What is the role of the financial sector in boosting energy efficiency investments? How does financing for energy efficiency projects work in practice? What existing business models link funds to projects?

When: October 20th, 10-12am EST | 16-18 CEST

The EU and the US both committed to full society-wide decarbonization by 2050. Both have pledged to base the post-COVID economic recovery on green and sustainable solutions. The upcoming webinar: Finance for energy-efficiency in residential buildings – the process, is the third in a 5-part series taking place as part of the EU-US energy dialogue, focusing on building renovation and in such a green recovery. The webinar, taking place on Wednesday, October 20th 10-12 EST | 16-18 CEST, will look at the role of the financial sector in boosting energy efficiency investments and explore business models that link funds to projects. The sessions will include a deep dive looking at the specifics of how financing for energy efficiency projects works in practice.

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Agenda:

Moderator: Mariangiola Fabbri, Head of Research, BPIE

Session 1: The big picture

• Financing residential energy efficiency in the EU – Isidoro Tapia, Senior Economist Energy Efficiency, European Investment Bank
• Fannie May, speaker to be confirmed
• Q&A session

Session 2: Making energy efficiency happen – the process of financing energy efficient projects in multifamily and single family homes   

• Ecobonus – Michele Russo, Founder and Chairman, Epta Prime, to be confirmed
• Davide Cannarozzi, Chief Executive Officer and Founder, GNE Finance
• Q&A session

Closing remarks: Mariangiola Fabbri, Head of Research, BPIE

This event is part of a webinar series organised in the framework of the US-EU partnership. The full series includes:

• Webinar 1: Advancing a climate-neutral recovery, June 17th, 2021 (recording available here)
• Webinar 2: How to achieve energy-efficient and affordable housing, 23 September 2021 (recording available here)
• Webinar 3: Finance for energy-efficiency in buildings – the process, 20 October 2021
• Webinar 4: Creating jobs and other benefits of building renovation, November 2021 (TBC)
• Webinar 5: Climate modelling to achieve the net-zero goal by 2050, December 2021 (TBC)