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- News 24 September 2018 Green Climate fund increases funding to developing countries based on Technology Needs Assessments The newly released annual report from The Green Climate Fund (GCF) shows an increased focus on supporting projects and country programmes based on developing countries' own climate technology priorities. GCF has specifically supported 13 TNA-based activities, four of those are full scale projects, that will directly reduce emissions by 4.4 million tons of CO2 throughout their life span. "More than 70 % of the developing countries having a TNA has already used it to inform their NDC. It’s…
- News 24 September 2018 Green Climate fund increases funding to developing countries based on Technology Needs Assessments The newly released annual report from The Green Climate Fund (GCF) shows an increased focus on supporting projects and country programmes based on developing countries’ own climate technology priorities. GCF has specifically supported 13 TNA-based activities, four of those are full scale projects, that will directly reduce emissions by 4.4 million tons of CO2 throughout their life span. “More than 70 % of the developing countries having a TNA has already used it to inform their…
- News 20 September 2018 "Our future in the market is promising and bright" In Tanzania UNEP DTU Partnership is part of improving access to cleaner energy while helping sustainable businesses and creating better conditions for some of the most vulnerable people in Africa. The Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organisation (TaTEDO) has developed a business plan to supply locally produced improved cookstoves with funds administered by UNEP DTU Partnership. The improved cookstoves will help reduce the wasteful consumption of wood fuels for cooking and heating, bring…
- News 19 September 2018 Building on lessons learned to help African NGOs establish social energy enterprises Turning on the lights by flicking a switch is a routine act for most people in the world. However, for many people in the developing world, electricity is still considered a luxury with more than 1.1 billion people currently living without daily access to modern energy sources. Building on the success of the African Rural Energy Enterprise Development (AREED) project, UNEP DTU Partnership is now part of distributing reflow funds to social enterprises working with clean and renewable energy…
- News 14 September 2018 International meetings in Buenos Aires to enhance energy efficiency actions The Red Argentina de Municipios frente al Cambio Climatico (RAMCC) organised the International Workshop for Energy Efficiency at Local Level, together with UN Environment, the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (UNEP DTU Partnership), the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES), the District Energy in Cities Initiative, United for Efficiency (U4E) and the Agency for Environmental Protection of the Government of the City of Buenos Aires (APrA). On September 4th 2018, the Centro…
- Webinar & E-Learning 23 August 2018 Energy Efficiency and the Cooling Imperative: Tapping the synergies with the HFC Refrigerant Phasedown under the Kigali Amendment (Webinar) - 05.09.2018 The IEA estimates that by 2050 energy demand from space cooling will triple. Entering into force in 2019, the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol seeks to reduce the global warming impacts of air conditioners and refrigerators through reducing the use of refrigerants with strong global warming effects. Such a shift in refrigerant offers a great opportunity for energy efficiency improvements during appliance re-engineering. In this webinar, the World Wide Fund for Nature, the …
- Tools 14 August 2018 Support Public Authorities for Implementing Energy Efficiency Policies (PUBLEnEf) PUBLEnEf project aims to assist European Union Member States in implementing effective and efficient sustainable energy policies (with the focus on energy efficiency) and empower them to make use of the best practices and policy processes implemented in other Member States at the national, regional and/or local level.PUBLEnEf addresses the topic Horizon 2020 EE7-2015 on “Enhancing the capacity of public authorities to plan and implement sustainable energy policies and measures”…
- News 2 August 2018 Planning to buy an air conditioner for the sweaty summer days? By Xianli Zhu, Senior Economist, Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency Summer in Scandinavian countries is typically sunny, yet brief and refreshing (some may say a little too brief and refreshing), with day temperatures rarely exceeding 25°C and night temperatures often below 10°C. It is almost like living in an air-conditioned room under the blue sky, surrounded by sea and nature. There is usually no need for air conditioning; an electric fan is occasionally useful and sufficient, and even…