Minnesota xub thawj zaug rau cov neeg dawb huv Paul Emerald Ash Borer project (EAB)

Tag kis no sawv ntxov, cov neeg dawb Huv Paul chaw nres nkoj muag $15.9 vam nyob rau hauv municipal sustainability bonds rau lub EAB peb tes num. Cov bonds tau qhia li "sustainable" los ntawm Kestrel Verifiers. Lawv tau ntse rov xyuas tiv thaiv cov ntsuab Bond Txhooj txhooj, tsim los ntawm lub koom haum International peev association tus (ICMI).

Vim li cas yuav qhov chaw nres nkoj cai ua no yeem? Pov thawj eliminates "greenwashing" kev txhawj xeeb. Ib bloomberg tsab xov xwm ntawm lub peb hlis ntuj 4, 2022, "Investors nrhiav lub xeev thiab hauv zos-tsoom fwv nqi uas nyob rau hauv tej kev txiav txim zoo ua rau lub ntiaj teb zoo yog pib thov pov thawj tias sustainability hom phiaj yog tau ntsib.

Todd Hurley, interim CEO rau cov neeg dawb huv Paul chaw nres nkoj cai ntxiv, "Peb lub hom phiaj yog ua los ntawm piv txwv nyob rau hauv pob tshab thiab ntxiv integrity rau cov bonds. Raws li tsoom fwv cov koom haum ua raws li ce, peb yuav tsum pom kev loj hlob nyob rau hauv lub lag luam thiab zoo positioned nyiam socially conscious investors uas kam coj ib lesser rov qab rau txauv rau qhov zoo dua."  

Sustainability nyiaj qhia raws li plaub tug tseem ceeb txhooj: siv proceeds; txheej txheem rau peb tes num thiab xaiv tsa; tswj; thiab qhia.

Siv proceeds

Nrog Municipal Sustainability Bonds proceeds nyob rau hauv qhov chaw, lub nroog yuav tshem cov ntoo thiab stumps. Thiab kom replanting zoo, lub nroog yog xaiv ib diverse palette ntoo nrog ib xyoo warranties.

Cov thawj coj hauv zos adamantly pom zoo tias tus EAB peb tes num tseem ceeb heev rau lub nroog ntawm saint Paul ecosystem, tshwj xeeb tshaj yog nws cov urban canopy.  "Lub EAB ntsoog muaj plagued neeg dawb Huv Paul tuaj thiab lub nroog chaw muab kev pab rau ib xyoo caum," hais neeg dawb Huv Paul City Councilmember Amy Brendmoen. "Partnering nrog qhov chaw nres nkoj cai ntawm qhov project no muaj tsim ib yeej scenario yeej scenario uas yuav tso cai rau peb kom tiav cov EAB ua hauj lwm thiab kub siab rau strengthening peb lub nroog ntsuab infrastructure."

Tsis muaj tes hauj lwm, lub nroog stands poob 20 feem pua ntawm nws qhov chaw ntsuab rau lub invasive Emerald Ash Borer.  Tshwj xeeb tshaj yog, qhov no yuav ua rau kom muaj cov cuab yeej tseem ceeb. Weakened resilience rau tej teeb meem loj. Heightened urban tshav kub kob teebmeem. Thiab pej xeem txoj kev sib tw.

Municipal Sustainability Bonds yuav tau txhawb ib txoj hauj lwm nyob rau hauv cov kev pab cuam, koom tes nrog saint Paul txoj cai khiav hauj lwm. "Kuv zoo siab txhawb qhov no. Tsim hauj lwm zoo them hauj lwm rau cov neeg laus lawm ib yam ntawm kuv tej. Ib txoj hauj lwm zoo them fulfills tib neeg kom saib taus, txhawb pej xeem kev ruaj ntseg, thiab muab tsev neeg ib kev ruaj ntseg ntawm kev ruaj ntseg,"hais Dai Thao, city council neeg thiab chaw nres nkoj cai board commissioner.

"Qhov EAB peb tes num yog ib qhov zoo meej haum rau qhov chaw nres nkoj cai. Yog leveraging peb txawj ntse nrog pej xeem-ntiav koom tes, peb nyob nraum fulfilling peb lub hom phiaj los tsim cov hauj lwm uas tsis muaj tej barriers nkag teb chaws, tiv thaiv cov nyiaj ua se tau puag, thiab txhawb sustainable thiab equitable kev loj hlob,"hais Hurley.  

Txheej Txheem Rau Peb Tes Num Thiab Xaiv Tsa

Lub EAB peb tes num ntog hauv lub purview ntawm lub nroog kev nyab xeeb tes hauj lwm thiab Resilience plan thiab lub hom phiaj 2040 Comprehensive npaj. "Qhov kev koom tes no yuav pab ua ntej peb kev nyab xeeb nqis thaum expanding hauj lwm txuj rau peb cov hluas nyob rau hauv Saint Paul. Kuv tos ntsoov muab lub EAB tej ntsoog qab peb thiab ua hauj lwm los restore tsob ntoo canopy rau peb urban forest,"hais neeg dawb huv Paul Melvin Carter.

Thiab vim sawv daws deserves noj qab nyob zoo, neeg zej zog nrog tsob ntoo tsawg tshaj plaws yuav yog qhov tseem ceeb tshaj plaws. Qhov no, cov no yog predominantly tsawg-nyiaj, BIPOC cov zej zog. Thiab ntxiv qhov chaw nyob disparities, replanting yuav tshaj ib one-to-one piv rau tej thaj chaw no.

Tswj Municipal Sustainability Bond Proceeds

Ob lub nroog ntawm saint Paul thiab cov neeg dawb huv Paul chaw nres nkoj cai yuav oversee allocations los ntawm ib daim ntawv pom zoo disbursement thiab ob leeg powers pom zoo. Qhov chaw nres nkoj cai yuav reimburse lub nroog rau lawv cov kev siv nyiaj.

Ceeb toom txog

Lub nroog ntawm saint Paul yuav xa cov ntaub ntawv rau lub Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) thaum cov bonds yog koj. Lub nroog yuav tau muab yeem txhua xyoo ntaub ntawv uas yuav highlight allocations thiab tej yam metrics. Ntaub ntawv yuav muaj nyob hauv internet.