Amerikaanse bank wil $ 150 mrd investeren in hernieuwbare energie
5 november 2015 – De Amerikaanse bank Goldman Sachs wil de komende 10 jaar 150 miljard dollar investeren in hernieuwbare energie.
Uit een bericht van de Groene Courant
‘(…) Het bedrag betekent bijna een verviervoudiging van de 40 miljard dollar die Goldman Sachs beloofde te investeren in groene energie in 2012. Inmiddels is hiervan 37 miljard dollar besteed. Goldman co-financiert onder andere zonne-energie, windenergie, duurzame waterkracht, energie-opslag en led-verlichting. Naast de nieuwe investeringen gaat Goldman niet meer geld steken in projecten die ervoor zorgen dat er nieuwe steenkoolcentrales ontstaan in westerse landen. “Goldman erkent de wetenschappelijke consensus, geleid door het Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, dat klimaatverandering een realiteit is e en dat menselijke activiteit verantwoordelijk is voor de toenemende concentratie van broeikasgassen in de atmosfeer”, aldus het bedrijf in een nieuwe beleidsdocument. (…)’
Uit het persbericht van Goldman Sachs
‘(…) The Goldman Sachs Group (…) will expand its clean energy target to $150 billion in financings and investments by 2025 as part of its updated Environmental Policy Framework. (…)
“Over the past 10 years, we have built on our commitment to harness market-based solutions to help support a healthy environment and address the problem of climate change. We will continue to work towards deploying innovative financial mechanisms through an expanded investor base focused on environmental opportunities,” said Lloyd Blankfein, Goldman Sachs Chairman and Chief Executive Officer.
The updated Environmental Policy Framework includes expanded targets and key initiatives that will guide Goldman Sachs’ ongoing contributions to a sustainable future. Some highlights include:
- By 2025, Goldman Sachs will target $150 billion in clean energy financing and investments, expanding the existing $40 billion target set in 2012.
- By 2015, Goldman Sachs will be the first US investment bank to be carbon neutral across its operations and business travel. By 2020, the firm will target $2 billion in green operational investments and seek to source 100 percent renewable power for its global electricity needs.
- Goldman Sachs will target the deployment of clean energy solutions to underserved markets to facilitate more equitable and affordable access through the launch of a Clean Energy Access Initiative.
- The Goldman Sachs Center for Environmental Markets will invest $10 million in grants through partnerships that will demonstrate the potential of innovative financial mechanisms to unlock capital for environmental solutions. (…)’
Bronnen
Goldman Sachs, persbericht, 3 november 2015: Goldman Sachs announces $150 billion clean energy target by 2025 in new environmental policy framework
Goldman Sachs: Environmental Policy Framework (pdf, 17 pag)
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