EUROPACE Webinar
26 March 2020
15:00 - 16:00 CET
Fighting Energy Poverty: Affordable financing for sustainable home renovation
Overview
A common misconception in Europe is that issues like energy poverty are not experienced in daily life or by the average person. The reality, however, is that a significant portion of the population lives in uncomfortable homes, suffering from health issues because of inadequate heating or cooling systems and, at the same time, struggling to afford energy bills and monthly rents.
Both the private and the public sector realize that these issues need to be addressed not only by investing more on buildings refurbishment and renovations, but also by putting the goal of facilitating a just energy transition for all at the core of improvement activities.
In order to address the inefficiency and carbon footprint of housing stock effectively, it is paramount that solutions and financing are to accessible to everyone.
This webinar, organized by Joule Assets Europe within the EuroPACE Project, aims to raise awareness on the importance of accessing finance for domestic refurbishment and why this should be considered a significant social justice issue in the European Union member states. The webinar will present the EuroPACE project, and its pilot programme, as an example of how to facilitate accessible finance in the building sector.
Who should attend?
Cities, regions, special focus on housing/financing departments, Project developers, policymakers, investors.
Why attend?
Learn more concerning the issues of access to finance for domestic refurbishment and why this is should be considered a significant social justice issue in European Union member states. Learn of an important first-hand example on how EuroPACE enables finance in the residential building sector and of the results from its pilot first of its kind pilot programme.
What you will learn:
What the EuoroPACE pilot is and how it benefits the Olot community.
How EuroPACE is enabling finance through its platform and expanding the reach
How the project aims to overcome the social injustice issue in building refurbishment.
Agenda
Tuesday 26 March 2020, 15:00 - 16:00 CET
15:00 – 15:15 Welcome and introduction on the EuroPACE project and energy poverty – Jessica Stromback (Managing Director, Joule Assets Europe)
15:15 – 15:30 Energy poverty and the Olot pilot – Jorge Rovira (Executive Director, UpSocial)
15:30 - 15:45 Enabling finance for low income households through EuroPACE model – Davide Cannarozzi (CEO & Founder, GNE Finance)
15:45 – 16:00 Wrap-up and Q&A – Jessica Stromback (Managing Director, Joule Assets Europe)
