Michael Eckhart | The origins of U.S. renewables

Published: Sept. 23, 2021, 11:40 a.m.

In this episode, we speak with Michael Eckhart, former Global Head of Environmental Finance at Citigroup, founding chairman and former president of the American Council on Renewable Energy (ACORE), and co-author of the Green Bond Principles. Michael now serves as a board member for Hannon Armstrong and as an adjunct and visiting professor at Columbia University and the University of Maryland, respectively. \n\nMichael discusses the history of the global clean energy financing space, the benefits of financing\u2014rather than funding\u2014renewable energy, what the Green Bond Principles offer the market, how today\u2019s clean energy financing models evolved, and more.