Michael Curley

Finance Policy for Renewable Energy and a Sustainable Environment (eBook, ePUB)

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Produktbeschreibung

This book explains how environmental projects and improvements are achieved through the imposition of regulations, on the one hand, and financial incentives on the other. It discusses how those incentives can be organized to achieve the greatest environmental benefits at the lowest possible cost to the public. It presents the best environmental finance policies for the financing of alternative energy projects so that the ultimate cost of delivered power will decline. It also examines the challenges of the next generation of environmental programs.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040063248
• Artikelnr.: 72286092

Autorenporträt

Michael Curley is currently a visiting scholar at the Environmental Law Institute in Washington, DC. He founded the Environmental Finance Centers at the University of Maryland, Cleveland State University, and the Maxwell School at Syracuse University. He served as a senior lecturer at the Johns Hopkins University, and he was also an adjunct professor of banking and finance at New York University. He has also taught environmental law and finance at the Vermont Law School. In 1990, he was appointed to the Environmental Financial Advisory Board (EFAB) at the EPA, where he served for 21 years under four US Presidents.

Inhaltsangabe

Paying for the Fix. The 23 Principles of Environmental Finance. The 2 Core
Principles of Environmental Finance. Policy Principles of Environmental
Finance. Management Principles of Environmental Finance. Revenue Raising
Principles for Environmental Finance. Sources of Revenue for Environmental
Finance Programs. Financial Principles of Environmental Finance. Financial
Mechanics. Comparing Financing Alternatives. Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Cost
Factors. Impact of Term on Annual Debt Service Payment. Grants and
Affordability. The Role of Equity. The Curse of Subsidies. Leverage: The
Power of Guaranties. Cost/Benefit Analyses. Credit Enhancement. Tariffs.
Climate Change and Renewable Energy. Cap-and-Trade Programs. Driving Down
Costs. Appendix: Countries with Non-Investment-Grade Ratings on Their
Sovereign Debt.