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- News 19 December 2017 Energy Efficiency Partnership with Ashtrakhan, Russia The Copenhagen Centre, with support from the Danfoss Foundation under the UN Environment District Energy in Cities Initiative, is working with the City of Astrakhan to improve and support its energy efficiency across different sectors with a focus on buildings and district energy. Russia has acknowledged energy efficiency as an important direction for its policy development. In 2008, an economy-wide target was set to reduce energy intensity by 40% by 2020 in relation to 2007. Astrakhan in…
- News 4 December 2017 World gathers at UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle global menace of pollution Over 4,000 heads of state, ministers, business leaders, UN officials and civil society representatives gathered today at the third UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi to tackle the global menace of pollution. The assembly runs from 4-6 December at UN Environment headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya. As the world’s highest-level decision-making body on the environment, it brings together governments, entrepreneurs, activists and others to share ideas and commit to action. “Our collective goal must be…
- News 15 November 2017 Workshop on scaling up trade in environmentally sound technologies held in Malaysia In light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the international regulatory and political framework for trade and investment in environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) has been decisively reshaped. ESTs are a sub-set of environmental goods, which are defined as goods that directly contribute to environmental protection and climate change mitigation. Yet many developing countries still lack the knowledge and capacity to harness trade and…
- Webinar & E-Learning 1 November 2017 How to Gain Global Recognition for Energy Management (Webinar) - 02.11.2017 Join this webinar to learn about the Energy Management Leadership Awards, a prestigious awards program from the Clean Energy Ministerial (CEM). This program honors leading organizations using ISO 50001-certified energy management systems to achieve organizational, national, and global climate goals. 2 November 2017, 08:00 am Washigton, D.C., USA 01:00 pm Copenhagen, Denmark 08:00 pm Beijing, China Featured speaker, New Gold’s Andrew Cooper, Energy Specialist at New Afton Mine (2016…
- News 31 October 2017 Emissions Gap Report 2017 launch in Geneva today Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new UN assessment. The eighth edition of UN Environment’s Emissions Gap report, released ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, finds that national pledges only bring a third of the reduction in emissions required by 2030 to meet climate targets, with private sector and sub-national action not increasing at a rate that would help close…
- News 27 October 2017 UNEP DTU supports resource-efficient farming in Jamaica In Jamaica, small and medium-scale farmers are the most vulnerable to current and future effects of climate change due to their lack of technology, knowledge and financing. These effects are threatening the agriculture sector, which provides employment to 18% of the country’s population. New business models and technologies are needed to enable farmers to not only adapt but also thrive in this new context. UNEP DTU Partnership and INMED Partnerships for Children have addressed these…
- Tools 27 October 2017 [Thermal atlas] Major enhancements made to the Heat Roadmap Europe energy planning tool Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE) added major new features to its energy planning tool, the perfect basis for European governments, businesses, consultants, academics, and planners to make informed decisions about investments in energy efficiency measures and use of untapped alternative energy sources for heating and cooling. The tool will also support the implementation of European climate commitments, ensure wiser investment of public money, reduce costs for consumers, and cut carbon emissions and…
- Webinar & E-Learning 18 October 2017 Incentivos y fuentes de financiación para la construcción sostenible en América Latina (Webinar) - 26.10.2017 Este webinar está dedicado a las políticas existentes en América Latina que fomentan la construcción sostenible y la eficiencia energética. También se destacarán las oportunidades de financiación de bancos privados, públicos y organismos multinacionales. El seminario también se centrará en las políticas que los gobiernos y el sector privado pueden tomar para acelerar los compromisos climáticos en el sector de la construcción sostenible. Al final, habrá una ronda de preguntas y respuestas.