Christopher Clement
Christopher Clement

Christopher Clement has over 13 years of experience as a consultant, practitioner, researcher, and educator working at the intersection of the clean energy, sustainability, economics, impact investment, and innovation.

Corporations Emerge As a Force in the Landscape of Clean Power Purchasers
25 Feb 2016 • openbook 3 minute read
The investment landscape for clean energy becomes more crowded each year. For years utilities have been the dominant purchaser of large-scale PPAs, initially driven by the proliferation of Renewable Portfolio Standards and more recently by the favorable economics of cle …
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What is Going On With Solar Company Performance? 3 Key Insights
03 Feb 2016 • openbook 5 minute read
In the wake of the solar ITC extension, not to mention the Paris Agreement, there is good reason to feel bullish about the future of solar. Even prior to this end-of-2015 policy boost, all indications were that solar was trending in a good direction. Project development …
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Will the Carbon Bubble Drive Further Growth in the Green Bond Market?
14 Dec 2015 • openbook 4 minute read
As enthusiasm for the green bond market grows, the number of issuances has continued to grow at a rapid clip and is expected to hit somewhere between $50 and $70 billion in 2015, according to the United Nations. This growth has also seen a rapid expansion in the number …
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Is Solar Really Cheaper than Fossil Fuels?
23 Sep 2015 • openbook 3 minute read
Solar lifecycle costs are where the rubber meets the road If you want to be smart on solar, you have to hold one key distinction in your mind at all times - system costs vs. total lifecycle costs. Much of the hoopla about solar revolves around system costs, basicall …
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Can Green Bonds Catalyze a Clean Energy Transition?
30 Jun 2015 • openbook 3 minute read
The growth of the green bond market has been highly touted as the financial bridge needed to address climate change and the transition to clean energy at scale. What scale of investment are we talking about here? According to the International Energy Agency, investments …
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