… Bank (NYGB), New York State’s $1-billion clean-energy fund, and a young new efficiency company named Sealed signed a $5-million loan-financing agreement as a way to broaden the … 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 …
… companies that were in financial and operational distress and had difficult relationships with labor and government. In early 2008, as the economy was entering a recession, a colleague at another firm asked Blumenthal to consider investing in a … Environmental Innovation Northern Pulp: A Private Equity Firm Resurrects a Troubled Paper Company … Northern Pulp: A Private Equity Firm Resurrects a Troubled Paper Company “What we …
… 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 … they change their portfolios or engage companies in their role as shareholders? And hovering in the background was the key question of how any change to their investment strategy …
… 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 …
… their operating costs. While these energy-efficiency upgrades are often cash-flow-positive with the right loans, they have failed to penetrate the market to the expected degree. Misalignment of incentives and perceived project risk are responsible for this underinvestment. Building owners and tenants do not always share reduced energy costs in a way … 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 …
… make. Garcia is a member of the Governor’s Council on Climate Change (GC3), a group charged with creating a comprehensive climate strategy for the State of Connecticut. As of September … arguments before announcing his own position. Connecticut had a long history of considering climate change in state policy. As part of this tradition, Connecticut’s governor … other two nuclear plants in New England had already announced its early closure in 2019. With compelling arguments on both sides of the nuclear issue, Garcia had his work cut out …
… On December 10, 1998, Sun Microsystems lodged a complaint with the European Commission relating to Microsoft Corporation’s refusal to give Sun the … necessary to allow its work group server operating systems to interoperate effectively with the Windows client PC operating system. Thereafter, the Commission, acting on its own … v. Microsoft Corporation On December 10, 1998, Sun Microsystems lodged a complaint with the European Commission relating to Microsoft Corporation’s refusal to give Sun the …
… 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 … a flexible outline for expansion of RSIP through creation of the SHREC. This bill passed with support from a range of stakeholders including the leadership of the Governor of … 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 …
… efficiency upgrades and renewable technology. It supported the banking industry in offering standardized products for consumers, and derisked larger stand-alone transactions. … efficiency upgrades and renewable technology. It supported the banking industry in offering standardized products for consumers, and derisked larger stand-alone transactions. … efficiency upgrades and renewable technology. It supported the banking industry in offering standardized products for consumers, and derisked larger stand-alone transactions. …
… and what factors should they take into account when deciding how much to charge? And with scientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the … and what factors should they take into account when deciding how much to charge? And with scientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the … and what factors should they take into account when deciding how much to charge? And with scientists increasingly wary of environmental organizations pushing an agenda at the …