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Unlocking $150 Billion: How Your Business Can Tap Into the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund The Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) is set to revolutionize clean energy financing. Here's what you need to know: 1. Build relationships with local CDFIs and green banks now. They'll be key players in distributing funds. 2. Standardize your project evaluation and reporting processes. This will streamline access to funding and improve your competitiveness. 3. Keep an eye on emerging markets in disadvantaged communities. The GGRF's focus here could open up significant new opportunities. 4. Understand EPA's "highest standard of care" requirements. Compliance will be crucial for accessing funds. 5. Think creatively about financing products. Community solar + storage projects could be particularly attractive under this program. The GGRF could reshape the entire clean energy ecosystem. Imagine a future where green projects are as easy to finance as traditional real estate. This could dramatically accelerate deployment and open doors for smaller players. But there's a potential blind spot: workforce development. As funds flow into communities, ensuring local job creation and training will be vital for long-term success. What excites you most about the GGRF? How do you see it impacting your business or community? #GreenFinance #CleanEnergyInvestment #GGRF #SustainableBusiness https://lnkd.in/gVsVvPer

Are you prepared to manage the influx of funds from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF)? The success of green banks and community lenders relies on overcoming operational and strategic challenges. According to the EPA, compliance and impact reporting could cost between $1.6 million and $3.1 million annually. To manage sustainable portfolios and meet obligations like impact measurement and EPA reporting, an enhanced digital strategy is crucial. Without a streamlined solution to keep data organized, connected, and accessible, you risk falling behind and not delivering on the bigger GGRF vision. Let's take quick action to organize, standardize, and implement sustainable infrastructure projects. Learn more about project finance software to stay ahead in the wake of the GGRF. https://hubs.la/Q02sL8qD0 #GreenBanks #GGRF #SustainabilityPlanning #EPAReporting #EPA #ProjectFinance #RenewableInfrastructure

Exciting energy sector news out of the Appalachian region: The Green Bank for Rural America has won a $500 million federal award to advance clean energy technology projects in the area. Each of the five green banks receiving the awards will allocate the funds to community lenders, primarily to make loans to projects. It's a large step forward for the region and we're excited to help foster this sustainable growth. https://hubs.li/Q02xfv5X0 #CleanEnergy #LoanServicing #sustainability

Exciting news for Canadian commercial building owners! The landscape for financing energy retrofits is expanding, offering more options than ever before to accelerate sustainability efforts. From BMO's new innovative program to Efficiency Capital and Sofiac, there's a growing array of financial solutions tailored to meet the diverse needs of building owners. Reach out to us to learn more about how we can help navigate these opportunities and maximize the impact of your retrofit projects! You can read more about the BMO's energy retrofit financing program here: https://lnkd.in/ehAkZDFB . . . . #EnergyRetrofit #SustainabilityEfforts #FinancingOptions #BuildingOwners #BMO #EfficiencyCapital #Sofiac #FinancialSolutions #MaximizeImpact #RetrofitProjects #SustainableFinance #EnergyEfficiency #NetZero #GreenBuilding #CommercialRealEstate #Innovation #Opportunities #CanadianBusiness #EnvironmentalImpact #ClimateAction #GreenFinance

🌍 With the influx of capital and opportunities created by the Inflation Reduction Act and now the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund attracting new lenders, the issues we have faced with slow and cumbersome origination processes have increased 10x. "These small—to mid-sized projects often require as much diligence and paperwork as much larger deals." In the latest Carbon Copy episode presented by Latitude Media, our COO and co-founder, Amanda Li, discusses how we are tackling financial bottlenecks in the industry with Stephen Lacey. 💡 Join us in the conversation on how technology is revolutionizing the clean energy sector and paving the way for a greener future. 💚 #CleanEnergy #SustainableInfrastructure #BanyanInfrastructure #EnergyTransition #GreenFuture #ProjectFinance https://hubs.la/Q02p953D0

📢 Insight Into The Proposed GGRF Accomplishment Reporting Framework The GGRF is a game-changer, a $27 billion investment in our planet and our communities. But with great funding comes great responsibility – the need for transparent, accurate reporting on the impact of these investments. That's where Banyan Infrastructure steps in. 🌱 Let's work together to make the GGRF a success story for our planet and our communities. 🌎 Read more about our recommendations to the #EPA https://hubs.la/Q02xNn130 #GGRF #EPA #ProjectFinance #ComplianceManagement #ComplianceReporting #RenewableInfrastructure #ClimateAction #ImpactReporting #BanyanInfrastructure #Sustainability

Greening The Grid, Not Breaking The Bank: The affordable way UK businesses can make a difference UK businesses are under increasing pressure to reduce their carbon footprint. Stakeholders, employees, customers, and the government alike are all demanding quantifiable sustainable practices. The good news? Going green doesn't have to break the bank. Ripple Energy offers a simple, affordable solution for businesses to take meaningful environmental action. https://brnw.ch/21wKclO

Capital Power's decision to shelve its carbon-capture project is a sign that we need to strengthen Canada's industrial carbon pricing system, argues our ED Michael Bernstein in an op-ed in The Globe and Mail. Broad-based carbon contracts for difference can help. https://lnkd.in/gZeavc79

On April 4, the EPA announced a whopping $20 billion investment to deliver clean energy and boost financial markets in low-income and disadvantaged communities. This is the largest clean energy investment for these communities in U.S. .history! The funds come from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund (GGRF) and will be directed through two programs: $14 billion National Clean Investment Fund $6 billion Clean Communities Investment Accelerator These programs aim to make clean energy accessible and affordable, while also creating new financial opportunities. #cleanenergy #environmentaljustice #investments https://lnkd.in/eV9zUyC7

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has issued a new €1 billion seven-year green bond. The green bond was issued under the EBRD’s Environmental Sustainability Programme, where proceeds are earmarked to support a specific portfolio of green projects, including in Energy Efficiency, Renewable Energy, Water Management, Waste Management, Pollution Prevention and Control/Sustainable Transport. The EUR 1 billion 7-year green bond priced at MS+12bps, with a reoffer price of 99.856% and pays an annual coupon of 2.875%, which gives a re-offer yield of 2.898%, equivalent to a spread of +47.5bps above the current DBR 0% 02/15/2031. The green bond order book was oversubscribed with final order totaling €2.7 billion, with the size set to €1 billion with demand from over 70 investors. “The transaction attracted impressive demand from high quality green bond investors,” the EBRD said in a statement. The new issue was joint-lead managed by BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole CIB, and NatWest Markets Plc. EBRD’s latest green bond marks its return to the market after three years, with the bank ‘encouraged by a positive market backdrop recovering from recent volatility on the back of snap French elections’. #cleanenergy