Argentina
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- News 31 March 2022 How to invest in distributed clean power UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre contributed a session on clean energy for public buildings: an overview of natural resources, technologies, policies and project financing for public sector professionals, from across Argentina, participating in the national Municipal Energy Management Training Program. The training is overall delivered by a consortium of partners including the National University of La Plata, the Argentine Network of Municipalities against Climate Change (RAMCC) and UNEP…
- News 22 February 2022 Argentinian municipalities bundles new EV investments In March, the Trust Fund of the Argentine Network of Municipalities against Climate Change (RAMCC) will start the process of buying new electric vehicles. The tender for the new electric vehicles is one of the many results emerging from bundling investments in energy efficiency at the local level through the RAMCC Trust. Previously, municipalities in RAMCC have been successful in procuring LED street lighting at favourable costs through the trust fund and have also started procuring solar…
- Webinar & E-Learning 14 October 2021 Closing the Energy Efficiency Knowledge Gaps (Webinar) – 24.09.2021 Energy efficiency – the low hanging fruit of climate action – needs to be improved, but it requires the right mix of skills and knowledge Improving energy efficiency is widely recognised as a key element and a low hanging fruit in addressing climate change while at the same time contributing to sustainable development. Specifically, energy management represents a significant opportunity for building, transport, industrial-commercial, and other sectors to reduce their energy use while…
- News 21 July 2021 New round of energy efficient LEDs on their way Argentinian municipalities are continuing using and developing a new business model that bundles energy efficient investments. 12 municipalities have now finalised their collective purchase of LEDs for street lighting through the Argentinean Network of Municipalities Against Climate Change (RAMCC) trust fund. The fund is a key pillar of a new innovative financing model for bundling energy efficient investments developed in collaboration with UNEP DTU Partnership’s Copenhagen Centre on Energy…
- Webinar & E-Learning 23 June 2021 Policies and investment on energy efficient lighting: models for success (Webinar) – 22.06.2021 Lighting, appliances and equipment account for more than 50% of total global electricity demand which is expected to more than double by 2050 in developing countries. However, energy-efficient lighting, appliances and equipment can save energy, emissions and in all global regions more than $60 Billion annually. Right energy efficiency policies can represent 40% of the emissions reductions to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement. However, this potential is not being grasped and investment in…
- Webinar & E-Learning 21 June 2021 Skills and knowledge gap assessment in the EEB Sector in Argentina (Webinar) - 28.04.2021 This webinar presents the process and results of the “Assessment of Skills and Knowledge Gap in Energy Efficiency in Buildings (EEB)”, developed in Argentina during the past year. Through a brief exposition, the main findings and the perspective of stakeholders, mainly from the education sector, but also from the government and the private sector will be depicted. Likewise, proposals to address and mitigate the gap and to develop lines of action to expand EEB in Argentina, will be presented.
- News 2 June 2021 First tenders on solar and EVs for bundling trust fund The Trust fund for the Argentine Network of Municipalities against Climate Change (RAMCC) announced that for the first time it will hold a collective tender for solar panels and electric vehicles. This is one of the many results now emerging from a new approach with bundling of investments in energy efficiency at local level throughout the country. Earlier this year, municipalities were successful in procuring LED street lighting at favourable costs through the trust fund in two separate…
- News 13 May 2021 Innovative finance model deemed "highly favourable" Energy efficient LED street lighting is being installed in 9 municipalities across Argentina, in a both climate and budget friendly series of green investments. The LED lights have been purchased through a trust fund, where several municipalities can bundle purchases of green technology, an approach recently called economically and environmentally "highly favourable" in an expert evaluation. The fund is a key pillar of a new innovative financing model for bundling energy efficient investments…