Financing energy efficiency : lessons from Brazil, China, India, and beyond
By Robert P. Taylor, Chandrasekar Govindarajalu, Jeremy Levin, A. S. Meyer, W. Ward. 2008
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Energy for heating, cooling, lighting, mechanical power, and various chemical processes is a fundamental requirement for both daily life and economic development. The negative impact on the environment of current energy systems is increasingly alarming, especially the global warming consequences of burning fossil fuels. The future requires change through the development and adoption of new supply technologies, through a successful search for new, less resource-intensive paths of economic development, and through adoption of energy. Greater energy efficiency is key for shifting country development paths toward lower-carbon economic growth. Especially in developing countries and transition economies, vast potential for energy savings opportunities remain unrealized even though current financial returns are strong. Activities included specialized technical assistance, training, and applied research covering the four primary areas of country interest: (a) development of commercial banking windows for energy efficiency; (b) support for developing energy service companies (ESCOs); (c) guarantee funds for energy efficiency investment financing; and (d) equity funding for ESCOs or energy efficiency projects. One clear message from the experience of the three country Energy Efficiency Project is the importance of establishing and maintaining practical, operationally focused dialogue between the banking community and the energy efficiency practitioner community.
Subfields: Finance, Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment
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- Modeling sustainable long-term electricity supply-demand in Africa (2017, background): “The supply-side management of energy efficiency refers to the actions taken to ensure the efficiency of the power generation system through the different chains, from the generation and transmission to distribution (Taylor et al. 2008).”
- Design of incentive programs for accelerating penetration of energy-efficient appliances (2014, background): “According to Taylor et al. (2008), investments from the wire charge proceeds are about five times greater than investments by PROCEL, the government program for electricity-sector efficiency.”
- Green bonds for financing renewable energy and energy efficiency in South-East Asia: a review of policies (2020, background): “Energy efficiency projects are often scattered and small (Taylor et al. 2008) and financial institutions such as banks mention the small size of the energy efficiency projects as one of the prominent barriers to more financing.”
- Financing energy efficiency in developing countries—lessons learned and remaining challenges (2010, background): “The major constraints to increased EE financing and implementation are inherently institutional in nature (Taylor et al., 2008).”