European Capacity Building Initiative

Crowdfunding for Climate Change

Publication Date: 
May, 2013
Author: 
Konrad von Ritter and Diann Black-Layne
Summary text: 

The policy brief considers ways in which crowdfunding for climate change (CF4CC) could be used to get funds to the 1.5 billion urban and rural poor currently without access to modern energy, to enable them to invest in renewable energy systems such as solar home systems, energy efficient products, or mini-grids serving communities and small towns.

A proposal based on this Policy Brief won the Popular Choice Award in the 2012-2013 MIT Climate Co-Lab “Scaling renewables in major emerging economies” contest.

Short Summary: 

A new source of finance for climate action at the local level?

Publication: 
Source: 
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