| Description |
1 online resource (248 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Energy and the environment |
|
Compact research. Energy and the environment.
|
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Series Preface; About the Series Editor; Preface; Acknowledgments; About the Author; Introduction; Chapter 1: Paying for the Fix; Chapter 2: The 23 Principles of Environmental Finance; Chapter 3: Two Core Principles of Environmental Finance; Chapter 4: Policy Principles of Environmental Finance; Chapter 5: Management Principles of Environmental Finance; Chapter 6: Revenue Raising Principles for Environmental Finance; Chapter 7: Sources of Revenue for Environmental Finance Programs; Chapter 8: Financial Principles of Environmental Finance; Chapter 9: Financial Mechanics. |
|
Chapter 10: Comparing Financing AlternativesChapter 11: Hidden and Not-So-Hidden Cost Factors; Chapter 12: Impact of Term on Annual Debt Service Payment; Chapter 13: Grants and Affordability; Chapter 14: The Role of Equity; Chapter 15: The Curse of Subsidies; Chapter 16: Leverage: The Power of Guaranties; Chapter 17: Cost/Benefit Analyses; Chapter 18: Credit Enhancement; Chapter 19: Tariffs; Chapter 20: Climate Change and Renewable Energy; Chapter 21: Cap-and-Trade Programs; Chapter 22: Driving Down Costs; Appendix:Countries with Non-Investment-Grade Ratings on Their Sovereign Debt. |
| Note |
Back Cover. |
| Summary |
Environmental finance is about creating the greatest environmental benefit for the largest number of people at the lowest possible cost. That is the first and most important principle listed in Finance Policy for Renewable Energy and a Sustainable Environment. Focusing on what the author considers to be the 23 principles of environmental finance, this text examines the key financial principles necessary to build strategies and adopt policies to deal effectively with environmental challenges. The text encourages making financial decisions based on science, not politics, and. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Subject |
Renewable natural resources.
|
|
Sustainable development.
|
|
Sustainable development -- Finance.
|
|
Ressources renouvelables. |
|
Développement durable. |
|
Développement durable -- Finances. |
|
sustainable development. |
|
Renewable natural resources |
|
Sustainable development |
|
Sustainable development -- Finance |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Curley, Michael. Finance Policy for Renewable Energy and a Sustainable Environment. Hoboken : Taylor and Francis, ©2014 9781439894194 |
| ISBN |
1306502888 (electronic bk.) |
|
9781306502887 (electronic bk.) |
|
9781439894217 (electronic bk.) |
|
1439894213 (electronic bk.) |
|
(hardback) |
|
More Resources