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What Is LNG and what role does it play? Liquified natural gas (LNG) is natural gas transformed into a liquid for more efficient storage and shipping, from producing regions to markets. Private equity has played a significant role in enabling…
What Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse and bailout mean for private equity, and how regulators can prevent a future crisis Silicon Valley Bank collapsed on March 10, 2023 following a dramatic bank run. Regulators had to step in to contain the…
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…
Private equity firm KKR commits more capital as important FID is reached Private equity firm KKR has committed new funding to the proposed Port Arthur Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) export terminal as the project reached…
Private financing fuels LNG’s uncertain future Part 3: Community resistance can create risks for investors looking to expand LNG export infrastructure As private equity lines up investments into proposed liquified natural gas (LNG) export terminals, the firms face a…
Private equity firms profit from Atlanta forest destruction PESP uncovers the private equity connections to Cop City and climate activism New research compiled by the Private Equity Stakeholder Project (PESP) illuminates the link between private equity (PE)…
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…
Private financing fuels LNG’s uncertain future Part 2: Private equity commits to the LNG industry at the expense of long-term energy transition Private Equity Fuels Proposed Gulf Coast LNG Terminals The U.S. Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) export industry has…
We stand in strong opposition to Atlanta’s Cop City and the violent tactics Atlanta-area law enforcement took against protesters of the environmentally-hazardous training facility. The killing of 26-year-old activist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán…
ExxonMobil, one of the largest and most profitable oil and gas companies in the world, has a complicated history when it comes to climate change. The company has been accused of knowingly downplaying the dangers…
