… of government regulations, competitors, and new market entrants. In this rapidly evolving world, they face numerous obstacles when it comes to maintaining and creating strong … natural resources. This holistic framework allows companies to evaluate the environmental impact of their products from natural resource extraction to end-of-life product disposal. Adopting this …
… Finance and ESG Equity and Justice Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … Bridging the Gap: How Philanthropy Can Unlock Impact Investing … investing holds great potential where philanthropy falls short—mobilizing the scale of financial resources needed to address the world’s pressing problems. According to the Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) total …
… 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 … and nonprofits. The GC3 recommendations would have to take into account Connecticut’s changing energy profile. Between 1996 and 2015, natural gas largely replaced the dirtier … a recommendation about Millstone, by early 2017. Equity and Justice Clean Energy The Future of Nuclear in Connecticut … The Future of Nuclear in Connecticut Bryan Garcia, the …
… literature, given the promise of internal carbon-charge programs in addressing climatechange. Carbon pricing works to shift the cost of carbon from increased healthcare costs and … related to greenhouse gas emissions. Internal carbon pricing allows companies to assess the financial implications of their carbon emissions and encourage increased energy efficiency. …
… bank’s management team needed to carefully consider how different funding structures would impact their mission to accelerate private investment in clean energy, create Connecticut jobs, promote energy security, and address climatechange. Further, changes to funding, structure, and products could all affect the "inclusive …
… energy — and related symptoms of poor renewable energy integration — call for a dramatic change to clean energy policy development. Our research team proposes a new policy framework … near high-priced markets. Support a robust, transparent inter-state market while preserving climatechange mitigation benefits. Policymakers have recognized the challenges posed by … that overlook critical characteristics of electricity markets which do not deliver desired climatechange mitigation. The VRPS bridges the gap between market function and …
… green product quality. The investigators found that consumers tend to infer that green products are worse quality than traditional (non-green) alternatives. In short, this effect … Administration class, among colleagues, and in conjunction with a case on green products. Future Activities Additional data will be collected for the resubmission of the publication, … Administration class, among colleagues, and in conjunction with a case on green products. Future Activities Additional data will be collected for the resubmission of the publication, …
… data was compiled by a joint-degree master’s student to help create a set of scenarios of future capital and variable costs associated with different electricity generating … cost assumptions used in other analyses and recent studies undertaken estimating the future costs of different technologies. Overall, these datasets and scenarios were used to … be found on Dr. Campbell’s web site. The final objective of the project was to simulate the impacts that different policy scenarios (e.g., direct subsidies, taxes, renewable portfolio …
… to grow as solar and renewables meet a larger share of U.S. energy needs. Given the climate imperative to transition to a zero-carbon energy mix, accommodating the land use … projects is a critical component of renewable energy policy development. From a land use impact perspective, solar installations are relatively benign compared to other forms of … spending and promoting pollinator-friendly solar development. Finally, we present financial structures to advance land use best practices on solar sites. Our hypothesis is …
… facilities equipped with clean energy technologies and strategically located to offer vital services to local communities before, during, and after emergencies such as natural … tax incentives. Finally, we present the key inputs and takeaways from the energy and financial model we developed using Microsoft Excel. Our energy and financial model, published with this report, is built using the Connecticut Green Bank …