Assessing Biofuels
Mar 11, 2010: Call seminar featuring outcomes of the first Assessment Report by the International Panel for Sustainable Resource Management. Learn More.
New members
Jan 1, 2010: Chile and Mexico join the SEF Alliance!
New release
Oct 26, 2009: "Public finance mechanisms to scale up private investment in climate solutions", a new report by SEFI and partners, here.
SEF Alliance Annual Meeting
Oct 15-16, 2009: Click here.
U.S. Green Bank proposal
Oct 2, 2009: A New York Times update on U.S. proposals for a federal Green Bank, here.
Lessons From Asia
Sept 29, 2009: Call seminar examining the public interest clean energy financing landscape in Asia with regional experts Clive Mason and Elaine Blatt. Learn More.
Stern climate finance paper
Sept 17, 2009: New work from the Stern team at LSE on using public funds to leverage private investment in developing countries now available here.
SEF Alliance in the news
Aug 17, 2009: The SEF Alliance in Vision Durable (french only). Click here.
Aug 6, 2009: The SEF Alliance in Renewable Energy Magazine. Click here.
Press Release: Public Funds Join Forces Internationally
Jul 30, 2009. Read more
New publication: "Why Clean Energy Public Investment Makes Economic Sense - The Evidence Base"
Jul 6, 2009. Learn more
Global Update on Stimulus Spending and Investment Trends in Sustainable Energy
June 11, 2009: Call seminar on recent trends in stimulus spending and investment in sustainable energy led by Ethan Zindler, Head of North American Research at New Energy Finance (NEF). Learn more.
New publication: "The global financial crisis and its impact on renewable energy finance"
May 13, 2009. Click here.
Economics of Energy Efficiency
May 6, 2009: Energy efficiency experts from McKinsey & Co. and ACEEE led a call seminar for the SEF Alliance on the economic impacts of government investment in energy efficiency. Learn more.
Green Collar Jobs
March 12, 2009: Energy expert Roger Bezdek led a call seminar for the SEF Alliance on the topic of using clean energy spending to create jobs and stimulate the economy. Learn more.
COP14 side event on public finance
10 December, 2008, Poznan: A side event at the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties addressed the question of how to scale up financing and market mechanisms to meet the mitigation challenge. Learn more.
Two new publications on public finance (Dec 08): click here.
UNEP launches Green Economy Initiative
1-2 December '08, Geneva: A meeting hosted by the UNEP Economics and Trade Branch kicks off its effort to develop a global policy package for a "Green New Deal". Learn more.