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Jameela Pedicini

Financial Leaders Follow the Hockey Puck of Clean Energy

Kat Friedrich
May 15, 2018
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In a dynamic discussion at the Rockefeller Institute of Government on April 18 in Albany, N.Y., financial experts explained how they “follow the puck” by observing technological and social trends as they move their funds from fossil fuels toward clean energy.
Palm Springs, California exterior

California Treasurer Advances Green Bonds

Mark A. Perelman
August 01, 2017
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When California diverges from federal viewpoints and policy on climate change and supports the Paris Agreement’s goals, Alan Gordon, its deputy state treasurer, leverages green bonds to yield results. California is one of the world’s six largest economies. The Golden State manages massive amounts of pension assets.

Will a National Green Bank Act Win Support?

Chijioke Onyekwelu
July 18, 2017
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A number of senators and representatives led by Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) and Rep. Elizabeth Esty (D-Conn.) have cosponsored The Green Bank Act of 2017 (PDF) (S. 1406. H.R. 2995). The act is expected to support the establishment of a national green bank capitalized with $10 billion in treasury-issued green bonds. This is the third time legislators have proposed it.

Jump Starting Innovation from Carbon-Pricing Revenues

Anja Nikolova
October 21, 2016
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Leaders from business and government joined the dialogue on carbon pricing revenue at the “Innovating to Meet the Climate Challenge” event in New York City on Sept. 21. Revenues can enhance productivity across the economy by reducing the capital cost of renewable energy, enabling investments in different sectors and addressing corporations’ carbon portfolios, panelists said.

The Wild West of Green Bonds

Iliana Lazarova
March 02, 2016
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The need to mobilize capital for green causes and adaptation initiatives to follow up on the Paris climate conference is raising many questions about the verification and assurance of what qualifies as “green” and how the proceeds of these bonds are allocated.

Citi Suggests Global Climate Investment Goals

Kat Friedrich
September 15, 2015
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On the surface, Citi’s recommendations of global climate investment goals, published in August in the report “Energy Darwinism II: Why a Low Carbon Future Doesn’t Have to Cost the Earth,” look deceptively simple. But a closer look at the patchwork of international regulations, legislation, and carbon markets reveals that financing clean energy in developing nations may be quite challenging to accomplish.

How Can Communities Finance Microgrids for Public Safety?

Kat Friedrich
July 31, 2015
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In the United States, microgrids are concentrated in the Northeast, according to Katherine Tweed, a writer at Greentech Media. How can microgrids expand their footprint and reach other regions and cities?

Financing Climate Resilience for Affordable Housing

Kat Friedrich
March 13, 2015
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Climate resilience retrofits for affordable multifamily housing are critical to the survival of apartment residents. Jim Newman, principal of Linnean Solutions, said in a workshop at BuildingEnergy 15 on March 4 in Boston that “a lot of people are going to be sheltering in place.”

Investment Districts May Help Clean Energy Reach Minority Communities

Kat Friedrich
August 08, 2014
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The nonprofit Center for Social Inclusion (CSI) has developed an innovative policy paper called "Energy Investment Districts" that could attract clean energy financing and distributed generation to minority and low-income communities.
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