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- News 28 August 2014 Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India - Three new publications launched Three new publications from the 'Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India' project were launched this month. The first 'Case Study of Metro Rail in Indian Cities' examines the costs and benefits of metro rail projects for achieving the twin goals of inclusive and sustainable development and low-carbon growth. While energy efficiency gains associated with metro rail projects are known to policymakers in India, the implication of other costs and benefits based on life cycle…
- News 1 August 2014 UDP organises seminar on Sustainable Energy Investments in Africa UNEP DTU Partnership organised and hosted a seminar entitled 'Opportunity Africa: Sustainable Energy Investments in Africa - Engaging the Private Sector' on 24-25 June 2014 at UN City, on behalf of the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the African Development Bank. The seminar aimed to bring together a broad group of relevant actors with a common specific interest in sustainable energy activities in Africa. The event was organised owing to the collaboration between Danish Development…
- News 2 July 2014 Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation endorses photo exhibition on Energy Efficiency Tuesday, 24 June - On the day of the European launch of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa(SEFA) in the UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark, H.E. Mogens Jensen, Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation endorsed the 'WE HAVE THE POWER Efficient, Renewable, Affordable' photo exhibition. The photos take direction from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's initiative; Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) a global initiative, launched in September 2011, to mobilize action from all sectors of…
- News 24 June 2014 Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation endorses photo exhibition on Energy Efficiency Tuesday, 24 June - On the day of the European launch of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa(SEFA) in the UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark, H.E. Mogens Jensen, Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation endorsed the 'WE HAVE THE POWER Efficient, Renewable, Affordable' photo exhibition. H.E. Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation, Mogens Jensen, visiting the photo exhibition with H.E. American Ambassador to Denmark, Rufus Gifford, at the UN City in Copenhagen. The photos take…
- News 18 June 2014 Energy Efficiency stakeholder workshop held in Copenhagen A two-day stakeholder workshop on “Doubling the Global Rate of Improvement in Energy Efficiency by 2030; Options, Implementation Issues and Way Forward” was held on 16- 17 June in Copenhagen, Denmark at the UN City. Forty-six participants from national governments, non-government organisations, private sector companies, global institutions, and inter-governmental institutions participated in the workshop. Insightful presentations and discussions highlighted the need to continue to share…
- News 18 June 2014 Energy Efficiency stakeholder workshop held in Copenhagen A two-day stakeholder workshop on “Doubling the Global Rate of Improvement in Energy Efficiency by 2030; Options, Implementation Issues and Way Forward” was held on 16- 17 June in Copenhagen, Denmark at the UN City. Forty-six participants from national governments, non-government organisations, private sector companies, global institutions, and inter-governmental institutions participated in the workshop. Insightful presentations and discussions highlighted the need to continue to share…
- News 4 June 2014 URC Staff Wins Adaptation Fund Photo Contest Caroline Schaer from the UNEP Risø Centre has won the third prize in the photo contest organized by the Adaptation Fund for her photo capturing the densely populated area of Pikine in Dakar, Senegal. The Adaptation Fund organized the photo contest on the theme 'Visualizing climate adaptation and resilience'. Illustrating this theme in urban areas added an extra layer of creative interpretation to the 2013-2014 photo contest. There were a total of 136 photos entries from 17 countries, spanning…
- News 17 February 2014 URC presents papers at the Development and Mitigation Conference in Cape Town UNEP Risø Centre participated in the Development and Mitigation Forum in Cape Town from 27 – 29 January, 2014. Convened and supported by the MAPS Programme, the Energy Research Centre of the University of Cape Town and the Centre for Policy Research in New Delhi, the forum aimed at climate mitigation and development researchers, practitioners and experts from the developing world to present and discuss their work and experiences on mitigation and development. Karen Holm Olsen and Zyaad Boodoo…