4A – Are Carbon-Neutral Buildings a Goal for Today or the Future?
“Buildings usually don’t achieve their designated potential, and we have to change our practices to ensure continued monitoring and adjustment as needed.” – Robin Snyder, Program Manager, Building Codes Assistance Project at the Alliance to Save Energy
5C – Cross-sector Finance: Financing the Future – the Role of Creative Structures
“How to commoditize and bundle energy efficiency and this be able to access carbon markets – that’s what both banks and energy finance groups look for” – Rapporteur Anke Sofia Meyer, Senior Consultant, ESMAP-Energy, Transport and Water Department, World Bank
“54 percent of carbon reductions are expected to come from energy efficiency…To succeed there needs to be to be true recognition of the barriers and transaction costs.” – Tom Dreessen, President & CEO, EPS Capital