Country: Sudan Source: World Food Programme WFP operations are a lifeline to nearly 1 million desperate people in Gezira state and the looting of premises undermines operations at a time when nearly 18 million people are facing acute hunger.

On 22 December 2023, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) released the highly anticipated Proposed Regulations relating to the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit (hydrogen credit) under the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code),1 Section 45V (Proposed Regulations).2 We provide a high-level overview of the Proposed Regulations below.  The Proposed […]

On 22 December 2023, the US Treasury Department (Treasury) released the highly anticipated Proposed Regulations relating to the Clean Hydrogen Production Credit (hydrogen credit) under the US Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the Code),1 Section 45V (Proposed Regulations).2 We provide a high-level overview of the Proposed Regulations below.  The Proposed […]

On 15 December, 2023 the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced a request for information on proposed revisions to the Agricultural Foreign Investment Disclosure Act (AFIDA) Report. AFIDA and its regulations, initially implemented in late 1978, were created to establish a nationwide system for the collection of information pertaining to […]

If you’re looking at new ways to take on climate action in 2024, try your own accounting: A report from Project Drawdown finds that changing how you bank (and the banking you use) can have more overall impact on emissions than choosing a vegan diet. “Saving for the Planet,” released […]

INTRODUCTION On 22 December 2023, President Biden signed into law the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual defense spending bill for 2024.1 Buried hundreds of pages into the NDAA is the new Foreign Extortion Prevention Act (FEPA), a milestone law that makes it a crime for foreign officials to demand […]