Energy Finance Lab – Event Videos

2025

Critical Minerals Markets Webinar

Please join the Payne Institute for a webinar as we discuss the state of critical minerals markets and implications for policy making to support critical minerals development. July 23, 2025.
Critical Minerals Market Primer
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2024

Bridging Gaps: Renewable Energy Financing for Mining Operations

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ruby Barickman, Founder, Magis Development LLC, presenting a virtual seminar titled Bridging Gaps: Renewable Energy Financing for Mining Operations on Wednesday, October 2, 2024.
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Leveraging the Power of the Insurance Industry to Expedite Industrial Decarbonization

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dr. Maryam Golnaraghi, Director of Climate Change and Environment, The Geneva Association, presenting at virtual seminar titled Leveraging the Power of the Insurance Industry to Expedite Industrial Decarbonization on Friday, July 26, 2024.
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Orphaned Oil Well Carbon Offset Crediting

Please join the SPE Gaia Sustainability Program and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager Brad Handler presenting a virtual seminar titled Orphaned Oil Well Carbon Offset Crediting. July 17, 2024.
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A New Era: Permanent Plugging of Idle & Orphan Wells for Carbon Credits

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Dan Arthur, President, ALL Consulting, presenting a virtual seminar titled A New Era: Permanent Plugging of Idle & Orphan Wells for Carbon Credits. June 12, 2024.
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Quantifying the Impact of Federal Methane Regulations on the Oil and Gas Industry

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome John Gutentag, Product Owner, Enverus, presenting a virtual seminar titled Quantifying the Impact of Federal Methane Regulations on the Oil and Gas Industry.  May 29, 2024.
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Building Smarter Markets to Enable the Energy Transition

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome David Greely, Chief Economist at Abaxx Industries, presenting a virtual seminar titled Building Smarter Markets to Enable the Energy Transition.  April 23, 2024.
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2023

PRIORITIZING SUSTAINABILITY: THE ACR METHODOLOGY PUTTING METHANE EMISSIONS REDUCTIONS THROUGH ORPHAN WELL PLUGGING WITHIN REACH

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Maris Densmore, Director, Industrial Solutions, American Carbon Registry – Winrock International and Staci Taruscio, CEO, Rebellion Energy Solutions, presenting a virtual seminar titled Prioritizing Sustainability: The ACR Methodology Putting Methane Emissions Reductions through Orphan Well Plugging Within Reach on Wednesday, May 24, 2023.
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Unleashing Wall Street to Invest in Critical Mineral for the EV Battery Supply Chain and the Policy Challenges

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome John Dowd, CEO, and Govind Friedland, COO, GoGreen Investments, presenting a virtual seminar titled Unleashing Wall Street to Invest in Critical Mineral for the EV Battery Supply Chain and the Policy Challenges on Thursday, April 27, 2023.
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Financing the Energy Transition Metal Requirements

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Ross Bhappu, Partner, Head of Private Equity Mature Funds, Resource Capital Funds, presenting a hybrid seminar titled Financing the Energy Transition Metal Requirements on Wednesday, April 12, 2023.
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A NOVEL APPROACH TO FUND THE PREMATURE SHUTTING DOWN OF OIL AND GAS WELLS

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy Sustainable Finance Lab at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Sam Arnold, Co-Founder and COO, CarbonPath, presenting at virtual seminar titled A Novel Approach to Fund the Premature Shutting Down of Oil and Gas Wells on Thursday, February 9, 2023.
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2022

FINANCING INDIA’S CLEAN ENERGY TRANSITION

Please join the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines as we welcome Gagan Sidhu, Director, CEEW Centre for Energy Finance, presenting a virtual seminar titled Financing India’s Clean Energy Transition on Wednesday, November 30, 2022.
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ACCELERATED RETIREMENT OF COAL PLANTS

The Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines welcomes Brad Handler, Payne Institute Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager, and Deb Chattopadhyay, Senior Energy Specialist, World Bank presenting a virtual seminar titled Accelerated Retirement of Coal Plants. Thursday, September 8, 2022.
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CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE

Rystad Energy and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines welcomes Brad Handler, Payne Institute Sustainable Finance Lab Program Manager, and Nick Livingstone, Partner & Head of Americas, presenting a virtual seminar titled Creating A Sustainable Future. Thursday, March 31, 2022.
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How Public Funders can Help Take Coal Offline Ahead of Schedule and Promote a Just Transition in Low-Income and Emerging Economies

Energy for Growth Hub and the Payne Institute for Public Policy at the Colorado School of Mines welcomes Brad Handler, Payne Institute Research Associate, presenting a virtual seminar titled How Public Funders can Help Take Coal Offline Ahead of Schedule and Promote a Just Transition in Low-Income and Emerging Economies. Thursday, January 27, 2022.
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