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- News 10 September 2021 Cambodia uses transparency to create policies for national demands and international standards To help aid the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement and tracking of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), UNEP DTU Partnership, through the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT), has been supporting the government of Cambodia to enhance its transparency framework. Building on the success of the first project phase, which helped develop a Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system in the renewable energy sector, UNEP DTU Partnership and ICAT are supporting…
- News 10 September 2021 New guidebook: Climate Tech in an urban context New guidebook: Climate Tech in an urban context Cities account for an ever increasing part of the world's consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. New guide shows way to active participation in green tech transfer and climate action. Cities are not only home to growing consumption and production activities, making them large consumers of energy and major greenhouse gas emitters, they also face major challenges from climate change impacts, including heatwaves, pluvial and river flooding,…
- Project 27 August 2021 Build Back Better: Using Green and Digital Technologies to Reduce Food Waste at Consumer Level This project aims to Support countries in harnessing green and digital technologies to reduce food waste at consumer level; contribute to the attainment of the SDGs and climate goals; support countries in Building Back Better from the COVID-19 pandemic. Project report Downloads: Full report Full report - Spanish version Fact sheet Technology flyer Webinar presentation Listen to the podcast "Preventing food waste with tech and policy" Food waste exacerbates our…
- Webinar & E-Learning 20 August 2021 Policy development: Integrating district energy systems into urban planning (Webinar) – 10.08.2021 The objective of this webinar is to present the fundamentals of policy development in district energy systems (DES) planning. The participants will get an overview of key steps in policy development to integrate DES in urban planning along with lessons learned through the experience of the best practice in the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia.
- News 16 August 2021 Closing the Energy Efficiency knowledge gaps Improving energy efficiency is widely recognised as a key element and a low hanging fruit in addressing climate change while at the same time contributing to sustainable development. Specifically, energy management represents a significant opportunity for building, transport, industrial-commercial, and other sectors to reduce their energy use while maintaining or boosting productivity. The potential in improving energy efficiency is also reflected in Sustainable Development Goal 7, which calls…
- News 5 August 2021 An action agenda for Africa’s electricity sector To meet the development needs of a growing population, Africa’s electricity sector requires a major transformation. Despite important changes over the past decade, efforts to expand and modernize the sector need to be redoubled. Indeed, current electrification rates, generation-capacity levels, and security-of-supply indicators underscore that much is yet to be accomplished. A new policy article, published today in Science, identifies five sets of complementary actions to put Africa’s…
- Event 22 July 2021 Policy development: Integrating district energy systems into urban planning (Webinar) The objective of this webinar is to present the fundamentals of policy development in district energy systems (DES) planning. The participants will get an overview of key steps in policy development to integrate DES in urban planning along with lessons learned through the experience of the best practice in the Iskandar Regional Development Authority (IRDA), Malaysia. Agenda Introduction to the webinar Aristeidis Tsakiris Intro on Policy Development in DES Clara Camarasa The experience from…
- News 21 July 2021 New round of energy efficient LEDs on their way Argentinian municipalities are continuing using and developing a new business model that bundles energy efficient investments. 12 municipalities have now finalised their collective purchase of LEDs for street lighting through the Argentinean Network of Municipalities Against Climate Change (RAMCC) trust fund. The fund is a key pillar of a new innovative financing model for bundling energy efficient investments developed in collaboration with UNEP DTU Partnership’s Copenhagen Centre on Energy…