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- News 29 August 2016 UNEP DTU in Jordan - Building capacity to access international financing UNEP DTU Partnership conducted a 5 day workshop in Amman, Jordan to strengthen capacity to access international financing for the country's climate technology priorities. Jordan's Ministry of Environment sought technical assistance from UNEP's Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN), and UNEP DTU partnered to provide this assistance. Held from 21 to 25 August, the workshop was opened by H.E. Ahmed Qatarneh, Secretary General of the Ministry of Environment (MoE). Attended by 25 participants…
- Tools 26 August 2016 Tool for Building Energy Performance Scenarios This tool enables you to interactively engage with modelled data for three possible energy mitigation scenarios for the building sector, globally and per region, by 2050. To facilitate a rapid transition to sustainable energy in the building sector, GBPN supports a deep path of ambitious policy actions based on the deep energy scenario in which state of the art in both new and existing buildings become the norm in only ten years from now. With this tool you can find out where the world…
- Tools 26 August 2016 Policy Comparative Tool This interactive tool enables you to compare the dynamic energy efficiency policies for new buildings (residential and commercial). This tool reviews 25 best practice building energy efficiency codes using 15 criteria developed with some of the world's leading experts in the field.Select and deselect criteria in the interactive comparative tool above to check to what extent the key components are addressed by each codeAccess Detailed information about each of the…
- Tools 19 August 2016 Co-Benefits Risk Assessment (COBRA) This tool can calculate the value of clean energy policies such as energy efficiency or fuel switching, which can help state and local governments to consider both the costs and benefits of policy choices and support a balanced decision-making process.AimTo calculate the value of clean energy policies.Target audienceLocal policy-makers, ExpertsApproachInteractiveScopePolicyStage of PD cycleDesign, TrackingCity focusTargeting
- Tools 19 August 2016 Green Resources & Energy Analysis Tool (GREAT) The GREAT Tool for Cities is an integrated bottom-up, energy end-use based modelling and accounting tool for tracking energy consumption, production and resource extraction in all economic sectors on a city, provincial or regional level. The model uses the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) software developed by the Stockholm Environmental Institute and includes a national average dataset on energy input parameters for residential, commercial, transport, industry and…
- Tools 19 August 2016 The Co-benefits Evaluation Tool for the Urban Energy System The tool evaluates climate co-benefits for the urban energy system based on different scenarios of socioeconomic, technological and demographic developments. The tool relates systematically the climate change based on the specific energy demand in different sectors in cities to the corresponding social, economic and technological factors that affect this demand. Aim To evaluate climate co-benefits for the urban energy system. Target audience Policy-makers Approach Interactive Scope Policy Stage…
- Tools 19 August 2016 Building Energy Optimization (BEopt™) BEopt is a software tool that can evaluate residential building designs and identify cost-optimal efficiency packages at various levels of whole-house energy savings along the path to zero net energy. It is used to analyse both new construction and existing home retrofits, as well as single-family detached and multi-family buildings, through evaluation of single building designs, parametric sweeps, and cost-based optimizations. Aim To help evaluate building design and cost-optimal…
- Tools 19 August 2016 Target Finder Target Finder is an online calculator that helps architects, engineers, and property owners and managers assess the energy performance of commercial building designs and existing buildings. Aim To help analyse the energy performance of buildings. Target audience Experts Approach Interactive Scope Project Stage of PD cycle Implementation; Tracking City focus Supporting