… the country have been building the policy architecture for ambitious national climate action. Part II of "Searching for a New Deal on Climate" explores how the federal government … the states’ lead on setting economy-wide greenhouse gas targets, establishing renewable energy requirements for electric utility portfolios, and building out new renewable energy generation. 2884 Part II: Setting Climate Targets and Creating Tools to Achieve Them …
… than the blue and red states that are currently leading on climate to see the strategies in action that would achieve the swift and far-reaching emissions reductions we require. 2884 CleanEnergy Sustainable Finance and ESG Part I: Searching for a New Deal on Climate? Look to the …
… Environmental credit trading programs have gained traction for pollutants like carbon emissions, at least in concept. Is water quality trading … Quality Trading Markets … Chris Lewis … Environmental credit trading programs have gained traction for pollutants like carbon emissions, at least in concept. Is water quality trading …
… Maine’s renewable energy landscape is poised for big changes. Legislation passed into law in June establishes … an ambitious renewable portfolio standard. In this interview, Dylan Voorhees, climate and cleanenergy director of the Natural Resources Council of Maine, explains what the new laws … and what brought about the shift in policy. 2880 Maine Prepares for Policy Shift Toward CleanEnergy … Chris Lewis … Maine’s renewable energy landscape is poised for big changes. …
… Texas offers an instructive case study for the growth of renewable energy. Most of the state’s electricity is delivered through the deregulated Electric … Market … Chris Lewis … Texas offers an instructive case study for the growth of renewable energy. Most of the state’s electricity is delivered through the deregulated Electric …
… Regulatory changes to the Securities Act in 2016 enabled crowdinvesting, an idea that can usher in a new era of inclusive project finance, ripe to transform the cleanenergy industry. We need to envision a democratized cleanenergy future, with renewable …
… on this model by also aiming to quantify the pollution reductions from these restoration activities, then packaging and selling the reductions to municipalities in the watershed … seeking to cost-effectively comply with water quality standards enforced under the Clean Water Act. 2738 Revolving Water Fund Pilots PFS Approach for Water Quality … seeking to cost-effectively comply with water quality standards enforced under the Clean Water Act. … Revolving Water Fund Pilots PFS Approach for Water Quality Improvements …
… In July, the state of Ohio passed its HB 6 energy bill, which authorizes $300 million in annual surcharges on utility ratepayers, … fund four struggling coal and nuclear power plants. The bill also scales back the state’s cleanenergy targets. Now that HB 6 has been signed into law, what changes will it bring for … fund four struggling coal and nuclear power plants. The bill also scales back the state’s cleanenergy targets. Now that HB 6 has been signed into law, what changes will it bring for …
… “Smart” contracts leverage blockchain technology to streamline and automate many of the most technical … financial and logistical steps in smaller-scale solar development. Furthermore, smart contracts integrate peer-to-peer financial mechanisms, tapping into new capital pools for small and distributed renewable systems. 2876 Leveraging Smart Contracts for Peer-to-Peer Solar Financing in Puerto Rico … Jesse Laniak … “Smart” contracts …
… ecological footprint, new strategies are emerging to increase adoption of sustainability practices among farmers. Several companies have begun using long-term contracts — purchase agreements guaranteeing offtake beyond an annual time horizon — to stabilize … ecological footprint, new strategies are emerging to increase adoption of sustainability practices among farmers. Several companies have begun using long-term contracts — purchase …