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- News 11 November 2016 Belgrade lays the first brick in its Building Efficiency Accelerator On 30 October, the World Resources Institute and UNEP organized a kick-off workshop in Belgrade, Serbia to start up the city’s Building Efficiency Accelerator and District Energy in Cities initiative . Belgrade, which is one of the cities committed to SEforALL’s Global Efficiency Accelerator Platform, will receive technical support from the platform as it works to improve energy efficiency in buildings and district energy systems The municipal government was highly visible at the event, with…
- News 10 November 2016 Energy efficiency can help bridge the emissions gap, says new report Even if the ambitious goals of the Paris and Kigali agreements are achieved, we will still be far from reaching the 2030 emission levels required to avert disaster, according to the recently released Emissions Gap Report (EGR) for 2016. The report, which will be presented at COP22 in Marrakesh, estimates the 2030 emissions gap as being 12 to 14 gigatonnes above levels needed to limit global warming to 2oC. In other words, even if the Paris commitments are fully implemented…
- News 9 November 2016 Getting Efficient Faster - the SEforALL Accelerators Energy efficiency has come of age. What used to be a dry technical topic debated only by engineers and sometimes economists now finds a place in the speeches of heads of state. There is a growing and deeper appreciation that using energy more efficiently and more productively is a good thing for people and the planet both. Whether the motivation is fighting climate change, having cleaner air, saving money, or improving energy security, more and more people understand that wasting energy makes…
- News 9 November 2016 Global Status Report for the building sector to be launched at COP 22 The Copenhagen Centre has collaborated on a new report featuring the most up-to-date data on the global building sector’s energy consumption and GHG emissions. The preparation of the Global Status Report 2016, which will be released on November 10 on Buildings Day at COP22 in Marrakesh, was led by the Copenhagen Centre in collaboration with UNEP, International Energy Agency and Global Buildings Performance Network, under the umbrella of Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction. The…
- News 7 November 2016 New Publication- Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments This publication provides examples of how countries have used their Technology Needs Assessments, and specifically their Technology Action Plans, to advance implementation of technologies for mitigation and adaptation. It provides country-based examples and covers a range of sectors. Ultimately, it highlights how Technology Needs Assessment and Action Plans have been brought forward by countries, from developing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions, to implementing hardware such as…
- News 7 November 2016 IEA releases new flagship report on energy efficiency The International Energy Agency (IEA) has published a new report highlighting progress made by energy efficiency policies around the world over the past year, particularly in China and other emerging economies. Energy Efficiency Market Report 2016 shows that energy intensity (the amount of energy used per unit of GDP) improved by 1.8 percent last year, indicating that the global economy needed less energy to grow. This improvement exceeded the 1.5 percent gain of 2014, and was triple the…
- News 7 November 2016 Meet us at COP22 10 November 2016 10:15 - 10:40 Blue Zone Buildings Day - showcase on Buildings and Climate (Buildings Workstream) 11 November 2016 15:00 - 15:45 Nordic Business Pavilion, Area L (Green Zone) Side event: Unlocking District Energy Investments in Cities 12 November 2016 10:00 - 12:00 Green Zone meeting area SEforALL Energy Efficiency Accelerator meeting 14 November 2016 12:30 - 13:30 Nordic Business Pavilion, Area L (Green Zone) Nordic Built City Solutions 14 November 2016 13:30 - 15:00 EU…
- News 4 November 2016 Velux engages in sustainable building with Active House Alliance Considering that buildings currently consume around forty percent of the world’s energy and emit approximately one-third of global greenhouse gases, sustainably-constructed buildings have enormous potential for reducing emissions. In response to this challenge, the Velux Group, a Danish skylight manufacturer, has initiated a number of projects aimed at catalyzing a more sustainable building design. Velux is a founding partner of the Active House Alliance, an international coalition that…