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Private Equity Climate Risks is launching the Private Equity Energy Tracker, the first-of-its-kind, searchable portal that provides a catalog of the energy holdings of eight of the top North American private equity firms:…
As the human and economic costs of climate change accelerate, Oregon Treasurer Tobias Read’s Net Zero plan is a crucial step toward setting Oregon’s pension system in line with the pathway to 1.5 degrees. PESP commends the Treasurer for…
Biden decision signals decline of LNG, increased risk for investors with exposure to fossil fuels Financial watchdog PESP encourages investors to avoid financial risks of their energy investments Statement from Nichole Heil, climate campaigner and researcher at the…
South Texas Communities and PESP escalate opposition to Rio Grande LNG terminal at Oregon Investment Council meeting OIC faces scrutiny for $350 million Investment in the controversial LNG project Building on recent efforts, South Texas communities,…
PESP urges BlackRock to halt Rio Grande to prevent significant community and environmental risks Today, BlackRock, which manages a portfolio of $10 trillion, announced a deal to buy private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for…
Global Infrastructure Partners newest fund (Fund V) is an investor in the proposed Rio Grande LNG Terminal through its $3.5 billion investment. This investment resulted in Global Infrastructure Partners’ at least 46% ownership stake in the proposed LNG terminal– the…
The Carlyle Group’s two-year fundraising journey for its flagship buyout fund, Carlyle Partners VIII, closed in August raising an abysmal 54 percent of its $27 billion goal and overall 20 percent less than what the firm raised for…
Report exposes Brookfield’s fossil fuel investments and emissions reality Facts do not square with promises touted by former central banker and net-zero advocate Mark Carney Private equity giant Brookfield Corporation’s vast fossil fuel investments undermine its stated commitment to tackle…
On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk) into law, the first of its kind in the United States.[1] Both bills place…
Oil Spill At Louisiana Private Equity-Owned Company Is Latest Example of Private Profit, Public Risk Statement from Jim Baker, Executive Director at the Private Equity Stakeholder Project, on the oil spill 19 miles offshore of Plaquemines Parish in…
Texas communities demand the end of Rio Grande LNG at latest Washington State Pension Board meeting Private equity firm Global Infrastructure Partners invested $3.5 billion into the proposed Rio Grande LNG export terminal. On Thursday, community activists and tribal groups…
Carlyle-owned power plants declare bankruptcy, increased risk in gas fired energy generation Major private equity firm The Carlyle Group is facing increased risks from its large portfolio of gas-fired power plants. Carlyle’s Lincoln Power, based out of Illinois, filed for…
