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In April 2024, Vice President Harris and the Environmental Protection Agency announced a historic $20 billion in awards under the Inflation Reductions Act’s Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to expand access to clean energy, climate solutions, and lower energy costs to communities across America. Under this program, eight non-profits were selected to deploy billions of dollars to fund tens of thousands of climate and clean energy projects around the country. Finpublica, the Impact Capital Forum, and the Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship invite you for a fireside chat with leaders from two of the selected awardees -- Opportunity Finance Network and Climate United Fund (in coordination with Self-Help Ventures Fund) -- as they discuss:

- An overview of the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund and its goals;

- Why a focus on low income and disadvantaged communities is critical at this moment of our transition towards a greener economy;

- The role of Community Development Financial Institutions in leveraging government funds with private capital to transform how capital markets finance a just green transition; and

- The kinds of projects that their organizations will be looking to fund.


PANELISTS:

Harold Pettigrew: Opportunity Finance Network, CEO

Tucker Bartlett: Self-Help, Executive Vice President

MODERATOR:

Erika Karp: Aspen Finance Leaders Fellowship, Executive Director

DETAILS:

When: May 23, 2024 at 12-1pm ET

Where: Virtual (so anywhere)