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- Event 23 September 2022 District Energy - A Case study of Zakito Deep Sea Water District Cooling in Curaçao (Webinar) The webinar will present the case study of the Zakito District Cooling project in Curacao, one of the winners of the 7th global district energy climate awards. The project is designed to utilize deep sea water to meet the cooling demand. The realization of the project will unlock the vast potential of District Cooling and related Deep Seawater Industry projects in Curaçao and the Caribbean, a market potential estimated at USD 1.0-2.0 billion. Zakito District Cooling intends to connect all…
- News 20 September 2022 Transparency community calls for adaptation There is a need for more tools, methodologies and actions when it comes to transparency in climate change adaptation. This was one of the main messages coming out of the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) Community Meeting held in Copenhagen’s UN City. The meeting was co-hosted with UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and gathered representatives from more than 25 developing countries (with others joining online) to share their expertise and experiences from implementing transparency…
- Webinar & E-Learning 19 September 2022 The Spanish ESCO market – Trends and Barriers (Webinar) - 08.09.2022 Although ESCOs are not yet a prominent implementation modality for energy efficiency in Europe, ESCOs are experiencing a growing market for their services in Spain. As such, Spain may be blazing the trail for other markets in Europe, where ESCOs are yet to establish a strong foothold. Carlos Ballesteros, the CEO of the Spanish ESCO association, ANESE, and recently also a member of the Advisory Board of the Global ESCO Network, shares insights on the trends in the Spanish ESCO market as well as…
- News 14 September 2022 The Global ESCO Network continues to expand its support base Last week EMCA, the National Energy Service Companies Association in the People's Republic of China, joined the Network. EMCA has promoted ESCOs for two decades throughout the remarkable growth of the Chinese ESCO market. EMCA provides training, technical assistance, and consulting to ESCOs, and has a vast membership base and extensive international collaboration. This week the German ESCO association, the EDLHUB under DENEFF, equally joined the Network, bringing the total number of Global ESCO…
- Event 30 August 2022 Training workshops on multi-criteria analysis in Kyrgyz Republic The TNA is a country driven and participatory process, where stakeholder consultation and buy-in is key to successful implementation. Technical and methodological support to the national team is provided by UNEP-CCC. In this 2-days of workshop sessions, participants were trained on the use of multi-criteria analysis (MCA), which offers a flexible means to defining, scoring and weighting criteria to select priority climate technologies. MCA allows for transparency in decision making processes,…
- News 26 August 2022 Financing energy efficiency for Mongolia’s NDC Global electricity demand by electric motors and motor systems can be reduced by 20-30% by 2030 if adequate efficiency measures are deployed, according to United for Efficiency. To realize these savings, performance standards for key industrial equipment, including electric heat pumps and motors, need to be complemented by incentives to increase the adoption of energy management systems and improved information. As part of the NDC Action Projects work in Mongolia, a Climate Mitigation…
- News 29 July 2022 Zimbabwe ready to transition to electric mobility How to transition the transport sector, which produces 22% of greenhouse gas emissions in Zimbabwe to a green electric future, was the focus of an E-Mobility Stakeholder Awareness Workshop held on the 30th June 2022. The event was the accumulation of an 18-month process to produce a National E-Mobility Policy and Market Readiness Framework, a National E-Mobility Roadmap, and a Market Feasibility Study for Intracity E-buses in Harare. It was hosted by the Government of Zimbabwe with support from…
- Webinar & E-Learning 26 July 2022 Upscaling E-Mobility in Developing Countries for Climate Mitigation (Webinar) - 07.07.2022 Transportation is responsible for 24% of the direct global CO2 emissions due to fossil fuel combustion. The Paris agreement on climate change set the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2, preferably to 1.5 degrees Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels. Electric Vehicles (EVs) are widely considered a powerful mitigation option to reduce CO2 emissions from buses, passenger cars and two and three-wheelers in the transport sector. The global push toward EVs is reflected in…