By Patrick Falwell For more than a decade, large companies and public sector entities (“buyers”) have used their buying power to help bring gigawatts of new renewable energy projects to the grid, often as part of meeting climate and sustainability commitments. Several factors influence how companies set and execute on their commitments, including: 1) how […]
WASHINGTON, DC – A new report authored by Green Strategies and The NorthBridge Group, supported by Clean Air Task Force, calls for modernizing the current accounting system for GHG emissions from electricity procurement to better account for and recognize carbon impacts. The report provides recommendations to improve transparency, maximize effectiveness, and to better account for […]
Clean Air Task Force (CATF) and Green Strategies are pleased to offer comments on the SEC’s proposed rule on climate-related financial disclosures. CATF and Green Strategies fully support the Commission in this effort to adopt required climate disclosures. We offer suggestions on ways the Commission can strengthen the Rules to better achieve their purpose. Our […]
The original piece by Roger Ballentine appeared on the Business Council for Sustainable Energy (BSCE) blog. — Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler has gone out of his way to argue that the Commission is not making “climate policy” in the way that the EPA or other energy or environmental regulatory agencies might. And […]
Many of our clients are raising questions about the Security and Exchange Commission’s proposed rule on mandatory climate disclosures: How do I need to prepare? What information will I have to report? Is this really necessary? Our main advice: mandatory climate disclosure is coming, and companies with robust sustainability strategies are poised to gain from […]
