporation.