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- Event 29 April 2021 Webinar - Technology Action Plan Supporting (TAPSUPWEB) We organize a webinar, "Technology Action Plan Supporting Webinar (TAPSUPWEB)", the 19th of May from 13:30PM CET to 15:00PM CET. The Technology Action Plan Supporting Webinar (TAPSUPWEB) is organized by the UNFCCC and UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) with support of the NDC Partnership and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and will focus on supporting the implementation of Technology Action Plans (TAPs) of developing countries. Prior to the TASUPWEB webinar, an informal…
- News 28 April 2021 Danish investment fund reports on climate footprint For the first time, one of Denmark’s biggest investors in developing countries, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) has published the climate footprint of its portfolio of investments, in their annual report. A move in part made possible by UNEP DTU Partnership. As acknowledged by CEO Torben Huss in the introductory note to the newly released Annual Report: "…we have for the first time structured our reporting on climate change…..and we have with the support from UNEP…
- News 28 April 2021 Caribbean twin islands kickstart TNA Last week, St. Kitts and Nevis became one of the first countries to officially launch their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) under the TNA IV project, to prioritise and plan for future climate technology implementation. The meeting was attended by representatives from a wide range of ministries and departments, as well as utilities, non-governmental organisations and individual experts, and was hosted by the Department of Environment of the twin island Caribbean nation in collaboration with…
- News 28 April 2021 Caribbean twin islands kickstart TNA Last week, St. Kitts and Nevis became one of the first countries to officially launch their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) under the TNA IV project, to prioritise and plan for future climate technology implementation. The meeting was attended by representatives from a wide range of ministries and departments, as well as utilities, non-governmental organisations and individual experts, and was hosted by the Department of Environment of the twin island Caribbean nation in collaboration with…
- Event 26 April 2021 Keys to US ESCO Growth: Government Mandates and Risk Management The ESCO Industry in the United States has grown from its original existence into a market size in 2017 of about $7 Billion USD. During this growth, ESCOs have grown in all market segments, but in the United States, predominantly serve the public building market such that in 2014, roughly 92% of all work was with public buildings. As the market has grown, the project sizes have grown as well, with projects for the Federal Government averaging $0.8 Million in the 1990’s to $5.5 Million and…
- News 23 April 2021 Be the change you want. The world community is increasingly recognizing the severe impacts of climate change and raising its levels of ambition in mitigating it. Countries, cities and businesses are announcing targets to reach net-zero emissions by the middle of the century or earlier and devising policies and technological innovations to achieve them. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted further the significance of sustainable development and the important role of behavioural change in addressing global problems…
- Event 21 April 2021 Skills and knowledge gap assessment in the EEB Sector in Argentina (Webinar) 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…
- News 21 April 2021 Conference on behavior and energy efficiency kicks off Over 500 participants today joined the sixth version of the biannual BEHAVE conference on energy efficiency and behaviour change. BEHAVE provides a unique forum to share ideas and experiences in promoting effective solutions for energy efficiency improvements and climate mitigation. The event is organised by UNEP DTU Partnership and EnR (European Energy Network), and was originally planned to be held during 21-23 October 2020 but postponed to April 2021 due to COVID-19 impacts. Over three days,…