This month, we are excited to feature Tiburon Subsea, a pioneering ocean technologies solutions platform encouraging sustainability efforts in subsea intelligence. The company’s knowledge, experience, and abilities are rooted...more
A Note from the Editors Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox.
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The Securities & Exchange Commission ("SEC") issued its long-awaited final rule concerning climate disclosures, entitled “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors” (“Climate Disclosure...more
3/15/2024
/ Carbon Pricing ,
Climate Change ,
Disclosure Requirements ,
Final Rules ,
Governance Standards ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Investment ,
Renewable Energy ,
Risk Assessment ,
Safe Harbors ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Severe Weather ,
Sustainability
This month, we are excited to feature Activate Capital. Activate partners with technology companies at their inflection point that are led by exceptional entrepreneurs with ambitions to build category-defining platforms of...more
The Mintz Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Working Group developed this ESG primer to provide an overview of the current state of affairs in the United States with respect to the ESG issues that businesses...more
10/30/2023
/ Affirmative Action ,
Antiboycott Requirements ,
Boycotts ,
CFTC ,
Climate Change ,
Corporate Governance ,
Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) ,
Enforcement ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Greenwashing ,
Net Zero ,
New Regulations ,
Rulemaking Process ,
SCOTUS ,
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ,
Shareholders ,
State and Local Government ,
Students for Fair Admissions v Harvard College ,
Students for Fair Admissions v University of North Carolina
Aeroseal Secures $67 Million in Series B Funding -
This month, we are excited to feature Aeroseal, a climate-tech company offering a patented and innovative solution that reduces energy leaks in buildings. Aeroseal...more
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Energy & Sustainability Connections brings the latest developments in energy investing, legal insights, company activity, and industry events straight to your inbox...more
1/13/2023
/ Acquisitions ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) ,
Fossil Fuel ,
Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) ,
Mergers ,
Puerto Rico ,
RICO ,
SEIA ,
Sustainability
On Thursday, March 4th, the SEC announced the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force in the Division of Enforcement to investigate alleged corporate environmental, social and governance misdeeds. The task force will be led...more
On Monday, the US Securities and Exchange Commission’s Acting Chair Allison Herren Lee announced that Satyam Khanna was named senior policy advisor for climate and ESG at the SEC — a new position that addresses climate and...more
As the days countdown until the November 3 General Election and, while we are making no predictions on the outcome, we are beginning to have a clear sense of how Democrats might govern on clean energy if they were to hit the...more
7/21/2020
/ Clean Energy ,
Climate Action Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Critical Infrastructure Sectors ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Infrastructure Financing ,
Joe Biden ,
Legislative Agendas ,
Oil & Gas ,
Presidential Elections ,
Renewable Energy ,
Trump Administration
In Part III of our series on the Transportation and Climate Initiative, we took a deep dive into one TCI jurisdiction, Massachusetts, to see how the plan might look once implemented. However, the broad implementation of this...more
On December 17, 2019, thirteen jurisdictions in the Northeast and Mid-Atlantic United States officially issued an ambitious plan to combat climate change by reducing carbon emissions and investing in sustainable...more
On January 17, 2019, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced the introduction of the Green New Deal, a nation-leading clean energy and jobs agenda factored into the state’s 2019 Executive Budget. The Green New Deal will...more
House Democrats Readying to Tackle Climate Change & Energy in the 116th Congress -
House Democrats assumed the majority in the 116th Congress, with Rep. Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ) as the new chairman of the House Committee...more
In this four-part series, we revisit 2017’s biggest developments in Energy & Sustainability-related news, milestones, policy changes, and financial transactions. This is the third installment of the series...more
2/2/2018
/ Administrative Appointments ,
Canada ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal GHG Framework ,
Hydropower ,
Paris Agreement ,
Secretary of Energy ,
Solar Energy ,
Tariffs ,
Trump Administration
A Note from the Editors -
Our April edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. To learn about MIT’s latest...more
5/1/2017
/ Accelerators ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Diesel Fuel ,
Energy Sector ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Innovation ,
NREL ,
Paris Agreement ,
Small Business ,
Startups ,
Technology Sector ,
Wind Power
Our March edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights and features a list of upcoming energy industry events throughout the nation. If you enjoy learning about new technology as much as we...more
4/1/2017
/ Barack Obama ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Industry ,
Electricity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Policies ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Federal Budget ,
Fracking ,
Grants ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Innovation ,
Methane ,
NASA ,
Nuclear Power ,
Nuclear Waste ,
Power Companies ,
Power Plants ,
Technology ,
Trump Administration
A group of Republican senior statesmen is calling for a carbon tax to fight climate change. Led by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State George P. Shultz and former Secretary of Treasury...more
In December 2015, 195 nations and the European Union formally pledged to meet nationally determined emissions-reduction targets in the Paris Agreement. Since then, many experts have observed that the national targets are not...more
Last week, President Barack Obama and China’s President Xi Jinping announced that their two countries would sign the global climate accord on April 22. Senior U.S. officials noted that the commitment to cut carbon emissions...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our January edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
A Note from the Editors -
Our December edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. First, we feature...more
12/30/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Contamination ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Fracking ,
Paris Agreement ,
Popular ,
Renewable Energy ,
Renewable Fuel Standard ,
Tax Extenders ,
Water
A Note from the Editors -
Our November edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
11/17/2015
/ Arctic Drilling ,
Bipartisan Budget ,
Clean Energy ,
Climate Change ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Crude Oil ,
Energy Storage ,
Recycling ,
Shell Oil ,
Solar Energy ,
Wastewater ,
Wind Power
A Note from the Editors -
Our October edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
10/9/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Energy ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Tech ,
Climate Change ,
Community Shared Solar ,
Congressional Committees ,
Congressional Investigations & Hearings ,
Crude Oil ,
Cyber Attacks ,
Cybersecurity ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,
Fracking ,
Greenhouse Gas Emissions ,
Innovation ,
NEPA ,
Obama Administration ,
Power Grid ,
Power Infrastructure ,
Production Tax Credit ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy ,
Research and Development ,
Research Funding ,
RGGI ,
Social Entrepreneurship ,
Solar Energy ,
Tax Extenders ,
Tribal Lands ,
Venture Capital
A Note from the Editors -
Our September edition of Energy Technology Connections brings you recent industry highlights, the latest news from Capitol Hill, and a list of upcoming energy industry events. In Leaders in the...more
9/24/2015
/ Carbon Emissions ,
Clean Power Plan ,
Clean Tech ,
Clean Water Act ,
Climate Change ,
Coal Ash ,
Congressional Committees ,
Crude Oil ,
Cybersecurity ,
Department of Energy (DOE) ,
Energy Efficiency ,
Energy Policy ,
Energy Sector ,
Fracking ,
Keystone XL Pipeline ,
Liquid Natural Gas ,
Obama Administration ,
Power Grid ,
Proposed Legislation ,
Renewable Energy