Hovering in the background of several current energy and sustainability-related news stories is the question of tax breaks and subsidies for energy. In the wake of the BP oil spill disaster, the Senate Finance Committee will discuss a possible rollback
Fannie and Freddie stall PACE programs
In May, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac threw a monkey wrench into programs set up to encourage and enable homeowners to make energy savings investments in their homes. PACE (Property Assisted Clean Energy), described in this earlier post, funds energy
US Investors should pay more attention to European product regulations
As a rule, US investors don’t pay much attention to European Union regulations but they probably should. The European Union countries have more people (497 million versus 300 million) and a larger GDP (18 trillion versus 14.5 trillion) than the
Sustainability investing – Exchange Traded Funds arrive
Two unrelated recent announcements heralded the arrival of Exchange Traded Funds to the world of sustainability investing. While this development represents another symbolic step in the mainstreaming of sustainability investing, the value – to advancing sustainability or investor returns –
A July Senate push for Comprehensive Energy and Climate Legislation
President Obama, John Kerry and other Senate leaders are planning a strong push to pass Comprehensive Energy and Climate legislation during the July work session of Congress. In early June, the President promised to “find the votes” for comprehensive climate