World’s Leading Institutional Investors Managing $24 Trillion Call for Carbon Pricing, Ambitious Global Climate Deal

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, Reforming Global Finance, SRI/ESG News, Beyond GDP

UNSG Climate Summit  2014 World’s Leading Institutional Investors Managing $24 Trillion Call for Carbon Pricing, Ambitious Global Climate Deal    BlackRock, CalPERS, PensionDanmark, Deutsche, South African GEPF, Australian CFSGAM, Cathay Financial Holdings among nearly 350 investors urging heads of state to take strong action on climate change   For more …

Peer production, disruption and the law – call for debates, essays and interviews

Jay OwenWealth of Networks

“P2P Foundation” – 2 new articles 1.     Peer production, disruption and the law – call for debates, essays and interviews 2.     Legislation and Finance for community ownership of renewable energy across Europe 3.     More Recent Articles 4.     Search P2P Foundation 5.     Prior Mailing Archive Peer production, disruption and the law …

EESI Expands Residential Energy Efficiency Initiative with New Grant

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

EESI Expands Residential Energy Efficiency Initiative with New Grant             For more information, contact: Amaury Laporte at (202) 662-1884 or alaporte@eesi.org Friday, July 25, 2014–The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) is proud to announce the expansion of its on-bill financing initiative into a national effort …

[Climate Bonds] AAA away! EIB does a EUR350m ($480m) tap of its big 5yr climate awareness bond / World Bank does 4yr BRL465.5 + TLY335.5 (total $369m) green bonds for Japanese uridashi investors

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

Climate Bonds has posted a new item, ‘AAA away! EIB does a EUR350m ($480m) tap of its big 5yr climate awareness bond / World Bank does 4yr BRL465.5 + TLY335.5 (total $369m) green bonds for Japanese uridashi investors‘ The AAA-rated European Investment Bank (EIB) has placed a 6th tap of its 5 …

Message to Policy Makers: BICEP Companies Have Your Back

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity

 

USDA Launches Energy Efficiency Loan Program

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions, Resource Efficiency

USDA Launches Energy Efficiency Loan Program Success of “Help My House” Pilot in South Carolina Helped Influence New Program    For more information, contact:  John-Michael Cross at (202) 662-1883 or jmcross@eesi.org     December 5, 2013–The Environmental and Energy Study Institute (EESI) welcomes the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s new Energy Efficiency and Conservation Loan …

Ceres Newsletter: Climate Change is Hitting the Slopes

Jay OwenGreen Prosperity, SRI/ESG News

  Ceres Newsletter – June 2013 Press and Media Press Release: Investors Highlight Policies That Could Spur Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity in Energy Efficiency Investments Blog: Water Protection Gets Shortchanged in Proposed Fracking Rules (National Geographic) News Story: Investor Group Proposes ESG Disclosure Rules(Environmental Leader) Press Release: New Study: More U.S. Mutual Fund Companies Supporting Climate …

Community-wealth.org Newsletter: Raising Student Voices: Student Action for University Community Investment

Jay OwenCommunity Development Solutions

The latest news on community wealth building initiatives!   Dear Colleague, Welcome to our June www.Community-Wealth.org e-newsletter. We are pleased to announce the release of a new report, Raising Student Voices: Student Action for University Community Investment, a joint publication with the Responsible Endowments Coalition. Nationally, institutions of higher education control more than …

Creating Value through Energy Management

Jay OwenResource Efficiency

NEWS RELEASE     Media Contact: Patrick Kiker pkiker@aceee.org  202.507.4043   Creating Value Through Energy Management   Champions within industrial facilities may be the largest piece missing from the energy policy and program landscape. Some energy program administrators are sponsoring the placement of dedicated energy managers at industrial facilities to …

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica : Riverside County’s Property Assessed Clean Energy Program Tops $100mm, Goes State-Wide

Jay OwenGreentech

Cleantech News from CleanTechnica Riverside County’s Property Assessed Clean Energy Program Tops $100mm, Goes State-Wide Steven Chu Resigns From Position As US Secretary Of Energy After Excellent 4 Years Mainstreaming Solar PV: Assurant Joins truSolar Underwriting Initiative Does Public Transit Bring People Together? Haiti’s Solar Powered Hospital How Smart Is …