… of critics and skeptics - spurred world leaders into action. In 1992, representatives from 178 countries met in Rio de Janierio, Brazil for a summit that led to the establishment of a … Carbon Funds as the cornerstone of its long-term business strategy, but the firm was also investing in energy-conscious real estate and privateequity to continue its goal of "creating wealth …
… 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 …
… in South Africa, was actively pursuing a strategy and associated initiatives to build climatechange resilience in South Africa. The company claimed over 22% of all insurance business in … in risk management and mitigation to benefit South Africa and the rest of the continent? Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Santam: Crop Insurance and ClimateChange … …
… 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 … investment in cleanenergy, create Connecticut jobs, promote energy security, and address climatechange. Further, changes to funding, structure, and products could all affect the …
… meet ambitious goals, looking to reduce waste in its and its suppliers' operations. In the energy area, the company was hoping to receive 50% of its energy from renewable sources by … program? Developed in partnership with CEDAN , Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City CleanEnergy Corporate Sustainability Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Walmart de México: Investing in Renewable Energy … Walmart de México: Investing in Renewable Energy When …
… Green Bank, had a big decision to make. Garcia is a member of the Governor’s Council on ClimateChange (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategy for the … 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 … 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 …
… D. Marston, Regional Director of Environmental Defense's Texas Office and head of the Texas Climate Initiative. You meet with him and learn that he needs help preparing for an unusual … that EDF should accept from KKR & TPG in order to give its blessing to the deal? CleanEnergy Environmental Defense - TXU … Environmental Defense - TXU On February 23, 2007, your …
… 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 … 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 …
… 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 … yet been developed. Second, ethanol could help Mexico meet its ambitious goals addressing climatechange. Third, biofuels could provide a new market for Mexico's struggling … School, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG CleanEnergy Circularity PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision … PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision In the …
… their exposure to carbon in their portfolio or had just framed a policy concerning carbon investing. Commonfund had been helping their clients think through these new investment … carbon emissions from the atmosphere, or they could use their investment policy to try to change public attitudes concerning carbon and climatechange, or they could frame their policy around stranded asset risk, or they could …