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- News 15 July 2020 Boosting energy efficiency programs in Mozambique Multiple benefits of energy efficiency Improving energy efficiency and resource efficiency are some of the key solutions for low carbon and sustainable development. It can bring multiple benefits, such as enhancing the sustainability of the energy system, supporting strategic objectives for economic and social development, promoting environmental goals and increasing public prosperity. In Mozambique, it is estimated that public energy efficiency initiatives can help reduce the annual…
- Event 13 July 2020 Energy efficiency in Latin American municipalities Intended for mayors, technical teams and municipal officials of Latin American cities and municipalities. Dual objective Firstly, to provide a streamlined and structured orientation on how to prepare a comprehensive Strategic Energy Efficiency Plan for cities and municipalities. Second, provide guidance on the technical, operational and financial aspects related to the project bundling approach, which could greatly facilitate the implementation of programs and projects derived from the EE…
- Webinar & E-Learning 9 July 2020 EU Taxonomy & Green Finance Initiatives for Residential projects (Webinar) – 25.06.2020 Our SMARTER discussion features Sean Kidney, the co-founder and CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO working to mobilise debt capital markets for climate solutions. Sean focuses on promoting investment priorities for climate and green bonds, how governments can take advantage of the green bonds market and the development of international collaborations. He also acts as chair of the Climate Bond Standards Board (members represent $34 trillion of assets under…
- Webinar & E-Learning 8 July 2020 Beyond Energy Efficiency - Life Cycle Based Data Centre Sustainability (Webinar) – 02.07.2020 Digital Climate Emergency Series - EP.2 As the role of data centre keeps increasing, so will concerns over its huge energy use, increased energy cost, associated impacts on climate change and more corporate social responsibility pressures. In recent years, the data center industry has made excellent progress in enhancing energy efficiency and adopting renewable energy sources. However, a sole focus on energy efficiency may cause burden shifting and overlook other relevant environmental problems…
- Webinar & E-Learning 7 July 2020 Examining Data Management in the Face of Climate Change (Presentation) Johanna, Kristine and Frederikke, three students from the IT University of Copenhagen, share with us their experience and findings in their collaboration with the C2E2 when carrying out their MSc thesis: "Examining Data Management in the Face of Climate Change". Through questionnaires and interviews, they investigated the existence of environmental sustainability in the data management strategy of Danish companies. They identified barriers and opportunities to enhance it in the future, given…
- News 7 July 2020 New series of regional climate technology briefs and webinars With over 1 300 registrations, the series of Technology Needs Assessments (TNA) webinars "Climate technologies and Technology Needs Assessments" have generated great interest from governments, academia, businesses and NGOs worldwide and have created a momentum for the uptake of climate technologies, towards the achievement of the Paris Agreement goals. Over the past three months and together with its regional TNA partners and country representatives, UDP and UNEP have, in close collaboration…
- News 30 June 2020 UNEP DTU signs MoU with Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) for energy efficiency initiatives On 29th of May, UNEP DTU signed an MoU with the Electricidade de Moçambique (EDM) to together implement energy efficiency initiatives. The two organizations will now begin to explore possible collaborations in the areas of capacity building and project implementation. Specifically on projects for training and development of energy initiatives in some selected areas and sectors in Mozambique.
- News 29 June 2020 New publication: Regional Technology Brief Latin America & the Caribbean TNA work in the Latin America & Caribbean region Since 2009, close to a hundred developing countries have joined the project, of which 22 are in Latin America and the Caribbean. Technical assistance, capacity-building and guidance are being provided by UNEP and UNEP DTU Partnership through their Regional Centres for the TNA project, which in Latin America and the Caribbean include Fundación Bariloche (Argentina), Libélula (Peru) and currently the University of the West Indies, located in…