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Energy Capital Partners (ECP) is a subsidiary of private equity firm Bridgepoint currently seeking regulatory approval to acquire the 50-year-old James M. Gavin Power Plant, one of the highest emitting, dirtiest and deadliest coal-fired power plants in the…
As the buildout of the US LNG export industry continues to harm frontline communities and the environment along the Gulf South, international investors are flooding the market to take advantage of cheap American gas. Outside of bank financing…
Download PDF flyer here In May of 2024, New York-based private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP), a subsidiary of BlackRock, announced its plan to buy ALLETE, Minnesota Power’s parent company. The deal would include GIP investing…
Despite proclamations to “invest in the energy transition, not divest from it,” The Carlyle Group is perpetuating the climate crisis by offloading its largest and most polluting portfolio…
Energy Capital Partners (ECP), a unit of private equity firm Bridgepoint, is in the process of acquiring a portfolio of power plants including the 50-year-old James M. Gavin Power Plant, one of the highest emitting, dirtiest and deadliest…
Investors around the globe are contending with a range of market challenges along with financial and climate risks in the energy and infrastructure space. Most large institutional investors have taken important steps to…
Rio Grande LNG, backed by Global Infrastructure Partners, a wholly-owned subsidiary of BlackRock The risks to investors of Global Infrastructure Partners’ and BlackRock’s Rio Grande LNG are mounting as the project faces growing…
Quantum Energy Partners-backed Saguaro Energía, a massive gas liquefaction and export terminal project under development in Mexico that includes a cross-border pipeline to transport fracked gas from West Texas to the terminal, is marred with legal setbacks and escalating opposition…
In September 2023, Hurricane Helene tore through the southeast United States, becoming the third deadliest storm in the United States after Hurricanes Katrina and Maria. Communities in and around Asheville, North Carolina, home to the…
2024 Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard & Report This 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. New research for…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project praised the comptroller who oversees $285 billion in investments by New York City’s public pension funds for committing to cease future investments in midstream and downstream fossil fuel infrastructure New…
Kimmeridge-backed Commonwealth LNG project Community and environmental groups Sierra Club, Louisiana Bucket Brigade, and Turtle Island Restoration Network called on the coastal permits to be revoked and filed a lawsuit against the Louisiana Department of Energy and…
