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- News 25 June 2015 ADMIRE - Turning ideas into instruments that attract private investment Engaging the private sector in mitigation and adaptation actions is the goal of ADMIRE, a collaboration between United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and UNEP DTU Partnership. Dedicated to “Adaptation, Mitigation, and Readiness,” ADMIRE focuses on developing frameworks and mechanisms that encourage private investment in both mitigation and adaptation actions. Unlike other programs with similar goals, ADMIRE’s aim is not to fund pilot or demonstration projects, but to develop viable…
- News 10 June 2015 C2E2 presents papers at ECEEE Summer Study 2015 wo papers were presented by C2E2/UNEP DTU Partnership at the ECEEE Summer Study 2015 on energy efficiency held on June 1-6, 2015 at Presqu’île de Giens Toulon/Hyères, France, and have been published in the Conference's proceedings: The paper 'NAMAs as a tool to deliver energy efficiency measures in buildings' was presented by by Maryna Karavai, and Ksenia Petrichenko. . And the paper 'Duet of solar energy and energy efficiency and its role for net…
- News 2 June 2015 UN releases new publication ‘Best Policy Practices for promoting Energy Efficiency’ The United Nations Economics Commission for Europe has recently launched a new publication ‘Best Policy Practices for promoting Energy Efficiency’ under the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”. The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, which serves as the Energy Efficiency Hub of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative, has also contributed to it. The…
- News 2 June 2015 UN releases new publication ‘Best Policy Practices for promoting Energy Efficiency’ The United Nations Economics Commission for Europe has recently launched a new publication 'Best Policy Practices for promoting Energy Efficiency' under the framework of the United Nations Development Account project “Promoting Energy Efficiency Investments for Climate Change Mitigation and Sustainable Development”. The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, which serves as the Energy Efficiency Hub of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Initiative, has also contributed to it. The…
- News 22 May 2015 Danish Society of Engineers visit UNEP DTU Partnership On Thursday, 21 May, twenty five members of the Danish Society of Engineers (IDA) visited UN City to learn more about the UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) and its work on energy and climate change. Members got an opportunity to learn about UNEP DTU Partnership’s work through a presentation made by Tim Farrell, who described in detail the work of UDP’s two Centres: the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency and the Centre on Energy Climate and Sustainable Development. Participants learnt about the…
- News 22 May 2015 Danish Society of Engineers visit UNEP DTU Partnership On Thursday, 21 May, twenty five members of the Danish Society of Engineers (IDA) visited UN City to learn more about the UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) and its work on energy and climate change. Members got an opportunity to learn about UNEP DTU Partnership’s work through a presentation made by Tim Farrell, who described in detail the work of UDP’s two Centres: the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency and the Centre on Energy Climate and Sustainable Development. Participants learnt…
- News 27 April 2015 TNA project notes successful outcomes in Moldova When the first phase of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project drew to a close in April 2013, Moldova was one of the 36 participating countries that had benefited from the project to identify what kinds of technologies are best suited to their climate change needs. The GEF-funded program, which is implemented by UNEP with the collaboration of UNEP-DTU Partnership, helps countries assess their needs for new equipment, techniques, knowledge, and skills that will both mitigate greenhouse…
- News 27 April 2015 ACAD Takes A Look Back at Five Years of Carbon Finance After five fruitful years, the African Carbon Asset Development facility (ACAD) has wrapped up operations, and UNEP-DTU is evaluating the program’s achievements and lessons learnt. ACAD’s goal was to catalyze the growth of the African carbon market, a goal that proved to be quite a challenge, given the collapse of the global carbon market just after the end of the programme’s first phase. Yet through targeted financial and technical support, ACAD succeeded in providing essential tools that can…