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- Webinar & E-Learning 17 June 2016 Considering Above Code Certification Policies for Your City (Webinar) - 16.06.2016 In support of the Global Building Efficiency Accelerator Platform the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in collaboration with Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) hosted a no-cost, webinar-based training on above-code green building certification systems and the various benefits they provide to cities, owners, and occupants. The focus of this webinar is to highlight what green building is and why local governments around the world have elect to promote green building practices…
- Tools 10 June 2016 Cleaner, More Efficient Vehicles Tool Developed by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), the Cleaner, More Efficient Vehicles Tool provides information and real-world examples of technology and policies used around the globe to improve auto fuel economy.This innovative Tool is aimed at policy makers seeking to understand and design effective policies to improve energy efficiency and lower greenhouse gas emissions in their countries. It contains guidance coupled with case studies describing what is being done to…
- Tools 10 June 2016 Fuel Economy Policies Implementation Tool (FEPIT) Fuel Economy Policies Implementation Tool (FEPIT) allows countries to analyse potential outcomes of different policy options based on the characteristics of their vehicle fleets in a range of different scenarios. It also aims to support countries as they seek to promote fuel economy policies.FEPIT was developed by IEA and introduced to GFEI partners during the GFEI global training event held in Paris on 11-12 June 2015 in conjunction with the IEA Energy Efficiency Training Week,…
- Webinar & E-Learning 6 June 2016 Tools for Building Energy Efficiency: Resources for Policy and Project Implementation (Webinar) - 02.06.2016 Under the umbrella of Sustainable Energy for All Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform, the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) in collaboration with the World Resource Institute (WRI) is hosting a no-cost, webinar-based training on available analytical tools that can help cities, subnational governments and local stakeholders in accelerating energy efficiency actions in the building sector. This is the third event in the webinar series devoted to analytical tools initiated in…
- News 6 June 2016 New funding to help cities world-wide implement efficient district energy The Bitten and Mads Clausen Foundation, which owns the Danfoss Group, today announced DKK 9 million in new funding to support UN’s District Energy in Cities initiative under the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Partnership and its Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform. The new funds, spread over three years, will create a team of deployable district energy experts to support UNEP’s District Energy in Cities initiative in scaling-up, retrofitting and developing district energy…
- News 27 May 2016 Bloomberg saves USD 2.2 million annually with a new LEED Gold Data Centre By expanding demand reduction strategies and infrastructure investments, Bloomberg, the international financial software, data and media company, has committed to achieving 50 percent energy efficiency improvement by 2020 as compared to its 2007 baseline. One of the biggest challenges to achieving this goal will be reducing energy consumption at the company’s data centres. Possible energy saving measures under consideration include IT equipment upgrades, equipment organisation and air…
- News 26 May 2016 SE4All - Helping us all go further, faster The Paris agreement, according to Rachel Kyte, CEO of SE4All, increases the stakes for Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG 7): Affordable and Clean Energy. ‘What Paris did to the SDG,’ she explained during a briefing at the United Nations headquarters in New York last March, ‘is make it even more urgent that we get going on an energy transition that delivers sustainable energy to those who don’t have it sooner rather than later.’ The one-hour question and answer session, which took place before…
- News 26 May 2016 World Bank and ADB provide loans for energy efficiency in India In 2015, India pledged to reduce the energy intensity of its economy by 33 to 35 percent below 2005 levels by 2030. The Indian government has also found that increased energy efficiency is critical to containing energy demand without jeopardising the country’s growth. Now India's ambitious initiatives have won significant funding support from two major SE4All partners: the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). In February, ADB approved a 115 million loan to support replacing…