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Microgrids:

Microgrids avoid fossil fuels and keep solar running in an outage
Point Reyes Light
First, what is a microgrid? The key distinguishing feature of a microgrid is the ability it lends to consumers to stay powered when the larger utility grid ...

Microgrids are Becoming the Most Sought After Solution to Energy Problems
EnerCom Inc. (press release) (blog)
Palm Beach, FL – February 4, 2020 – We're seeing a groundswell of interest for microgrids. All thanks to demand for resiliency, and far better energy ...

Deadline Feb. 15 for Microgrid Greater Good Award Submissions
Microgrid Knowledge
The Microgrid Knowledge Greater Good Award recognizes microgrids that fill a clear societal need and bolster the case that microgrids improve the ...

Sector Based Decarbonization:

Decarbonization of oil and gas is as much about perception as performance
WorldOil
In an industry that faces continuous scrutiny of its environmental policies, the need to be seen as a proactive leader in carbon reduction is as important ...

Deep Dive on Decarbonization of Maritime Industry
GC Capital Ideas
Climate change is an increasingly urgent global issue that crosses sectors and geographies. Reducing Green House Gas Emissions (GHG) is at the ... 

Global Reporting Initiative:

Warrior Met Coal releases corporate responsibility report
al.com
Warrior Met Coal releases corporate responsibility report ... the report was prepared in accordance with the Global Reporting Initiative, an international ...

Benefits of sustainability reporting: takeaways for accounting
Compliance Week
They previously reported using the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) framework but wanted to enhance their disclosures for investors. In their 2017 ...

Creating a Sustainability Standard for Agriculture and Fishing
CSRwire.com (press release)
The Global Sustainability Standard's Board (GSSB), the independent body that sets the GRI Standards, launched the Sector Program in 2019.

Renewable Energy Investments:

Generate Capital Raises $1 Billion for Clean-Energy Investments
Wall Street Journal
Generate Capital has raised $1 billion in new funding for clean-energy projects across North America, amid growing corporate and government ...

TEP says an increase will pay for improvements and clean energy investments
KGUN
A TEP spokesperson says over the last four years there have been improvements made to the grid including big investments in renewable energy.
 
European Investment Bank backs $5.4 billion for clean energy, sustainable transport
S&P Global
London — The European Investment Bank has approved an investment of Eur4.9 billion ($5.4 billion) for clean energy, sustainable transport and other ...

CDP Sustainability:

Philip Morris International Recognized by CDP as a Global Leader in Sustainable Action
Business Wire (press release)
“Being recognized by CDP for our sustainability efforts is both humbling and encouraging as we continue our transformation,” said Huub Savelkouls, ...

Republic Services Recognized on CDP "A List" for Taking Lead on Climate Change
CSRwire.com (press release)
"It's rewarding to see Republic Services' environmental efforts recognized by the CDP," said Pete Keller, vice president of recycling and sustainability.

Kordsa improves CDP rating for sustainability efforts
European Rubber Journal
Izmit, Turkey— Kordsa Teknik Testil AS has improved its score on the 2019 sustainability report card issued by CDP (former Carbon Disclosure ...    

California's Leadership in Climate Change:

Why California's environmental policies aren't enough for this state lawmaker
CALmatters
The California Green New Deal would build on existing climate change ... California, as one of the leaders, should be doing that earlier and making ...

Are Republicans coming out of 'the closet' on climate change?
Washington Post
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) and Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) told the news outlet Axios that a new set of policies would expand an ...
 
Gov. Newsom should invest in clean transportation. It will make California healthier
CALmatters
... and smog, the Golden State also became a national leader in reducing pollution from cars, trucks and buses. ... has an opportunity to improve public health, fight climate change and help Californians get where they need to go.

Impact Investing:

Nuveen names co-head of private markets impact investing
Pensions & Investments
Radhika Shroff was named managing director and co-head of Nuveen's private markets impact investing business, the firm said in a statement.

Nuveen names managing director of private markets impact investing
Pensions & Investments
Radhika Shroff was named managing director of Nuveen's private markets impact investing business, the firm said in a statement. The position is new.

Federated Hermes names new head of impact investing
Pensions & Investments
Ingrid Kukuljan was named head of impact investing at Federated Hermes, a spokeswoman said. Effective in this month,Ms. Kukuljan will replace Tim ...

Energy Storage:

States can't wait: Leadership on energy storage doesn't only come from Washington
Energy Storage News (blog)
With US$5.4B projected for U.S. storage investments by 2024 — a 12-fold increase in annual growth in less than five years — the trajectory for energy ...

Electric Vehicles Could Transform Energy Storage
Nasdaq
Batteries from EVs could have so much more potential energy storage by 2050 that electric cars could be the ones to boost the energy storage of the ...
India concludes world's largest renewables-plus-storage tender at $0.0566595/kWh - pv magazine International  
   
At a crossroads: The connected future of EVs, solar, energy storage and software
Utility Dive
The following is a contributed article by Wes Doane, Event Director, Intersolar North America and Lior Handelsman, VP of Marketing & Product ...

