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Financing Air Quality Plans
Description
This is a report that provides information on funding and financing approaches that are potentially applicable at state and city levels. It highlights opportunities to leverage public and private financial resources. The report was developed for EU cities, but many of the examples and cases are applicable to U.S. cities.
Questions this resource can help answer
- What are different mechanisms for funding an air quality program in my city?
- How can I design policies that include financing as part of the program design?
How do I use this resource?
The report provides general information about how to scope funding needs for different types of air quality projects, how to identify sources of funding, how to generate revenues as part of programs, and examples of financing measures for programs in the transportation, energy efficiency, and green infrastructure sectors.
Pro tips
There are several summary tables that have really useful information on types of financing approaches (pp 15-16), funding sources (p. 21), and financing mechanisms (pp 22-25)
The examples for specific actions at the end of the report are very useful, and include examples of how to raise revenues.
