… With funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Project Sammaan brought together a … – open defecation in crowded urban settings. Initial planning and surveys began in 2011. With an official kickoff meeting in April 2012, the Sammaan team planned to begin work with city officials in two Indian cities, Bhubaneswar and Cuttack, to build 120 community …
… In the early 2000s, the Federal government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with ethanol from sugarcane. This meant that the national oil company PEMEX had to find ways … PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision In the early 2000s, the Federal government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of alternative fuels in gasoline, beginning with ethanol …
… program. Out of this collaboration, we have produced a guidebook for community and business leaders, active citizens and policymakers detailing the most effective strategies for … The Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies and Duke University, in collaboration with the CT Green Bank and SmartPower, conducted a series of rigorous controlled field trials to better understand the adoption of residential …
… Director at Commonfund. The GPSU student government had just presented the Foundation with a resolution urging them to divest of all fossil fuel companies from their portfolio. … new investment considerations and evaluate potential methods to reflect such considerations within their portfolios. As a target the divestment movement, the GPSU Foundation faced a … background was the key question of how any change to their investment strategy would jibe with their fiduciary responsibility to donors? Commonfund faced a different set of …
… to spread the cost over time. Second, while large-scale investors are increasingly familiar with residential energy-efficiency financing, they don’t use energy savings in their … a solution to these challenges. To guide other green-bank-like entities that are familiar with the deployment of debt financing to help stand up large-scale generation projects, this … energy efficiency. Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Home-Efficiency Financing with Sealed and NY Green Bank … Home-Efficiency Financing with Sealed and NY Green Bank NY …
… but welcomes stakeholders from all parts of the continent. The RTA seeks partnership with other RTT initiatives where the mission is shared and synergies can be achieved. Clean … but welcomes stakeholders from all parts of the continent. The RTA seeks partnership with other RTT initiatives where the mission is shared and synergies can be achieved. … . Prepared by: Peter Thompson, Peter Larsen, Chris Kramer, and Charles Goldman of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. Media Renewable Thermal Alliance (RTA) has recorded …
… 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 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 … nor why the private equity firms want EDF's and NRDC's blessing for the deal. After talking with Marston, you agree that your report will cover three general areas: What is the …
… while helping to shape public policy and grow his company's bottom line. Under Immelt's leadership, GE launched an environmental business initiative called "ecomagination" in 2005 … 2012; To keep the public informed about ecomagination targets, progress and results. Along with the four commitments came a massive ecomagination advertising and branding campaign … was first and foremost a business growth initiative. His candor earned him praise from leaders of powerful environmental NGOs like World Resources Institute President Jonathan …
… to satisfy the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being predominantly met with out-of-state resources from Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont, yielding little economic … of the SHREC. This bill passed with support from a range of stakeholders including the leadership of the Governor of Connecticut and, in general, bipartisan support from the … of the SHREC. This bill passed with support from a range of stakeholders including the leadership of the Governor of Connecticut and, in general, bipartisan support from the …
… wind turbines, Tanti discovered that wind energy was an even better business than textiles. Within six years of its incorporation, Suzlon had become the dominant player in the Indian … by coal-fired electrical plants had mounted and the price of fossil fuels had skyrocketed. With little more than a cell phone and the internet, Pedersen set to work building Suzlon’s … in the world, but had designs on moving into the top three. Pedersen, therefore, was faced with the challenge of finding additional markets to fuel the company’s continued growth. …