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- 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…
- Publication 7 November 2022 Flood management in urban Senegal: an actor-oriented perspective on national and transnational adaptation interventions In Senegal, considerable development assistance has been allocated to addressing the problem of repeated flooding in urban areas, involving changing thematic objectives, from short-term disaster relief to wide-ranging sanitation and drainage programmes. In spite of these numerous flood management interventions, the number of flood victims in Senegal’s urban centres has increased steadily since 1999. This article contributes empirically and conceptually to recent studies highlighting poor…
- Publication 6 November 2022 Minimum cost strategies for sequestering carbon in forests