Which are possible and different business models for financing energy transition? What is the role that individuals can play in them? How can different financing models foster inclusion and participation in energy transition? How can different financing and funding models hinder or enable energy citizenship and energy communities?
The achievement of energy transition goals calls for the reconfiguration of the financial and funding models currently supporting the transition, in favor of a more solid and harmonized combination of private and public funds. This would provide stronger and more inclusive opportunities for communities and individuals to initiate and actively engage in the transformation of the energy system.
The goals of this session are to:
- provide an understanding of the different financial models in the energy system.
- explore how different economic models support or hinder the emergence and mainstreaming of energy citizenship and community energy initiatives.
- explore innovative, fair, and inclusive opportunities to finance the energy transition.
The instructors for this module are:
Benedetta Buccolini is a Justice, Democracy, and Equity Expert at ICLEI Europe, a network of local governments for sustainability. Her work focuses on inclusive and sustainable development initiatives that find their roots in local communities, practices, and cultures. For EC2, she leads the work on policy recommendations, capacity building, and inclusion.
Piotr Szymański is a professor of management at the Wroclaw University of Economics and Business (WUEB). His scientific interest concentrates on business valuation, externalities, external costs, energy transition, and circular economy. He is a member of the Climate Reality Project and the Polish Business Valuers Association, as well as a member and cofounder of the Green Team in WUEB. In addition to EC2, he also worked on InclusivEV and Scalings.
