
Inevitable Ep 89: Jeffrey Schub, Executive Director at the Coalition for Green Capital
Mar 12, 2020
54:38
In today’s episode, we cover:
- What is CGC and its mission as a nonprofit?
- Why “green bank” is somewhat of a misnomer
- The history of green banks in the U.S. both on the federal and state level
- Where the CGC adds value in the clean tech financing ecosystem
- Customers served by green banks
- The role green banks have played in jump starting new markets for clean tech
- Comparing green banks with for-profit investment firms (e.g. Ultra Capital, Generate Capital)
- Sources of funding for CGC
- Opportunities in the U.S. for green banks
- How the U.S. Department of Energy loan program aids companies in getting through the commercialization gap
- Jeffrey’s perspective on putting a price on carbon
- Views on the impact of the 2020 presidential elections and the various positions of candidates
Links to topics discussed in this episode:
- Coalition for green Capital: http://coalitionforgreencapital.com/
- NY green bank: https://greenbank.ny.gov/
- Generate Capital: https://generatecapital.com/
- Ultra Capital: https://www.ultracapital.com/
- Prime Coalition: https://primecoalition.org/
- National Climate Bank Act: https://www.markey.senate.gov/news/press-releases/senators-markey-and-van-hollen-introduce-legislation-to-create-a-national-climate-bank
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