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What a difference a year makes – the SEC and ESG

What a difference a year makes – the SEC and ESG

No, it’s not just the change in administration – though when it comes to ESG and Sustainable Investing, it’s hard to imagine a greater contrast than between the Trump and Biden administrations. The blizzard of activity from the Securities and

Michael Greis April 26, 2021April 26, 2021 Policy, Sustainable Investing Read more

Decarbonizing the Massachusetts Economy – a conversation with Denise Garlick, Michael Greis and Joan Meschino on pending legislation

Decarbonizing the Massachusetts Economy – a conversation with Denise Garlick, Michael Greis and Joan Meschino on pending legislation

How can we accelerate progress toward decarbonizing our economy to address climate change and create new economic opportunity? What will that mean for us? How will it affect the way we and our families live? And how do we get

Michael Greis January 16, 2020February 11, 2020 Clean Energy, Climate Change, Massachusetts Policy Read more

Leaders of the world’s 3rd largest economy to President Trump – We want Paris

Leaders of the world’s 3rd largest economy to President Trump – We want Paris

It reads like a headline in The Onion, but it’s much better, because it’s true. Fourteen US Governors, whose states collectively generate almost 41% of US GDP, have sent letters to President Trump urging him to keep the United States

Michael Greis May 17, 2017May 17, 2017 Climate Change, Massachusetts, Policy Read more

BASIC event Monday April 25th – Massachusetts: A Case Study on Climate Action and Energy Finance

BASIC event Monday April 25th – Massachusetts: A Case Study on Climate Action and Energy Finance

Please join BASIC (the Boston Area Sustainable Investment Consortium) on Monday, April 25th as Larry Chretien, executive director of the Mass Energy Consumers Alliance, will provide an update on progress the Commonwealth of Massachusetts is making towards its legally binding

Michael Greis April 20, 2016January 3, 2018 Climate Change, ESG, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Policy Read more

A Carbon Tax for Massachusetts?

Putting a price on carbon is widely regarded as the most effective way to address the market failures that are preventing the economy from responding effectively to the threats – and opportunities – of climate change. Cap & Trade and

Michael Greis October 22, 2015 Climate Change, Legislation, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Policy, Sustainable Investing Read more
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Recent Items of Interest

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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
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
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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