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- Publication 8 November 2022 Transformation of India's transport sector under Global Warming of 2oC and 1.5oC Scenario The Paris agreement stresses on concerted efforts to limit global temperature increase to 2°C and make efforts towards achieving 1.5°C temperature stabilization. Countries announced actions under the Nationally Determined Contributions outlining domestic mitigation actions to achieve the global target. Understanding the impact of these actions on achieving these ambitions requires an assessment of long term national level scenarios. Limited studies currently exist that model long term scenarios…
- Publication 8 November 2022 Scaling up investment in climate technologies
- Publication 8 November 2022 Research on regional energy efficiency based on GIS technology and image quality processing Economic development requires energy support, but the economy that relies too much on high energy consumption and high pollution is not sustainable. However, due to blind investment and low-level expansion of some new energy companies, some new energy industry has overcapacity and low production efficiency, slowing down the pace of new energy industry development, and limiting the development space of new energy companies. Thus, this paper is based on the GIS technology and image quality…
- Publication 8 November 2022 Regulatory Barriers for Energy Service Companies. Perspectives Based on Feedback from National ESCO Associations As the climate change agenda tightens, we can no longer afford to leave the immense emissions reduction opportunities in energy efficiency untouched. But it requires professionalism. The required expertise rests with the ESCOs, and activating the energy efficiency expertise should be a first choice for climate policy developers. Over the months of April to November 2021, the Global ESCO Network has conducted a series of interviews with…
- Publication 8 November 2022 Perspectives_2020_Incorporating energy service companies in NDCs This year’s edition of Perspectives, issued by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), is devoted to the opportunities presented by the Energy Service Company (ESCO). In particular, it focuses on the potential role of ESCOs in developing ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) as part of the Paris Agreement, thus not only under- pinning the energy efficiency agenda itself, but also creating a perspective from which to influence entire NDCs, thus integrating the…
- Publication 8 November 2022 Perspectives_#2/2018_Private-sector action in adaptation: Perspectives on the role of micro, small and medium size enterprises This volume under the 'Perspective Series' shares diverse and original perspectives, insights and reflections on the role and prospects for the private sector to build climate change resilience. It focuses especially on the perspectives of micro-, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) in developing countries, which are particularly vulnerable to climate change, and presents thirteen individual articles from a wide range of experts and practitioners dedicated to this emerging but growing…
- Publication 8 November 2022 Perspectives_#1/2018_Adaptation metrics_Measuring aggregating and comparing adaptation results The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre ‘Perspectives Series' is a series of publications aimed at sharing expert and practitioner opinions and experiences on emerging topics related to climate change. This new volume addresses a key question for adaptation policy and practice: ‘How can we measure, aggregate and compare climate change adaptation needs and results across activities, countries and sectors?’ The volume collects together eleven articles from international experts and practitioners, each…
- Publication 8 November 2022 Out-of-Home Mobility of Senior Citizens in Kochi, India The rapidly growing number of senior citizens in Indian cities, changing demographic structure and deteriorating transport infrastructure has raised concerned about mobility and independence of seniors. This article explores these issues, using semi-structured interviews in the city of Kochi, Kerala. The study finds that the provision of mobility infrastructure and the situation of seniors have restricted their mobility to the extent that many seniors prefer not to travel, pushing seniors…