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- Webinar & E-Learning 15 December 2025 DCS India - Module 2: Policy Development In District Cooling [/video] This module provides insights into the policy development cycle, as well as targeted policies and regulatory frameworks designed to facilitate the adoption of district cooling systems, particularly in new greenfield developments. Learning Objectives Recognize the importance of a robust regulatory and policy framework in enabling the deployment and large-scale adoption of district cooling systems (DCS). Identify and map the key stakeholders in government bodies and utilities…
- Webinar & E-Learning 15 December 2025 DCS India - Module 1: Fundamentals Of District Cooling Systems [/video] This introductory module provides a comprehensive foundation for understanding District Cooling Systems (DCS), a critical solution for achieving energy efficiency, climate resilience, and sustainable urban development. Learners will explore how DCS works, its role in decarbonizing the built environment, the technical architecture that underpins its operations, and its growing relevance in India’s urban and infrastructure planning landscape. By integrating conceptual clarity with real…
- Webinar & E-Learning 11 December 2025 DCS India – Module 5: Stakeholder Engagement and its Strategic Importance in District Cooling [/video] In this module, you will learn how district cooling projects move from concept to reality through well-structured stakeholder engagement. We focus on the institutions that make or break delivery in India—urban local bodies, planning authorities, utilities, regulators, public anchors, private developers, financiers, and communities—and how to align them around a single implementation pathway. You’ll see why engagement is not a side activity but core project infrastructure, reducing…
- Webinar & E-Learning 11 December 2025 DCS India – Module 4: Urban Planning For District Cooling In India [/video] This module aims to provide a technically detailed understanding of how urban planning can be leveraged to enable and accelerate the adoption of DCS in Indian cities. With rising urbanization and cooling demands, the planning ecosystem must evolve to integrate cooling infrastructure within land-use frameworks, development regulations, and spatial strategies. Learning Objectives By the end of this module, you will be able to: Understand the fundamentals of DC and urban planning in the…
- Webinar & E-Learning 11 December 2025 DCS India – Module 3: Project Development in District Cooling [/video] In this module, you will develop a comprehensive understanding of how district cooling (DC) projects evolve from initial concepts to full-scale implementation through a structured and methodical development process. The content walks you through the four essential phases of project development, beginning with the project preparation phase, where foundational assessments and strategic planning take place. It then moves into the approval and structuring phase, which focuses on…
- Webinar & E-Learning 21 November 2025 Crowdfunding Meets ESCOs: Accelerating the Energy Transition Through Citizen Investment (Webinnar) - 05.11.2025 The Global ESCO Network hosted an insightful webinar on innovative financial solutions for energy efficiency projects, focusing on crowdfunding and securitisation as tools to overcome persistent financing barriers. The discussion highlighted the urgency of accelerating building renovations to meet EU climate targets and explored practical models for mobilising both citizen and institutional capital. Federico Antonio Canu opened the session by emphasising that financing remains the top challenge…
- Event 12 November 2025 IPMVP application guide on M&V and Energy Performance Contracting for Facility Owners This IPMVP application guide provides measurement and verification (M&V) information to the facility owner who wants to implement an energy performance contract (EPC) involving guaranteed savings by an energy services company (ESCO). The topics discussed in the document are essential to provide a comprehensive representation of issues impacting the smooth operation of an EPC under various circumstances. This webinar covers a high-level review of the recent EPC guide for facility owners and…
- News 7 November 2025 Dialogue in Copenhagen Highlights Critical Climate Challenges Before COP30 A high-level climate dialogue held at UN City Copenhagen brought together international leaders and experts to assess the findings of UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report and discuss the path forward ahead of COP30 in Belém, Brazil. The event took place on the 7th of November and was organized by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and Danish green think tank CONCITO. Anne Olhoff, Director of the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and Chief Scientific Editor of the UNEP Emissions Gap Report, opened the event…