As we start 2023, we expect the clean energy revolution to continue and we’re carefully watching these top three climate trends… First, an increase in ESG funding is on the horizon as well as new regulations governing these ESG funds. Second, the drive for electric vehicles cranks into high gear in 2023. Beyond skyrocketing EV sales, we’ll see a substantial increase in battery-powered school buses, fleets and commercial trucks. And third, we predict the challenge to reduce Scope 3 emissions will take center stage in 2023.

Unprecedented climate legislation is opening a vast array of opportunities for those in the cleantech space. The $369 billion dollars in federal funding is proving to be a gamechanger by delivering critical investments to climate tech developers and manufacturers. Companies are taking advantage of tax incentives and grants for solar, wind, and other renewable energy projects. Developments are moving even faster in e-mobility, where Americans now can now tap into a $7,500 credit to buy EVs. The law also requires that some manufacturing and assembly of EVs happens right here at home in the U.S. And as an important first, this law will dedicate between around $60 billion to environmental and climate justice efforts.

EPA Scopes have created a framework for a path forward on reducing emissions, and investors are following the lead. Investment areas are concentrated, for now, on Scopes 1 and 2. These scopes cover greenhouse gases (ghgs) from sources owned or controlled by a federal agency to ghgs resulting from generation of electricity, heat or steam purchased by a federal agency. Scope 3 is tackling ghgs from sources not owned or directly controlled by a federal agency but related to activities. This means transportation, business air travel, commuting, contracted solid waste and wastewater are covered.

Next week world leaders, media and advocacy groups will gather in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, for COP27, which will focus on several different topics covering the global south, as well as the rest of the world. The conference will cover themes from finance to agriculture, gender, biodiversity, and conclude with civil society. In addition to these themes, we will be tracking other topics.

There are still Wonders of the World, and one of the most amazing in the Gemini Solar + Storage Project in the Mojave Desert outside Las Vegas, Nevada. We applaud developer Primergy Energy and integrator IHI Terrasun for building the largest solar + storage endeavor in the Americas. Learn the three key factors to success in this clean energy endeavor.

September could be called Climate Month 2022, as those working in the climate space navigated accessing the federal funding provided by the Inflation Reduction Act while attending ClimateWeekNYC and RE+ in Anaheim. Silverline leaders share insights after participating in both events, with an emphasis on clean energy in buildings and infrastructure, the happy marriage of solar and energy storage, and environmental justice.

TV meteorologists across the country had been increasingly talking about the impacts of climate change and their newscasts and are helping viewers to understand how the changes in our climate impact their local communities, and why it's so critical to find solutions.

Silverline climate change expert Brad Carl breaks down what the latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) means for efforts to combat the climate crisis and invest in clean energy.

In this episode of the Sustainable Finance Podcast, Silverline Founder and CEO Laura Taylor dives into the dynamic climate and clean tech landscape and shares what she’s seeing from early-stage and late-stage investors entering the market and looking to refine their messaging.