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November 14, 2017 9:34 AM
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A week after the start of COP23, which is taking place until November 17 in Bonn, the thorniest issue has come to the fore during the day dedicated to climate finance. EURACTIV France reports.
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October 31, 2017 12:15 PM
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Lithuania and Luxembourg became the first EU member states to agree on the transfer of renewable energy statistics on Thursday (26 October), meaning the Grand Duchy will now probably hit its 2020 target. Estonia hopes to broker a similar deal to finance its wind power ambitions.
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October 30, 2017 6:57 AM
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The CrowdFundRES partners expose the state of play and potential of crowdfunding in Europe The European PV solar energy conference EU PVSEC was taking place at the RAI Convention Centre in Amsterdam gathering a great number of relevant actors involved in the Solar sector to explore the current trends in solar technology and market deployment. … Continue reading Crowdfunding renewable energy projects in Europe: a reality and bright perspectives
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October 30, 2017 5:44 AM
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The EIB and SKB, Sweden’s largest non-profit privat housing co-operative, signed a EUR 56 million loan agreement to build new minimum energy apartments in the Stockholm region. This is the first time the EIB provides direct financing for energy efficient residential buildings in Sweden, which are also known as “nearly zero-energy” buildings.
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October 26, 2017 11:30 AM
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Mis en place dès 2005, le marché du carbone européen suscitait d’ambitieuses promesses et apparaissait comme l’élément pionnier d’un système à vocation planétaire. S’il a effectivement permis de réduire les émissions de gaz à effet de serre en Europe depuis sa mise en place, les expert-e-s s’accordent à dire qu’il ne permettra pas, dans ses modalités actuelles, de respecter l’objectif fixé par l’Accord de Paris d’une limitation de la hausse de la température moyenne en-deçà des 2 degrés d’ici la fin du 21ème siècle.
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October 26, 2017 10:20 AM
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How does a city get smart? Don’t throw technology at a problem unless you have an integrated plan.
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October 26, 2017 6:14 AM
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Big Boost to Green Mortgages with Energy Efficient Data Portal Initiative Today, two years after COP21, the European Commission took another concrete step forward in its efforts to stimulate the private financing of energy efficiency, by supporting a market-led initiative to design and deliver a pan-European protocol and portal for financial data on energy efficient … Continued
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October 17, 2017 5:05 AM
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In the Annex “Accelerating clean energy in buildings” of the European Commission's legislative proposal “Clean Energy for all Europeans”, the Commission presents possibilities for "smart financing for smart buildings". Besides informing on details of the Investment Plan for Europe and the associated funds, the Commission suggests that financial incentives for the renovation of buildings, provided by public funds, should be linked to the energy savings achieved. This is also foreseen in the current legislative proposal on the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive. This overview article gives a brief overview of the information on financial incentives that is available on BUILD UP and also analyses how financial incentives are currently managed in Germany, France and Greece. Is there a clear link to the energy savings planned or realised?
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October 9, 2017 11:59 AM
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The EU’s Intelligent Energy Europe (IEE) Programme supported projects which sought to overcome non-technical barriers to the uptake, implementation and replication of innovative sustainable energy solutions.
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October 9, 2017 4:30 AM
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Member States to benefit from over €222 million investments for environment, nature and climate action
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September 18, 2017 7:21 AM
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My initial research question, for the International Refurbishment Symposium, was about an ex-ante evaluation of the impacts on the renovation market of the European Commission’s proposed Smart Finance for Smart Buildings (SFSB) initiative. To illustrate my theoretical evaluation; I decided to assess how the SFSB would impact the French energy renovation market.
France was selected as a case study for the availability of data and the ambition level of the French energy transition. In fact, France ticks almost all the boxes of known best practices to ensure the overall building stock will be renovated and decarbonised by 2050
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September 18, 2017 3:52 AM
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UniCredit Bank Serbia and Electrawinds Mali WF has signed agreement worth EUR 9.8 million for financing of the Malibunar wind park.
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September 11, 2017 9:31 AM
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A new report from the Oxford Institute for Energy Studies (OIES), “Fiscal policy for decarbonization of energy in Europe”, has some important messages for policymakers in Europe.
The author, David Robinson, notes first of all that electrification is viewed by most observers as the main instrument for decarbonization of the European energy system.
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November 7, 2017 6:02 AM
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WePower is creating a new cryptocurrency to help facilitate a more democratic system of funding and buying renewable energy.
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October 30, 2017 7:14 AM
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On 23 October 2017, two years after COP21, the European Commission took another concrete step forward in its efforts to stimulate the private financing of energy efficiency, by supporting a market-led initiative to design and deliver a pan-European protocol and portal for financial data on energy efficient mortgages under the Horizon 2020 programme.
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October 30, 2017 5:46 AM
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How can National Development Banks (NDBs) and Multilateral Development Banks (MDBs) mobilise more private sector funding to reach the Sustainable Development Goals? According to EIB Vice-President Ambroise Fayolle, “We have to find more innovative ways of working together, and enhance trust among ourselves in the appraisal process.”
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October 30, 2017 5:27 AM
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The European Commission has announced how it will spend €30bn on the EU’s research and innovation funding programme Horizon 2020 during 2018-2020.
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October 26, 2017 10:23 AM
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Significant investment is needed in the energy sector to help the EU achieve its ambitious climate change targets, which were agreed as part of the Paris Agreement. The Clean Energy for All Europeans package aims to set the legal framework to make this transformation possible.
To look at the issues involved, the European Parliament will host a high-level conference on financing clean energy for all Europeans in Brussels on 7 November from 9.30 to 18.30 CET. It is organised by the Parliament and the European Commission. Registration starts at 8.30 CET.
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October 26, 2017 7:57 AM
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Green Economy Congress 2017 titled “Mapping the Green Economy Momentum in Post-Industrial Era” will take place in Belgrade, Serbia’s capital from November 2-4. The congress will gather green economy leader
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October 18, 2017 4:53 AM
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Slovenia's leadership is embracing the integration of blockchain technology to propel the nation forward. October 12th 2017
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October 16, 2017 10:04 AM
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The New Climate Economy Report shows how countries at all levels of income can achieve economic growth while combating climate change
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October 9, 2017 5:37 AM
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Within the EU, the acknowledgment of the need to phase out fossil fuel subsidies as a key part of the global effort to stem climate change has materialised in multiple policy decisions including the Europe 2020 Strategy and the recent EU 2030 Energy and Climate governance framework.
Yet, in spite of these policy pledges, a report released today shows that fossil fuels projects, in Europe and around the world, are still being enabled by billions in European public money.
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September 26, 2017 10:44 AM
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A French solar park, used by local farmers, has been successfully co-financed by investors from France and the Netherlands, thanks to an innovative solution tested by two renewable crowdfunding platforms. They managed to overcome regulatory barriers between EU countries Solar parks proliferate in Europe and boost development of renewables, but the issue of land use … Continue reading Overcoming borders to crowdfund green energy
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September 18, 2017 3:53 AM
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The Bulgarian government has put up for public debate an updated national action plan to improve energy efficiency across the country.
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September 14, 2017 10:50 AM
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Raquel Rolnik analyses the impact of the financial power in cities and considers how fundamental is the idea of the right to the city in a world increasingly colonized by the global finance. Rolnik considers that urban and housing policies must be faced as a whole in order to achieve what she believes is the best use of a place: the use that meets citizen’s needs.
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