RENEW is proud to be the project development and finance partner for an innovative energy efficiency program for non-profit organizations led by HEET. HEET is an award-winning non-profit that seeks to provide energy efficiency upgrades in underserved markets.  RENEW will provide project development and project funding for retrofits in non-profit organizations using its energy services agreement and energy efficiency lease structures.  Investors in the program are impact investors seeking a competitive return and an impact on climate emissions who are also keenly interested in the powerful effect of the program in expanding the reach of participating non-profit organizations. The retrofits will reduce the operating budgets for participating organizations, allowing them to do more with their available dollars.  Read more here: http://thequincysun.com/2014/12/11/help-for-energy-hogs-launches-in-quincy/

The annual Global Landscape of Climate Finance report, released on Thursday by the Climate Policy Initiative (CPI), shows that global climate investments reached $331 billion in 2013. That’s a big chunk of change, but it represents a decrease of about $28 billion compared to 2012 and $33 billion compared to 2011, the high-water mark for climate investments.

Private and public climate finance investments in 2012 and 2013 in billions of dollars.
Credit: CPI