Climate partnerships with the private sector
The International Climate Initiative
The programme "Climate partnerships with the private sector" is supported within the framework of the "International Climate Initiative" of the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). With the International Climate Initiative, which was launched in 2008, the BMU fosters projects dedicated to climate protection in developing, emerging-market and transition countries. The initiative is financed through the auction of carbon credits.
Climate partnerships with the private sector
The programme "Climate partnerships with the private sector" aims at boosting and expanding climate-friendly technologies in developing and emerging-market countries. Because the international climate-protection goals can only be achieved together with the private sector. The focus of the programme is therefore on supporting companies in the development of business fields within the scope of renewable energy and energy efficiency in developing and emerging-market countries.
Projects demonstrating the use of innovative technologies, supporting the introduction of climate-friendly technologies or adjusting established technologies on greenhouse gas reduction to specific framework conditions in the partner countries can be supported.
The programme "Climate partnerships with the private sector" fosters projects which
- have a structure-building effect in connection with the use of climate-friendly energy in the partner countries,
- are not statutory,
- cannot be realised without public contribution and
- have not yet been started.
Support by DEG
An amount of up to EUR 200,000 per project can be provided from the programme. The company has to contribute at least 50 per cent of the project cost and is responsible for the realization of the project in terms of finance, content and manpower.
Interested companies are invited to submit project proposals to DEG. DEG reviews these proposals with respect to the goals of the International Climate Initiative. In the event of a positive decision, the company and DEG jointly develop a comprehensive project concept.
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