Of Counsel & Co-Chair, Carbon Management & Climate Mitigation
Covington & Burling
Jayni Hein serves as Of Counsel and Co-Chair of Covington & Burling’s Carbon Management and Climate Mitigation industry group. She joined Covington after serving as Senior Director for Clean Energy, Infrastructure & the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) at the White House Council on Environmental Quality (CEQ) during the Biden Administration. During her tenure at CEQ, she led work on clean energy and low carbon projects, climate disclosure, and federal permitting regulations and strategy. She advises companies and investors on climate disclosure requirements under California and federal frameworks, as well as ESG compliance and strategy in light of increased scrutiny of corporate climate and net-zero commitments. She has extensive experience advising clients on climate and environmental laws and regulations, including the Clean Air Act, NEPA, and Endangered Species Act. She also helps clients identify and secure new funding opportunities and successfully advance clean energy and other infrastructure projects, including solar, onshore and offshore wind, and carbon removal and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS) projects.
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Wednesday, May 8, 2024
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