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- Project 20 February 2020 SOLUTIONSplus SOLUTIONSplus brings together highly committed cities, industry, research, implementing organisations and finance partners and establishes a global platform for shared, public and commercial e-mobility solutions to kick start the transition towards low-carbon urban mobility. Focus is on promoting electric vehicles within cities. The project encompasses city level demonstrations to test different types of innovative and integrated e-mobility solutions, complemented by a comprehensive toolbox,…
- News 7 February 2020 Africa Climate Week 2020: Partnering for transformation From the 20th to the 24th of April, Uganda will host the 2020 version of the Africa Climate Week. The event in Kampala, at the Speke Conference Centre, will be the first Regional Climate Week to be hosted this year and will be followed by Climate Weeks in the Asia-Pacific (AP), Latin America and Caribbean (LAC), and Middle East and North Africa (MENA) regions. The event timing takes advantage of the G77 Heads of State and Government Summit being held at the same venue from 17 to 19 April and…
- News 23 January 2020 New conference for climate positive data centers EDIT: Due to the Corona-virus, the conference has been moved to the 29th of September. 2019 has been a pivotal year for climate change awareness, where corporate organizations are now racing not only to join the fight against climate change, but also to avoid shrinking profits or funding restrictions as consumers and investors alike demand green-friendly sustainable businesses. Building on this movement UNEP DTU Partnership and the Danish Data Center Industry are inviting stakeholders and…
- Event 22 January 2020 Building and operating climate positive data centers The event will be held virtually. 2019 has been a pivotal year for climate change awareness, where corporate organizations are now racing not only to join the fight against climate change, but also to avoid shrinking profits or funding restrictions as consumers and investors alike demand green-friendly sustainable businesses. “The SDG goals represent a call for action by all countries to preserve sustainability of the planet. With the data center industry on the road to consume a…
- News 14 January 2020 It's time for sustainable barbecues There is nothing like a good barbecue, is there? If you think so, you're not the only one. In fact charcoal is a major cooking fuel throughout the world and is threatening pristine rainforest in many countries. Unfortunately it is another fact, that we will not be able to replace charcoal with emission free cooking - like electric cooking based on 100% renewables - any time soon. Based on this, Nordic Climate Facility has decided to fund a 'sustainable charcoal' project in Cambodia. As a…
- Publication 3 January 2020 Loss and damage in COP25 The 25th Conference of the Parties (COP25) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) was held from 2 to 13 December 2019. No agreement could be reached on the rules governing international carbonmarkets and, as a result, the negotiations on this matter were postponed. With regard to two of the remaining negotiating issues – future emission-reduction commitments by parties, and climate finance for developing countries –, theagreements reached at COP25 fell far short…
- News 30 December 2019 2019: A year of change and action As the end of 2019 draws near, UNEP DTU Partnership would like to thank our partners in all sectors for all your efforts and collaboration in the last year. Together we have created and supported projects and research that brings us closer to a climate-resilient world for future generations, where developing countries prosper using low carbon energy sources in the most efficient way. Thanks for lifting this task together - we look forward to continuing our in 2020. New Strategy In 2019, we…
- Webinar & E-Learning 19 December 2019 Data insights to foster the uptake of energy efficiency technologies in EU residential buildings (Webinar) – 04.12.2019 The ambitious strategy of turning EU countries into low carbon economies assumes reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below the level from 1990. This target can’t be achieved without significant changes in building energy use and installed HVAC equipment. Currently 75% of buildings in EU are energy inefficient and the actual rate of renovation is not sufficient to achieve ambitious climate change mitigation targets. One of the barriers of higher and faster distribution of low carbon…