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- News 21 September 2016 Largest-ever GFEI global training event held in Paris The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) held its largest-ever global training and networking event in Paris on June 9th and 10th 2016. Over 70 participants attended from some fifty countries, including many countries that made commitments to improving fuel economy as part of the COP21 climate agreement. The event presented a unique opportunity for participants to learn from GFEI experts, exchange lessons learned and build momentum for implementing new fuel economy policies. Sheila Watson,…
- News 20 September 2016 Engaging small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in flood risk prevention and adaptation Last week, the DTU team of Caroline Schaer, Kirsten Halsnæs and Per Kaspersen went to Mumbai for the Disaster Risk Management project in India. The project aims to develop a sustainable model for engaging small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in flood risk prevention and adaptation, by identification, financing and implementation of specific commercially and technically viable measures. The team worked with MP Ensystems, our local partners in Mumbai, and a number of local experts. Based on…
- News 20 September 2016 New CTCN project: Catalysing low cost green technologies for sustainable water service delivery in Kenya The CTCN Consortium partner, UNEP-DTU Partnership supports the Water Services Trust Fund (WSTF) in Kenya, through the provision of technical assistance to catalyse low cost green technologies for sustainable water service delivery in the country. The aim is to conduct feasibility studies of selected technologies for improved water services in underserviced arid and semi-arid areas and peri-urban areas in Kenya and to develop public private partnerships in the domain. Water services available…
- News 20 September 2016 UDP hosts Danida Fellowship Course on Green Energy and Low Carbon Development UNEP DTU Partnership hosted a two-week course on ‘Green Energy and Low Carbon Development’ from 5-16 September 2016, in Copenhagen, Denmark. It was attended by 20 participants from seven countries: Ethiopia, Ghana, Indonesia, Kenya, Palestine, Sierra Leone and Tanzania. The course, which has run since 2009, is targeted at managers and decision makers from the private and public sectors in these Danida-supported countries. The aim is develop knowledge and problem-solving skills with regard to…
- News 15 September 2016 GCF and the IDB jointly fund EE Green Bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean Joining forces to help fill the gaps in financing for demand-side energy efficiency, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have committed USD 328 million to promote energy efficiency green bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean. GCF funding includes a grant of USD 2 million and USD 20 million in guarantees, while the IDB is co-financing with 306 million dollars worth of 10-year loans. Lack of adequate financing for demand-side energy efficiency projects is…
- News 13 September 2016 UDP participates in first Youth Democracy Festival in Copenhagen On September 8-9, UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) participated in the first Youth Democracy Festival (UFM) in Copenhagen. Through a variety of events, debates, workshops and shows, nine workshop tents and fifty-seven stands, young citizens rediscovered what democratic engagement might look like in 2016. The UN City workshop at the festival gave UDP a unique opportunity to ask a group of young citizens for their advice on how to engage young people in the SGDs and climate action. Although they…
- News 12 September 2016 Integrating energy efficiency into 10YFP— C2E2 contributes to on-site workshop C2E2 experts were on hand September 8 and 9 for a workshop highlighting the importance of integrating energy efficiency into the 10-year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Production and Consumption (10YFP). Representatives of 10YFP’s programmes from around the world gathered at UN City in Copenhagen for two days of lectures, seminars and discussion groups with experts from C2E2, UNEP-DTIE, UNEP DTU and other energy efficiency specialists. Improving energy efficiency is key to promoting…
- News 9 September 2016 Interest and investment in energy efficiency are at an all time high - Johnson Controls survey Since 2007, Johnson Controls has been conducting its Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI), an in-depth survey covering current and planned investments, key drivers and organizational barriers for improving energy efficiency across their facilities. The 2016 EEI survey queried over 1,200 energy and facility management leaders in the United States, Brazil, China, Germany and India. The good news is that interest and investment in energy efficiency is at an all-time high. Fifty percent of respondents…