… On July 12, 2017, the Harvard Kennedy School of Government bestowed the prestigious Ash award in policy innovation, the "Nobel of policy," upon the Connecticut Green Bank for its role in "sparking the green bank movement." The Green Bank used financial structuring to attract private capital …
… Bryan Garcia, the President and CEO of the Connecticut Green Bank, had a big decision to make. Garcia is a member … GC3 on Earth Day 2015 to examine the effectiveness of existing policies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and identify new strategies. Connecticut’s government had already …
… NY Green Bank (NYGB), New York State’s $1-billion clean-energy fund, and a young new efficiency company named Sealed signed … Sealed entered the loan agreement to find a solution to these challenges. To guide other green-bank-like entities that are familiar with the deployment of debt financing to help …
… Like many countries, Australia has a large existing building stock that is responsible for a substantial percentage of itsgreenhouse-gas emissions. Given that it will take decades for these buildings to be … Financial institutions are reluctant to lend when any claim that they might make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental …
… In the early 2000s, the CEO of General Electric (GE), Jeff Immelt, recognized this emerging pattern in public … from ecomagination products to $20 billion by 2010; To reduce the volume and intensity of greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) from GE's operations and improve energy efficiency its … Jonathan Lash, who announced hissupport of the initiative at an ecomagination launch event in Washington D.C. Other environmental groups - particularly those that had fought GE …
… In the early 2000s, the Federal government of Mexico enacted a series of laws promoting the use of … the fuel, up to 5.6% by volume. PEMEX had to adhere to two basic constraints in setting the price: by law, PEMEX could not subsidize the purchase price of ethanol, and there could be no increase in the price of gasoline at the pump. No …
… Suzlon, an India-based wind energy company, had made quite a splash in its first … energy business. The demand for electricity was booming, while environmental concerns over greenhouse gases emitted 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, …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it hassupported the design and … Residential Solar Program … Connecticut’s Residential Solar Program As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it hassupported the …
… In 2014, the Connecticut Green Bank released the second edition of its CT Solar Lease program in an attempt to create an accessible … Finance and ESG Clean Energy CT Solar Lease 2 … CT Solar Lease 2 In 2014, the Connecticut Green Bank released the second edition of its CT Solar Lease program in an attempt to create …
… Harish Hande and the company he founded, SELCO, provide solar electricity for lighting and power … from its mission to help the poor. As the company was recovering from this move, the price of solar panelsspiked and sales declined. Investors put pressure on Hande to lay off … from its mission to help the poor. As the company was recovering from this move, the price of solar panelsspiked and sales declined. Investors put pressure on Hande to lay off …