Energy Foundation
For Support Of The Energy Foundation China
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Amount$16,850,000
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Program
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Date Awarded3/31/2015
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Term24 Months
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Type of SupportGeneral Support/Program
Overview
Energy Foundation China is a program of the Energy Foundation. With this grant, the Program will (a) work with China’s leadership to articulate and promote a new model for more environmentally sustainable economic development; (b) support development of strong energy and climate goals for the thirteenth Five-year Plan; (c) help Chinese city and provincial leaders to implement robust renewable energy, energy efficiency, and urban planning policies; (d) help China Improve Air Quality; and (e) explore ways for China to reduce coal use and increase renewable energy and efficiency. Chinese policymakers have made improving air quality a national imperative. The Energy Foundation’s primary strategy in China is to fund policy development assistance through government-sponsored research institutions.
About the Grantee
Grantee Website
www.efchina.org
Address
55 Second Street, 24th floor, San Francisco, CA, 94105, United States
Grants to this Grantee
for industry decarbonization roadmap and communications
This grant will help Energy Foundation strengthen its industry-related work in China, including improving its strategic communication components, as it continues to support decarbonization in China’s petrochemical and nonferrous metal sectors. (Substrategy: China National Policy)
for general operating support
This grant supports the Energy Foundation’s work to achieve greenhouse gas emissions neutrality, world-class air quality standards, energy access, and green growth in China. (Substrategy: Philanthropic Capacity)
for zero-emission road freight program
Energy Foundation’s Transportation Program will use this grant to advance zero-emission trucks. EF will support grantees in China to evaluate the performance of zero-emission trucks in inter-city operations in order to inform regulations that aim to electrify China’s trucks. This work is aligned with the Hewlett Foundation’s zero-emission road freight strategy. (Substrategy: Electrification)
