… Island Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the … a Renewable Portfolio Standard and a Systems Benefit Charge, which it leverages to support clean-energy activities. The Rhode Island Public Energy Partnership (RIPEP) was temporarily …
… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy … bank movement." The Green Bank used financial structuring to attract private capital to cleanenergy projects in Connecticut. Using transaction enablers and risk mitigants like loan …
… of greenhouse gases that these buildings emit and reduce their operating costs. While these energy-efficiency upgrades are often cash-flow-positive with the right loans, they have … (EUA) plays an important role. The EUA is a deal structure modeled on property-assessed cleanenergy (PACE) in the United States. It allows loans for building upgrades to be paid … for energy-efficiency upgrades and the subsequent cost savings. Sustainable Finance and ESG CleanEnergy Australia CleanEnergy Finance Corporation Environmental Upgrade Agreements … …
… had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively tackling its waste, water, and energy systems. The convention center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to … MBS had become a leader in the Meetings, Incentives, Conferences and Exhibitions (MICE) industry in Southeast Asia. In 2013, MBS had started offering a customizable "Green Meeting" package. From five green events in 2013, the program had grown to 142 in 2017, grossing over S$30 million in revenue. The MICE team had set a goal of 500 green …
… that strategy – nuclear power plants. There were strong proponents and opponents of nuclear energy on the GC3 and Garcia was weighing each side’s arguments before announcing his own … the GC3 to unveil its strategy, including a recommendation about Millstone, by early 2017. Equity and Justice CleanEnergy The Future of Nuclear in Connecticut … The Future of Nuclear in Connecticut …
… Before the federal government discontinued the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond (QECB) program in 2017 as part of its tax reform package, states like Virginia leveraged this program to … and adaptability to different states, locations, and projects. Sustainable Finance and ESG CleanEnergy VirginiaSAVES … VirginiaSAVES Before the federal government discontinued the …
… the Residential Solar Investment Program (RSIP) by creating the Solar Home Renewable Energy Credit (SHREC). The SHREC provides a stable funding structure for an expanded RSIP. … from the Connecticut General Assembly. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG CleanEnergy Connecticut’s Residential Solar Program … Connecticut’s Residential Solar … Business and the Environment Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG CleanEnergy Download file. … As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact …
… into Mexico's gasoline supply. As Mexican policy makers looked at the country's energy supply, they expected that substituting bioethanol for some portion of gasoline fuel … School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG CleanEnergy Circularity PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision … PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision In the … de Monterrey, Monterrey Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG CleanEnergy Circularity Access the Complete Case … In the early 2000s, the Federal …
… environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil industry. The supply chain for CPO suggested an hourglass. Millions of growers (if one … their own operations but also that of their suppliers, perhaps the problems in the palm oil industry could be resolved. So when Indonesian Palm Oil Pledge (IPOP) brought together the … For Greenpeace and other NGOs, the opposition to IPOP raised questions of how to bring the industry to adopt NDPE standard. Who should they target with their public campaigns? If they …
… from it has become a multibillion-dollar ($44 billion in 2013 according to Bloomberg ) industry that supplies 39% of the world’s vegetable oil. This growth has occurred largely in … components of the palm oil market and its impacts, it is no surprise that the future of the industry is becoming an increasingly hot topic for economists, industry, governments, and environmental and social activists. As palm oil production …