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- Webinar & E-Learning 20 July 2018 Sistemas urbanos de calefacción y refrigeración eficientes – Energía distrital en América del Sur (Webinar) - 01.08.2018 La actual situación energética en los países de la América del Sur necesita un cambio radical: aumentar el uso de fuentes de energía renovables y tener un uso más eficiente de la energía, también alineándose con los Objetivos de Desarrollo Sostenible 7, 8 y 13. Una de las soluciones más interesante (y necesaria) es el desarrollo de sistemas urbanos eficientes para calefacción y refrigeración, a través de proyectos de energía distrital. Durante este seminario Web, los panelistas presentaran los…
- News 18 July 2018 Chilean delegation visits Copenhagen to learn from Danish experiences in district energy, energy efficiency and waste to energy The delegation participated in workshops, site visits and roundtables held at the UN City between June 18-22 2018. The activity was initiated by Fundación Energía para Todos and UN Environment, supported by UNEP-DTU partnership and the Confederation of Danish Industries and was financed by the Chilean Embassy in Denmark. Two days of site visits in Copenhagen During two days during of site visits in Copenhagen, the delegation experienced on-the-ground technologies from Danish companies working…
- Webinar & E-Learning 6 July 2018 Efficient Mobility: Electrification in Maritime Transportation (Webinar) - 24.07.2018 Among the various transport modes, shipping is one of the most efficient cargo transport. Yet, the significant growth of seaborne trade increased the energy consumption of shipping, despite of the improvement in the energy efficiency of shipping engines. According to the International Maritime Association, global fuel shipping consumption increased from 291 to 298 million tonnes (+2.4%) from 2013 to 2015. Thus, the global shipping emissions amplified quantitatively. Check our webinar to know…
- Webinar & E-Learning 6 July 2018 Eficiencia energética en Chile – impactos locales (Webinar) - 17.07.2018 Los municipios tienen el potencial para desarrollar e implementar acciones para el mejoramiento de la eficiencia energética en edificios públicos, alumbrado y transporte urbano, reduciendo las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero y mejorando la calidad de vida de los ciudadanos. Este Webinar pretende discutir algunas de las acciones de eficiencia energética en Chile y particularmente en las municipalidades de Santiago y Temuco. Los panelistas exploran el potencial de la eficiencia…
- News 2 July 2018 Energy Efficiency Investment at the Municipal Level - Time to Think Bigger By Mark Lister, Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency. Global targets for emissions reductions set forth in the Paris Climate Agreement have put energy efficiency high on the political, industrial and social agenda. Energy efficiency at a global level is an essential response to climate change and fundamental to achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. But energy efficiency is not only about saving our climate. Multiple benefits arise from energy efficiency actions, including…
- News 27 June 2018 UNEP DTU part of Global Plan of Action for humanitarian sustainable energy More than 130 million people are in need of humanitarian assistance due to conflict, natural disasters, and other complex global challenges around the world. For many of these people, access to energy sources is critical for survival, and how they access it impacts their health, livelihoods, safety, and well-being. Despite this, energy access for displaced people is not prioritized in the global humanitarian system. Current energy practices in situations of displacement are often inefficient,…
- Webinar & E-Learning 22 June 2018 Finance solutions for energy efficiency at the municipal level (Webinar) - 05.07.2018 This webinar offers an overview and help navigate in various funding sources for energy efficiency upgrades in the public infrastructure at the municipal level. The first part of the webinar covers the EU funding programmes, institutions and available technical assistance as well as potential national public sources. The second part focuses on the specific programme – the City Finance Lab - Europe’s first dedicated platform to help develop innovative finance solutions for green urban projects…
- News 11 June 2018 All you need to know about NDCs now fits in your pocket [EDIT] A new version of this pocket guide has been published here. Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) are key to saving our climate. As a crucial part of the global climate negotiations, they are also complicated documents caught in the crossfire between policy, science, finance and necessity. To make information on the NDCs and all their complicated processes and issues more accessible and easy to understand, UNEP DTU Partnership has produced a Pocket Guide to NDCs, under the European…