Sliced: 🎙️ From Policy to Progress – Timothy Male on Nature-Based Climate Finance
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Today we release the 10th episode of our podcast, Untangling Climate Finance!
In this episode, Jay covers environmental policy with Timothy Male, the Executive Director of Environmental Policy Innovation Center (EPIC).
Tim shares an overview of EPIC’s mission and the impact of their work on environmental policies across the United States. He talks about his role and the major initiatives EPIC focuses on, such as environmental restoration.
They discuss the substantial challenges that impede conservation efforts, particularly the lengthy permitting times that can extend from four to twelve years. They also analyze crucial policies like the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and the need for more robust financial structures to support nature conservation effectively.
They talk about innovative financial mechanisms like debt-for-nature swaps and state-revolving loan funds, which historically have seen only a small fraction of funds directed toward nature-based solutions. Tim also highlights pay-for-success contracts as a scalable policy tool that could be used across the country to get more capital moving, and how private-public partnerships are absolutely essential.
Tim shares his assessment of the American policy ecosystem, and he emphasizes the importance of enhancing the narrative around how policy can drive more financial resources towards protecting and improving our relationship with nature.
This episode is an exploration of the financial and policy frameworks that support environmental conservation, offering our audience a clearer understanding of some of the challenges and opportunities in nature-based climate finance.
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