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- News 29 October 2020 New university partnerships for sustainable energy use UNEP DTU Partnership has entered into two new collaborations with universities in Latin America, cooperating on locally owned climate action initiatives. This is part of the partnership's focus on a global exchange of knowledge with the aim to actively applying the shared knowledge in concrete projects. The new collaborations will create positive synergies with already existing initiatives in Chile and Argentina, bolstering UNEP DTU Partnership's efforts in converting research and data into…
- News 22 October 2020 Strategic sector collaboration with the Danish Energy Agency A new collaboration between the Danish Energy Agency (DEA) and UNEP DTU Partnership takes advantage of synergies in district energy expertise and implementation of Danish know-how. Starting out in China and Ukraine, the two organisations will work together towards implementation of district energy. The collaboration comes after UNEP DTU Partnership has worked with the energy agency throughout most of 2019, and recognises UNEP DTU Partnership's expertise and network of stakeholders and partners…
- Event 20 October 2020 Applying Behavioral Insights for Cost-effective Energy Efficiency Interventions (Webinar) Recent developments of behavioural sciences offer valuable insights on human thinking and choices. They indicate the existence of many common human biases; the context and considerations other than personal utility maximization often affect human decisions. Hundreds of governments around the world are integrating these findings into the designing of their policies and measures. The advantage of gentle nudging for scaling up energy efficiency actions are their low costs and high effectiveness…
- News 12 October 2020 Accelerating district energy investments in Chile Over the next three years, UNEP DTU Partnership will be working on a new project aimed at consolidating the district energy market in Chile. The project aims at scaling-up investment on district energy by developing an enabling framework and establishing mechanisms to support project developments and will contribute to reducing local pollution and emissions in cities, reduce primary energy consumption, as well as increase health and resilience for the country’s population. The 3-year project,…
- Webinar & E-Learning 1 October 2020 Evaluando el progreso e impactos de la agrupación de proyectos (Webinar) Contenido: Componentes de un sistema de seguimiento MRV Utilidad de un sistema MRV Aplicabilidad de un sistema MRV a proyectos municipales agregados de EE Preguntas y Respuestas (Q&A)
- Webinar & E-Learning 29 September 2020 Unlocking energy efficiency in municipalities: water-energy nexus in existing water supply systems (Webinar) – 29.09.2020 Water availability is a main driver for sustainable development. Interdependencies between water and energy sectors are very strong and need to be addressed as a whole to be able to tackle resource stresses caused by climate change, commonly known the water-energy nexus. On the other hand, high electricity demand can lead to unsustainable costs of operation of water supply systems which directly affects public finance, budgets and tariffs for final consumers. In order to…
- Webinar & E-Learning 24 September 2020 Financiando proyectos agrupados en municipalidades (Webinar) Contenido: Requisitos y opciones para la financiación; Financiamiento y donaciones del presupuesto municipal; Soluciones de financiamiento fuera de balance; Crédito comercial y crédito de desarrollo; Mecanismos para el financiamiento; Diseño de las soluciones financieras adecuadas para cada paquete de agregación; Preguntas y Respuestas (Q&A)
- Webinar & E-Learning 21 September 2020 Energy Efficiency in Municipal Buildings (Webinar) - 09.09.2020 This webinar offers an overview and help navigate in various modalities for energy efficiency upgrades in buildings at the municipal level. Buildings account for 40 percent of global energy consumption and nearly the same share of CO2 emissions. Consequently, reducing the energy consumption of buildings will be a key priority for any country or community striving to lower energy expenses and reduce CO2 emissions.