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- News 31 October 2017 Emissions Gap Report 2017 launch in Geneva today Governments and non-state actors need to deliver an urgent increase in ambition to ensure the Paris Agreement goals can still be met, according to a new UN assessment. The eighth edition of UN Environment’s Emissions Gap report, released ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, finds that national pledges only bring a third of the reduction in emissions required by 2030 to meet climate targets, with private sector and sub-national action not increasing at a rate that would help close…
- Tools 27 October 2017 [Thermal atlas] Major enhancements made to the Heat Roadmap Europe energy planning tool Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE) added major new features to its energy planning tool, the perfect basis for European governments, businesses, consultants, academics, and planners to make informed decisions about investments in energy efficiency measures and use of untapped alternative energy sources for heating and cooling. The tool will also support the implementation of European climate commitments, ensure wiser investment of public money, reduce costs for consumers, and cut carbon emissions and…
- Webinar & E-Learning 18 October 2017 Incentivos y fuentes de financiación para la construcción sostenible en América Latina (Webinar) - 26.10.2017 Este webinar está dedicado a las políticas existentes en América Latina que fomentan la construcción sostenible y la eficiencia energética. También se destacarán las oportunidades de financiación de bancos privados, públicos y organismos multinacionales. El seminario también se centrará en las políticas que los gobiernos y el sector privado pueden tomar para acelerar los compromisos climáticos en el sector de la construcción sostenible. Al final, habrá una ronda de preguntas y respuestas.
- Webinar & E-Learning 22 September 2017 Applying Sustainable Procurement to Achieve Greater Energy Performance in Building Retrofits (Webinar) - 26.09.2017 Understand the opportunities to apply sustainable procurement practices to assist in achieving energy efficient buildings and low-carbon cities through: Integrated approaches to urban energy and procurement Frameworks for public investment in existing buildings Leveraging public procurement for innovation Public Private Partnerships
- News 12 September 2017 Materializing the multiple benefits of energy efficiency: Accelerating global action Among Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) three core energy goals, energy efficiency stands out as an opportunity that all individuals, businesses and governments can take advantage of. Energy efficiency offers a range of opportunities to improve business productivity and curb carbon emissions at the same time. It can also provide social and environmental benefits via improved health and well-being, cleaner air and more jobs. And according to many authoritative studies, energy efficiency will…
- Webinar & E-Learning 31 August 2017 Energy Efficiency Actions in ASEAN-Japan-Tokyo (Webinar) - 28.08.2017 The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency is hosting a no-cost webinar series ‘Think globally, act locally’ in order to explore how energy efficiency policies and actions are linked together at the global, national and local levels of decision-making and how potentially local actions can drive policy and market transformation at the higher levels of governance. Each webinar will start with the global level discussion on the trends and development in the field of energy efficiency followed by…
- News 30 August 2017 5 ways to attract private investment to energy-efficient buildings The 2017 Sustainable Energy for All Forum kicked off with a stark warning: The world is not on track to reach its 2030 energy goals, including those on efficiency. To speed action, leaders in government and finance will need to better coordinate policy and investment to move more money toward clean energy. More than ever before, investors see opportunities to make money in energy infrastructure upgrades like efficient buildings, clean transportation and renewable energy generation. But to…
- News 29 August 2017 UNEP DTU provides technical assistance to Mozambique on waste to fuel options for cement factories Transforming waste to energy for the cement sector is a national priority in Mozambique. Mozambique's Ministry of Earth, Environment and Rural Development requested support to the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) in assessing the technical and financial feasibility for utilisation of municipal solid waste as refuse derived fuel (RDF) to power cement factories in Mozambique. As CTCN partner, UNEP DTU Partnership, provided technical assistance to determine the feasibility of the…