Better Buildings Accelerators are designed to demonstrate specific innovative policies and approaches, which will accelerate investment in energy efficiency upon successful demonstration. Initiated under President Obama's Climate Action Plan in 2013, each Accelerator is a targeted, short term, partner-focused activity designed to address persistent barriers that stand in the way of greater efficiency. IEA/IRENA Global Renewable Energy Policies and Measures Database © OECD/IEA and IRENA, [November 2020]