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January 15, 2016

Post-Paris Agreement: FREE’S Focus on Subnational Climate Action

By Job Taminiau and Joseph Nyangon Accelerating climate action and finance at subnational level based on the Paris Agreement. The 21st Conference of the Parties to the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change, or COP 21 (also known as the Paris climate summit) closed in Le Bourget, France after two weeks of intense negotiations, with negotiators agreeing on […]

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Filed Under: Climate Change, Energy and Climate Investment, Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Tagged With: Clean Energy Financing, Climate Change, Climate Finance, Innovation, Paris Agreement, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Investing

April 6, 2015

The Green Cred of Bike Sharing Programs

A.L. Smith The announcement that Philadelphia will be rolling out its new bicycle sharing program this spring gives me a minute to reflect on the pros and cons of this new type of transportation infrastructure.  First off, a bit about the program. The program will be implemented in two phases.  The first is this spring […]

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Filed Under: Renewable Energy, Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Tagged With: Philadelphia, Sustainable Cities, Sustainable Investing

April 4, 2015

Mobilizing Public and Private Capital for Clean Energy Financing

By Joseph Nyangon Innovative financing, increased capital investment and technological improvement are catalyzing renewable energy growth. The energy market in the United States is undergoing a dramatic transformation, driven by technological advancement, market dynamics, and better policies and laws—none of which was a decade ago. Venture capitalists made huge profits from the computing boom of the 1980s, […]

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Filed Under: Energy and Climate Investment, Energy Economics, Energy Markets, Renewable Energy, Sustainable Urban Infrastructure Tagged With: Clean Energy Financing, Climate Finance, Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Solar City, Sustainable Investing

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