On June 16, 2015, Confluence Philanthropy had the honor of attending the Clean Energy Summit in Washington, DC. Below are materials provided by The White House following the Clean Energy Summit. We look forward to further collaboration with federal agencies as we prepare for the 2016 Practitioners Gathering and events leading up to the COP - Paris on November 30th, 2015.
Clean Energy Investment Summit – June 16, 2015
Administration Assets
· White House Fact Sheet
· Secretary Moniz Blog Post
· White House Energy-Tech Video
· White House Chart of the Week
· Department of Energy Press Release
· Video: Vice President’s Remarks
Clips Summary
Back at work, Biden touts clean energy to investors
USA TODAY
WASHINGTON — Vice President Biden told a group of investors at the White House on Tuesday that clean energy is a moral and national security issue — but also makes economic sense. In his first public remarks since the funeral of his son Beau Biden, the ...
White House secures $4 billion in investments for clean energy
Reuters
The administration issued a call to action early in the year asking them to make commitments on clean energy innovation, and "we've seen a really overwhelming response," White House senior adviser Brian Deese told reporters late Monday, previewing the ...
Biden makes first public appearance since burying son
Associated Press
Vice President Joe Biden on Tuesday made his first public appearance since burying his oldest son earlier this month, thanking major foundations and institutional investors for pledging to spend more than $4 billion on new technologies to reduce climate change pollution. Wearing a ...
Joe Biden Is Back to Cracking Jokes Again
ABC News
Making a not-so-subtle dig at Congress, he said that many of the White House's advances on clean energy policy have been hampered by some “short-sighted decisions from the outfit I worked at for a very long time.” He then hung his head and made the sign ...
White House: Investors Pledge $4 billion to Fight Climate Change
NBCNews.com
The White House is expected to announce on Tuesday $4 billion in clean energy investments to help combat climate change — an effort that includes money culled from private sector pledges and coupled with executive actions. Vice President Joe Biden will ...
Clean Tech Makes a Comeback as White House Funnels Billions
Wired
The Obama administration said today that a collection of philanthropic groups, universities, and for-profit institutions have committed $4 billion to invest in clean energy. These are investments that might not fit in the average investor's portfolio. Instead, the ...
The private sector commits over $4 billion for risky energy tech
Fortune
Funding for young energy tech isn’t coming from the Valley or Washington. It’s coming from family offices, funds, and foundations.President Obama and his administration have brought together commitments of more than $4 billion from hundreds of organizations, foundations, universities, and incubators to invest in early stage energy tech and technologies that can fight climate change.
White House Rallies Investors To Commit $4 Billion To Clean Energy
Huffington Post
WASHINGTON, June 16 (Reuters) - The White House has pushed foundations, institutional investors and philanthropies to commit more than $4 billion to clean energy projects and help fight climate change, doubling a goal set in February, officials said.
Joe Biden Returns to the Public Eye
National Journal
Biden's presence at the summit—where he will appear alongside top White House climate advisors Brian Deese and Dan Utech—signals that the administration views attracting attention to clean energy as a top priority. "The President has been very focused ...
Barack Obama's climate change initiative: $4 billion for clean energy
Christian Science Monitor
A series of initiatives and recent investment successes in the field of renewable energy were announced at the White House Clean Energy Investment Summit on Tuesday morning. “Unbelievably exciting advances" are "happening in real time” in the field of ...
White House Says $4 Billion in Clean-Energy Commitments Secured
Bloomberg
The White House has secured at least $4 billion in commitments from private companies and foundations to invest in clean energy technology, double the goal it set in February. Encouraging private investment in clean energy is part of President Barack ...
Obama commits $4bn to form clean-energy investment clearinghouse
The Guardian
With $4bn and a new government office, the White House has unveiled its latest clean energy initiative and cast a subtle new role for the federal government: not only is it a funder of new research, of the latest solar converter or biofuel source, but it is also a ...
Private investors pony up $4B for clean energy
The Hill
Obama administration officials launched their “Clean Energy Investment Initiative” in February, hoping to secure $2 billion from the private sector to fund new energy research. The White House doubled that goal, receiving major pledges from the University of ...
