Projects and clients

Sustainability is critical to every sector of society. As a result, MCG works with a wide variety of clients on a diverse array of projects. Our client base includes municipalities and national governments, small businesses and multinational corporations, as well as local non-profits and international development organizations. In all of our projects, we work closely with clients to identify risks and opportunities, craft innovative approaches to problem solving, and develop comprehensive strategies for managing complex, fundamental change.

Spurring Private Sector Activity in Climate Adaptation Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ, German development agency)

MCG is analyzing the roles that private sector actors play in climate adaptation, differentiating between autonomous and planned adaptation. more

Identifying Adaptation Projects for Pilot Project InvestmentGlobal Adaptation Institute

On behalf of the first global organization dedicated exclusively to catalyzing private sector investment in adaptation for developing countries, MCG has developed a large-scale database of climate change adaptation projects, identified innovative projects to receive grants and awards through its pilot project program, and helped the Institute build a global network of adaptation experts and professionals.  

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Reducing Private Sector Barriers to Adaptation Investment World Bank and the Climate Investment Funds

MCG analyzed barriers to implementing adaptation projects for three targeted countries in the Pilot Program for Climate Resilience (PPCR). more

Climate Change and Water ManagementSaxony/Veolia Water

MCG collaborated with Veolia Water to assess potential climate impacts and their effects on water management in the region of Saxony in Germany. more

Solar Emergency Evacuation RouteCity of Boston

MCG proposed a strategy and secured funding for a $1.3 million solar infrastructure project in the City of Boston that deploys renewable energy resources in support of the City’s emergency response infrastructure. more

Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets: Emerging Climate Change Adaptation Strategies Around the WorldE.ON Power & Gas

MCG conducted a study, Floating Houses and Mosquito Nets, on climate change adaptation initiatives around the world with the intent to inform decision makers in the public and private sector on how to approach this issue. more

Our clients

Corporate

  • Alcan
  • Axel Johnson
  • Deutsche Bank Climate Change Advisors
  • E-ON
  • Hawaiian Electric Company
  • NEI
  • Sprague

Institutions

  • European Climate Foundation
  • German Energy Agency (dena)
  • German Federal Chancellory
  • Global Adaptation Institute
  • Heinrich Boell Foundation
  • Inter-American Development Bank
  • International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
  • National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
  • Rockefeller Brothers Foundation
  • Solar Electric Power Association (SEPA)
  • The Energy Foundation
  • U.S. Department of Energy (DOE)
  • World Bank and Climate Investment FundsWorld Bank and Climate Investment Funds
  • World Future Council
  • World Wind Energy Association

Public

  • California Energy Commission
  • City of Boston
  • City of Providence
  • City University of New York
  • Delaware’s District Department of the Environment
  • Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER)
  • Massachusetts Clean Energy Center (MassCEC)
  • New York State Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA)
  • Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board