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- News 2 June 2014 Sustainable Energy for All Forum, 4 - 6 June 2014 By June 2014, two years will have passed since Rio+20, where world leaders declared: “we are all determined to act to make sustainable energy for all a reality and, through this, help to eradicate poverty and lead to sustainable development and global prosperity.” To mark this milestone and celebrate the first year of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (2014-2024), the Sustainable Energy for All initiative is organizing the first annual Sustainable Energy for All Forum on 4…
- News 26 May 2014 AfDB Workshop on SE4ALL Action, 29 - 30 May 2014 A SE4All workshop on the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus Process in East, Central and Southern Africa was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29-30 May 2014. The workshop came at a critical moment for the advancement of SE4All in Africa and intended to accelerate the country action process ensuring the highest degree of coherence, consistency and coordination of partners. Specifically, the Action Agenda development workshop - regional launch in East,…
- News 7 April 2014 New Publication Launched: Institutional aspects of NAMA development and implementation Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) have become a key concept for mitigation efforts in the context of the negotiations of a new global agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). However, a number of countries do not have the capacity and the resources to develop a national low carbon development strategy. Several of these countries are taking action on NAMAs in a more individual manner, and many countries need urgent support for…
- News 24 March 2014 GNESD participates in International Conference on Green Energy in Thailand The Global Network on Energy and Sustainable Development (GNESD) participated at the International Conference and Utility Exhibition (ICUE) on Green Energy for Sustainable Development on 19-21 March 2014 in Thailand. Organised by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the ICUE 2014 conference served as a venue for exchanging research ideas, experiences, as well as technical, social, financial, economic and policy issues on greening energy utilization. As a co-sponsor for the conference, a…
- News 10 March 2014 Danish private sector meeting: Road to UNSG Climate Summit 2014 Copenhagen, Denmark - The UNEP Energy Efficiency Hub on 7 March 2014 convened a meeting with representatives from leading Danish industries with interest and strong experience in energy efficiency. This involved participation from private companies such as Danfoss, Grundfoss, Novo Nordisk, Novozymes, Velux, Maersk group, Rockwool, Seimens and Vestas. The meeting aimed at informing the Danish industry stakeholders on the new UNEP Energy Efficiency Hub, its activities and role in the SE4ALL…
- News 7 March 2014 URC participates in the Oikos Academy 2014 lecture series 4 March 2014 - Oikos Academy is organizing its Spring lecture series from 18 February to 29 April at the Copenhagen Business School. Addressing the theme of 'Businesses and the use of resources in a (climate) changing world,' the series entails two introductory sessions, three real-life business cases on Wind, Waste and Water, and one plenary session. The lecture series is provided by business organizations & professors on how climate change affects business and the use of resources. …
- News 28 February 2014 New Publication on climate change mitigation opportunities in the Caribbean region released The new publication ‘Climate change mitigation opportunities in the energy sector for the Caribbean region’ presents a study based on an analysis of the mitigation potential in 16 countries in the Caribbean Region. The aim of the study is to provide Caribbean climate change practitioners and policy makers with value added information, in order to facilitate emission reductions in the energy sector, as part of the on-going and future scaling up efforts to apply and disseminate energy efficiency…
- News 17 February 2014 URC presents papers at the Development and Mitigation Conference in Cape Town UNEP Risø Centre participated in the Development and Mitigation Forum in Cape Town from 27 – 29 January, 2014. Convened and supported by the MAPS Programme, the Energy Research Centre of the University of Cape Town and the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, the forum aimed at climate mitigation and development researchers, practitioners and experts from the developing world to present and discuss their work and experiences on mitigation and development. Karen Holm Olsen and Zyaad Boodoo…