• News 17 March 2022 How to attract climate finance for clean cooking Greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of woodfuels for cooking account for 2% of global emissions, equivalent to those from the international aviation sector. Further, 50% of black carbon emissions come from household energy use and 27-34% of global woodfuel harvesting is defined as unsustainable. In a recorded presentation entitled “Strategic ideas for Malawi to attract finance for clean cooking”, senior researcher Karen Olsen gave a recorded presentation in support of transformational…
• Publication 17 March 2022 Sustainability indicators of district energy systems and their applications in pilot cities of India and Malaysia
• Publication 17 March 2022 Regulations and incentive policy framework for district energy system development: An analysis in India This chapter describes the findings and recommendations of rapid assessment on regulation and policy in India to integrate district energy under UNEP’’s District Energy in Cities Initiative. The district energy systems, including district heating and cooling systems, have been considered a cost-effective way to increase energy efficiency and reduce air pollution at the city level. The initiative started its demonstration of district cooling in India by selecting five pilot cities in 2017. The…
• Publication 10 March 2022 Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures (EERM) in Residential Buildings: An Application of Discrete Choice Modelling Cross-country evidence on the adoption of energy-efficient retrofit measures (EERMs) in residential buildings is critical to supporting the development of national and pan-European policies aimed at fostering the energy performance upgrade of the building stock. In this light, the aim of this paper is to advance in the understanding of the probability of certain EERMs taking place in eight EU countries, according to a set of parameters, such as building typology, project types, and motivation…
• Publication 10 March 2022 Belgrade energy strategy for the period 2025-2040
• Publication 10 March 2022 Integration of low carbon technologies into district heating systems of developing countries of cold climatic zones: The case of Mongolia
• Publication 10 March 2022 A methodological framework to assess the gaps from national energy efficiency policies to local actions within a multilevel governance system The role of cities has recently gained attention in the global energy arena, for instance when a delegation of 25 cities pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050 during COP23. Scientific evidence shows that cities are essential partners to work with to achieve a sustainable energy transition, while organisations such as Covenant of Mayors, ICLEI and C40 are supporting the movement towards a larger inclusion of local institutions. Historically, local governments were considered policy-takers, as…
• Publication 10 March 2022 High Energy-Efficient District Cooling System and Its Engineering Applications in India This paper introduces the studies and experience learned in district cooling project development in developed countries and adaptation process in India for city-level rapid assessment. There are five pilot Indian cities chosen to go through all the process of rapid assessment so as to outline the barriers, challenges, and potential to develop high energy-efficient district cooling system. The paper also instructs the tech-eco analysis tools for rapid assessment, which is developed by the UNEP…

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