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Energy efficiency financing is one of the foundations of sustainable financing in the EU. TEG identified 67 activities for sustainable finance and emphasised the urgencies for investments that need speedy energy transition, like cement and steel. The key objective is categorisation and simplification of financing and investment channels. To implement the Paris Agreement and the commitment to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, the EU Commission has proposed to raise the level of ambition for climate mainstreaming across all EU programmes, with a target of. the target of setting out the methodology and minimum technical requirements to enable investors to adopt a climate-conscious investment strategy. the report also sets out disclosure requirements by benchmark providers in relation to environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors and their alignment with the Paris agreement. It is encouraging that sustainable finance is coming at the heart of decarbonisation and that the EU budget increasingly becomes a driver of climate- mainstreaming. to implement theParis Agreement and that it is.
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EIC Accelerator Fund Investment Guidelines available!
The EIC Accelerator Fund is a breakthrough initiative of the European Commission. It is the first of its kind EU intervention in direct equity-type investments in combination with grants (blended finance) Investment Guidelines for Applicants detail the main guiding principles.
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ICP partners made it!
ICP Europe is tackling two of the main drivers for energy efficiency markets. Investor Ready Energy EfficiencyTM (IREE) certification scheme in local countries. ICP has trained more than 450 Project Developers and Quality Assurance Assessors across Europe on its.
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More than Ronaldo - How 5 innovative Portuguese companies drive energy efficiency
The ICP framework is a set of Protocols that define a clear roadmap for developing projects. Members of the ICP Project Developer and Quality Assurance network can apply the framework and receive an ICPs Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE™).
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How Greece drives energy efficiency: 5 innovative companies
ICP framework assembles best practices and existing technical standards into a set of Protocols. Developers can apply the ICP framework and receive an ICPs Investor Ready Energy Efficiency™ (IREE™) international certification. Many innovative and open minded.
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Finding our voice
Rod Janssen is President of Energy Efficiency in Industrial Processes (EEIP) EEIP is a neutral platform, but we have a voice and promote improved industrial energy efficiency. Janssen challenged the audience that they have to raise their voice.
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5 innovative UK energy efficiency project developers and quality assurance providers
Energy efficiency experts in Europe and US have worked together to increase confidence into investing in energy efficiency. The ICP framework assembles best practices existing technical stards into a set of Protocols that define a clear roadmap for developing projects, determining savings estimates, .
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EU research & innovation tout court
EEIP bridging the gap between EU-funding opportunities and businesses. Free EU-project matchmaking allows enterprises, RandD, companies of any kind to show their preferences in EU projects. All in just 5 minutes. Easy, is not it?.
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This is the training material for the ICP Street Lighting Protocol. It gives you a detailed view on how to use the Protocol, a best-practice guideline to develop Street Lighting projects - from baselining to measurement and verification.
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The Times Are A-Changin’
The European Commission has funded some projects to help de-risk energy efficiency projects. The Investor Confidence Project (ICP) is designed to facilitate the relationship between asset owners and developers by setting up a standardised system that can be monitored, thus giving confidence.
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