Mitigation
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- News 18 February 2016 Accelerating Energy Efficiency under SE4All The Paris Agreement has added urgency to the quest for a doubling of rates of energy efficiency improvement as universally agreed in the 7th Sustainable Development Goal in September at the United Nations. With zero net emissions in the global economy an inevitable outcome of the ambition of the Paris Agreement, and with NDCs mapping out a future temperature rise of more than 3 degrees, as opposed to the agreed limit of below 2 degrees, it is clear that the key to making our ambitions a reality…
- Tools 19 January 2016 Policies to Enforce the TRAnsition to Nearly Zero Energy buildings in the EU-27 ContextEuropean legislation such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) require member states to develop ambitious policies in the building sector. The intelligent design of integrated policy packages supporting nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB) and renewable heating and cooling (RES-H/C) will be crucial for achieving ambitious energy and CO2 savings in the building sector. In particular, this holds for the refurbishment of existing…
- News 11 January 2016 New UDP report on Uncertainty in Greenhouse Gas Emission Scenarios UNEP DTU Partnership has released the report Uncertainty in Greenhouse-gas Emission Scenario Projections, which outlines approaches to quantify the uncertainty associated with national-level projections of greenhouse-gas emissions, by describing practical applications of those approaches in Mexico and South Africa. The report aims to promote uncertainty quantification, because quantifying uncertainty has the potential to foster more robust climate-change mitigation plans. To this end the report…
- News 21 December 2015 New Publication Released on Multi Criteria Decision Analysis for Prioritization of NAMAs The newly released publication 'Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action Developing a Multi Criteria Decision Analysis (MCDA) process for Prioritization of NAMAs' by UNEP DTU Partnership presents the MCDA tool that is commonly used for decision making process, including to rank options or to short-list a limited number of options. About the publication The publication seeks to enhance the knowledge of national stakeholders, in particular policy makers and decision makers, to…
- News 3 December 2015 UNEP DTU Releases Guidance Note on Developing INDCs Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) entail the specific contribution that each Party will propose towards achieving the objective of the Convention, taking into account Parties’ national circumstances, capabilities and the observance of the principle of 'Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities' (CBDR & RC). This Guidance Note seeks to explain the elements of the Lima Decision and its implications for developing INDCs. Further, the note…
- News 30 November 2015 UDP and Kongressen host a Conference at UN City Nov 26, 2015: As COP21 in Paris is approaching, UNEP DTU Partnership and Kongressen hosted a conference in UN City this afternoon to discuss how to solve the problems caused by global warming, expectations from the Paris meeting and Denmarks role in addressing the climate challenge. Among those present were Head of UNEP DTU Partnership, John Christensen, former Minister for Climate, Energy and Buildings, Martin Lidegaard, and Senior Chief Consultant on Climate and Energy at Dansk Industri, Lars…
- News 26 November 2015 New Paper Launched- Zero Carbon Latin America Zero Carbon Latin America is a vision paper that presents an analysis to visualize a pathway for complete decarbonisation of the Latin American and the Caribbean (LAC) regional economy by mid-century. This is done through the review of specific sector-wide actions, within a foreseeable technology and economics context. The analysis is being done at a time of considerable momentum to address the climate challenge, at a global level; and, after a decade of remarkable socio-economic progress…
- News 25 November 2015 UDP provides support for countries preparing National Contributions for COP21 While the outcomes are still uncertain, one thing is sure about the upcoming COP21 in Paris: it will not be business as usual. For the first time in UNFCCC history, both developed and developing countries are publically contributing specific national plans to address climate change. These plans, submitted in the form of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), indicate that governments across the globe have understood what is at stake, and are willing to cooperate to fight the…