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- News 5 September 2016 IEA launches special report on energy efficiency in China during the G20 Energy efficiency was a headliner at the G20 in China this month. At the Energy Efficiency Forum in Shaoxing on September 6, Brian Motherway, Head of Energy Efficiency at the International Energy Agency (IEA), released the agency’s special report on Energy Efficiency in China. The report, written with assistance from the Energy Research Institute of China, is the IEA's first publication dedicated to energy efficiency in that country. Among other observations, the report reveals that over the…
- Tools 2 September 2016 Local Energy Efficiency Policy Calculator (LEEP-C) The tool provides the opportunity to analyse the impacts of 23 different policy types from 4 energy-using sectors: public buildings, commercial buildings, residential buildings, and transportation. Impacts of policy choices are analysed in terms of energy savings, cost savings, pollution reduction, and other outcomes over a time period set by the user. The tool also allows for assigning the weights to different policy options based on community priorities in order to tailor policy development…
- Tools 1 September 2016 Common Carbon Metric (CCM) This tool provides a way to establish a baseline, measure, report, and verify energy savings and emissions reductions from buildings around the world in a consistent and comparable way.AimTo help indicate reduction of emissions.Target audiencePolicy-makers, ExpertsApproachInteractiveScopePolicyStage of PD cycleScopingCity focusSupporting
- Tools 1 September 2016 Global Protocol for Community-Scale GHG Emissions (GPC) A framework for accounting and reporting city-wide greenhouse gas emissions. It offers guidance to cities on developing a comprehensive greenhouse gas inventory, including establishing the base year for the inventory, setting emissions reduction targets and tracking cities’ performance. The tool also allows for aggregation of the estimates at the subnational and national levels.AimTo develop GHG inventory at the city levelTarget audiencePolicy-makers, expertsApproachPassiveScopePolicyStage of…
- Tools 1 September 2016 ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager The tool assists the user to measure and track energy use, water use and greenhouse gas emissions through a secure online environment. The results can be used to locate under-performing buildings, set investment priorities, verify efficiency improvements, and receive EPA recognition for superior energy performance.AimTo measure and track energy use, water use and greenhouse gas emissions in buildingsTarget audiencePolicy-makers, expertsApproachInteractiveScopeProjectStage of PD…
- Tools 1 September 2016 Energy Forecasting Framework and Emissions Consensus Tool (EFFECT) This modelling tool is devoted to estimating and forecasting of energy balances, as well as greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions under a range of development scenarios or policy choices. It focuses on sectors that contribute to and are expected to experience a rapid growth in emissions. The tool is accompanied by a self-paced e-learning course offered by World Bank Institute.AimTo estimate and forecast sectoral energy use and GHG emissionsTarget audiencePolicy-makers,…
- Tools 1 September 2016 ClearPath ClearPath is a cloud based-tool for energy and emission management. It can forecast multiple scenarios for future emissions, analyse the costs and benefits of emissions reduction measures, visualize alternative planning scenarios etc. Aim To forecast and analyse energy savings from energy efficiency measures. Target audience Experts Approach Interactive Scope Policy Stage of PD cycle Tracking City focus Targeting
- News 1 September 2016 Buildings get an energy efficiency boost from new regulations in Mexico City Part of recent efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase sustainability in the Mexico City’s vast urban landscape, the municipal government recently integrated energy efficiency into the city’s latest construction regulations. Both new constructions and existing retrofits were addressed by the update, which was an initiative of Mexico City’s Ministry of the Environment (SEDEMA). The SE4All Building Efficiency Accelerator (BEA), led by the WRI Ross Center for Sustainable Cities…