Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis – and climate change at the same time

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Using green banks to solve America’s affordable housing crisis – and climate change at the same time

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Massachusetts is establishing the first US green bank dedicated to sustainable affordable housing. Three experts in climate finance explain why better housing can help rein in global warming.

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