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Myth Busters at the Wall Street Journal?

Statements like these are practically gospel on the Wall Street Journal’s editorial pages: Renewables Are an Insignificant Source of Power Renewables Are Too Expensive Variability Dooms Renewable Energy Cheap Natural Gas Is the Enemy of Renewable Energy So it’s stunning

Michael Greis September 26, 2013September 26, 2013 Clean Energy, Industry, Massachusetts Read more

Sustainability disclosures can have a positive impact on stock price

Sustainability disclosures can have a positive impact on stock price

A just-published study by two University of California researchers concludes that there is a noticeable and statistically significant impact on stock price for companies who voluntarily disclose information on greenhouse gas emissions. This is an encouraging finding for investors who

Michael Greis February 7, 2012May 3, 2017 ESG, Industry Read more

SBIR Reauthorization – a rare piece of good sustainability news from Congress

It’s a fair bet that few people would include “US Congress” in the same sentence as “accomplishment” and “good news” these days. Adding the word “sustainability” would probably cause even Google to come up empty. So it’s worth noting last

Michael Greis December 22, 2011December 22, 2011 Federal Policy, Finance, Industry Read more

Why clean tech is and isn’t like the Internet – and why that doesn’t matter

A discussion over the ways in which clean tech is or isn’t similar to info tech is unnecessarily clouding a larger and more fundamental issue – that clean tech has the potential to be the next great technology-based engine of

Michael Greis September 30, 2010July 25, 2013 Clean Energy, Industry Read more

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

Michael Greis July 14, 2010 Global Policy, Industry Read more
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March, 2022 - SEC Proposes Rules to Enhance and Standardize Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. (Web page, Accessed March 21, 2022 )
(A long time coming. Comment period open until at least May 20th.) Download Download
May, 2021 - The White House. Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk. (Web page, Accessed May 25, 2021 )
May, 2021 - IEA. Net Zero by 2050 - A Roadmap for the Global Energy Sector. (Document/White Paper )
(Landmark report by the IEA outlining a pathway for the energy sector to transition to net zero emissions by 2050 - a "cost-effective and economically productive pathway, resulting in a clean, dynamic and resilient energy economy dominated by renewables like solar and wind instead of fossil fuels." This report marks the complete turnaround of an organization founded during the 1973-74 oil crisis to ensure the secruity of oil supplies.) Download
July, 2020 - Bloomberg.com. Trump's Plan to Block Pensions From ESG Won't Help Fossil Fuels. (Article, July 8, 2020, Mackenzie, K.)
(A succinct analysis of key reasons why this proposed rule is deeply flawed.)
Michael Greis, CFA
22 Apr
Michael Greis, CFA
@mgreis

Join us for Proposed Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors: A Conversation with Renee Jones, Director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the SEC - April 26th - is.gd/sE2oYN @CFABoston @CeresNews @stevenrothstein #esginvesting #climatechange pic.twitter.com/EOjL2exSir

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Michael Greis, CFA
22 Mar 2022
Michael Greis, CFA
@mgreis

The SEC's Climate Change Disclosure proposal - a watershed in more ways than one - and an opportunity - riverbendadvisors.com/blog/20… #ESG #climaterisk @SECGov pic.twitter.com/VsGIE5J52d

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Michael Greis, CFA
14 Mar 2022
Michael Greis, CFA
@mgreis

Please join us as we host Robin Wigglesworth and John Coates for Indexing, from Evolution to Revolution - a March 15th webinar - is.gd/uc3LwI @RobinWigg @CFABoston pic.twitter.com/bIdzmSGrjn

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