Energy Transitions Podcast: Overcoming funding pitfalls for net-zero projects
Pamela Largue
Posted on: 15 August 2023
Jessica Stromback, CEO of Joule Assets talks about the practical steps to figuring out financing and bringing net zero projects to life.
The built environment is one of the main sources of carbon emissions but it also provides one of the most opportune spaces for clean tech project development.
Behind the meter, energy efficiency and demand response projects, in particular, could make a significant contribution towards lowering the carbon footprint of buildings and the infrastructure that connects them. However, barriers to project development and finance must be overcome in order to spur progress towards net zero and empower all players, especially small and medium-sized enterprises, in the process.
In this episode of the Energy Transitions Podcast, Yusuf Latief spoke to Jessica Stromback, CEO of Joule Assets and Co-Founder of the Sustainable Energy Finance Association (SEFA), regarding the practical steps to figuring out financing and bringing net-zero projects to life.
For small to medium sized enterprises, there isn’t a clear, viable pathway to growth and that is something that really needs to be addressed…
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Previous episodes:
Demystifying the voluntary carbon market
Sustainable business models for a new energy economy
Redefining resilience for a modern power system
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Looking past profit to see the business case for energy communities
Bulgaria’s forward-looking policies create plenty of low-carbon investment opportunities
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