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- News 24 March 2014 GNESD participates in International Conference on Green Energy in Thailand The Global Network on Energy and Sustainable Development (GNESD) participated at the International Conference and Utility Exhibition (ICUE) on Green Energy for Sustainable Development on 19-21 March 2014 in Thailand. Organised by the Asian Institute of Technology (AIT), the ICUE 2014 conference served as a venue for exchanging research ideas, experiences, as well as technical, social, financial, economic and policy issues on greening energy utilization. As a co-sponsor for the conference, a…
- News 10 March 2014 Danish private sector meeting: Road to UNSG Climate Summit 2014 Copenhagen, Denmark - The UNEP Energy Efficiency Hub on 7 March 2014 convened a meeting with representatives from leading Danish industries with interest and strong experience in energy efficiency. This involved participation from private companies such as Danfoss, Grundfoss, Novo Nordisk, Novozymes, Velux, Maersk group, Rockwool, Seimens and Vestas. The meeting aimed at informing the Danish industry stakeholders on the new UNEP Energy Efficiency Hub, its activities and role in the SE4ALL…
- News 28 February 2014 New Publication on climate change mitigation opportunities in the Caribbean region released The new publication ‘Climate change mitigation opportunities in the energy sector for the Caribbean region’ presents a study based on an analysis of the mitigation potential in 16 countries in the Caribbean Region. The aim of the study is to provide Caribbean climate change practitioners and policy makers with value added information, in order to facilitate emission reductions in the energy sector, as part of the on-going and future scaling up efforts to apply and disseminate energy efficiency…
- News 5 November 2013 2013 Gap Report Strengthens Case for Wide-Ranging Global Action to Close Emissions Gap Berlin/Nairobi, 5 November 2013 – Should the global community not immediately embark on wide-ranging actions to narrow the greenhouse gas emissions gap, the chance of remaining on the least-cost path to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C this century will swiftly diminish and open the door to a host of challenges. The Emissions Gap Report 2013—involving 44 scientific groups in 17 countries and coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)—is released as leaders prepare to meet…
- News 24 October 2013 UN Secretary-General and UNEP Open New Energy Efficiency Centre in Copenhagen Copenhagen, 23 October, 2013 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) today opened a new global centre for Energy Efficiency in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new centre is part of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative, a global multi-stakeholder partnership between governments, the private sector, and civil society. The initiative was launched by Mr. Ban in 2011, and has three ambitious interlinked…
- News 24 October 2013 UN Secretary-General and UNEP Open New Energy Efficiency Centre in Copenhagen Copenhagen, 23 October, 2013 - UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon, the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the Technical University of Denmark (DTU) today opened a new global centre for Energy Efficiency in Copenhagen, Denmark. The new centre is part of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative, a global multi-stakeholder partnership between governments, the private sector, and civil society. The initiative was launched by Mr. Ban in 2011, and has three ambitious interlinked…
- News 18 March 2013 Green Growth Knowledge Sharing Workshops held in Abu Dhabi Targeted at mid-level officers and managers from the public and private sector, as well as leaders of businesses and civil society organizations from the Oil & Gas, Water & Electricity, Transport, Building, Industry and Waste sectors in UAE, the sectoral capacity building sessions aimed to identify and assess opportunities for green industries and green jobs for each of the sectors and discuss sector based technologies as new engines for growth. Initiated by the UAE…
- News 5 October 2012 The October 2012 first updates of the UNEP Risø CDM, JI, and NAMA Pipelines are now available The UNEP Risø CDM/JI Pipeline Overview has its own web-site: www.CDMpipeline.org, which contains the main graphs and tables from the CDM and the JI spreadsheets. The website makes it easier for the user to find the analysis and to print them. CDM news: With a submission of only 90 new CDM projects (plus 8 resubmissions) in September we have really passed the peak of new submitted projects that started in June 2011. None of these 90 projects are hosted by LDC countries. The CDM Pipeline now…