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Promoting Bold Investment in Renewable Energy Research and Development
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Autores:
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Paty, Melanie C
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Tipo de documento:
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documento electrónico
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Editorial:
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Scholarship @ Claremont, 2019-09-25T14:59:09Z
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Dimensiones:
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application/pdf
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Nota general:
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CMC Senior Theses
© 2015 Melanie C. Paty
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Palabras clave:
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Ethics collections
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Business Ethics
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Resumen:
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This thesis discusses the potential for private investment to fund ambitious renewable energy research and development to help mitigate climate change. I begin by discussing the threat of global warming and a brief history of renewable energy development in the United States. Next, I discuss existing avenues for private investment in renewable energy, potential methods of increasing corporate participation, and the belief that businesses must maximize only financial profits. Then I perform an in-depth case study of pension funds that have incorporated a social or environmental mission, existing environmentally focused mutual funds, and liquidated clean energy mutual funds. Finally, I compare the historical performance of the existing mutual funds to the liquidated to determine a profit threshold below which clean energy focused funds fail and discuss optimal investment strategies to foster bold renewable energy investment.
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En línea:
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oai:scholarship.claremont.edu:cmc_theses-2116
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