A Startup Seeks to Raise Urban Equity

Published on June 8, 2020

City Forest Credits matches nonprofits and cities to fundi urban trees. It describes its mission as one to make “American cities greener, healthier, and more equitable.” By computing value of rainfall interception, air quality benefits and energy savings, the outfit aims to define premium price for nonprofit organizations to charge in furtherance of urban health, employment and energy savings that traditional credit arrangements can systematically deny.

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