Sustainable Energy Marketplace & Navigator Webinar by IRENA

This is an invitation to attend a free webinar by International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) about their Project Navigator and Sustainable Energy Marketplace platforms on ________ at ______ GMT.   This webinar is useful for people who want to develop and fund their own renewable energy projects and/or help others do the same.  

This webinar is part of our company’s (Think Renewables Group’s) strategy to increase investment in solutions that mitigate or adapt to climate change (Climate Solutions).  We are encouraging people to utilize Project Navigator to develop their proposals into “bankable projects" and then list them on Sustainable Energy Marketplace so we can promote them at the NDC Investment Forum in Accra, Ghana on March 18th.  During this event, there will be press conference that will inform the media about how these online platforms and another one called ClimatePlace are a key part of a larger strategy to accelerate investment in Climate Solutions.  I have been invited to be the key note speaker and moderator of this session.

The UNDP and the Government of Ghana are organizing and hosting this NDC Investment Forum, which will occur over two days.  It is main climate finance event planned for Africa Climate Week, which is planned to held in Accra, Ghana between March 18th and 22nd.

We recommend developers register and submit their project profile to the ClimatePlace and/or Sustainable Energy Marketplace platforms as soon as possible so it can be considered for approval by the administrators of the respective platforms before March 18th, which is when the press conference is scheduled to occur.   If there is a surge of proposals to review prior to this press conference, it may take an extended period of time for your project profile to be approved for display on either of these platforms. 

A key component of the opportunity to accelerate investment climate solutions is due to the increased concern by investors about climate change.  For example, in the 2018 Global Investor Statement To Governments On Climate Change, which was signed by 319 investors representing more than USD $28 trillion in assets, strongly urged all governments to implement the actions that are needed to achieve the goals of the [Paris] Agreement, with the utmost urgency.  By utilizing online available platforms, project facilitation services and financial incentives, this increased concern can lead to significantly increased investment in Climate Solutions.  For more information about this opportunity, see this link: Proposed Plan to Accelerate Private Sector Investment in Climate Solutions.

We welcome your participation in this webinar and encourage you to help create more “bankable projects” that can be considered by investors.