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The Asia Low Carbon Buildings Transition (ALCBproject funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action under the International Climate Initiative (IK, seeks to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHemissions by catalyzing nationwide transitions towards low carbon buildings in Asian countries. The Project is being implemented in 5 countries (Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnafor a duration of 5 years (2023–2028). The project implementation is led by GGGI together with consortium partners, namely ASEAN Centre for Energy (AC, HEAT GmbH Habitat, Energy Application & Technology (HEA, and Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EES.
The ALCBT project targets policy makers (national and state/city government, building industry professionals (including energy service companies or ESCO, financial institutions and universities/academia as beneficiaries to advance a lowcarbon building transition of the countries. Its objective will be achieved through the development of standardized tools and systems for managing carbon emissions from the building sector and piloting them in project countries (Output ; enhancement of capacity for current and future building industry practitioners (Output II; establishment of financial pathways for low carbon buildings (Output II; and project knowledge sharing and promotion to facilitate replication and scaling up (Output I. Under Output III, a Green Finance Network (GFwill be established in each project country to promote the flow of financing for low carbon buildings.
The consultant will develop the framework for the establishment of the Green Finance Network (GFin ALCBT project countries namely: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The GFN is aimed at promoting the flow of financing towards low carbon buildings and sustainable cooling. It will support the achievement of the ALCBT project investment mobilization target of EUR140 million. The GFN will bring together banks with green finance programs and investment institutions (including ESCOto form a supportive community for facilitating financing for low carbon buildings.
The GFN will serve as an avenue for sharing knowledge on financing products and services, capacity development and promotion of a on building taxonomy that incorporates the whole life carbon assessment (WLCconcept for buildings and establishes thresholds for advancing lowcarbon and netzero carbon buildings., monitoring, reporting and verification (MRtool and other tools developed through the ALCBT Project. Moreover, the GFN will provide a forum for discussing and addressing barriers to financing for low carbon buildings.
The consultant will develop the framework for the establishment of the Green Finance Network (GFin ALCBT project countries namely: Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. The GFN is aimed at promoting the flow of financing towards low carbon buildings and sustainable cooling. It will support the achievement of the ALCBT project investment mobilization target of EUR140 million. The GFN will bring together banks with green finance programs and investment institutions (including ESCOto form a supportive community for facilitating financing for low carbon buildings.
The GFN will serve as an avenue for sharing knowledge on financing products and services, capacity development and promotion of a on building taxonomy that incorporates the whole life carbon assessment (WLCconcept for buildings and establishes thresholds for advancing lowcarbon and netzero carbon buildings., monitoring, reporting and verification (MRtool and other tools developed through the ALCBT Project. Moreover, the GFN will provide a forum for discussing and addressing barriers to financing for low carbon buildings.
Output No. | Deliverable | Due date | Payment (% of the contract valu |
1 | Inception report | 15 Oct 2024 | 10% |
2 | Five (5) Countries assessment reports – existing finance network, building sector taxonomy and finance landscape, financial institutions investing in the building sector | 15 Dec 2024 | 30% |
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30 Jan 2025 | 40% |
4 | Final GFN Framework incorporating advice from the Project Steering Committee/Technical Advisory Committee/Project Implementation Unit of ALCBT project country/s | 15 Feb 2025 | 10% |
5 | Guidance provision for the incountry GFN setup – Report summary with recommendations | 15 Mar 2025 | 10% |
TOTAL | 100% |
Each of the deliverables must be submitted and approved by GGGI by the specified due date for the payment to be processed.
The individual consultant is required to fulfill the following criteria:
Candidates shall submit the following documents:
Only shortlisted candidates will be invited for an interview, written test or presentation as appropriate. The consultant will ensure:
Date to close is Korean Standard Time (KS. Applications submitted after the deadline will not be considered Application. Cover Letter, and CV must be sent in English. A consortium, or a firm may not be engaged for the individual consultant assignment.
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