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- Project 30 August 2021 Strengthening Danish participation in the ISGAN Annex 7 - Smart Grid Transitions ISGAN Annex 7 - Smart Grid Transitions is a work programme of the International Smart Grid Action Network (ISGAN), a Technology Collaboration Programme of the International Energy Agency. The aim of ISGAN Annex 7 is to investigate institutional change associated with smart grid deployment. It uses the framework of transition management to spark off an international, trans-disciplinary research activity in the social sciences supporting policymakers in the field of Smart Grids by focusing on the…
- Project 27 August 2021 Build Back Better: Using Green and Digital Technologies to Reduce Food Waste at Consumer Level This project aims to Support countries in harnessing green and digital technologies to reduce food waste at consumer level; contribute to the attainment of the SDGs and climate goals; support countries in Building Back Better from the COVID-19 pandemic. Project report Downloads: Full report Full report - Spanish version Fact sheet Technology flyer Webinar presentation Listen to the podcast "Preventing food waste with tech and policy" Food waste exacerbates our…
- Podcast 23 August 2021 Sustainable ICT development and the role of ITU - DigiGreen EP.1 Problem: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) could help address climate concerns and enable the much-needed shift toward a circular economy (CE). But ICTs also contribute to global carbon emissions and generate waste in their production, usage and eventual obsolescence. What type of collaborations do we need to address sustainable ICT development? Key message: Actions on climate change and digitalization should influence each other at the strategic level. Digitalization should…
- Webinar & E-Learning 20 August 2021 Policy development: Integrating district energy systems into urban planning (Webinar) – 10.08.2021 The objective of this webinar is to present the fundamentals of policy development in district energy systems (DES) planning. The participants will get an overview of key steps in policy development to integrate DES in urban planning along with lessons learned through the experience of the best practice in the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia.
- News 16 August 2021 Closing the Energy Efficiency knowledge gaps Improving energy efficiency is widely recognised as a key element and a low hanging fruit in addressing climate change while at the same time contributing to sustainable development. Specifically, energy management represents a significant opportunity for building, transport, industrial-commercial, and other sectors to reduce their energy use while maintaining or boosting productivity. The potential in improving energy efficiency is also reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 7, which calls…
- Event 13 August 2021 Building trust in ESCOs in a developing country context: the case of Kenya 24 August, 2021 02:00 PM CEST 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…
- News 5 August 2021 An action agenda for Africa’s electricity sector To meet the development needs of a growing population, Africa’s electricity sector requires a major transformation. Despite important changes over the past decade, efforts to expand and modernize the sector need to be redoubled. Indeed, current electrification rates, generation-capacity levels, and security-of-supply indicators underscore that much is yet to be accomplished. A new policy article, published today in Science, identifies five sets of complementary actions to put Africa’s…
- Event 22 July 2021 Policy development: Integrating district energy systems into urban planning (Webinar) The objective of this webinar is to present the fundamentals of policy development in district energy systems (DES) planning. The participants will get an overview of key steps in policy development to integrate DES in urban planning along with lessons learned through the experience of the best practice in the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia. Agenda Introduction to the webinar Aristeidis Tsakiris Intro on Policy Development in DES Clara Camarasa The experience from…