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Ownership beyond existing savings

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Jens LowitzschProfessor · European University Viadrina; Kelso Institute EuropeLinkedIn ↗
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Jens LowitzschProfessor · European University Viadrina; Kelso Institute EuropeLinkedIn ↗

Jens Lowitzsch explains how a renewable-energy ownership model uses trusteeship and future returns to include people without existing savings.

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Attributed contributors: Jens Lowitzsch. “Ownership beyond existing savings.” Kelso’s Vision: Ownership at the Center of Inclusive Economies. ECOSYSTEM Summit, Barcelona, 17 September 2026. Session time 18:21–19:13. https://cs-ecosystem.commonshare.workers.dev/moments/ownership-beyond-savings

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Representation is also proposed to lower entry and exit costs and include people without savings.

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Jens LowitzschProfessor · European University Viadrina; Kelso Institute EuropeLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Reduce individual transaction barriers and reliance on upfront wealth.

Limit: Actual affordability and exit terms unspecified.

institutional design

Future returns repay investment and the described design avoids individual consumer liability while enabling pooled scale.

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Jens LowitzschProfessor · European University Viadrina; Kelso Institute EuropeLinkedIn ↗

Proposed mechanism: Use company-level financing and shared productive returns.

Conditions: Applicable legal structure and sufficient returns.

Limit: No individual liability is a speaker-described model feature, not legal guidance.

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