Over the past 15 years, the E5P has been successful in mobilising significant donor resources from the EU and 24 donor countries. The E5P was proposed by Sweden as part of their EU Presidency in 2009. Since then, the E5P has helped to finance over 50 climate mitigation projects.

The E5P projects focus on green municipal infrastructure and range from energy efficiency in public buildings, modernisation of district heating systems, water and wastewater treatment, street lighting, public transport and solid waste management.

Panelists: 

Mr Erik Korsgren, Acting Head of Department for Trade, Private Sector and Financial Instruments, SIDA

Mr Håkan Jevrell, State Secretary to the Minister, Ministry for International Development and Cooperation and Foreign Trade of Sweden

Ms Odile Renaud-Basso, President, European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

Mr Gert Jan Koopman, DG NEAR Director General, European Commission

Ms Svitlana Grynchuk, Minister of Environmental Protection, of Ukraine 

Mr Ambroise Fayolle, Vice President, European Investment Bank (EIB)

Ms Tania Faller, Director, Council of Europe Development Bank

Mr Victor Parlicov, Minister of Energy of Moldova, Ministry of Energy of Moldova

Mr Hans Olav Ibrekk, Special Envoy for Climate and Security, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Norway

HE Ambassador Ms Kirsti Narinen, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland

Mr Ash Sharma, Vice President of  Special Funds, Nordic Environment Finance Corporation (Nefco)

Ms Ieva Stulgytė, Chief Specialist, Ministry of Finance of Lithuania

H.E. Ms Katrin Saarsalu-Layachi, Estonian Special Envoy for Climate and Energy Policy, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Estonia

Mr Michael McGrath, Assistant Secretary, The Department of Finance of Ireland

Ms Kateřina Špalková, Sustainability Policies Department, Ministry of Finance of Czech Republic 

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