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From Power Plants to Processors
The rush to power AI through utility takeovers poses uncertain payoffs and significant public costs. The expansion of the digital sector, catalyzed by the proliferation of cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence (AI), has led to explosive growth in data…
Private Equity, Public Harm
Tracing the $15 billion health bill of air pollution from select private equity-backed fossil fuel infrastructure in the U.S. Source: Global Energy Monitor Despite controlling vast networks of energy assets deeply embedded in our global economies, private equity…
A Look at Private Equity Transition Funds: Energy Innovation or Greenwashing?
A June 2025 report from the Private Equity Climate Risks project, which PESP is part of, examines private equity’s role in propelling the climate crisis through investments in false solutions and provides due diligence resources to institutional…
Private Equity, Public Damage
How ‘Vulture Investors’ Get Rich Wrecking Companies, Killing Jobs, Endangering the Vulnerable & Spoiling the Environment–And Our Tax Code Helps Them Do It Private equity (PE) firms use money raised from wealthy individuals and institutional investors…
2024 Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard & Report
The updated Private Equity Climate Risks scorecard and report reveals the top 21 private equity firms invested in oil and gas and includes a set of climate demands to hold private equity accountable. 2024 Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard…
Brookfield’s Climate Paradox: Climate Pledges vs. Fossil Fuel Reality
Brookfield’s Climate Paradox Climate Pledges vs. Fossil Fuel Reality December 2023 report Private equity giant Brookfield Corporation’s vast fossil fuel investments undermine its stated commitment to tackle climate change. With over $850 billion in assets under management—and despite a declared goal…
New Report: Private Equity Profits from Disaster
PESP released its latest report: Private Equity Profits from Disaster. As climate change accelerates and impacts more communities around the world, the need for skilled labor in the disaster restoration industry grows. Increasingly,…
Uncovering KKR’s Environmental Responsibility Gap
Private equity behemoth KKR’s portfolio companies have committed numerous environmental violations and engaged in unethical business practices while contributing to the climate crisis, as KKR put money into fossil fuel projects that run decidedly counter to its preferred public image…
Private Profits, Public Risks
Investments by private equity firms in nearly 2,700 oil and gas wells on federal and tribal lands across the western United States could leave taxpayers with a cleanup bill of up to $380 million, according to a new report released…
