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A new way to finance renewable energy

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Michael Kennedy |

TEDxMiltonAcademy

• September 2022

Pivoting to renewable energy is more crucial than ever before but many individuals and institutions cite an unfavorable cost benefit analysis as an obstacle to immediate adoption. Michael Kennedy argues that changing the financial structure of renewable energy to benefit communities at large instead of just the wealthy will help us address climate change at a faster rate.

Pivoting to renewable energy is more crucial than ever before but many individuals and institutions cite an unfavorable cost benefit analysis as an obstacle to immediate adoption. Michael Kennedy argues that changing the financial structure of renewable energy to benefit communities at large instead of just the wealthy will help us address climate change at a faster rate.

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Michael Kennedy

VP of business at a Non-Profit

Michael Kennedy graduated from Milton Academy in 2001 before going on to study at Stanford and Georgetown. He then worked as a consultant focused on government strategy and international economic development and finance. He is now Vice President of Business Development at the Non-Profit Citizens Energy Corporation, a firm which focuses on lowering energy costs for consumers while using the cleanest energy possible. Mr. Kennedy will give his talk titled: “A New Way to Finance Renewable Energy”

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