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The National Climate Bank is empowered to support the growth and investment activity of state and local Green Banks across the United States. This memo describes the way the Climate Bank and sub-national Green Banks would be able work together, how capital could flow, and why national and sub-national“layers”of Green Banks both provide distinct value. September 2019.

These comments to the New Jersey Energy Master Plan Committee in support of the formation of a New Jersey Green Bank as part of the state’s draft Energy Master Plan. August 2019.

This document briefly summarizes the National Climate Bank Act of 2019, introduced July 8 by US Senators Ed Markey, Chris Van Hollen, Brian Schatz, and Richard Blumenthal. The bill establishes a National Climate Bank to be capitalized with $35 billion. July 2019.

This memo provides insight into a current market trend in Green Bank development: the increasing use of the nonprofit model for Green Bank formation. This guide is intended to serve as a starting point for policymakers and other stakeholders interested in exploring the nonprofit Green Bank model in their geographies. January 2019.

This report aims to determine the need, viability and pathway for a Green Bank to be formed in Massachusetts. It is meant to elucidate clean energy market conditions in Massachusetts, specifically with regard to financing clean energy projects, and to identify various market gaps and needs that could be filled with a Green Bank. This report is also meant to provide clarity to the many market actors and stakeholders in Massachusetts that are interested in the creation of a Massachusetts Green Bank. October 2017.