… Infrastructure Bank (RIIB), a quasi-public state entity, sought to bring much-needed clean-energy finance into the state market. This case study describes how this bank set up the … brought into the agency. The RIIB administers a number of financial-assistance programs for environmental projects in the state. One of these programs is the EBF, a financing program … brought into the agency. The RIIB administers a number of financial-assistance programs for environmental projects in the state. One of these programs is the EBF, a financing program …
… of greenhouse gases that these buildings emit and reduce their operating costs. While these energy-efficiency upgrades are often cash-flow-positive with the right loans, they have … make in the event of a default is junior to the property mortgage holder. This is why the Environmental Upgrade Agreement (EUA) plays an important role. The EUA is a deal structure … to attract private finance. It also addresses the misalignment of incentives by creating an Environmental Upgrade Charge (EUC) that allows a property owner and a tenant to more …
… investment banking firm receives an urgent call from James D. Marston, Regional Director of Environmental Defense's Texas Office and head of the Texas Climate Initiative. You meet with … utility TXU, and he needs your immediate feedback. The private equity firms want two environmental groups - Environmental Defense (also known as the Environmental Defense Fund … that EDF should accept from KKR & TPG in order to give its blessing to the deal? Clean EnergyEnvironmental Defense - TXU … Environmental Defense - TXU On February 23, 2007, your …
… movement." The Green Bank used financial structuring to attract private capital to clean energy projects in Connecticut. Using transaction enablers and risk mitigants like loan … winds from the north, and move toward a more sustainable funding model? The bank’s management team needed to carefully consider how different funding structures would impact … winds from the north, and move toward a more sustainable funding model? The bank’s management team needed to carefully consider how different funding structures would impact …
… that strategy – nuclear power plants. There were strong proponents and opponents of nuclear energy on the GC3 and Garcia was weighing each side’s arguments before announcing his own … 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 fossil fuels … generation to provide almost half of the state’s electricity and one-third of the its energy (including for transportation and home heating). But the one constant had been the …
… 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 …
… Most environmentalists had hoped that the December 2009 Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen … de Janierio, Brazil for a summit that led to the establishment of a voluntary framework for industrialized nations to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. The framework, formally … 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 …
… of luxury recreation, could it also become a symbol of sustainable enterprise? MBS's management hoped so. A small team led by Kevin Teng and backed by MBS leadership as well as … had garnered a Green Mark Platinum Award and was actively tackling its waste, water, and energy systems. The convention center also became the first facility in Southeast Asia to obtain ISO 20121 Sustainable Events Management System certification. Beyond the physical plant, MBS looked to create user …
… 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. … promises in 2015 was to increase the RSIP tenfold. Meanwhile, the reliance on renewable-energy credits (RECs) to satisfy the state’s renewable portfolio standard (RPS) was being … from the Connecticut General Assembly. Equity and Justice Sustainable Finance and ESG Clean Energy Connecticut’s Residential Solar Program … Connecticut’s Residential Solar Program As …
… 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 …