Journalist and communications consultant sharing stories of positive change worldwide. Community organizer trying to make Ottawa better. (she/her)
Oct 3, 2022 • 8 tweets • 4 min read
Hey #Ottawa, you’ve probably heard that @cmckenney plans to build 25-years of bike infrastructure in their 4 year term. There’s been a lot of talk about where the $ will come from (and what it will mean for tax payers).
I looked into it.
🧵/ #OttCity#OttNews#OttPoli
Green bonds are a tool that governments can use to accelerate environmental or climate action projects.
They finance the upfront costs of projects that have long-term positive environmental (and social/economic) effects without siphoning money from other areas, like roads.