Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.Investment Climate Facility for Africa (ICF) The ICF aims to improve the climate for doing business in Africa by removing the perceived and actual barriers to greater investment and business activity. In 2005, it took two days and two procedures to start a business in Australia but 14 procedures and 153 days in Mozambique. The ICF will help countries like Mozambique to radically improve this situation. One of the most productive outcomes of the Commission for Africa and the G8 Gleneagles summit, Shell Foundation was among the first organisations to back ICF, jointly committing $2.5 million with the Shell Group. The Foundation was heavily involved in its establishment and continues to play an active role in its implementation. Click here for more on the Investment Climate Facility Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP) The Foundation is a leading member of GVEP, a coalition of over 2,500 organisations dedicated to improving access for poor people to modern energy services. The Foundation's involvement in GVEP's governance and its assistance in the organisation's effort to draw up a new business plan in 2006 was instrumental in convincing the Russian government to commit $30million for GVEP to establish funding mechanisms that will help small and medium-sized enterprises in East and West Africa deliver a range of energy services.Click here for more on Global Village Energy Partnership. Low Carbon Seed Fund The Low Carbon Seed Fund was established with grants to Imperial Innovations PLC from the Shell Foundation and the Carbon Trust. It will invest in early stage UK companies which aim to develop clean or alternative energy technologies, including wind power, solar power, tidal power, fuel cells, biofuels and new materials. Investments will range between £50,000 and £250,000 and will usually be made at the seed or first stage financing rounds.