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- Webinar & E-Learning 25 July 2016 Introduction to Sustainable Procurement Principles for Building Efficiency (Webinar) - 19.07.2016 The first of three topical webinars concerning Procurement for Sustainable Buildings. Participants will receive an introduction to Sustainable Procurement principles, based on the ‘Guidebook for Procuring Sustainable Buildings and Construction’ being produced jointly by 10YFP Sustainable Buildings and Construction and Sustainable Public Procurement programmes, specific application for local authorities, and a presentation of select case studies. Funding from the Global Environment Facility…
- News 7 July 2016 Fifth NAMAcademy brings together various stakeholders The NAMAcademy, a capacity building initiative by UNEP DTU Partnership hosted its fifth training session in Denmark from May 23 -27 at the UN City, and a training session for 25 participants from Latin America in Quito, Ecuador from 13 - 17 June, in collaboration with OLADE. The NAMAcademy, which has established itself for providing training on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMA), and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) to developing countries,…
- News 30 June 2016 Climate Change Response Requires Finance, Cooperation and Participation Kigali, Rwanda, 30 June 2016 – Success tackling climate change and achieving sustainable development in Africa will take finance, cooperation and real engagement with non-state actors, participants heard in high-level sessions that wrapped up this year’s Africa Carbon Forum. “Development must simply be sustainable. Otherwise it is not development,” said Vincent Biruta, Minister of Natural Resources of Rwanda. “We can only meet the Sustainable Development Goals if we deal with climate change.”…
- News 28 June 2016 Africa Carbon Forum 2016 - Climate Action Can Drive Sustainable Development in Africa Kigali, Rwanda, 28 June 2016 – Action on climate change in the form of green policy, finance and market approaches can drive sustainable development in Africa, government, business and civil society representatives heard on the opening day of Africa Carbon Forum. “Just as the risks of climate change are immense, so too are the rewards of climate action if we invest in our people and our planet,” said Vincent Biruta, Rwanda’s Minister of Natural Resources. In December 2015 in Paris, countries…
- Webinar & E-Learning 17 June 2016 Considering Above Code Certification Policies for Your City (Webinar) - 16.06.2016 In support of the Global Building Efficiency Accelerator Platform the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) in collaboration with Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) hosted a no-cost, webinar-based training on above-code green building certification systems and the various benefits they provide to cities, owners, and occupants. The focus of this webinar is to highlight what green building is and why local governments around the world have elect to promote green building practices…
- Tools 10 June 2016 Fuel Economy Policies Implementation Tool (FEPIT) Fuel Economy Policies Implementation Tool (FEPIT) allows countries to analyse potential outcomes of different policy options based on the characteristics of their vehicle fleets in a range of different scenarios. It also aims to support countries as they seek to promote fuel economy policies.FEPIT was developed by IEA and introduced to GFEI partners during the GFEI global training event held in Paris on 11-12 June 2015 in conjunction with the IEA Energy Efficiency Training Week,…
- 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…