Science Based Carbon Performance Targets:

L&G appoints tech startup to boost performance in commercial buildings
Property Funds World (press release) (blog)
Demand Logic's cloud-based software provides real-time intelligence to ... a science-based carbon performance target covering the period to 2030.

GCC Commits to Reduce CO2 Emissions
Yahoo Finance
GCC´s commitment is to set science-based emission reduction targets in ... their competitive advantage in the transition to the low-carbon economy.

Danone recognized by CDP for environmental work
DairyReporter.com
As part of its journey towards carbon neutrality on its full value chain by 2050 ... for 2030 which were officially approved by the Science-Based Targets initiative in 2017. Danone's strategy is based on reducing emissions, transforming ...

Climate Change Winners and Losers:

New conservative climate plans are neither conservative nor climate plans
Vox
If you try to interpret it as a coherent response to climate change, your brain will explode. ... And you can't say it doesn't pick winners and losers.

$18 trillion investor group calls out industry giants on climate
Aljazeera.com
$18 trillion investor group calls out industry giants on climate ... by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment. ... that within the industrial sector there are clear winners and losers emerging on climate, ...

Europe's Climate Forecast: Unsettling
The Good Men Project
Climate change will mean winners and losers in Europe, with the effects likely to be more acute nearer the Mediterranean. But across the continent ...

Socially Responsible Investing:

Align your money and environmental priorities with socially responsible investing
WLOS
From the recent wildfires wreaking havoc across Australia to the recent earthquake in Puerto Rico on the heels of Hurricane Maria's devastation, the ...

Watch Nelson Peltz discuss GE, Trump's trade policies and socially responsible investing
CNBC
(This story is for CNBC PRO subscribers only.) Legendary activist investor Nelson Peltz praised the leadership of companies in which he owns stakes ...

Why It's So Hard to Make an Endowment More Socially Responsible
The New York Times
But activism around socially responsible investing (and divesting) is not just a blue-state phenomenon. An organization called Divest Ed that maps the ...

Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage:

Anticipated IRS Guidance on Section 45Q Rumored to Be Just Around the Corner
JD Supra (press release)
As Section 45Q tax credits are critically important to unlock the nascent carbon capture, utilization and storage (CCUS) market, and projects are ...

Governor partners with UW for carbon capture research
Wyoming Business Report
Governor partners with UW for carbon capture research ... the economics behind carbon capture, storage and utilization at two coal-fired power plants ...

CAGR of 12%, Carbon Capture & Storage Market is booming worldwide available in the latest report
CSO Australia
This has led to growth of the carbon capture & storage market across the world. ... Carbon Capture & Storage helping the oil and gas industry to ... Capital Carbon Capture, Utilization, Technology, Underground storage, and ...

Sustainability Investing:

Sustainability investing going more mainstream in Asia
The Straits Times
Investor Paras Anand thinks sustainability investing will increasingly become mainstream in Asia over the course of this year, even though there may ...

Future Returns: Investing in Sustainable ETFs
Barron's
Exchange-traded funds, often credited for democratizing investing by making broad diversification both easy and cheap, are now doing the same for ...

The Latest Trend in Sustainable Investing? Mergers Among Managers
Barron's
As sustainable investing becomes more popular, independent firms with these principles are more likely to be acquired. The latest deal: Venerable ...

Geoengineering:

Could geoengineering strategies help tackle climate change?
Deutsche Welle
Climate scientists have included some geoengineering solutions, such as bioenergy with carbon capture and storage (BECCS) — the process of ...

How volcanic eruptions may hold the key to averting the climate crisis
Scienceline
One of these teams is the Harvard's Solar Geo-engineering Research Program, co-founded and directed by Gernot Wagner and David Keith in 2017.

Green Bond Funds:

Bond funds aim to win over the green-curious, not purists
InvestmentNews
For mutual funds, the Bloomberg Barclays MSCI Global Green Bond Index is one of the best approximations of the market, but it has just 457 members ...

Generali Investments launches first green bonds fund
Investment Europe
Generali Investments has launched its first sub-fund investing primarily in green and sustainable bonds in a move that, according to the Italian group, ...

A Dirty Cousin of Green Bonds Starts to Attract Money and Skepticism
Bloomberg
Green bond investors, celebrating a landmark step toward establishing market standards, are starting to worry that the next big thing in sustainable ...

Low Carbon Funds:

For hedge funds chasing sustainable cash, avocados are the new coal
Los Angeles Times
With $30 billion of assets under control, he has also called for the firing of managers who don't press companies to reduce their carbon footprint.

Pension funds get tough on climate laggards
ImpactAlpha
Pension funds get tough on climate laggards ... their readiness to transition to a low-carbon environment or be dropped from the $210 billion fund.

Avocados Are the New Coal for Hedge Funds Chasing Sustainable Cash
Yahoo Finance
With $30 billion of assets under control, he's also called for the firing of managers who don't press companies to reduce their carbon footprint.