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- Project 19 November 2018 NAMA Development for Buildings in South East Asia The building sector is widely recognized as responsible for approximately one-third of all greenhouse gas emissions and in rapidly developing Asia, the risk of lock-in in high consumption building infrastructure is imminent. Here, energy efficiency measures, enactment of sustainable building policies, technologies, and innovative approaches to financing provide the potential for significant emission reductions. The NAMA Development for Buildings in South East Asia project assisted…
- News 8 November 2018 Carving the way forward for urban transport in India How can we create an ecosystem, where electric vehicles are the most frequent means of transportation in India? A sustainable transportation system contributing to climate change mitigation as well as improved air quality and increased mobility for all Indians? At the annual flagship event Urban Mobility India these questions, among many others were asked and answers were offered by experts, stakeholders and policymakers. UNEP DTU Partnership has been participating in the Urban Mobility India…
- News 29 October 2018 New project: Adaptation tool-kit for Sri Lankan garment industry The adverse effects of climate change, such as floods, erosion and landslides are increasingly hitting businesses in coastal regions. A new project lead by UNEP DTU Partnership was initiated on the 29th of October in Colombo, Sri Lanka, seeking to help businesses adapt to these effects, to create a positive impact throughout the country. The project aims to develop an innovative and sustainable way to build businesses' adaptation capacity in the garment sector that can later be replicated and…
- News 26 October 2018 Expert from UNEP DTU explains climate change consequences on CNN Chile This week CNN Chile featured a conversation about one of the most important issue facing the world. Climate Change. Senior advisor from UNEP DTU Partnership Dr Fernando Farias was invited to explain which consequences face not only Chile but the entire world because of the changing climate as well as to give his view on the last IPCC report. The message from Dr Farias, based on the latest climate and UNEP DTU Partnership research, was very clear. Global temperatures will rise, and they will…
- Project 23 October 2018 Piloting waste-to-energy solutions in humanitarian contexts This project's overarching goal is reducing public health risk and to stabilize household livelihoods in humanitarian crisis by improving delivery of waste management services, access to energy and income generating activities through implementation of innovative waste-to-energy solutions. In this context, the role of UNEP DTU partnership was to identify appropriate waste-to-energy solutions tailored to the context of three pilot countries affected by large movements of refugees/migrants …
- News 19 October 2018 UNEP DTU Partnership senior energy advisor part of 'global elite' UNEP DTU Partnership senior advisor for energy Dr. Romanas Savickas has been named part of The Global Smart Energy Elites 2019 The Global Smart Energy Elites is an annual publication recognising a selection of leaders and projects that are at the helm of the global smart energy revolution It highlight leaders and innovative projects from around the world, and demonstrates the use of cutting-edge technology and critical thinking, which is propelling utility systems into the 21st…
- News 19 October 2018 UNEP DTU Partnership senior energy advisor part of 'global elite' UNEP DTU Partnership senior advisor for energy Dr. Romanas Savickas has been named part of The Global Smart Energy Elites 2019. The Global Smart Energy Elites is an annual publication recognising a selection of leaders and projects that are at the helm of the global smart energy revolution. It highlight leaders and innovative projects from around the world, and demonstrates the use of cutting-edge technology and critical thinking, which is propelling utility systems into the 21st century…
- News 18 October 2018 Two awards for Chinese district energy projects Two projects creating efficient district energy have won awards for Demonstration of energy efficient district energy systems in China. Both projects were designed in their initial phase by Zhuolun Chen, senior advisor at UNEP DTU Partnership's Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency. The awards were given by the China Association of Building Energy Efficiency - China District Energy Association in September 2018 and were given to a total of six projects. As the only two projects, the two…