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- News 13 January 2025 Driving energy efficiency: Ukraine joins global ESCO Network The Ukrainian Association of Energy Service Companies (UAESCO) has become the newest member of the Global ESCO Network. UAESCO, which represents 37 companies, has been at the forefront of advancing energy modernization in Ukraine, even amidst the challenges of wartime. By joining the Global ESCO Network, UAESCO aims to leverage international expertise, strengthen knowledge sharing, and align with global energy efficiency goals. Energy Efficiency Progress and Potential in Ukraine Since 2016,…
- Event 3 January 2025 ESCO in Ukraine: 8 Years of Progress and Resilience Amid War Join us for an in-depth discussion on how the ESCO mechanism has been pivotal in advancing energy modernization in Ukraine’s municipal sector over the past eight years, even amidst the unprecedented challenges of wartime. This webinar will provide a comprehensive overview of the foundational ESCO legislation in Ukraine, emphasizing the state and municipal guarantees that ensure investment returns for ESCO companies—facilitating the successful implementation of over 700 energy performance…
- Webinar & E-Learning 19 December 2024 RETScreen Clean Energy Management Software – enabler for low-carbon planning, implementation, monitoring and reporting (Webinar) - 10.12.2024 ESCOs often face challenges in unleashing the immense potential for achieving global climate goals like limited access to finance, regulatory uncertainty, and a lack of capacity to assess and verify the feasibility and impact of projects. Overcoming these barriers is critical to unlocking the full potential of energy efficiency projects. In this webinar we explore solutions that help ESCOs and project developers address these challenges. Discover practical tools that enable low-carbon planning,…
- Webinar & E-Learning 19 December 2024 Government Actions to Foster the Development of ESCO Markets (Webinar) - 04.12.2024 Attempts to foster ESCO markets in developing countries by replicating Western-style ESCO models have in many instances proven unsuccessful, by replicating ESCO approaches without considering the local legal, financial, accounting and business infrastructure needed for a thriving ESCO market. This webinar provides insights of what developing-country governments can do to foster ESCO markets. The examples, recommendations and discussion are based on lessons learned from international ESCO market…
- News 16 December 2024 Empowering Climate Action through Technology and Innovation at COP29 As the urgency of climate action grows, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre directed the spotlight on climate technologies as pivotal tools to achieve ambitious global climate targets at COP29 in Baku. Along with partners and countries, the Centre highlighted impacts and potential of technology-driven solutions for mitigation, adaptation, and sustainable development. A series of events featured the potential of climate technologies and of Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and Technology Action…
- News 6 December 2024 Interagency collaboration strengthening Pakistan's carbon markets and climate goals Pakistan is currently developing its Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) 3.0 under the Paris Agreement. UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is joining the efforts in advancing Pakistan’s climate commitments by supporting the development of the "Carbon Markets" section in the NDC. This effort is part of the broader UNDP-led Climate Promise II initiative, which supports Pakistan's Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination (MoCC&EC). High-integrity carbon markets UNEP…
- Webinar & E-Learning 29 November 2024 Introducción A La Eficiencia Energética Para Funcionarios Públicos (Webinar) - 07.11.2024 La eficiencia energética es un eje fundamental para cumplir con los objetivos climáticos establecidos en el Acuerdo de París y en el compromiso firmado en la COP28 de “Duplicar la tasa de mejora de la eficiencia energética al 2030”, lo cual representa un gran desafío para los países en desarrollo, como lo son la mayoría de Latino América y el Caribe. Parte de ese desafío consiste en diseminar conocimientos y generar concientización en los funcionarios y empleados de gobiernos nacionales,…
- News 26 November 2024 SPAR6C Supports Pakistan in Launching Carbon Market Policy Guidelines at COP29, Baku The opening day of COP29 in Baku saw a landmark breakthrough for the proliferation of carbon markets, with the approval of standards for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), key to implementation of Article 6.4. This represents a critical step towards concluding Article 6 negotiations. Nearly 200 governments agreed on the framework that sets up a centralized global mechanism with clear rules and procedures for countries and companies involved in carbon credit transactions. Article 6…