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2023 FIR Summary
Climate, Equity, & Social Drivers of Health
Center for Impact Finance
June 2023, English
Thie June 15–16, 2023 explored the connections among climate, equity, and the social drivers of health. The overlapping disasters of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice, and the climate crisis call for integrated solutions and investments that address the complexity of interconnected burdens on disadvantaged communities.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
June 2023, English
Thie June 15–16, 2023 explored the connections among climate, equity, and the social drivers of health. The overlapping disasters of the COVID-19 pandemic, racial injustice, and the climate crisis call for integrated solutions and investments that address the complexity of interconnected burdens on disadvantaged communities.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
Aligning Investments to Improve Population Health
Michael Swack, Sarah Boege, and Kevin Barnett
Center for Impact Finance
May 2023, English
In this report, authors Michael Swack, Sarah Boege, and Kevin Barnett discuss the initiative to develop a statewide strategy to address the social determinants of health in New Hampshire.
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Poverty and Inequality
May 2023, English
In this report, authors Michael Swack, Sarah Boege, and Kevin Barnett discuss the initiative to develop a statewide strategy to address the social determinants of health in New Hampshire.
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Poverty and Inequality
On The Road Lending Program Evaluation
Michael Swack, Jolan Rivera, and Sanjeev Sharma
Center for Impact Finance
April 2023, English
In this report, Michael Swack, Jolan Rivera, and Sanjeev Sharma discuss the results of the On The Road Lending program evaluation.
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Economic Development
April 2023, English
In this report, Michael Swack, Jolan Rivera, and Sanjeev Sharma discuss the results of the On The Road Lending program evaluation.
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Economic Development
A Path to Conventional Equity for CDFIs Working Paper
Charles Tansey and Michael Swack
Center for Impact Finance
April 2023, English
In this working paper, authors Charles Tansey and Michael Swack outline a path to conventional equity for CDFIs.
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Economic Development
April 2023, English
In this working paper, authors Charles Tansey and Michael Swack outline a path to conventional equity for CDFIs.
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Economic Development
2022 FIR Summary
Advancing Clean Energy Equity
Center for Impact Finance
June 2022, English
The June 16-17, 2022 FIR focused on advancing clean energy equity and was co-hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Clean energy technologies are better than ever, with costs continuing to decline. Yet the low-income and under-resourced communities – particularly communities of color, Native communities, and other traditionally marginalized populations – that are disproportionately impacted by climate and severe weather-related events lag in clean energy investments.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
June 2022, English
The June 16-17, 2022 FIR focused on advancing clean energy equity and was co-hosted by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York. Clean energy technologies are better than ever, with costs continuing to decline. Yet the low-income and under-resourced communities – particularly communities of color, Native communities, and other traditionally marginalized populations – that are disproportionately impacted by climate and severe weather-related events lag in clean energy investments.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
Clean Energy Project Development for Low-Income Communities
Eric Hangen
Center for Impact Finance
February 2022, English
Scaling clean energy in low-income communities through solar and deep efficiency retrofits presents financing challenges, but that is only part of the problem. Drawing on research conducted by the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance, this white paper outlines a road map depicting the ecosystem needed to deliver clean energy projects to underserved communities.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
February 2022, English
Scaling clean energy in low-income communities through solar and deep efficiency retrofits presents financing challenges, but that is only part of the problem. Drawing on research conducted by the Carsey School’s Center for Impact Finance, this white paper outlines a road map depicting the ecosystem needed to deliver clean energy projects to underserved communities.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
Scaling Equitable Solar Finance
Eric Hangen, Rebecca Regan, and Sarah Boege
Center for Impact Finance
May 2021, English
The U.S. solar photovoltaics industry has taken off over the past decade, but without deliberate action low- and moderate-income communities could be left behind in the transition to clean energy. Drawing on substantial literature related to multiple dimensions of low-income solar finance and interviews with key informants in the field, authors Eric Hangen, Rebecca Regan, and Sarah Boege.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
May 2021, English
The U.S. solar photovoltaics industry has taken off over the past decade, but without deliberate action low- and moderate-income communities could be left behind in the transition to clean energy. Drawing on substantial literature related to multiple dimensions of low-income solar finance and interviews with key informants in the field, authors Eric Hangen, Rebecca Regan, and Sarah Boege.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
Bringing Solar Energy to Low- and Moderate-Income Communities
Eric Hangen, Rebecca Regan, and Sarah Boege
Center for Impact Finance
April 2021, English
The U.S. solar photovoltaics industry has taken off over the past decade, but without deliberate action low- and moderate-income communities could be left behind.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
April 2021, English
The U.S. solar photovoltaics industry has taken off over the past decade, but without deliberate action low- and moderate-income communities could be left behind.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
2020 FIR Summary
Expanding the Field of Climate Finance
Center for Impact Finance
November 2020, English
The 2020 FIR offered an opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities banks and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) face as they address these risks and how these institutions can help increase individual, institutional, and community-wide resilience.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
November 2020, English
The 2020 FIR offered an opportunity to discuss the challenges and opportunities banks and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) face as they address these risks and how these institutions can help increase individual, institutional, and community-wide resilience.
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Climate Change, Poverty and Inequality
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