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- News 14 January 2020 It's time for sustainable barbecues There is nothing like a good barbecue, is there? If you think so, you're not the only one. In fact charcoal is a major cooking fuel throughout the world and is threatening pristine rainforest in many countries. Unfortunately it is another fact, that we will not be able to replace charcoal with emission free cooking - like electric cooking based on 100% renewables - any time soon. Based on this, Nordic Climate Facility has decided to fund a 'sustainable charcoal' project in Cambodia. As a…
- Publication 3 January 2020 Loss and damage in COP25 The 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from 2 to 13 December 2019. No agreement could be reached on the rules governing international carbonmarkets and, as a result, the negotiations on this matter were postponed. With regard to two of the remaining negotiating issues – future emission-reduction commitments by parties, and climate finance for developing countries –, theagreements reached at COP25 fell far short…
- News 30 December 2019 2019: A year of change and action As the end of 2019 draws near, UNEP DTU Partnership would like to thank our partners in all sectors for all your efforts and collaboration in the last year. Together we have created and supported projects and research that brings us closer to a climate-resilient world for future generations, where developing countries prosper using low carbon energy sources in the most efficient way. Thanks for lifting this task together - we look forward to continuing our in 2020. New Strategy In 2019, we…
- Webinar & E-Learning 19 December 2019 Data insights to foster the uptake of energy efficiency technologies in EU residential buildings (Webinar) – 04.12.2019 The ambitious strategy of turning EU countries into low carbon economies assumes reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below the level from 1990. This target can’t be achieved without significant changes in building energy use and installed HVAC equipment. Currently 75% of buildings in EU are energy inefficient and the actual rate of renovation is not sufficient to achieve ambitious climate change mitigation targets. One of the barriers of higher and faster distribution of low carbon…
- News 18 December 2019 ESCOs in the NDCs During the COP25 negotiations in Madrid, the Global ESCO Network invited COP attendees and energy professionals to an event that explored the possibilities of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and Energy Performance Contracting for raising the ambitions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). By integrating ESCOs in national governments' NDC development processes the energy industry can help unleashing immense, and profitable, energy efficiency investments supporting the achievement of…
- News 17 December 2019 COP25 - Loss and Damage outcomes The 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from 2 to 13 December 2019. Key objectives were agreeing on the modalities that govern carbon markets, and increasing the level of ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions. Loss and damage featured prominently in the discussions, partly because the COP coincided with the review of the Warsaw International Mechanism for loss and damage associated with climate…
- News 13 December 2019 C2E2 supports Kenya Ministry of Energy develop the country's 1st National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy C2E2 expert and a C2E2-funded local consultant participated in the 3-day retreat of the Technical Committee to provide suggestions on the exposure draft of the National Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy. Supporting the development of NEECS is part of the C2E2’s efforts to implement the MoU with the Kenya's Ministry of Energy. The Ministry, which coordinates the NEECS development, hopes gear up the country’s energy efficiency actions. The TC members include representatives from…
- News 13 December 2019 Vietnam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) High-Level Meeting and Stakeholder Forum 2019 The event brings together high-level representatives from the Government of Viet Nam, Development Partners, as well as from the Private Sector, Research and Civil Society. The HLM prives a platform to present the progress made of the forty (40) Policy Recommendations from the Technical Working Groups the Viet Nam Energy Partnership Group (VEPG) in the areas of Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency, Energy Sector Reform, Access to Energy, and Energy Data & Statistics, which were presented and…