At Goldman Sachs, we believe that capital markets can and should play an important role in creating opportunities to address today’s environmental challenges. The firm has set a $40 billion target for financing and investing in clean technology companies over the next decade. On this page, we share some of our latest thinking on the clean tech market – in sectors such as solar, wind, geothermal, energy-efficiency, green transportation and advanced biofuels – along with efforts to develop market-based solutions to some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.
Clean Technology and Renewables
Sustainable Growth: Taking a Deep Dive into Water
Rising competition for water resources could pose major challenges for economic growth. Abby Joseph Cohen of Global Markets Institute explores these issues in a new report.
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China and the Environment
Mark Schwartz, vice chairman of Goldman Sachs and chairman of Goldman Sachs Asia Pacific, discusses the environmental challenges facing China and how the country’s leadership plans to address them in the decades to come.
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Water: Emerging Risks & Opportunities Summit
Water is a critical economic issue in the United States. In the face of growing demand for water, coupled with extreme weather conditions, our nation’s water infrastructure system is failing.
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Market-Based Solutions to Environmental Challenges
Kyung-Ah Park, head of the firm’s Environmental Markets Group, talks about the intersection of environmental and economic issues, and how the firm is partnering in the development of market-based solutions to environmental challenges through the Center for Environmental Markets.
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The Clean Technology and Renewables Market
Stuart Bernstein, global head of the Clean Technology and Renewables Group in our Investment Banking Division, discusses opportunities and challenges facing the clean tech market today, and the role that financial institutions like Goldman Sachs are playing to develop this “emerging” market.
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A Global Perspective on Clean Energy
Brian Bolster, chief operating officer of the Clean Technology and Renewables Group in our Investment Banking Division, discusses the global nature of clean tech, and shares examples of countries that are embracing clean energy to promote lower-carbon economies and sustainable growth.
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The Renewable Energy Sector in Asia
Ankur Sahu, co-head of Goldman Sachs’ Merchant Banking division in Asia Pacific, talks about the growing demand for energy in India and Japan, and how the renewable energy sector is helping to meet those needs.
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The Expansion of Clean Technology and Renewables
The clean tech industry is expected to be a rapidly growing market and one that we believe is at a momentous point in terms of the expansion of technologies that will help diversify energy sources and improve the environment.
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Global Partnerships to Address Key Environmental Issues
Since 2006, we have invested our intellectual and financial capital through the Center for Environmental Markets in global partnerships, with a primary focus on addressing water scarcity, energy-efficiency and clean energy.
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Our 2011 Environmental, Social and Governance Report
View our online 2011 Environmental, Social and Governance report and see how we incorporate ESG into our businesses every day.
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