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- News 11 August 2015 C2E2 and IRENA launch new Working Paper A first of its kind collaboration between the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has produced a joint working paper Synergies Between Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency that illuminates crucial synergies that can help to ensure a sustainable global energy future. The paper finds that when energy efficiency and renewable energy potentials are combined, total global energy demand can be reduced by up to 25% by…
- News 11 August 2015 C2E2 and IRENA launch new Working Paper A first of its kind collaboration between the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) and International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) has produced a joint working paper Synergies Between Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency that illuminates crucial synergies that can help to ensure a sustainable global energy future. The paper finds that when energy efficiency and renewable energy potentials are combined, total global energy demand can be reduced by up to 25% by 2030. Energy…
- News 24 July 2015 C2E2 and REN21 conduct joint webinar on Renewables and Energy Efficiency Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency conducted a webinar alongside Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), to discuss the findings released in the latest Renewable 2015 Global Status Report and its relation to energy efficiency. Hosted by The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with REN21, the webinar launched the new report as well as examined energy efficiency within European and North American renewable energy sectors. For instance,…
- News 24 July 2015 C2E2 and REN21 conduct joint webinar on Renewables and Energy Efficiency Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency conducted a webinar alongside Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21), to discuss the findings released in the latest Renewable 2015 Global Status Report and its relation to energy efficiency. Hosted by The Clean Energy Solutions Center, in partnership with REN21, the webinar launched the new report as well as examined energy efficiency within European and North American renewable energy sectors. For instance, North America and Europe…
- News 25 June 2015 C2E2 contributes to Renewables Global Status Report 2015 For the first time, the recently released Renewables Global Status Report (GSR) by REN21 includes a chapter on Energy Efficiency and its potential synergies with renewable energy. Prepared by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, the chapter ‘Energy Efficiency: Renewable Energy Twin Pillar’ provides a concise overview of energy efficiency status across sectors: buildings and appliances, transport and industry. The chapter discusses important policy advancements, which took…
- News 25 June 2015 ADMIRE - Turning ideas into instruments that attract private investment Engaging the private sector in mitigation and adaptation actions is the goal of ADMIRE, a collaboration between United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and UNEP DTU Partnership. Dedicated to “Adaptation, Mitigation, and Readiness,” ADMIRE focuses on developing frameworks and mechanisms that encourage private investment in both mitigation and adaptation actions. Unlike other programs with similar goals, ADMIRE’s aim is not to fund pilot or demonstration projects, but to develop viable…
- News 17 April 2015 ACF 2015- Private and Public sectors join in quest for market and finance opportunities Marrakech, Morocco, 15 April 2015 – Ministers from governments across Africa have renewed their call for a strong and universal climate change agreement with increased flows of funds, including through market and finance opportunities, sufficient to fulfill Africa’s development aspirations. With countries set to approve a new climate change agreement under the UN in Paris in December, African ministers stressed the region’s readiness and requirement for accelerated private and public financing…
- News 16 March 2015 Modernizing District Energy Systems Could Reduce Primary Energy Consumption by up to 50% A transition to modern district energy systems could contribute to 60 per cent of required energy sector emissions reductions by 2050, and reduce primary energy consumption by up to 50 per cent, according to a new report launched by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, and UN-Habitat. With cities accounting for 70 per cent of global energy use and for 40-50 per cent…