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- Publication 16 August 2021 Integration of low carbon technologies into district heating systems of developing countries of cold climatic zones: The case of Mongolia
- Publication 16 August 2021 Sustainability indicators of district energy systems and their applications in pilot cities of India and Malaysia
- Publication 16 August 2021 Regulations and incentive policy framework for district energy system development: An analysis in India This chapter describes the findings and recommendations of rapid assessment on regulation and policy in India to integrate district energy under UNEP’’s District Energy in Cities Initiative. The district energy systems, including district heating and cooling systems, have been considered a cost-effective way to increase energy efficiency and reduce air pollution at the city level. The initiative started its demonstration of district cooling in India by selecting five pilot cities in 2017. The…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Upscaling Energy-efficiency in Municipalities: Sourcebook on Project Bundling
- Publication 16 August 2021 Developing a common approach for classifying building stock energy models Buildings contribute 40% of global greenhouse gas emissions; therefore, strategies that can substantially reduce emissions from the building stock are key components of broader efforts to mitigate climate change and achieve sustainable development goals. Models that represent the energy use of the building stock at scale under various scenarios of technology deployment have become essential tools for the development and assessment of such strategies. Within the past decade, the capabilities of…
- Publication 16 August 2021 Environmental sustainability of data centres: A need for a multi-impact and life cycle approach This issue brief uses examples to showcase the substantial environmental impacts of data centres stemming from other life cycle stages than their operations and calls for the use of Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) to assess and address such impacts.
- Publication 16 August 2021 Data Centres: Digitalisation Powerhouse and Energy Efficiency Potential
- Publication 16 August 2021 Finance Guide for Implementation of Technology Action Plans 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…