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- News 17 February 2025 Diverse support modalities bring rewards for climate transparency cooperation As of December 31, 2024, 46 countries submitted their BTRs with direct CBIT-GSP support, ranging from hands-on guidance for all elements of the BTR, to quality checks prior to submission. Many more countries benefited from other CBIT-GSP support modalities including regional in-person trainings, online workshops and ample webinars, primarily delivered through its ten Transparency Networks, two of which are implemented with the support of UNDP. Transparency Networks are geographic and linguistic…
- Event 13 February 2025 African Energy Efficiency Fund – Facilitating energy efficiency investments The African Energy Efficiency Fund (FAEE) launched by Attijariwafa Bank Corporate and Investment Banking in Morocco is a recent example of a private Super ESCO, an innovative solution to overcome the financial, technical and operational obstacles that companies face in the development and implementation of energy efficiency and decarbonization projects. A key partnership in the FAEE is with Econoler, which has more than 40 years of experience in the design, implementation, evaluation, and…
- Publication 12 February 2025 Scaling Up Energy Efficiency: The Case for a Super ESCO In developing countries the implementation of energy efficiency projects has fallen far short of the potential due to a number of institutional and financial barriers. The concept of performance contracting implemented by ESCOs has been recognized as a mechanism to overcome some of these barriers. However, despite the fact that the potential for application of performance contracting in developing nations is enormous, the growth of the ESCO industry has been rather slow. In particular,…
- Project 7 February 2025 Mitigation Action Facility – Detailed Preparation Phase Mauritius has communicated an ambitious economy wide energy efficiency target of 10% by 2030, and needs to develop concrete implementation instruments for its achievement. Under the Energy Efficiency (Energy Consumer & Energy Audit) Regulations 2017, large energy consumers in the public and private sectors must commission a mandatory energy audit when notified by the Energy Efficiency Management Office in Mauritius. The government has also introduced a grant programme for the manufacturing…
- News 6 February 2025 Driving climate ambition in conflict prone regions Climate change presents a pressing global challenge everywhere. However, in fragile and conflict-prone settings, climate impacts can accelerate political instability, food insecurity, economic weakness, and large-scale movement of people, all drivers of conflicts. The Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) for Yemen and Somalia underscore how climate technology can be a lifeline in even the most vulnerable contexts. Both countries face extreme climate challenges, from water scarcity to food…
- News 6 February 2025 Driving climate ambition in conflict prone regions Climate change presents a pressing global challenge everywhere. However, in fragile and conflict-prone settings, climate impacts can accelerate political instability, food insecurity, economic weakness, and large-scale movement of people, all drivers of conflicts. The Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) for Yemen and Somalia underscore how climate technology can be a lifeline in even the most vulnerable contexts. Both countries face extreme climate challenges, from water scarcity to food…
- Webinar & E-Learning 5 February 2025 Programa De Fortalecimiento De Capacidades Del Personal Líder En Entidades Relacionadas Con Eficiencia Energética - Session 1 (Webinar) - 22.01.2025 En esta sesión se presentan las oportunidades y beneficios que presenta la eficiencia energética, así como las principales barreras para capturarlos. También se describen las diferentes regulaciones asociadas a eficienica energética Leyes de Eficiencia Energética Eqtiquetado y estándares mínimos de eficiencia energética Otras regulaciones Se resaltan en todos los casos las experiencias a lo largo de Latino América y el Caribe This session presents the opportunities and benefits of energy…
- Webinar & E-Learning 5 February 2025 Eficiencia Energetica en la Industria (Presentation) En esta presentación se realiza una introdución a las oportunidades de eficiencia energética en la industria, con foco en las mejoras operativas, de mantenimiento y tecnológicas en los principales equipos y sistemas energéticos del sector. También se presentan los Sistemas de Gestión de la Energía y la norma ISO 50001, como herramientas de mejora continua del desempeño energético de las organizaciones.