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- Tools 19 August 2016 Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE) This tool is a decision-support tool designed to help cities quickly identify under-performing sectors, evaluate improvement and cost-saving potential, and prioritize sectors and actions for energy efficiency (EE) intervention. It covers six municipal sectors: passenger transport, municipal buildings, water and waste water, public lighting, solid waste, and power and heat. Aim To prioritize sectors and actions for energy efficiency interventions. Target audience Local policy-makers …
- Tools 19 August 2016 Commercial Building Analysis Tool for Energy-Efficient Retrofits (COMBAT) The Commercial Building Analysis Tool for Energy-Efficiency Retrofit (COMBAT) is created to facilitate policy makers, facility managers, and building retrofit practitioners to estimate commercial (public) buildings retrofit energy saving, cost and payback period. Common commercial building models area created, and the retrofit measures and their effects are pre-computed by EnergyPlus by taking different building types and measures interactions into account. Aim To help estimate energy…
- Tools 19 August 2016 Benchmarking and Energy Saving Tool for Low Carbon Cities (BEST) The tool is designed to provide city authorities with strategies they can follow to reduce city-wide carbon dioxide (CO2) and methane (CH4) emissions. The tool quickly assesses local energy use and energy-related CO2 and CH4 emissions across nine sectors (i.e., industry, public and commercial buildings, residential buildings, transportation, power and heat, street lighting, water & wastewater, solid waste, and urban green space), giving officials a comprehensive perspective on their local…
- News 15 August 2016 Asian Development Bank makes record investments in clean energy in 2015 The Asian Development Bank (ADB) is changing its lending strategies to reflect the challenge of climate change and sustainable development. Last year, ADB set ambitious targets for investments that respond to climate change, and pledged to double its annual financing for mitigation and adaptation projects to USD 6 billion by 2020. Of this amount, USD 4 billion will be allocated to mitigation projects, including renewable energy, energy efficiency, sustainable transport initiatives and smart…
- News 15 August 2016 High level delegation from Ghana visits UNEP DTU Partnership UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) hosted a high level delegation from the Ghana at the UN City in Denmark. The Ghanaian delegation was in Denmark as part of their European Union working tour. The meeting, held on 11th August 2016, was opened by Director of UDP, John Christensen who welcomed the guests. The team comprising of five (5) parliamentarians and two (2) senior representatives from the Embassy of Ghana to Denmark was led by Her Excellency, Ms. Edith Hazel, Ambassador of Ghana to Denmark. UDP…
- Webinar & E-Learning 1 August 2016 Tracking Implementation of Building Energy Codes and Certification (Webinar) - 29.07.2016 This is the first in a series of webinars that addresses building energy codes and certification. The target audience includes local and national stakeholders in the building sector and government. This webinar starts with a basic discussion of the types of building energy codes and how to track progress for the Building Efficiency Accelerator. The webinar then discuss the process that is used to develop and implement successful building energy codes and certification. Online…
- Webinar & E-Learning 25 July 2016 Introduction to Sustainable Procurement Principles for Building Efficiency (Webinar) - 19.07.2016 The first of three topical webinars concerning Procurement for Sustainable Buildings. Participants will receive an introduction to Sustainable Procurement principles, based on the ‘Guidebook for Procuring Sustainable Buildings and Construction’ being produced jointly by 10YFP Sustainable Buildings and Construction and Sustainable Public Procurement programmes, specific application for local authorities, and a presentation of select case studies. Funding from the Global Environment Facility…
- News 15 July 2016 SE4All's Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform holds seminar during EU Sustainable Energy Week Increasingly, public officials and governments are showing interest in energy efficiency (EE) actions and have been turning to SE4All to find out how to fit EE into their sustainable energy plans and find private partners to help transform plans into reality. Last June, during the European Union’s Sustainable Energy Week in Brussels, SE4All’s Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform organized a stakeholder seminar designed to address this need, connecting committed actors from the public…