• Tools 25 July 2025 Net Zero Appliances NDC Toolkit The Net Zero Appliances NDC Toolkit, developed by CLASP, is a comprehensive resource designed to help governments integrate appliance energy efficiency into their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. Recognising that appliances and equipment account for nearly 40% of global energy-related CO₂ emissions, the toolkit emphasises the critical role of efficient appliances in achieving climate goals. It provides actionable guidance for policymakers, including how to…
• Webinar & E-Learning 18 October 2024 El rol de la Eficiencia Energética en las NDC (Webinar) - 04.09.2024 A medida que los países revisan sus Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas (NDC, por sus siglas en inglés) en el marco del Acuerdo de París, el rol de la eficiencia energética se vuelve cada vez más relevante. Las medidas de eficiencia energética pueden reducir significativamente las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, mejorar la seguridad energética y promover el desarrollo sostenible y el crecimiento económico de los países. Las medidas de eficiencia energética también contribuyen a…
• 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…
• Webinar & E-Learning 8 September 2021 Building trust in ESCOs in a developing country context: the case of Kenya (Webinar) – 24.08.2021 To achieve their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), developing countries need to enhance their efforts and skills to make improvements in energy efficiency that require rel­atively less investment. Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) are recognized as potentially important contributors to such improvements, but the ESCO markets are not yet well devel­oped in developing countries. Kenya has a relatively blank sheet of paper for developing the right frameworks for ESCOs to address the…
• Webinar & E-Learning 20 July 2021 Incorporating ESCOs in Nationally Determined Contributions (Webinar) - 07.07.2021 Since the global climate change agenda first dawned, energy efficiency has held out the promise of the most cost-efficient options to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. It practice, it has delivered poorly on that promise, as recorded evidence from practically all frameworks emerging from the climate change negotiations have shown. Why is that - and can The Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement finally change the outlooks? Frauke Röser, founding partner of New…
• Webinar & E-Learning 16 December 2020 Mainstreaming Energy Service Companies in Nationally Determined Contributions - Book Launch (Webinar) – 16.12.2020 Despite the high benefits and low cost of energy efficiency as a major solution for mitigating climate change, a large number of energy efficiency opportunities remain untapped due to multiple barriers. ESCOs, which combine technical expertise and financing, are businesses that can play an important role in boosting private investments in energy efficiency implementation and thus also climate change mitigation. However, ESCO are absent in the Nationally Determined Contributions …