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- News 23 February 2015 Follow-up to AREED I and II initiated at planning meeting Copenhagen, 19-20 February - UDP hosted a meeting over two days at the UN City with the 5 African partners of the AREED programme together with a representative of UNEP DTIE, to discuss and agree on the structure and modalities for the next phase of the UNEP programme, AREED III. Overcoming barriers to clean and sustainable energy supplies in five countries of Western and Southern Africa, UNEP's African Energy Enterprise Development (AREED) Programme has been working to meet the energy needs of…
- News 5 December 2014 UNEP launches first Adaptation Gap Report Lima, Peru, 5 December 2014 – Even if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to the level required to keep global temperature rise below 2°C this century, the cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries is likely to reach two to three times the previous estimates of $70-100 billion per year by 2050, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Released during a crucial round of climate talks in Lima, Peru, the first UNEP Adaptation Gap Report serves as…
- News 20 November 2014 C2E2 forges new partnerships in its first year The Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2), which provides the institutional structure for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Energy Efficiency Hub has since its inception in October 2013 finalised its work plan, built key partnerships and has been analysing and promoting the acceleration of energy efficiency globally. In June this year, C2E2 convened an international workshop of stakeholders to consult on the work plan and raise awareness about high impact opportunities…
- News 20 November 2014 C2E2 forges new partnerships in its first year The Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2), which provides the institutional structure for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Energy Efficiency Hub has since its inception in October 2013 finalised its work plan, built key partnerships and has been analysing and promoting the acceleration of energy efficiency globally. In June this year, C2E2 convened an international workshop of stakeholders to consult on the work plan and raise awareness about high impact opportunities that…
- News 19 November 2014 UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2014 launched in Washington Washington D.C., 19 November 2014 – In order to limit global temperature rise to 2°C and head off the worst impacts of climate change, global carbon neutrality should be attained by mid-to-late century. This would also keep in check the maximum amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that can be emitted into the atmosphere while staying within safe temperature limits beyond 2020, says a new report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Exceeding an estimated budget of just 1,000 gigatonnes of carbon…
- News 17 November 2014 UDP develops Low Carbon Development Strategy for Maldives Located southwest of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, Maldives is a small, low-lying island state, best known as a sought-after destination for luxury holidays in an idyllic setting. What is less known is that the islands’ highest natural point is only 2.4 metres above sea level, and if CO2 emissions continue at the current level, the country is in serious threat of disappearing underwater before the turn of this century. To address this dire consequence, the Government of Maldives has pledged to…
- News 22 October 2014 UDP facilitates ESMAP meeting at UN City On Wednesday, 21 October, the World Bank’s ESMAP programme organized a day-long conference on Variable Renewable Energy (VRE), in collaboration with UNEP DTU Partnership and DANIDA at the UN City. The conference titled Integrating Variable Renewable Energy into Power Grids was aimed at helping countries that are interested in scaling up grid-connected VRE by facilitating a knowledge exchange on how such a scale up can be achieved while meeting the criteria for reliability and affordability. The…
- News 22 September 2014 SE4All to feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014 Sustainable Energy for All will feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014 and will launch the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform. On Monday, 22 September, the day before the Summit, a special event will be held on ‘Implementing Sustainable Energy for All’. The session, from 9:00 to 13:30 in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, will include high-level multi-stakeholder panels on financing SE4ALL, investing in energy efficiency, accelerating innovation in renewable energy, and…