Climate Change
On the cutting edge of climate change issues and risks
Companies can no longer treat climate change as an afterthought. As risks and opportunities amplify, and public demand and regulations evolve, a cascade of implications spanning the spectrum of legal issues—from supply chain to corporate transactions to regulatory disclosures to public relations and beyond—have arisen. Now more than ever, organizations need a legal partner who can help them manage risks and anticipate this changing landscape.
Our Climate Change Group supports clients in matters of energy, real estate and land use, agriculture, government relations and water supply—and the many areas of law that intersect these categories. This expertise includes infrastructure planning and adaptation, emissions reduction strategies, sea level rise and storm surge impact on development, land use and water supply impacts public perception and regulatory agency coordination. By bringing together knowledge and know-how from across our firm, we’ll help you not only anticipate emerging regulations and customer demand, but also seize opportunities this economy-wide challenge presents.
Our Experience
Energy
- Renewable energy project development including solar, wind, biomethane and hydrogen
- Energy storage project development, including BESS
- Carbon capture and sequestration
- Alternative and clean fuel regulatory policy
- Project advocacy and development strategy
Development & Green Building
- USGBC/LEED, green and energy efficient building standards
- Sea level rise and coastal issues
- Project advocacy and development strategy
- Water and energy supply planning and development
Environmental Social Governance (ESG)
- SEC, regulatory disclosures, finance
- Advertising and intellectual property
- Supply chain, environmental compliance and water quality
- Stakeholder and brand management
- Government relations
- Transactions and corporate governance
- Corporate climate change policy
Natural Resource & Land Use Issues
- Water supply resiliency
- Land use transition and adaptation
- Restoration and remediation
- Water code and groundwater regulation development and strategy
- Public agency coordination and regulation related to climate resiliency projects
Facilitating Development of the Nation’s First “Carbon-Positive” Hotel
When Urban Villages decided to make Denver home to the first “carbon-positive” hotel in the nation, they knew it would be a challenge. That’s why our Real Estate and Construction teams were brought in to make this dream a reality. From negotiating the acquisition of the city-owned land; navigating entitlements, variances and transferrable development rights; securing construction financing; negotiating design and construction contracts; and advising on change of scope during construction, our team made the process as smooth as possible for Urban Villages. Set to be completed in 2024, the aspen tree-inspired design of the 13-story Populus Hotel will feature 265 guest rooms, a rooftop restaurant and bar, and retail and event space.
Harnessing Private Capital to Restore our Nation’s Forests
Blue Forest is a mission-driven, non-profit organization building diverse partnerships and harnessing financial innovation to design sustainable solutions to systemic climate resilience challenges faced by vulnerable communities. Brownstein stepped in to help Blue Forest advance the Forest Resilience Bond, which deploys private capital to finance forest restoration projects on private and public lands that reduce the risk of catastrophic wildfire and enhance landscape resilience. Our team helped bring private capital to restore our nation’s forests by providing counsel on U.S. Forest Service partnership models, state and federal environmental laws pertaining to the management of public and private forests, water law and other legal issues.
Our Team
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