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US City Stimulus

The report recommends five strategies that Congress could use to direct stimulus investment toward helping cities recover and build back better from the dual challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic and the economic downturn.

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US Stimulus Strategy

The report recommends four key programs that US policymakers could direct stimulus investment toward to support short- and long-term recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn while ensuring progress on the climate crisis.

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Global Stimulus Principles

The report articulates four core principles of strategic stimulus and recovery for global responses to the COVID-19 pandemic and economic downturn that can simultaneously benefit the economy, the environment, and our communities. These principles provide an important framework for planning and evaluating future stimulus efforts.

The Carbon-Free Regions Handbook: Finance

Finance cuts across all of the sectors covered in this book, and is a key enabler for all of the recommendations. Regional governments operate at a scale that lends itself well to organizing and delivering financial solutions, and realizing scale benefits. These finance recommendations are highly variable, with…