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- Webinar & E-Learning 3 May 2017 Options for Incentivizing Voluntary, Above-code Construction (Webinar) - 10.05.2017 This BEA webinar, open to BEA cities and partners, as well as the general public aims to help cities identify incentive types that may work to spur above-code development in their local context. Building on the first webinar from this working group that featured the ‘what and why’ of above-code construction, this webinar looks in greater detail at different policy options intended to stimulate green building in the private sector, and in some cases, the public sector…
- News 2 May 2017 Copenhagen Centre participates at the G20 Energy Efficiency Forum The German G20 presidency, in cooperation with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC), has invited G20 partners and guest countries, international organisations, as well as research institutions, think tanks and business representatives to the G20 Energy Efficiency Forum 2017 today at Hamburg, Germany. The forum is intended as a contribution to best practice…
- News 2 May 2017 Copenhagen Centre participates at the G20 Energy Efficiency Forum The German G20 presidency, in cooperation with China’s National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), the International Energy Agency (IEA) and the International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation (IPEEC), has invited G20 partners and guest countries, international organisations, as well as research institutions, think tanks and business representatives to the G20 Energy Efficiency Forum 2017 today at Hamburg, Germany. The forum is intended as a contribution to best practice…
- News 1 May 2017 Senior UDP researcher receives DTU prize for research based advisory Senior Researcher and Programme Head, Anne Olhoff, from UNEP DTU Partnership has received the award for research based advisory at DTU's annual party on April 28. 'Dr. Olhoff has received the award because she is an excellent example of what DTU must master to play a role in the international scene for research-based advisory', mentions DTU's official statement. DTU has selected her for the prize as 'Dr. Olhoff is an internationally recognized researcher who has served as a scientific editor…
- Webinar & E-Learning 28 April 2017 Standards to Achieve City Sustainability (Webinar) - 26/27.04.2017 This BEA webinar engages participants on how to use tools and standards to improve city sustainability. Participants learn about how to create a greenhouse gas inventory to benchmark and track city emissions reductions with the Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Cities, how to estimate the potential emissions from city projects and policies with the GHG Protocol Policy and Action Standard, and how to set ambitious targets for cities with the Mitigation Goal Standard. The webinar…
- Webinar & E-Learning 26 April 2017 BEA City Training Webinar: Using the BEA Tracking Progress Template (Webinar) - 25.04.2017 This BEA webinar aims to help cities select localized indicators to track their progress and set clear goals for what they will achieve, with emphasis on activities until September 2017, the end of current BEA phase. Cities are learning how to use the BEA Tracking Progress Template and have a chance to ask questions about how to apply this tool to their local BEA policy and project activities and to fulfill their tracking progress commitment to the …
- News 24 April 2017 Traditional tofu producers to use efficient boilers in Indonesia Tofu producers will be breathing easier thanks to a project designed by the Central Java provincial government in Indonesia that was developed with the assistance of UNEP DTU during the Danida Fellowship Course (DFC) in 2016. Tofu is a staple food in Indonesia, produced primarily by small and medium-sized traditional producers. Firewood is the main fuel used to cook the soybean paste, and when small-scale manufacturers process between 20 kg to 200 kg per day, the impact on indoor air, human…
- News 21 April 2017 UNEP DTU hosts workshop on Transparency Initiative UNEP DTU Partnership hosted a two-day technical workshop on the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency on 19-20 April at the UN City in Copenhagen. Organized in partnership with UN Development Programme and UN Environment, the workshop aimed at strengthening the understanding of the priorities and needs for the implementation of the transparency framework established by the Paris Agreement. It provided a space for sharing experiences on ongoing transparency initiatives, discussions on…