NEW YORK (Dec. 2, 2015) — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo today directed the State Department of Public Service to design and enact a new Clean Energy Standard mandating that 50 percent of all electricity consumed in New York…
In this December 2015 report, the U.S. Department of Energy explains that Energy Investment Partnerships—sometimes referred to as Green Banks--are newly emerging public-private partnerships with the authority to raise capital through a variety of means and can align clean energy…
This December 2015 report from the OECD aims to provide policy makers with the first comprehensive study of publicly capitalised green investment banks (GIBs), examining the rationales, mandates and financing activities of this relatively new category of public financial institution. It provides…
WASHINGTON (December 1, 2015) -- The Republican-controlled House of Representatives today passed two resolutions to repeal the Obama Administration’s Clean Power Plan, which sets first-ever limits on carbon pollution from our power plants – the most effective available tool to…
In January 2015, an executive order from President Obama updated the flood protection standard that will guide the design of federally funded projects in or near floodplains or along coastlines.
