Analysis of Green Bond Financing in the Public Transportation Industry (2021) / Chapter Skim
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20 The process to issue a green bond is similar to issuing any other tax-exempt bond. The main difference is that green bonds involve additional voluntary nonfinancial disclosures discussed in the GBP, which were outlined in Figure 2-3.
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Practical Tips for Using Green Bonds in Transit 21 Ensure Funded Projects and Assets Are Green Not all financed or refinanced projects and assets will be eligible for green bond financing. For example, projects that include substantial onsite parking facilities could be considered to be promoting individual auto transportation over mass transit and would be unlikely to qualify as green bonds.
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22 Analysis of Green Bond Financing in the Public Transportation Industry were outlined in Figure 2-3 earlier. Despite the GBP being a voluntary framework, straying from the plan laid out in the framework can erode investor confidence and ultimately harm an organization's ability to issue green bonds.
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Practical Tips for Using Green Bonds in Transit 23 Draw on Lessons Learned from Other Agencies and Leverage Available Resources Green bonds have been issued by transit agencies since 2015. Chapter 7 presents three case studies of green bond programs in US transit agencies.
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