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- Publication 16 August 2021 Prefeasibility study on interconnection of the district heating system of the city of Belgrade Within the unique Sustainable Energy for All (SEforAll) platform, established by the UN Secretary General, with the Advisory Board presided by the President of the World Bank, 6 accelerators were launched, one of which is the District Energy in Cities Initiative (DES Initiative). The initiative was established in 2014, when it raised funds from various donors, including the Danish Government, the Global Environment Facility (GEF), the Government of the Republic of Italy and the Kigali Cooling…
- Publication 16 August 2021 The rapid assessment of the district heating development in Quinto Burgos, Coyhaique City, Chile The District Energy in Cities Initiative is a multi-stakeholder partnership led by UN Environment, with support from Danish International Development Agency, Global Environment Facility (GEF), Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP) and the Italian Ministry of Environment, Land and Sea. The initiative is one of the six accelerators of the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform launched under the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy for ALL (SE4ALL) program, and aims at doubling the rate…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Innovative Data-Centre Cooling Technologies in China – Liquid Cooling Solution
- Publication 16 August 2021 Upscaling Energy-efficiency in Municipalites: Sourcebook on Project Bundling
- Publication 16 August 2021 Energy efficiency strategic planning for municipalities
- Publication 16 August 2021 District heating for China’s energy transition: Lessons from Sino-Danish collaboration Cities are important role models for achieving sustainable green urban development. More than half the world’s population now lives in cities, which are responsible for over 70% of global energy use. Energy use in the urban areas of municipal corporations accounts for 40 to 50% of GHG emissions worldwide, compared to rural areas outside cities (Gielen 2019). In 2013, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) initiated research on and surveyed low-carbon cities worldwide to identify the key…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Guide de financement pour la mise en oeuvre des plans d’action technologiques The results of the TNA process are available for integration into national planning processes and for funding and implementation by interested stakeholders. Participating countries gain improved in-country capacity on the methodologies and process of conducting a TNA, including stakeholder engagement, multi-criteria analysis, barrier analysis and preparation of project concepts, including financial proposals. The outputs of the project will be generated using a transparent participatory…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Incorporating Energy Service Companies in Nationally Determined Contributions: The potential of ESCOs for meeting the climate goals in the Paris Agreement Energy efficiency is central to efforts to make the transition to clean energy, achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 and limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5˚C by the turn of the century. Energy efficiency is a cost-effective means of reducing 40% of the carbon emissions required to meet the objectives of the Paris Agreement. As of 2018, there are 789 million people without access to electricity, 2.8 billion without access to clean cooking and more than a billion at high…