• News 11 May 2016 UNEP's Adaptation Finance Gap Report 2016 Released The cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries could rise to between $280 and $500 billion per year by 2050, a figure that is four to five times greater than previous estimates, according to a new United Nations Environment (UNEP) report. Released as nations sign the landmark Paris Agreement on climate change, the report assesses the difference between the financial costs of adapting to climate change in developing countries and the amount of money actually available to meet…
• News 14 April 2016 Initiative for Climate Action Transparency launched today Since 195 countries adopted the Paris Agreement in December 2015, many countries are starting to implement their climate commitment or “nationally determined contribution” (NDC). But many developing countries lack the tools to measure, report and verify progress on their climate commitments and actions. The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) was launched today in response to calls for support from countries for improved transparency and capacity building related to the Paris…
• News 4 April 2016 New paper 'Zero Carbon Latin America' now in Spanish Zero Carbon Latin America is a vision paper that presents an analysis to visualize a pathway for complete decarbonisation of the Latin American and the Caribbean(LAC) regional economy by mid-century. This is done through the review of specific sector-wide actions, within a foreseeable technology and economics context. The analysis is being done at a time of considerable momentum to address the climate challenge, at a global level; and, after a decade of remarkable socio-economic progress at a…
• Tools 11 March 2016 Zero Energy Ready Home Database with award-winning homes that are independently certified to meet DOE Zero Energy Ready Home guidelines and constructed by a select group of top builders. Zero Energy Ready Home is part of the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings initiative. Better Buildings aims to make commercial, industrial, public, and residential buildings 20 percent more energy efficient over the next decade.
• Tools 11 March 2016 Industrial Efficiency Policy Database (IEPD) The Institute for Industrial Productivity’s database provides information on industrial energy efficiency and greenhouse gas (GHG) mitigation policies. 
• Tools 11 March 2016 Industrial Efficiency Technology Database (IETD) This database aims to help decision makers identify technologies and measures that improve productivity and profits while reducing energy consumption and CO2 emissions in industry, and assist companies in assessing the cost-effectiveness of energy efficiency investment options. 
• Tools 3 March 2016 Super-efficient Equipment and Appliance Deployment (SEAD) What is SEAD?At its core, SEAD is about governments working together to save energy, turning knowledge into action to advance global market transformation for energy efficient products.SEAD's 17 participating governments (Australia, Brazil, Canada, Chile, the European Commission, Germany, India, Indonesia, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Russia, South Africa, Sweden, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States) collaborate to accelerate and strengthen the design and…
• News 19 February 2016 Philips Commits to Becoming Carbon Neutral by 2020 at COP21 On COP21’s Energy Day (December 7, 2015), Philips pledged to play its part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by cutting its own carbon footprint to zero by 2020. Since 2007, company has reduced its carbon footprint by 40 percent, and now aims to accelerate its emissions reductions and achieve carbon neutrality in the next five years. Philips plans to meet the goal through a multi-pronged approach aimed at driving down energy consumption in own operations by reducing energy use, logistics and…

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