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- Event 7 April 2021 Motivating both supply and demand for energy services: the Chilean case Since its beginning in 2012, the National Energy Efficiency Association of Chile (ANESCO Chile A.G.) has been in the front of promoting energy efficiency and the ESCO model in Chile, dealing with barriers and myths against EE in the public and private sectors. The growth of the ESCO sector and the disseminations of its benefits and visible achievements have been essential for the EE market in the private sector. In the public sector, showing the ESCO model's compatibility with the rules of the…
- News 15 March 2021 Preparatory study on Denmark’s climate change mitigation support, conducted by UDP and DIIS, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark This preparatory study, conducted by UDP and DIIS, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, provides a quick overview of the climate mitigation support of Denmark. The study places the climate mitigation support in the Danish climate and development strategy context, and in the global context of the Paris Agreement, the NDCs, as well as the trends and developments in climate finance and funds. The study highlights a number of possible questions to explore for a Danida evaluation, amongst…
- News 24 February 2021 Good practices of cities Cities are raising their profile within the international energy efficiency arena. More and more cities are committed to become CO2 neutral and engage a low-carbon development transition. At COP23 in Bonn, 25 cities pledged to implement more and more ambitious actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change by 2020. Simultaneously the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy has formulated a global standard on cities’ GHG emissions inventories, in alignment with the relative national…
- News 15 February 2021 2020: Highlights from the TNA project 2020 was a year of great achievements for the Global Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Despite the pandemic circumstances, countries involved in the TNA process made great progress, and the year was marked by a number of online events and publication launches that generated great interest from policy-makers, academia, businesses and NGOs worldwide. 2020: Strengthened linkages between TNAs and NDCs In 2020, 22 countries completed their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) reports. Through…
- Tools 27 January 2021 Street Lighting Energy Efficiency Calculator The Online Assessment Tool can support estimation and analysis of the potential energy and CO2 savings, as well as providing a straightforward cost-benefit overview for any locality, city or country based on their current street lighting technologies. The tool quantifies the energy, financial and climate-saving potentials for moving away from existing inefficient street lighting technologies to intelligently controlled and efficient LED systems. It aims to provide local government decision…
- Webinar & E-Learning 15 January 2021 Capacitación en Eficiencia Energética (EE) a municipios de Panamá – eTraining Session 3 (Webinar) Módulo 3 – Ejemplos de implementación de proyectos en las áreas de alumbrado público, edificios y suministro de agua Este modulo presenta el trabajo del Fideicomiso Red Argentina de Municipios frente al Cambio Climático (RAMCC) y los resultados de Licitación de adquisición de luminarias LED. También nos va a hablar de la Fundación Energía para Todos de Chile y nos va a presentar su proyecto:“Mejoramiento de la eficiencia térmica residencial a través de modelo de financiamiento público-privado…
- News 14 January 2021 Step up climate change adaptation or face serious human and economic damage As temperatures rise and climate change impacts intensify, nations must urgently step up action to adapt to the new climate reality or face serious costs, damages and losses, the 2020 UN Environment Programme (UNEP) Adaptation Gap Report finds. The report shows that while nations have advanced in planning, huge gaps remain in finance for developing countries and bringing adaptation projects to the stage where they bring real protection against climate impacts such as droughts, floods and sea…
- Webinar & E-Learning 16 December 2020 Mainstreaming Energy Service Companies in Nationally Determined Contributions - Book Launch (Webinar) – 16.12.2020 Despite the high benefits and low cost of energy efficiency as a major solution for mitigating climate change, a large number of energy efficiency opportunities remain untapped due to multiple barriers. ESCOs, which combine technical expertise and financing, are businesses that can play an important role in boosting private investments in energy efficiency implementation and thus also climate change mitigation. However, ESCO are absent in the Nationally Determined Contributions …