Energy Foundation
For Support Of The Energy Foundation China And U.S. Grid West
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Amount$8,400,000
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Program
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Date Awarded7/7/2016
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Term12.0 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
Energy Foundation China, a program of the Energy Foundation, primarily funds policy development assistance through government-sponsored research institutions. It will use this grant to work with China’s leadership to articulate and promote a new model for more environmentally sustainable economic development; support development of strong energy and climate implementation goals for China’s 13th Five-Year Plan; help Chinese city and province leaders implement robust renewable energy, energy efficiency, and urban planning policies; help China improve air quality; and explore ways for China to reduce coal use and increase renewable energy and efficiency. The grant will also fund programs in the U.S. to expand wholesale low-carbon energy markets.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.efchina.org
Address
50 California Street, Suite 1500, San Francisco, CA, 94111, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for general operating support
Energy Foundation seeks to achieve prosperity and a safe climate through sustainable energy. This grant supports the Energy Foundation’s work, including activities to promote greenhouse gas emissions neutrality, world-class air quality standards, energy access, and green growth in China. (Substrategies: China National Policy and Philanthropic Capacity)
for green finance work to support subnational energy and economic transition in China
Energy Foundation works to achieve prosperity and a safe climate through sustainable energy. This grant will support the foundation to continue its efforts on sustainable investment to facilitate the zero-carbon transition of the real economy in China. This grant will strengthen the integration of green finance into key programmatic areas, help build and leverage a net-zero-aligned finance system with more resources flowing into the real decarbonizing economy, and develop a net-zero-aligned trade and supply chain strategy for the foundation and its partners. (Substrategies: China National Policy and Finance)
for the Strategic Communications Program
The Energy Foundation aims to achieve prosperity and a safe climate through sustainable energy. As China embarks on a new economic model that will ultimately shape the trajectory of its national emissions, the foundation’s communications program will seek to build conversations to inspire, inform, and elevate constructive and socially responsible energy transition solutions. (Substrategies: China National Policy and Communications)
