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Special Reports

Interview 2

Enzo Quattrociocche, Secretary General,
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

We hope that Taiwan will be a solid partner in the
area of green cooperation

The Eur opean Bank for democracies and market economies. links the expected monetized carbon
Reconstruction and Development Taking the Arab Spring political reductions to the concessionality
(EBRD) has always been one of movement that began in 2010 as of a loan to provide incentives for
the development banks with which an example, EBRD expanded adoption of low-carbon solutions.
the TaiwanICDF cooperates most its coverage to Tunisia, Jordan As EBRD advocates the Green
closely. In fact, cooperation has and other countries in southern Economy Transition approach, it
continued since the TaiwanICDF and eastern Mediterranean area, opens up opportunities for Taiwan to
was established in 1996. Over supporting economic development take on increased roles. For example,
the years, the scope and breadth and realization of democratic values. with respect to the Green City Action
of collaboration has increased The TaiwanICDF’s projects in these Plans being implemented by EBRD
with time. Along with changes in regions in recent years have been in various cities involving solid waste,
international development trends, designed in collaboration with EBRD transport, water and waste water,
the areas in which the two sides based on shared ideas. and district heating, the TaiwanICDF
cooperate most advantageously Environmental protection is an will deepen its partnership with
have evolved from development area that both EBRD and Taiwan EBRD and look forward to expanding
of micro, small and medium-sized have been concerned about for access of Taiwan’s green technology
enterprises and trade promotion many years. Mr. Quattrociocche and green energy industry to the
in the early days to, more recently, emphasizes that EBRD has been international markets, and continue to
energy efficiency, renewable energy leading in pioneering green share Taiwan’s valuable experience
and other green energy concepts. concepts, such as the Sustainable of transforming from an aid recipient
Energy Initiative (SEI) in 2006 and country to a donor country.
Green Economy Transition later, the Sustainable Resource
provides a multifaceted stage Initiative (SRI) in 2013, which
for Taiwan expanded the scope to include
Instrumental to the solid effective use of water resources
partnership between EBRD and and waste management. Moreover,
Taiwan is the fact that both parties echoing the UN’s Agenda for
support democratic values. Mr. Enzo Sustainable Development and
Quattrociocche, Secretary General the Paris Agreement, the Green
of EBRD, points out that the bank Economy Transition approach was
was established after the fall of the announced in 2015, setting the target
Berlin Wall in 1991 after which it of increasing green financing to 40
took on its mandate to help former percent of total annual commitment
communist countries move towards of EBRD by 2020.
market economies. Through EBRD’s Seeing EBRD’s vigorous
business model which combines approach, the TaiwanICDF, as
financing with policy dialogue and its long-term partner, responded
technical cooperation, it seeks to quickly to this important trend. For
make a difference in its countries of example, the two parties have jointly
operation in terms of political and implemented the Green Energy
economic governance, and assist Special Fund since 2011, using an
them in moving towards multi-party innovative financing method which

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