The New Green Business Model for Investment by Peter Fusaro

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This paper examines the emerging markets for environmental financial investment and trading. It evaluates the role of venture capital funds, hedge ... (More) This paper examines the emerging markets for environmental financial investment and trading. It evaluates the role of venture capital funds, hedge fund investments, and private equity investors in clean energy technology projects. The three global market drivers for the new green investment model are discussed, which include sustained higher energy prices, accelerated technology shifts and increased environmental concerns. The accelerating clean technology investment trajectory is assessed as is the role of climate change as a market driver. Emissions trading of carbon dioxide and green house gases are also covered along with the existing sulphur dioxide and nitrous oxide markets in the United States. (This paper by Peter Fusaro, “The New Green Business Model for Investment,” was published as Occasional Paper 42. Boulder, Colorado: The International Research Center for Energy and Economic Development, 2008. ISBN 0-918714-68-0 and also as an article in The Journal of Energy and Development, vol. 32, no. 2) (Less)