• News 8 October 2024 Colombia advances climate action: Final workshop unveils strategies for NDC implementation UNEP and its partner organization, Fedesarollo, successfully hosted the final validation workshop for the NDC Action project in Colombia, marking four years of collaborative efforts toward climate action. The workshop opened with remarks from Sebastian Carranza, UNEP’s climate coordinator for the Latin America region, and was chaired by Paola Herrera, the regional coordinator for the NDC Action project. Key technical staff from the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development and the…
• News 7 October 2024 Zambia: Energy Efficiency Solutions in Public Buildings During a recent mission to Zambia, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre met with key stakeholders and ministries discussing and identifying energy efficient solutions for immediate implementation in Zambia’s public buildings.   Closing data gaps and reviewing building codes  The mission involved productive discussions with the Ministry of Infrastructure, Housing, and Urban Development regarding the integration of energy efficiency measures into national building codes. The Ministry…
• Podcast 19 September 2024 Desafíos y barreras para desplegar políticas de eficiencia energética en Latinoamérica y el Caribe Problem: La eficiencia energética se relaciona directamente con acciones para mitigar el cambio climático. Además, tiene otros beneficios adicionales vinculados con el acceso a la energía, la seguridad energética, la productividad de las economías regionales y la creación de empleo, entre otros. Sin embargo, en general existen distintas barreras, las cuales son significactivas cuando hablamos de países en desarrollo como son los de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Existen barreras económicas,…
• Podcast 2 September 2024 Heat Waves: Energy Efficiency and Nature-Based Solutions Problem: Heat waves are becoming increasingly frequent and severe due to climate change, posing significant threats to public health, the environment, and the energy infrastructure. Urban areas, with their dense populations and heat-absorbing surfaces, are particularly vulnerable. The rising demand for cooling during these periods strains energy systems, leading to higher greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbating the problem. Traditional cooling methods often rely on energy-intensive…
• News 30 August 2024 Urgent Call to Action: Leveraging energy efficiency and nature-based solutions amid record heatwaves As the planet faces unprecedented heat waves, with July 2024 marking the hottest month ever recorded, UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a Call to Action on Extreme Heat. This initiative, supported by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and other UN entities, highlights the urgent need to address the socio-economic, environmental, and human threats posed by extreme heat. Record-breaking heat and its impacts Call to Action on Extreme Heat was launched during a week that…
• Podcast 30 August 2024 Leyes de eficiencia energética en Latinoamérica y el Caribe Problem: La eficiencia energética se relaciona directamente con acciones para mitigar el cambio climático. Además, tiene otros beneficios adicionales vinculados con el acceso a la energía, la seguridad energética, la productividad de las economías regionales y la creación de empleo, entre otros. Sin embargo, para lograr acceder al potencial existente de eficiencia energética es necesario derribar distintas barreras: económicas, regulatorias, políticas, institucionales, culturales,…
• News 25 January 2024 First stage of energy efficiency renovations completed In Argentina, the first stage of renovating municipal buildings for increased energy efficiency has been has completed as part of the Sustainable Energy in Municipal Buildings project. Sustainable Energy in Municipal Buildings works directly with 13 provinces and 32 municipalities in Argentina to catalyze energy efficiency on a local level by creating programmes and support mechanisms for local authorities to develop, finance, and implement energy-efficient public policies. Based on capacity…
• Webinar & E-Learning 27 December 2023 Global consolidated ESCO Policy advice (Webinar) - 28.11.2023 The Advisory Board of the Global ESCO Network has been developing a policy advice package central to healthy ESCO services markets. After a round of hearings among our partners, the policy advice is now consolidated. At this webinar, Pierre Langlois, the Global ESCO Network’s co-chair, officially launches the advice and introduces its components and its motivation. It is our hope and belief that a suite of policy components endorsed by the global network of ESCO associations is a useful tool…

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