Energy and Environment

Why I Am Hopeful About the World’s Future

15 Mar 2019

Some historians estimate more than 200 million people were killed in conflicts in the 20th century. Today, there is no end in sight to this horrific violence. From Syria, we are seeing the greatest refugee crisis in a generation. Appalling...

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His Holiness The Dalai Lama

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Milken Institute and California State Treasurer Highlight Ways Green Bonds Can Help Close Multi-Trillion Dollar Financing Gap to Repair U.S. Infrastructure

19 Mar 2021

LOS ANGELES, August 7, 2018 – The challenge of fixing America’s deteriorating infrastructure and making it more resilient to the effects of extreme weather and climate change underscores the need for a more robust green bond market...

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Milken Institute

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Growing the U.S. Green Bond Market: Volume 2: Actionable Strategies and Solutions

3 Sep 2020

The United States deteriorating infrastructure is woefully underprepared to address the challenge of adapting to climate change. The American Society of Civil Engineers estimates it will cost $2 trillion just to bring America’s...

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Caitlin MacLean and Maressa Brennan

3 Sep 2020

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Financing Models to Expand Access to Electric Vehicles in California

1 Aug 2017

California accelerated the adoption rate of electric vehicles (EVs) through rebates and other operational incentives. However, due to socioeconomic lifestyle burdens, disadvantaged communities have not had full access to these efforts. The...

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Financing Green Building in Residential Development

6 Mar 2017

Buildings are responsible for nearly 60 percent of Israel’s electricity consumption and contribute 28 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions. These statistics, from the Ministry of Environmental Protection, highlight our...

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Glenn Yago

Senior Fellow and Founder, Financial Innovations Labs, Milken Institute, Senior Director, Milken Innovation Center, Jerusalem Institute

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The CEQA Labyrinth: Fixing the Flaws in a Good Law

24 Oct 2016

Passed in 1970, the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) is the state’s broadest environmental law. While the landmark legislation was designed as a tool for activists to protect the state’s fragile ecosystems, litigation abuse has...

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Jason Barrett and Kevin Klowden

24 Oct 2016

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The Supply Side: Defining a Pathway for Increasing California’s Housing Development Opportunities

18 Aug 2016

Californians face an unprecedented challenge finding affordable housing. Over the past 30 years, the precipitous rise in housing prices, development constraints, and stagnant growth in real income have cultivated a housing ecosystem that...

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Carlo De La Cruz and Matt Horton

18 Aug 2016

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Financial Models for Water Sustainability

27 May 2016

In 2015, NASA data showed that California reservoirs contained only one year of water supply and California’s total water storage had been in decline since before 2002. California was in a drought and its water management system was deemed...

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Innovative Financing Models for Energy Infrastructure in Africa

1 May 2015

Angola, Nigeria, Ethiopia, Chad, Mozambique, and Rwanda. Large and small, politically and culturally diverse; these six countries were among the top 10 fastest-growing economies in the world over the period from 2000 to 2010. The economic...

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Katie Olderman and Caitlin MacLean

1 May 2015

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An Economic Road Map for Kern County

9 Mar 2015

California boasts one the biggest economies in the world, yet is considered challenging for doing business. But strategically-located Kern County has proven to be an exception. Marked by its streamlined business permitting process, an...

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Priscilla Hamilton, Kristen Keough, Minoli Ratnatunga, and Perry Wong

9 Mar 2015

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