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- News 12 July 2016 Guides for Climate Change Mitigation Action Planning released UNEP DTU partnership has released two guides which describe, in non-technical language, a set of analytical tools that can support the planning of climate change mitigation actions by national and sub-national government agencies. One of the guides, Valuation of climate change mitigation co-benefits, focuses on the valuation of climate change mitigation co-benefits, and was written by Fatemeh Bakhtiari. The second guide, Decision-support tools for climate change mitigation planning, …
- News 7 July 2016 Fifth NAMAcademy brings together various stakeholders The NAMAcademy, a capacity building initiative by UNEP DTU Partnership hosted its fifth training session in Denmark from May 23 -27 at the UN City, and a training session for 25 participants from Latin America in Quito, Ecuador from 13 - 17 June, in collaboration with OLADE. The NAMAcademy, which has established itself for providing training on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA), and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to developing countries,…
- Tools 1 July 2016 Excellence in Design for Greater Efficiencies (EDGE) The EDGE system makes energy and water efficient design accessible for almost any building project, of any budget, within minutes. The EDGE software provides cost-effective design options, calculates pay-backs from utility savings, forecasts GHG savings, and building efficiency can be certified at minimal cost.AimTo help calculate energy savings of a green building.Target audiencePolicy makers, financial institutions, architects, real estate developers, hospitals, schools, shops, offices,…
- News 30 June 2016 Climate Change Response Requires Finance, Cooperation and Participation Kigali, Rwanda, 30 June 2016 – Success tackling climate change and achieving sustainable development in Africa will take finance, cooperation and real engagement with non-state actors, participants heard in high-level sessions that wrapped up this year’s Africa Carbon Forum. “Development must simply be sustainable. Otherwise it is not development,” said Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources of Rwanda. “We can only meet the Sustainable Development Goals if we deal with climate change.”…
- News 28 June 2016 Africa Carbon Forum 2016 - Climate Action Can Drive Sustainable Development in Africa Kigali, Rwanda, 28 June 2016 – Action on climate change in the form of green policy, finance and market approaches can drive sustainable development in Africa, government, business and civil society representatives heard on the opening day of Africa Carbon Forum. “Just as the risks of climate change are immense, so too are the rewards of climate action if we invest in our people and our planet,” said Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s Minister of Natural Resources. In December 2015 in Paris, countries…
- Webinar & E-Learning 17 June 2016 Considering Above Code Certification Policies for Your City (Webinar) - 16.06.2016 In support of the Global Building Efficiency Accelerator Platform the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in collaboration with Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) hosted a no-cost, webinar-based training on above-code green building certification systems and the various benefits they provide to cities, owners, and occupants. The focus of this webinar is to highlight what green building is and why local governments around the world have elect to promote green building practices…
- Tools 10 June 2016 Cleaner, More Efficient Vehicles Tool Developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Cleaner, More Efficient Vehicles Tool provides information and real-world examples of technology and policies used around the globe to improve auto fuel economy.This innovative Tool is aimed at policy makers seeking to understand and design effective policies to improve energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions in their countries. It contains guidance coupled with case studies describing what is being done to…
- Tools 10 June 2016 Fuel Economy Policies Implementation Tool (FEPIT) Fuel Economy Policies Implementation Tool (FEPIT) allows countries to analyse potential outcomes of different policy options based on the characteristics of their vehicle fleets in a range of different scenarios. It also aims to support countries as they seek to promote fuel economy policies.FEPIT was developed by IEA and introduced to GFEI partners during the GFEI global training event held in Paris on 11-12 June 2015 in conjunction with the IEA Energy Efficiency Training Week,…