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- News 16 April 2018 Africa Crafts Message of Sustainability for International Climate Negotiations Some 800 delegates from 59 countries, including ministers and other high-level government and international officials, together with non-state delegates, offered their insights into the challenges and possible responses to climate change, and harvested those insights for consideration in the official international climate negotiation process. The collecting of views was a key part of Africa Climate Week that just concluded in Nairobi. The climate week seeks to strengthen cooperation and…
- News 11 April 2018 Africa Carbon Forum kicks off For the tenth time the Nairobi Framework Partnership (NFP) brings together experts, practitioners and policy makers from Africa and beyond to discuss and advance the climate action agenda in Africa. Today sees the beginning of the annual Africa Carbon Forum, this year held in Nairobi, Kenya. The forum focuses on state & non‐State actors' engagement to further strengthen the role of future carbon markets to achieve enhanced climate action, towards achieving the SDGs and the goals in the…
- News 10 April 2018 UNEP DTU in Parliament hearing: We need to boost climate ambitions Denmark is not only home to the UNEP DTU offices, the Scandinavian country is also known for its green policies and technical expertise when it comes to climate solutions. But as successful as the country might be it cannot escape the global need to enhance climate ambitions. That was the message the Danish Energy, Utilities and Climate Committee of the Danish parliament got, when it invited UNEP DTU and other experts to a hearing on Denmark's climate efforts and the goals in the Paris…
- Webinar & E-Learning 9 April 2018 Eficiencia Energética en la Movilidad en América Latina (Webinar) - 17.04.2018 La movilidad en los municipios es mucho más que el universo del transporte público de pasajeros tradicional. Hoyen día las soluciones de vehículos compartidos y las más modernas estrategias de logística urbana se están implantando en las ciudades. Los municipios tienen las mejores condiciones para proporcionar nuevas y más eficientes opciones de movilidad en el contexto urbano, reduciendo emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y mejorando la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos. Este Webinar…
- News 9 April 2018 Aligning the Agendas on Development and Climate A newly launched initiative aims to help overcome knowledge and political barriers to promote sustainable development (SD). The SD Dialogue is a Party-driven initiative that focuses on promoting sustainable development through Article 6 of the Paris Agreement to allow for higher ambition in the implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). Global goals for climate change and sustainable development were agreed in two historical agreements in 2015; the Paris Agreement and the…
- News 9 April 2018 Energy and research policy on the agenda Politicians, energy researchers and companies gathered at the Energy and Research Policy Conference in UN City in Copenhagen on 9 April to discuss the role of energy research in the future. During the Conference, UNEP DTU presented findings based on our work on the UN Environment Emissions Gap Reports and stressed the importance of more action on energy and climate. Based on UNEP DTU research, participants in the conference were given an overview of where Denmark and the world currently is in…
- Event 9 April 2018 Training Course - Efficient Energy Management in Argentinian Municipalities The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, the Argentinian Network of Municipalities in the face of Climate Change (RAMCC) and the Secretariat of Science and Technology of the University of Buenos Aires have designed a training course on 'Efficient Energy Management in Municipalities'. The training course consists of 56 virtual hours, and another 6 hours of project tutoring for each participating municipality, in order to provide training that updates the skills of the…
- Webinar & E-Learning 22 March 2018 BEA Finance Work Group Webinar: Choosing the right financing solution for your energy efficiency project (Webinar) - 16.04.2018 This BEA webinar aims to help cities learn about the different existing financing mechanisms for new green buildings and building renovations, as well as select the best solution for their project or program. Topics to be covered include: A taxonomy of energy efficiency financing mechanisms Resources to learn about energy efficiency financing and guide your work Tools to develop bankable projects Approaches to building energy efficiency financing from the IFC Examples of…