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- News 1 October 2018 High tech for a sustainable future Technology Empowering People. That is the slogan of the upcoming DTU High Tech Summit, where UNEP DTU Partnership will add to the summit's focus on sustainability. UNEP DTU Partnership will talk about market creation for climate solutions and investments, barriers and enabling frameworks for technology transfer and solutions for improving food security through resilient innovation. Read more about the High Tech Summit here. The sustainable business case One of the main tracks of the High Tech…
- Project 30 September 2018 Electric Mobility Electric vehicles (EVs) are seen as a promising technology option by several countries for reducing air pollution in cities, improving energy security and creating green jobs. EVs are also recognised as a serious option for mitigation of CO2 emissions from the transport sector and the integration of renewable energy in the electricity sector. The market share of EVs crossed the 1% mark in a few developed countries in 2017 due to stable policies and incentives. However, with the exception…
- Project 24 September 2018 Sustainable energy in situations of displacement By the end of 2019, 79.5m people had been forcibly displaced as a result of persecution, conflict, violence, human rights violations or events seriously disturbing public order. This is more than 1% of the world’s population. UNHCR and host countries are struggling to accommodate growing numbers of refugees, 85% of whom are hosted by low or middle-income countries. While global data remains patchy and unstandardized, approximately 90% of refugees living in rural settlements have very limited…
- News 18 June 2018 Waste-to-energy where it is needed the most Waste management and access to energy services are important development issues throughout the world. In humanitarian contexts however, they are often not sufficiently considered. Current solutions tend to address the immediate needs, but do not always consider the longer-term impacts and future needs. Insufficient supply of energy and unsafe waste disposal, including pollution of water resources make public health threats and environmental problems even worse for people who are already at risk…
- News 13 June 2018 UNEP DTU joins the people's meeting on Bornholm Each year Danish ngo's, politicians, media and a lot of major companies spend an extended weekend on the beautiful sunny island of Bornholm along with around 100.000 interested visitors. Since its debut in 2011, Folkemødet, or in English, peoples meeting, have become the main political happening of the year with more than 3000 events. Like previous years, UNEP DTU Partnership is participating in the peoples meeting to draw attention to the importance of climate action and development. This year…
- News 24 May 2018 Highlights from EE Global - Day 2 Highlights from the second day of EE Global, which gathered hundreds of high-level energy efficiency leaders at the Odd Fellow Palace in Copenhagen for a day of learning, networking and inspiring conversations on energy efficiency. Day Two of EE Global started with a call to action from Alliance President Jason Hartke, conveying the message to the audience gathered at Copenhagen’s elegant Odd Fellow Palace that “energy efficiency is the answer and the opportunity” for addressing carbon…
- News 17 May 2018 Giving local initiatives global impact Mark Lister, Head of the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, explains why more innovation and investment is needed if the barriers to scaling up energy efficiency are to be successfully dismantled. Energy efficiency at a global level is an essential response to climate change and fundamental to achieving the goals of the 2015 Paris climate agreement. But energy efficiency is not only about saving our climate. Multiple benefits arise from energy efficiency actions, including improved health…
- News 16 April 2018 Africa Crafts Message of Sustainability for International Climate Negotiations Some 800 delegates from 59 countries, including ministers and other high-level government and international officials, together with non-state delegates, offered their insights into the challenges and possible responses to climate change, and harvested those insights for consideration in the official international climate negotiation process. The collecting of views was a key part of Africa Climate Week that just concluded in Nairobi. The climate week seeks to strengthen cooperation and…