Includes bibliographical references and index.

Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- Abbreviations -- Overview -- The role of the government : act now on domestic policy and financing -- Conducive policies : driver for catalyzing commercial investment in clean energy -- Policy instruments for energy efficiency : overcoming market failures and barriers -- Financing instruments : tailored to market barriers, segments, and local context -- Tailored to market barriers : mitigating risks and bridging cost gap -- Unlocking commercial financing for clean energy : lessons learned and ways forward -- Financing energy efficiency -- Barriers to energy efficiency -- Policy instruments to enhance investments in energy efficiency -- Overview of financing mechanisms for investments in energy efficiency -- Financing mechanisms for energy efficiency : characteristics and lessons learned -- Financing renewable energy -- Barriers to renewable energy -- Government's role in promoting renewable energy -- Policy instruments for covering the incremental cost gap for renewable energy -- Financing mechanisms for renewable energy -- Selection of financing instruments for renewable energy -- Case study : China energy efficiency financing project (cheef) -- Case study: Thailand energy conservation fund (ENCON) -- Case study : China second energy conservation project -- Case study : China utility-based energy efficiency finance program (CHUEE) -- Case study : commercializing energy efficiency finance (CEEF) -- Case study : Bulgarian energy efficiency fund (BEEF) -- Case study : South Africa Eskom standard offer program for energy efficiency and demand-side management -- Case study : Turkey renewable energy project -- Case study : World Bank geothermal guarantee fund in Africa and East Europe -- Boxes -- References.

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