Electrification of building heating systems is expected to play a central role in New York City and New York State’s long-term efforts to decarbonize its building stock. From a climate perspective, this makes sense; buildings will not be able to dramatically reduce their carbon footprints without moving away from onsite combustion of fossil fuels for […]
In late January, the Biden Administration announced the launch of a new “Building Performance Standards Coalition” of cities and states that are working to reduce buildings’ contribution to global change. If successful, the coalition could pave the way for a new wave of local building regulation. As cities and states embark on the process of […]
The decarbonization goals set by national governments and international alliances require massive capital, much of it to come from private funds. Private capital, however, does not get invested to achieve policy goals, it gets invested to earn returns. Our panel of experts will discuss the role and opportunities for private equity in the energy transition, […]
