Funding & Financing A Sustainable Energy Projects
Funding & Financing A Sustainable Energy Projects Financing a Sustainable Energy project remains a core/is a key ingredient in the energy transition — but there is a large gap between what is available and what is required. The market cannot close this gap on its own; policy-makers will also need to play a large role. Sustainable energy finance plays an essential enabling role in the energy transition and innovation. Meeting a future global increase in energy demand in a sustainable way while reducing emissions from existing infrastructure will require trillion dollars of investment. However, there is currently a gap of many hundreds of billions of dollars between existing investments and what is required. With the COVID-19 crisis also rippling through the energy sector, a new lens through which to view the energy transition has emerged. Renewable energy sources have strengthened their position in the global electricity mix as a result of changed energy production and consump...