… Before the federal government discontinued the United States Department of Energy’s (DOE) Qualified Energy Conservation Bond (QECB) program in 2017 as part of its tax reform package, states like Virginia leveraged this program to accomplish energy efficiency goals. When evaluating how to use Virginia’s QECB allocation, decision …
… Hande was able to keep his sales and service organization intact, complete with its core of highly motivated employees. Most importantly, SELCO was able to continue devising innovative … the solar equipment and sometimes this meant restructuring activities so that solar energy could power a client’s needs. From his field research, Hande realized early in … Hande was able to keep his sales and service organization intact, complete with its core of highly motivated employees. Most importantly, SELCO was able to continue devising innovative …
… demand for palm oil had skyrocketed from 1990-2010 and crude palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economic development … environmental campaigners believed they had found leverage to help change the palm oil industry. The supply chain for CPO suggested an hourglass. Millions of growers (if one … demand for palm oil had skyrocketed from 1990-2010 and crude palm oil (CPO) became the most highly traded edible oil. The palm oil boom had significant impact on economic development …
… As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption of … the Residential Solar Investment Program (RSIP) by creating the Solar Home Renewable Energy Credit (SHREC). The SHREC provides a stable funding structure for an expanded RSIP. … … Connecticut’s Residential Solar Program As the Connecticut Green Bank works to design high-impact programs for the solar market, it has supported the design and adoption of …
… Pulp, manufactured northern bleached softwood kraft, a strong fiber that was used to create high-quality paper products. The mill had been run as a cost center for various public … political, labor, and operational. With the bursting of the housing bubble, the lumber industry had gone into a severe recession. Dozens of mills across Canada had been forced to lay off workers, and some mill towns were facing unemployment rates as high as 70 percent. The Nova Scotia mill had been on the market for a year, but few buyers …
… automaker, had started looking at the greenhouse effect in the mid-1980s. The wide-ranging discussions within GM had led to an ambitious program to improve the efficiency of internal … a substantial change in mindset, since the ICE had been a mainstay of the automotive industry for over 80 years. Nonetheless over the next decade, GM spent billions of dollars … the trend in the US during the 1990s had been to ever larger and less fuel efficient sport utility vehicles and light trucks. Oil companies had proven resistant to the reformulation …
… 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 … struggling agricultural sector. Finally, PEMEX would soon face competition due to new energy reforms that promised to introduce private sector competition to PEMEX, including at … Tecnológico de Monterrey, Monterrey Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Circularity PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision … PEMEX: The Ethanol Decision In the early …
… plant on any land that was primary forest, GAR agreed to tough bans on cultivating palms on high carbon stock (HCS) forest and peat land – commitments that made the company a leader in … 2013, obstacles to this goal remained. The Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO), an industry group of producers and palm oil customers, was promulgating a "sustainable" palm … all of its palm oil certified by the RSPO by 2015 and participating in the organization’s discussions. It was working with the Indonesian government to frame the requirements for …
… of climate-related investment opportunities in Europe, Latin America and Asia. A new industry around carbon finance emerged, with firms like Climate Change Capital (CCC) of … as the cornerstone of its long-term business strategy, but the firm was also investing in energy-conscious real estate and private equity to continue its goal of "creating wealth … as the cornerstone of its long-term business strategy, but the firm was also investing in energy-conscious real estate and private equity to continue its goal of "creating wealth …
… trade relationship had sometimes been rocky, and the rapid rise of the Chinese solar industry had worried many U.S. interest groups. In addition, U.S. lawmakers were concerned … were, as yet, not well understood. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market … Trina Solar: Expanding in the U.S. Market … not well understood. Areas of Focus Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Access the Complete Case … At the end of 2010, Jifan Gao, Trina Solar’s founder and …