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The Brownfield Advantage
Jeremy's case for finding value where damage is already done.
How it works
- 1New greenfield projects carry maximum environmental, regulatory, and community cost.
- 2Brownfield sites have already absorbed those costs, the damage is historic.
- 3Going deeper into an old asset with new technology unlocks value at a fraction of the friction.
- 4Applies to markets too: old, boring, abandoned industries are where the unclaimed value sits.
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