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Energy Bonds

Energy Bonds. Tim Helweg-Larsen. Public Interest Research Centre. Decarbonising electricity. Requires finance. How do we unlock capital to invest in clean energy?. Energy Bonds. How would they work?. LIFE. Long-term Investment Fund for Energy.

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Energy Bonds

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  1. Energy Bonds Tim Helweg-Larsen Public Interest Research Centre

  2. Decarbonising electricity Requires finance

  3. How do we unlock capital to invest in clean energy? Energy Bonds

  4. How would they work?

  5. LIFE Long-term Investment Fund for Energy

  6. Safe, secure investment with healthy returns • Brings down cost of renewables • Investors hedged against high prices • Fosters national support for renewable energy • Creates jobs • Front-loads investment for climate safety Benefits

  7. How much carbon could they save?

  8. Last year… £8.5bn Premium Bonds £14bn ISAs £80bn Private Pensions

  9. Savings are at an all time high.

  10. If we assume just £3bn per year: UK Year 1 = 3 mtCO2 UK Year 10 > 30 mtCO2

  11. But… Energy Bonds could go global

  12. These concepts are tried & tested Bonds + Renewables

  13. An idea whose time has come… Energy Bonds

  14. energybonds.org.uk Thank you.

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