Public sector climate finance lessons and opportunities Will Dawson, Principal Sustainability Advisor, Forum for the Future 8 November,

Overview 1.Forum for the Future 2.Climate Finance project and lessons learnt 3.Scaling up new energy solutions 2

who are we?

We are a non-profit organisation working globally with business and government to create a sustainable future

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Existing case studies that we learnt from 1.Aberdeen Heat and Power 2.Thameswey Energy in Woking, south east England 3.Milton Keynes Carbon Offset Fund 4.Gwent NHS Trust and Honeywell Energy Performance Contract 5.London RE:FIT programme 6.Refit West in Bristol 7

Pilot development Advisory Group Pilot partners 8 8 +

Climate Finance financial models SEEDA supported Regional aggregation fund for community scale investment with FSE Group CIC Local share issues with Ovesco in East Sussex and West Oxford West Sussex County Council Energy investment with schools inc. Energy Performance Contracting

Opportunities for you 1.Move from a “meeting targets mindset” to a “financial returns mindset” 2.Debt is not always bad - consider prudential borrowing to invest 3.Spread the skills and knowledge across finance and sustainability officers 4.Work in partnership to overcome the “options overload” 5.Innovate your role with the community 10

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Community Energy Coalition A group of UK-based organisations that support a dramatic increase in community energy 13

Coalition’s activities and plans Tour of German to discover community energy 2.February – Lauched our “Vision for Community Energy in 2020” at Chris Huhne roundtable 3.October – “Manifesto for a Community Energy Revolution” launched at roundtable with Ed Davey 4.UK community energy campaign 1.Tour of UK communities, particularly Scotland 2.Scale up community activity through member organisations 14

Summary 1.There are many opportunities for public sector organisations to promote and benefit from carbon saving investment 2.Getting there requires the right skills and mindset 3.Scaling up these solutions through our funding revolution guide 4.Promoting a community approach through the Community Energy Coalition 15

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