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Financing FiTs in developing countries
Basic FiT design options
Features of a good FIT law
Access
Ensuring connection to the grid
Extending and reinforcing the grid
Who pays the costs of connecting and reinforcing?
Transparency
Price
Technologies and plants to be covered
Biomass and waste
Building-integrated PV
Imposing a priority purchase obligation
Getting the tariff (or price) right
technology-specific tariffs (or prices)
payment for a certain number of years
adjusting the tariff (or price)
Premium FIT option
Financing the FIT law
Combination with other support mechanisms
Supplementary
Combining with targets
Progress reports
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Local content
Minimising administrative barriers
Law not a policy
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Energy Efficiency
What is energy efficiency?
How much energy do we consume?
Why is consumption still increasing despite efficiency gains?
How much energy can we save?
Why should we invest in energy efficiency
Policies towards energy efficiency
Energy audits for existing buildings
Phasing out incandescent lighting
Energy performance contracting
Incentivising CHP
Top Runner program
Supporting carbon-negative cooking
Mandating smart metering
Area road pricing
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Cities
Towards Regenerative Urbanism
Benefits of a Regenerative City
Cities' Influence on Climate Change
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Agriculture and Food
Policy: Providing Food Security
Recognition of a citizens' right to food
Strategy, planning, institutions and enforcement
Ensure fair and low cost food distribution
Education on healthy nutrition
Key benefits
Case study: Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Policy: Supporting Organic Agriculture
Strategic Planning
Redirecting Subsidies
Standard, Certification and Label
Education
Marketing Support
Key Benefits
Case Study: Austria
Policy: Protection of Genetic Resources
Aknowledgement of collective heritage
Defining the scope
Registring genetic resources
Conservation of genetic resources
Conservation and utilisation network
Marketing and Labelling
Key benefits
Case study: Tuscany, Italy
Policy: Promoting Urban Agriculture
Access to land
Strengthening urban farmer associations
Support of Farmers' markets
Assistance for gardeners and small scale farmers
Procurement
Carbon label
Key benefits
Case study: Havana, Cuba
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AREA Workshop
Power Kick for Africa
Earth Day: CBD Secretariat and World Future Council form partnership to celebrate good biodiversity policies
First Community Power Conference in Toronto
New Renewable Energy Alliance established at WFC Workshop in Addis Ababa
Ontario creates comprehensive FIT programme
San Diego workshop
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