By Sue Hall on
22 Apr 2016 •
openbook 6 minute read
Today, on #EarthDay2016, as world leaders gather in New York to sign the Paris Accord into force, we will be convening another #CleanEnergyU dialogue to ask what the Paris COP1 agreement commits us to deliver in practice – as companies, cities, campuses, students – …
By Sue Hall on
19 Apr 2016 •
openbook 10 minute read
Article co-authored by Claire Fitzgerald.
With the Paris Accord and 195 countries pledging to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 80-90% by 2050, the world appears to have made a vital pivot towards a more sustainable future. But what does this mean in practice? What …
CO2 has been a hot topic for a number of years mainly in relation to climate change and government policy. Leaving all of that aside, monitoring and controlling indoor levels of CO2 is important for everyone to consider for health, safety and even energy efficiency.
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By GBIG Staff on
30 Mar 2016 •
openbook 1 minute read
The U.S. EPA has released its yearly ranking of the top metro areas with the most Energy Star certifications. For the second year in a row, Washington, D.C. topped the list with a record breaking 686 Energy Star certified buildings. Los Angeles once again ranked secon …
The investment landscape for clean energy becomes more crowded each year. For years utilities have been the dominant purchaser of large-scale PPAs, initially driven by the proliferation of Renewable Portfolio Standards and more recently by the favorable economics of cle …
Solar + storage installations are expected to grow 50x between now and 2018, totalling $1B in value, and then rising to $8B by 2026 (Source: GTM). Drivers include falling solar costs, falling energy storage costs, corporate go-to-market partnerships, utility interest in …
In the wake of the solar ITC extension, not to mention the Paris Agreement, there is good reason to feel bullish about the future of solar. Even prior to this end-of-2015 policy boost, all indications were that solar was trending in a good direction. Project development …
A lot of attention in the booming energy storage market is focused on battery technology. Batteries are dominant across a range of applications, and more than anything, decreasing battery prices are driving storage adoption. But a number of other approaches - including …
As enthusiasm for the green bond market grows, the number of issuances has continued to grow at a rapid clip and is expected to hit somewhere between $50 and $70 billion in 2015, according to the United Nations. This growth has also seen a rapid expansion in the number …
By Sue Hall on
03 Dec 2015 •
openbook 26 minute read
As world leaders gather in Paris for COP21, it’s noticeable how progressive climate leadership is now increasingly driven by moonshot commitments from the private sector. Bill Gates’ Breakthrough Energy Coalition reportedly inspired the US government to double its o …
