Energy & Sustainability

Read about Greentown Labs, a climatetech startup incubator in Somerville, Mass., and its three-year C2V Initiative aimed at accelerating the carbontech industry.

New carbon emission tracking technology will quantify emissions of greenhouse gas, holding the energy industry accountable for its CO2 output. Backed by Google, this cutting-edge initiative will be known as Climate TRACE (Tracking Real-Time Atmospheric Carbon Emissions).

Mintz’s August Washington Update covers the U.S. Senate’s hearing on carbon dioxide management technologies and other energy legislation pending in Congress.

Read the latest round of M&A activity in the energy and sustainability space.

Don’t miss this month’s exciting virtual events, including a webinar on the role of hydrogen in decarbonization and the future of the offshore wind industry in New England.

Our friend Steven Berkenfeld continues to help companies tackling sustainability and resiliency challenges in numerous ways, including as a board member at The Clean Fight New York.

A petition filed in April by the New England Ratepayers Association (NERA) has requested that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) reassess its authority over retail solar sales, stating that the federal government, through FERC, not individual state legislatures and public utility commissions, has exclusive jurisdiction over wholesale energy sales and should end the practice of net metering.

ML Strategies and Mintz continue to engage with key decision makers on various energy and sustainability matters before the Congress and Administration. Federal efforts on these issues have continued apace as part of and separately from the federal response to the coronavirus pandemic.

Read the latest round of M&A activity in the energy and sustainability space.

The June issue of Energy & Sustainability Connections covers news about renewable energy development company East Light Partners, energy policy news from Washington, recent M&A activity & more.

Learn about upcoming energy industry webinars, including one on impact investment strategies for family offices in a post-COVID-19 world hosted by Mintz.

Read about East Light Partners, a renewable energy development company targeting opportunities for community- and utility-scale solar projects in the Northeast U.S.

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s Investor Advisory Committee’s Investor-as-Owner Subcommittee recently voted 14-4 to approve a recommendation that urges the Commission (SEC) to begin an effort to update the reporting requirements of public companies to include material, decision-useful environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors.

While Congress and the Administration spent much of May working to address the economic, social, and public health impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was still significant activity on energy and sustainability-related matters.