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Private equity firm’s previously undisclosed energy impacts pose risks for investors and exacerbates the climate crisis. Carlyle remains one of the largest owners of gas-fired power capacity in the U.S. A new investigation released today…
On Thursday, March 2, Nichole Heil, PESP climate researcher/campaigner gave testimony in support of proposed legislation in the Oregon House of Representatives, HB 2601. As written, the bill would require the Oregon State Treasurer to exit from certain carbon-intensive…
The Private Equity Stakeholder Project will give testimony in support of proposed legislation in the Oregon House of Representatives, HB 2601, which is being heard in the Committee on Emergency Management, General Government,…
The Carlyle Group’s profits were propped up by fossil fuel investments which generated over $660 million for the firm in 2022, and executives confirmed they are “optimistic” about Carlyle’s energy platforms. Investment income from its oil & gas subsidiary…
The Carlyle Group enters 2023 facing challenges as its efforts to raise new funds and search for a Chief Executive Officer both drag on. The Financial Times reported in…
Carlyle’s Upstream Investments Are at Risk from Energy Transition The private equity giant’s investment strategy risks serious future losses for investors Its ‘net zero’ target for portfolio companies not aligned with the goals of the Paris…
The private equity firm has invested in companies unlikely to be economically viable in a low-carbon world. A new report reveals that The Carlyle Group—one of the world’s largest private equity…
Inside Climate recently investigated where many fossil assets land when they are sold off from oil and gas companies. What Inside Climate found, and what many activists and researchers…
Private equity firm The Carlyle Group is under fire for not disclosing its largest oil and gas investment in its report on financial risk from emissions. A recent story from AP…
Private equity’s role in climate crisis a center point of Energy Finance conference PESP climate director presents findings of new PE scorecard report On Monday, Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) Climate Director Alyssa Giachino spoke on…
PESP and Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund (AFREF) released the Private Equity Climate Risks Scorecard which provides first-of-its-kind research and analysis of eight private equity firms with some of the largest energy…
The Carlyle Group’s ties to prominent cultural and academic institutions have been under fire due to the firm’s extensive investments in fossil fuels. The firm ranked last…
