This panel discussion aims to shed light on the pressing issue of securing funding for retrofitting projects in cities, with a specific focus on energy conservation initiatives. The session will highlight innovative financing mechanisms and strategies from across national, regional and local governments that cities can employ to support and accelerate their retrofitting efforts. Talking points include:

Leveraging public-private partnerships - explore successful case studies where cities have collaborated with private investors, corporations, and financial institutions to access additional funding sources to fund their own retrofitting efforts. This includes approaches such as performance-based contracts, energy savings performance contracts (ESPCs), green bonds, and blended finance models.

Exploring government programmes and incentives – explore what funding mechanisms, grants, tax incentives, and subsidies exist across government levels to support cities and citizens alike with retrofitting to conserve energy. This extends to how to strip back complexity from application processes, as well as tracking and reporting against programme requirements.