Finance policy for renewable energy and a sustainable environment

"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 co...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author Curley, Michael (Author)
Format Electronic eBook
LanguageEnglish
Published Boca Raton : CRC Press, [2014]
SeriesEnergy and the environment (Boca Raton, Fla.)
Subjects
Online AccessFull text
ISBN9781439894217
Physical Description1 online resource : text file, PDF

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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Paying for the fix
  • 2. The 23 principles of environmental finance
  • 3. Two core principles of environmental finance
  • 4. Policy principles of environmental finance
  • 5. Management principles of environmental finance
  • 6. Revenue raising principles for environmental finance
  • 7. Sources of revenue for environmental finance programs
  • 8. Financial principles of environmental finance
  • 9. Financial mechanics
  • 10. Comparing financing alternatives
  • 11. Hidden and not-so-hidden cost factors
  • 12. Impact of term on annual debt service payment
  • 13. Grants and affordability
  • 14. The role of equity
  • 15. The curse of subsidies
  • 16. Leverage : the power of guaranties
  • 17. Cost/benefit analyses
  • 18. Credit enhancement
  • 19. Tariffs
  • 20. Climate change and renewable energy
  • 21. Cap-and-trade programs
  • 22. Driving down costs.