Explainer: When Agencies Rate Companies' ESG Scores, What Are They Actually Rating?

Published on March 30, 2022

As ESG becomes an increasingly popular investing strategy, questions about better standardization arise. Ideally, ratings agencies would use objective criteria. Some frameworks are emerging that emphasize transparency and context.

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Explainer: Can Clean Peak Standards Make Energy Economics Meet Energy Justice?

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One state has tried requiring power at peak demand periods to come from clean sources. This mandate can improve air quality in low-income communities. Critics question its effect on emissions, though, and its optimal design as clean-energy storage for utilities evolves.Read more

Explainer: How Do Public Policies Reinforce Building Electrification Financing (Part Two)?

March 31, 2022
Each building owner, with a team of investors, needs to work out a particular electrification schedule. Broad public policies, though, can advance new technologies or marketing strategies that can help more buildings go electric sooner. This sequel to our earlier explainer sets out some scalable policies from across the United States.Read more