… investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of Environmental Defense's Texas Office and head of the Texas Climate Initiative. You meet with … negotiation. Marston will be flying to San Francisco for a negotiating session with the private equity firms seeking to acquire Texas electrical utility TXU, and he needs your immediate feedback. The private equity firms want two environmental groups - Environmental Defense (also known as …
… in "sparking the green bank movement." The Green Bank used financial structuring to attract private capital to clean energy projects in Connecticut. Using transaction enablers and … consider how different funding structures would impact their mission to accelerate private investment in clean energy, create Connecticut jobs, promote energy security, and … goals of demonstrating the performance of clean energy finance assets to the privatesector, supplying as much capital to the market as possible, and alleviating energy poverty …
… change. Third, biofuels could provide a new market for Mexico's struggling agricultural sector. Finally, PEMEX would soon face competition due to new energy reforms that promised to introduce privatesector competition to PEMEX, including at the retail fuel station. The ability to … PEMEX would soon face competition due to new energy reforms that promised to introduce privatesector competition to PEMEX, including at the retail fuel station. The ability to …
… Most environmentalists had hoped that the December 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen … business strategy, but the firm was also investing in energy-conscious real estate and private equity to continue its goal of "creating wealth worth having." In 2010, CCC and … business strategy, but the firm was also investing in energy-conscious real estate and private equity to continue its goal of "creating wealth worth having." In 2010, CCC and …
… the world’s leading exporter of crude palm oil. The palm oil boom, however, concerned environmentalists. Palm oil plantations had been carved out of precious rainforest and peat … by scientists that linked palm oil plantations to deforestation, Greenpeace, a global environmental NGO, began campaigning in 2005 to save the Indonesian rainforest. The group … the group’s allegations. However, in negotiations brokered by The Forest Trust, another environmental NGO, GAR sat down with Greenpeace and in often tense meetings hammered out an …
… make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) plays an important role. The EUA is a deal structure … the repayment and is senior to the mortgage, providing the incentive necessary to attract private finance. It also addresses the misalignment of incentives by creating an … the repayment and is senior to the mortgage, providing the incentive necessary to attract private finance. It also addresses the misalignment of incentives by creating an …
… alternative to other vegetable oils, production pressures have led to undeniable environmental and social impacts on both global and local scales. The most notable of those … industry is becoming an increasingly hot topic for economists, industry, governments, and environmental and social activists. As palm oil production expands, companies, NGOs, … experimenting with palm oil can learn from Indonesia’s attempts. The focus is on the environmental and social impacts of palm oil, with an emphasis on exploring existing …
… of locals not only with their own operations, but also from all of their suppliers. For environmental NGOs, the Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (as the agreement was named) represented … local and national officials to support their land claims and look away when it came to environmental regulation. In 2013, environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil …
… and the government. While consumers generally indicated that they liked the idea of an environmentally friendly automobile, they did not want to give up the performance they had … become increasingly polarized with the GCC denying the existence of global warming while environmental groups were calling for drastic cuts in the consumption of fossil fuel. With … be shifted to discussing feasible alternatives, but how could the company position its environmental efforts in an increasingly polarized atmosphere? Equity and Justice …
… the country's crop insurance. Crop insurance provided farmers with a hedge against climate, environmental, and other risks. Around 40% of grain farmers in South Africa purchased hail … variety of new models for crop insurance as well a number of ways to make the agricultural sector more resilient to the effects of climate change. Santam executives had the challenge … variety of new models for crop insurance as well a number of ways to make the agricultural sector more resilient to the effects of climate change. Santam executives had the challenge …