TikTok’s annual carbon footprint is likely bigger than Greece’s, study finds
Average user generates greenhouse gases equal to driving an extra 123 miles in gasoline-powered car a year, data shows
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Reporting on how money and power shape infrastructure, climate, regulatory regimes, and broader markets. Editor in Chief of Portco News, an independent, accountability-focused publication covering how private equity runs its portfolio companies, with work also appearing inThe Guardian, Infrastructure Investor, and more.
Features
Large corporations take a bite out of US energy transition infrastructure
Private infrastructure investors on the cutting edge of the energy transition have found themselves both competing and collaborating with large US corporations.
US grid reform is down to the wire
The benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act won’t materialise unless major reforms are implemented on a federal and regional level.
Newsletters
Sixth Street’s $3.8B Giants Deal May Cost Fans
Plus: We argue why the IRS should keep the ‘DA’ in ‘EBITDA’ and outline portco M&A and exits from last week.
Analyst Predicts Sycamore to Strip Assets, Close Stores at Walgreens
Plus: We introduce Portco News and outline portco M&A and exits from last week.
The Pipeline
Various clips written for Infrastructure Investor's weekly newsletter
Infra mega-funds face an ever-growing deployment dilemma
Large-cap infrastructure funds keep getting bigger. But looming exit risk and current struggles to deploy leave the ecosystem with an existential question: how much growth can it sustain?
It may be time for infra investors to kick their natural gas habit
Uncertain market conditions, the COP28 agreement and the US’s recent decision to halt LNG exports signal that the lifespan of some of these assets may be shorter than assumed.
Lithium-ion batteries are bankable, but may run out of charge
Asset degradation, supply chain difficulties, grid setbacks and rapidly developing alternative technologies make these assets riskier than they appear.
