Funding instruments for energy efficiency and renewable resources - Basis for round table discussion

Bankwatch coordinators in Bulgaria, the Czech Republic, Latvia and Poland have interviewed energy and financial experts from national ministries and other institutions. This paper is a summary of their findings.

The research has been focused on possibilities of public financial support for energy efficiency and renewable resources through different funding instruments - subsidies, loans, guarantees; coming from EU funds, national budgets, international financial institutions and other environmental funds such as Green Investment Schemes.