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Co-presented by McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) and the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA)

On June 26, 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly approved game-changing climate change legislation, the American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACESA), also called Waxman-Markey (HR 2454) -- the first major environmental legislation to be approved by either the House or the Senate in almost twenty years.  The bill would require a 3% cut in CO₂ emissions from 2005 levels by 2012, 17% by 2020, 42% by 2030, and 83% by 2050.  This would transform the US economy and in particular the energy sector, and create a multi-billion dollar new market in valuable rights to emit greenhouse gases.

McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP, the Association of Climate Change Officers (ACCO) and the Bureau of National Affairs (BNA) invite you to a webcast that will help identify the key issues you will need to address as the debate moves to the Senate.  The program will:

• Cover the bill’s major provisions and political future;

• Discuss the multi-billion dollar emissions allowances market it creates;

• Provide insight on the industrial sectors that are likely to receive a significant amount of the allowances and incentives;

• Analyze how the new renewable electricity standard and efficiency requirements will impact the energy sector;

• Discuss the projected roles of EPA, states, regional pacts and other federal oversight agencies; and

• Identify important next steps for the Senate and for stakeholders like American industry. 

To register for this complimentary webcast, please click here.