Renewable Energy Finance: Status, Trends and Recommendations

CPI Global Managing Director Dr. Barbara Buchner will participate in this IRENA Policy Talk that will focus on renewable energy finance trends and actions needed to attract investments at scale to advance the global energy transition and achieve climate and development goals. Following the presentation of the findings of the Global Landscape of Renewable Energy Finance 2020 report, a panel discussion will be held with experts to discuss the latest trends and actions needed to scale up renewable energy investments. Interventions from policy makers will also be made to share experiences and best practices in the implementation of financing instruments that have been used to attract private investments in the renewable energy sector.

AGENDA

15:00 – 15:20 CET	Opening and Scene-setter Francesco La Camera, Director-General, IRENA Rabia Ferroukhi, Director, KPFC, IRENA Barbara Buchner, Global Managing Director, Climate Policy Initiative
15:20 – 16:00 CET	Panel discussion Christine Eibs Singer, Senior Advisor, Sustainable Energy for All Henning Wuester, Director, Initiative for Climate Action Transparency Ben Backwell, CEO of the Global Wind Energy Council and co-chair of the Coalition for Action Business and Investors Group
16:30 – 16:20 CET	Country interventions
16:20 – 16:30 CET	Q&A with audience