
The European Investment Bank (EIB) revises energy lending criteria
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will phase out support to energy projects reliant on fossil fuels: oil & gas production, infrastructure primarily dedicated to natural gas, power generation or heat…
Read Full articleChatGPT and the EU’s Artificial Intelligence Act
The European Union (EU) is considering a new legal framework that aims to significantly bolster regulations on the development and use of artificial intelligence. The proposed legislation, the…
Read Full articleWhat are green loans and how are they linked to the EU Taxonomy Regulation?
The EU Taxonomy Regulation is a key part of the European Union's strategy to combat climate change and drive investment towards environmentally sustainable activities. It sets out a common…
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Jürgen Ritzek
Juergen Ritzek is co-founder and Business Director of EEIP. Juergen is responsible for strategy, marketing and business development of EEIP and drives the growth of EEIP towards an energy transition platform. Juergen leads EEIPs B2B communication…
Author detailsWebinar on the impacts of Energy Efficiency projects in the Industry and Services sectors
EASME will present key results of a study assessing the impact of 41 EU-funded projects (both Intelligent Energy Europe-II and H2020 programmes), which focused on supporting the uptake of energy efficiency measures in the Industry and Services…
DetailsEuropean Lighting Summit
The objective of the European Lighting Summit, which will take place on 30 March 2017 in Brussels, Belgium, is to look at lighting beyond energy efficiency. Inspirational thoughts on Intelligent Lighting Systems, Human Centric Lighting and Circular…
DetailsNordic Edge - Smart Cities and new role for EEIP
EEIP @ Nordic Edge... The European Commission brings together key players from across the continent to present and discuss Horizon Europe, the new framework for improving the lives for the majority of people in Europe. European Innovation Partnership…
DetailsEnergy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group

The Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) was established in 2013 by the European Commission Directorate-General for Energy (DG Energy) and United Nations Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI). It created an open dialogue and work platform for public and private financial institutions, industry…
Central banks need to prepare for climate change
In 2006, the notorious Stern Report asserted that climate change poses the biggest challenge to the discipline of economics. Markets, it argued, cannot properly account for climate change and its…
Read Full articleReflections on the recent 2020 EEFIG plenary
On February 18th, the Energy Efficiency Financial Institutions Group (EEFIG) held its annual plenary session in Brussels .EEFIG was established in 2013 by the European Commission Directorate-General…
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