Decarbonization is coming to the global shipping industry. Accounting for nearly one quarter of all carbon emissions from the world’s transportation sector and one billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, shipping stands at a critical juncture in its efforts to
Global Projects View
Perspectives on Investment, Economic Development and Infrastructure
Latest from Global Projects View
Decarbonizing the Global Shipping Industry – Is Hydrogen Fuel the Answer?
Decarbonization is coming to the global shipping industry. Accounting for nearly one quarter of all carbon emissions from the world’s transportation sector and one billion tons of carbon dioxide annually, shipping stands at a critical juncture in its efforts to…
Eyes on the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA): Biden Administration Races to Implement Historic Clean Energy and Environmental Programs
With November elections drawing near, the Biden Administration is racing to cement its domestic policy achievements, notably key provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) – a multi-billion-dollar federal clean energy, climate and domestic manufacturing legislation signed into law on…
Colorado is Thinking Creatively on Ways to Address its Workforce Housing Crisis
School is finally out for the summer. With that comes less traffic, more out of office messages, and possibly some much-deserved time off. Last year, I visited Park City, Utah and kept saying, “wow, I understand why people want to…
The EU Gigabit Infrastructure Act (“GIA”)
It promises a lot but received mixed views: the GIA[1] will be fully applicable from 12 November 2025 and only time will tell if it can deliver in creating a regulatory environment for faster, cheaper, and simpler rollout of…
Real Estate Considerations for Work Force Housing
I always thought that we could benefit from a high school course on real life skills.[1] Things like “how to build your credit,” “how to calculate your taxes,” and “what portion of your income should be used for housing”…
LIHTC – It’s Not the Only Way to Finance Housing Projects. Benefits of Tax-Exempt Financing Work Force Housing Projects
Supply Chains Are The Next Subject of Cyberattacks
The cyberthreat landscape is evolving as threat actors develop new tactics to keep up with increasingly sophisticated corporate IT environments. In particular, threat actors are increasingly exploiting supply chain vulnerabilities to reach downstream targets.
The effects of supply chain cyberattacks…
The USDA’s ReConnect Program Is Back in the Broadband Infrastructure Funding Picture—and at a Critical Time
While the BEAD Program continues to garner most of the attention when it comes to federal funding for broadband infrastructure deployment programs, in this blog we have consistently underscored that (1) there are other sources of funding available and (2)…
The European Commission Publishes a New Master Plan for Europe’s Digital Infrastructure
The European Commission’s white paper “How To Master Europe’s Digital Infrastructure Needs?” is different from any previous Commission’s proposal in this sector. It is a holistic overview of the opportunities and challenges facing the EU communications industry at the crossroads…