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- Webinar & E-Learning 4 March 2022 Module 6 - Business models for sound sustainable district energy systems This module presents the background to develop sound business models in DES planning. The module is composed of five parts: Part I. Context for energy mapping Part II. Characterization of business models Part III. Financial instruments Part IV. Procurement Part V. Best practices from France, Armenia and China After completing Module 6, participants will be able to: Describe, understand and discuss the importance of developing business models for sound and sustainable DES Recognise and apply…
- News 3 March 2022 UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre hosts Global Environmental Governance course The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre today hosted 70 students from the University of Copenhagen's Master's course in Global Environmental Governance. A session held in UN City, Copenhagen, brought together students and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre staff, who offered case-specific insights into the centre's work. In doing so the session aimed to shed light on a few basic questions: What is the role of the UN, and specifically UNEP, in global environmental governance? What informs and steers…
- News 1 March 2022 UNEP establishes Copenhagen Climate Centre in collaboration with UNOPS Under a new agreement between UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and UN Office for Project Services (UNOPS), the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre will be operationally supported by UNOPS. “The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is a vital part of our mission to deliver compelling science in support of environmental decision making and climate action across the world. I would like to offer my sincere thanks to the Technical University of Denmark for hosting the centre and express my appreciation to UNOPS…
- News 22 December 2021 A look back at 2021 2021 is coming to an end, and on behalf of all my colleagues, I would like to thank our partners around the world for all your efforts and collaboration in the last year. Together we have worked hard throughout the year for a greener, more sustainable future, where countries prosper using low carbon energy sources in the most efficient way. Taking over as Director in April 2021, I was proud to join such a relevant and unique partnership benefitting societies across the world. It is our goal for…
- Webinar & E-Learning 17 December 2021 How Super ESCOs can bypass regulatory restrictions for contracting private ESCOs (Webinar) – 14.12.2021 So-called Super ESCOs, which are initiated and generally financed by the public sector to serve other public-sector entities, are a growing phenomenon with particular advantages in dealing with other public entities, partly because by their very nature they may escape the restrictions that otherwise pertain to private entities and may be better placed to secure access to the public clients’ cash flows that are to finance the ESCO contracts. But even Super ESCOs may find that the private sector…
- Webinar & E-Learning 7 December 2021 China’s Remarkable Success in Developing ESCOs: Current Status, Policy Drivers and Prospects (Webinar) - 17.11.2021 China accounts for around 59% of the global ESCO market. The history of the Chinese ESCO market goes back to 1998, over a decade after the appearance of ESCOs in the US and other parts of the developed world. The rapid increases in the number of ESCOs in the market and their growth in market revenue make China a remarkable success story in using ESCO business models as an important instrument for improvements to energy efficiency in industry, commercial and public buildings, and public…
- News 17 November 2021 Loss and Damage at COP26 The 26th Conference of the Parties (COP26) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) opened on 31st October 2021 and closed on 13th November 2021. Key agenda issues included emission-reduction commitments by Parties, finance for developing-country Parties, and carbon markets. In addition, delegates gathering in Glasgow negotiated a number of questions related to loss and damage, on which the previous Conference of the Parties could not reach agreement. …
- News 4 November 2021 Step up climate change adaptation efforts, or face huge disruption: UN report As nations gather for the latest round of climate talks in Glasgow, a new UN report called for urgent efforts to increase the financing and implementation of actions designed to adapt to the growing impacts of climate change. The Adaptation Gap Report 2021: The Gathering Storm, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), found that while policies and planning are growing for climate change adaptation, financing and implementation are still far behind where they need to be. In addition…