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- News 8 June 2016 UNEP DTU Partnership celebrates its 25 year anniversary UNEP DTU Partnership came together in full strength along with its partners to mark the occasion of its 25 years working on energy, climate and sustainable development at the UN city today. To celebrate this silver jubilee milestone, a panel of luminaries was organized who commented on UNEP DTU's work and continuing significance, encouraging it to continue its central role in bringing research on new technologies to policy makers, its leading efforts at analytical and advisory services as well…
- Webinar & E-Learning 6 June 2016 Tools for Building Energy Efficiency: Resources for Policy and Project Implementation (Webinar) - 02.06.2016 Under the umbrella of Sustainable Energy for All Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform, the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) in collaboration with the World Resource Institute (WRI) is hosting a no-cost, webinar-based training on available analytical tools that can help cities, subnational governments and local stakeholders in accelerating energy efficiency actions in the building sector. This is the third event in the webinar series devoted to analytical tools initiated in…
- News 6 June 2016 New funding to help cities world-wide implement efficient district energy The Bitten and Mads Clausen Foundation, which owns the Danfoss Group, today announced DKK 9 million in new funding to support UN’s District Energy in Cities initiative under the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) Partnership and its Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform. The new funds, spread over three years, will create a team of deployable district energy experts to support UNEP’s District Energy in Cities initiative in scaling-up, retrofitting and developing district energy…
- News 25 May 2016 Accelerating Energy Efficiency: From Commitment to Action 2015 was a milestone year for the global transition towards sustainable development. Not only was there a global agreement on the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, with its 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), but there was also the adoption of the Paris Agreement on Climate Change and the Addis Ababa Action Agenda. The SDG agreement means that for the first time there is a universal goal for energy development, namely the SDG Goal 7, focusing on ensuring access to affordable,…
- News 25 May 2016 C2E2 Knowledge Management System Launched On May 11, SE4All’s new CEO, Rachel Kyte, launched the Copenhagen Centre’s new Knowledge Management System (KMS) at EE Global in Washington DC. This state-of-the-art KMS is a one-stop system for accessing the latest in energy efficiency news, knowledge, publications, databases and tools from around the world. Accessible and user-friendly, the KMS provides targeted information for energy efficiency policy makers and practitioners. Through the platform, users can contribute news, knowledge and…
- News 23 May 2016 Copenhagen Centre at EE Global The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency participated in a number of different capacities at the EE Global Forum on 11-12 May in Washington, DC. The event, organised by the Alliance to Save Energy, is a well-established annual gathering of energy efficiency leaders that come together to discuss how utilities, regulators, legislators and companies are incorporating cost-effective energy efficiency measures into their operations. Sustainable Energy for All was well…
- News 13 May 2016 UDP Director collects Energy Efficiency Award for UN City On May 11, EE GLOBAL 2016 was kicked off on a celebratory note with the EE Visionary Awards Luncheon, honoring energy-efficient campuses around the world. UN City was awarded and highlighted as having cut its predicted energy consumption by 55%, and has hence earned the most energy efficient rating according to the Danish building code. The award was received by Deputy Chief of Mission of the Embassy of Denmark in the United States, Lars Bo Møller and Director of UNEP DTU Partnership, John…
- Tools 19 April 2016 The State Energy Efficiency Scorecard The State Scorecard assesses state policies and programs that improve energy efficiency in our homes, businesses, industries, and transportation systems. It considers the six policy areas in which states typically pursue energy efficiency: utility and public benefits, transportation, building energy codes and compliance, combined heat and power (CHP), state government–led initiatives around energy efficiency, and appliance and equipment standards.