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Kevin Klowden
Kevin Klowden is the Executive Director of MI Finance at the Milken Institute.
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Models for Financing an Environmentally Sustainable Business Transition
There is undeniable evidence that changes to the climate impact the day-to-day lives of individuals
, communities, and corporations alike.
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An Economic Road Map for Kern County
California boasts one the biggest economies in the world, yet is considered challenging for doing b
usiness. But strategically-located Kern County has proven to be an exception.
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Principles for Shared Use of Mining Infrastructure: Tapping into Win-Win Solutions for Mining Companies, Governments, and Communities
On February 10, 2016, at the Investing in African Mining Indaba conference in Cape Town, South Afri
ca, the Milken Institute Center for Financial Markets held a roundtable to launch a yearlong effort toward establishing a set of principles for shared use
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Financial Models for Water Sustainability
In 2015, NASA data showed that California reservoirs contained only one year of water supply and Ca
lifornia’s total water storage had been in decline since before 2002.
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Financing Models to Expand Access to Electric Vehicles in California
California accelerated the adoption rate of electric vehicles (EVs) through rebates and other opera
tional incentives. However, due to socioeconomic lifestyle burdens, disadvantaged communities have not had full access to these efforts.
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Financing Green Building in Residential Development
Buildings are responsible for nearly 60 percent of Israel’s electricity consumption and contribute
28 percent of the country’s total greenhouse gas emissions.
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Financing Urban Resiliency: Coastal Resiliency in Lower Manhattan
Cities across the US, particularly those along the coasts, are facing mounting threats from climate
change and sea-level rise. In New York City, Lower Manhattan was hit particularly hard by Hurricane Sandy in 2012.
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Financing Urban Resiliency Investing in Complete Communities in the London City Region
By 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be living in cities, more than double the percen
tage reported in 1950. Urban growth has risen sharply since 2000, and many cities, London among them, are under extreme pressure to improve their lon
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Priming SDG Markets: Can International Donors and Implementers Create An Impact Investment Pipeline?
Leveraging the power of markets is critical to fulfilling the bold ambitions of the United Nations
Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
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Growing the US Green Bond Market: Lab 2
As climate-related events, including wildfires, become more prevalent throughout California, invest
ors and issuers alike are looking for new tools to protect the state from increasingly devastating environmental disasters.
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Accelerating a Green Recovery for Los Angeles: Pathways for Investing in Building Retrofits and Green Affordable Housing Development
Please read this summary of the virtual roundtable the Institute hosted with Los Angeles Mayor Eric
Garcetti that explored how to facilitate a "green recovery" during the COVID-19 induced economic downturn while also advancing the goals laid out in LA's
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