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- News 18 December 2019 ESCOs in the NDCs During the COP25 negotiations in Madrid, the Global ESCO Network invited COP attendees and energy professionals to an event that explored the possibilities of Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) and Energy Performance Contracting for raising the ambitions in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). By integrating ESCOs in national governments' NDC development processes the energy industry can help unleashing immense, and profitable, energy efficiency investments supporting the achievement of…
- News 9 December 2019 Local partner named Climate Community Champion Climate Community Champion. This title can now be added to a network of more than 160 municipalities in Argentina working to limit the effects of climate change with the help of UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Red Argentina de Municipios frente al Cambio Climatico (RAMCC), was presented with the award during the COP 25 negotiations in Madrid as part of the first ever Green Climate Fund (GCF) Green Champions Awards ceremony. The award recognized RAMCC's coordination and promotion of local public…
- Event 9 December 2019 Energy Service Companies in Nationally Determined Contributions- 'ESCOs in NDCs' - the energy efficiency accelerator for climate action We hereby invite you to a side event exploring ESCOs effectiveness in unleashing investments for energy efficiency, and their role in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement by realizing national and sub‐national governments' energy efficiency potential. The event is co‐organised by: The Global ESCO Network The Spanish National Research Centre on Energy Environment and Technology, CIEMAT Chile's National ESCO Association, ANESCO Spain's National ESCO Association, ANESE Join our ESCOBAR…
- Event 27 November 2019 meetMED Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Appliances Under the auspices of the Union for the Mediterranean, this event will gather the national experts who are members of the UfM REEE Platform Working Group on energy efficiency (EE) in Appliances established in January 2019 (at the annual meeting of the UfM Energy platforms), and of the meetMED taskforce on EE in Appliances. The sessions will have a specific focus on regulatory and institutional aspects; monitoring and evaluation processes and structures; energy efficient air-conditioning systems…
- News 22 November 2019 TNA solutions and impacts in Eswatini What climatic issues is Eswatini facing? Agriculture is the backbone of the economy in Eswatini, with livestock prevailing in the landlocked country of 1.3 million people. Climate change-induced dry spells and erratic rainfall patterns are affecting crop production in the country. Most farmers are dependent on rainfall for crop production and are therefore vulnerable to changes in rain patterns and reduced rainfall. Eswatini’s water and forestry sectors also face a number of challenges, with…
- News 19 November 2019 New reports on trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies The UNEP DTU Partnership has recently finalised a project entitled "Trade in Environmentally Sound Technologies: Implications for Developing Countries", which was undertaken in cooperation with the UN Environment and Trade Hub. The project aimed at enhancing the understanding of the implications, capacity needs and enabling conditions for trade liberalization of environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) in developing countries. Key outputs of the project include the preparation of two regional…
- News 8 November 2019 Building on success: Renewed support for UNEP DTU Partnership For the past three years, UNEP DTU Partnership has worked to develop, promote and implement green and efficient district energy solutions around the world, with the support of the Bitten & Mads Clausen Foundation. Now the foundation has renewed its support to UNEP DTU Partnership's work to accelerate the deployment and investments in district energy systems. The support will help increase and develop the partnership's work on the mounting challenge of cities' growing need for energy and…
- Webinar & E-Learning 7 November 2019 How green is your software? An overview of frameworks and tools (Presentation) At a large scale, datacenters can help advance a clean energy future. Sharing resources, efficiency of operations, controlling your hardware and software and not least a real commercially backed commitment to investments, innovations are at the center of this drive toward ambitious sustainability targets.