Energy, Environment, and Natural Resources

California's bold move to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035 has spurred a significant shift towards electric vehicles. However, this transition poses a fiscal challenge as declining gasoline consumption threatens to reduce critical fuel tax revenues, which fund infrastructure projects. Policymakers may need to explore new revenue sources, like fees on EVs, to bridge the potential gap without hindering the state's climate goals.

Happy Earth Day from Vega Economics! 

Vega Economics was retained by a direct air capture company to evaluate a pro-forma financial model for the bid to develop a renewable energy project site.

In this article, Vega Economics reviews examples of the recent litigation involving corporate ESG-related issues. 

Great news for our environment and economy! Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) projects are gaining momentum in numerous states as legislators incentivize clean energy and sustainability investments.

Vega is delighted to sit down with expert Dan Castro, Chairman Investment Committee at Samas Asset Management, to discuss the C-PACE landscape, new legislation, litigation risks, and more. 

Our featured expert Dr. Ehud Ronn is a Professor of Finance at the McCombs School of Business, University of Texas at Austin. His research and teaching interests focus on the valuation of energy commodity-contingent securities. In this piece, he shares his latest analysis of the oil market. 

Happy Earth Day from Vega Economics! We have been working on a wide range of projects in the ESG space, and can host joint panels on this topic of enormous recent interest. Let us know if you are interested in working with us!

Vega's featured expert Dr. Haab focuses his research on the development of quantitative and statistical methods for the measurement of values for environmental and ecosystem goods and services, benefit cost analysis, and natural resource damage assessment.

This article discusses the Golden State’s journey to an electric future of electric vehicles following the announcement to ban sales of new gasoline-powered vehicles by 2035.

This article discusses the requirements of Proposition 218 and Vega's expertise and resources to assist conduct water rate studies.

Water is one of the most valuable and critical resources in our society. It is essential for growing the food and for powering the economy. Water is also scarce and unequally distributed across time and space. These features pose significant challenges to efficient water management for regulators. This article reviews one important tool for water management: Water Accounting.

Vega's research team discusses the widely anticipated ESG-related litigation claims and highlight our featured experts who can strengthen our clients position in these matters.