DAILY NEWSLETTER May 16, 2015 NEW ENERGY: Yingli Moves Closer To Solar Exit Door After sending out a steady series of distress signals over the last few weeks, solar panel maker Yingli (NYSE:YGE) has sent out its strongest trouble sign yet as it struggles under a huge …
Registration is open for the BSR Conference 2015 November 3 -5, 2015
About Agenda Speakers Share #bsr15 We are excited to announce that registration for the BSR Conference 2015: Resilient Business, Resilient World opens today. We will welcome 1,000 sustainability leaders and practitioners to San Francisco November 3-5. Count yourself among them. …
SHAPING THE POLICIES AND NARRATIVE TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE
SHAPING THE POLICIES AND NARRATIVE TO BUILD A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE September 29th – October 1st The White House & Capitol HilL When it comes to influencing public policy it’s better to be at the table than on the menu! And that’s what ASBC’s Sustainable Business Summit is about – making …
Meet the Authors of New Must-Read for Practitioners at the BoP!
BoP Global Network Summit 2015 Meet the Authors of New Must-Read for Practitioners at the BoP! For well over 4 billion people – approximately 60% of all humanity – annual income is less than $1,500. The term “Bottom (or Base) of the Pyramid” was first coined by Stuart L. Hart and C.K. …
Seattle’s 51st Mayor Greg Nickels Joins Climate Strategies Forum Lineup
Christine Todd Whitman Co-Chair, CASEnergy Coalition and Former Governor of New Jersey Bob Inglis Executive Director, Energy and Enterprise Initiative, George Mason University and Former U.S. Congressman Greg Nickels 51st Mayor of Seattle Panel Discussion on the International Policy Dialogue: COP-21 and Beyond Shari Friedman World Bank Group Bruno Fulda …
Is Dubai the capital of the green economy?
It was hot, it was Earth Day 2015, and I was poised to walk on stage at the Dubai World Trade Center. The occasion: the second World Green Economy Summit. In the spirit of transparency, I was happy because I was about to participate in a “Green Visionaries” session with …
What’s Canada’s key to solar success? Its policy, policy, policy, eh!
What’s Canada’s key to solar success? Its policy, policy, policy, eh! Last week, I tried to explain how one of the least sunny locales in north america has as much solar energy capacity as all but two U.S. States. What’s the lesson from our northern neighbor? Read on. Also, …
The review: first ever green covered bond (Pfandbrief) issued by German giant BerlinHyp – EUR500m, 7yr, 0.125%, AAA and 4x oversubscribed! Wunderbar!
The first EVER green Pfandbrief is a hit with 4x oversubscription AND 15 brand new investors for BerlinHyp! Plus it’s greening the cover pool – which is seriously cool! EUR 500m ($545m), 7 yr, 0.125%, Aaa/AA+ Huge German real estate and mortgage bank BerlinHyp last week closed the first-ever green Pfandbrief (a German form of covered bond). The EUR …
Tesla (NASDAQ: TSLA) Just Killed Your Power Company
Forward to a Friend Having trouble viewing this issue? Click here. Refer a Friend to Energy and Capital. Another “Bakken Bomb” Goes Off On February 16, a massive Bakken crude oil train derailed and exploded in West Virginia. The violent blast destroyed a home, leaked countless gallons of oil into a …
New polls: Americans love solar more than any other type of energy
Recent numbers from two nationally-recognized polling agencies offer an instructive look into how Americans view electricity generation sources. Findings from Gallup and Zogby Analytics concur – the public increasingly thinks the nation’s future is in renewables and energy efficiency, while they are losing confidence in nuclear and coal. Natural gas, meanwhile, …