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I work at the intersection of conservation, innovation, and markets, using technology and…
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Conservation, connections, and the year ahead
Conservation, connections, and the year ahead
By Carolyn Mansfield duPont
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👋 Greetings from Aotearoa, New Zealand 🌿 This February, I wrapped up 6 lovely years with the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative team (and a decade…
👋 Greetings from Aotearoa, New Zealand 🌿 This February, I wrapped up 6 lovely years with the MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative team (and a decade…
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📢 We are organizing an Earth Observation side event during Climate Week NYC on Sep 25 🛰️ 🌎 There will be panel discussions on the use of EO…
📢 We are organizing an Earth Observation side event during Climate Week NYC on Sep 25 🛰️ 🌎 There will be panel discussions on the use of EO…
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Experience
Education
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Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative
- 5 years 4 months
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Member, Board of Trustees
Conservation Law Foundation
- Present 4 years 3 months
https://www.clf.org/
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Publications
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Green Bonds and Land Conservation: A New Investment Landscape?
Stanford Social Innovation Review
Green bonds are experiencing explosive growth, but are they a useful new financing tool to bridge conservation funding shortfalls or just the latest chapter in greenwashing?
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Financing Climate Resilience in Boston: Engaging and Incentivizing Developers and Private Property Owners
This paper explores how the City of Boston and related stakeholders can engage and incentivize developers and property owners to invest in climate resilience measures on privately-owned land and buildings. The paper outlines possible financial and non-financial incentives. For financial incentives, the paper explores 11 potential new revenue streams to finance these investments. The paper also discusses ways to leverage these revenue streams with outside capital through a green bond or…
This paper explores how the City of Boston and related stakeholders can engage and incentivize developers and property owners to invest in climate resilience measures on privately-owned land and buildings. The paper outlines possible financial and non-financial incentives. For financial incentives, the paper explores 11 potential new revenue streams to finance these investments. The paper also discusses ways to leverage these revenue streams with outside capital through a green bond or environmental impact bond, as well as mechanisms for deploying financing to developers and property owners, such as a revolving loan fund.
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Green Bonds and Land Conservation: The Evolution of a New Financing Tool
Harvard Kennedy School
This paper examines the current and potential future use of green bonds for financing sustainable land use and conservation projects around the world. The paper draws on interviews with land conservation practitioners, bond issuers, investors, and financial analysts, as well as analysis of two case studies in China and Massachusetts. The paper summarizes the key insights from this community of experts, and lays out a series of steps that will be required before green bonds can develop into a…
This paper examines the current and potential future use of green bonds for financing sustainable land use and conservation projects around the world. The paper draws on interviews with land conservation practitioners, bond issuers, investors, and financial analysts, as well as analysis of two case studies in China and Massachusetts. The paper summarizes the key insights from this community of experts, and lays out a series of steps that will be required before green bonds can develop into a significant and reliable tool in the conservation finance toolkit. The authors find that projects linked to water and storm water management may be investment "sweet spots" for green bonds and land conservation.
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Spanish
Professional working proficiency
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French
Limited working proficiency
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