NDC & Net Zero
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- Tools 19 January 2016 Policies to Enforce the TRAnsition to Nearly Zero Energy buildings in the EU-27 ContextEuropean legislation such as the Energy Performance of Buildings Directive (EPBD) and the Renewable Energy Directive (RED) require member states to develop ambitious policies in the building sector. The intelligent design of integrated policy packages supporting nearly zero-energy buildings (NZEB) and renewable heating and cooling (RES-H/C) will be crucial for achieving ambitious energy and CO2 savings in the building sector. In particular, this holds for the refurbishment of existing…
- News 3 December 2015 UNEP DTU Releases Guidance Note on Developing INDCs Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) entail the specific contribution that each Party will propose towards achieving the objective of the Convention, taking into account Parties’ national circumstances, capabilities and the observance of the principle of 'Common But Differentiated Responsibilities and Respective Capabilities' (CBDR & RC). This Guidance Note seeks to explain the elements of the Lima Decision and its implications for developing INDCs. Further, the note…
- News 25 November 2015 UDP provides support for countries preparing National Contributions for COP21 While the outcomes are still uncertain, one thing is sure about the upcoming COP21 in Paris: it will not be business as usual. For the first time in UNFCCC history, both developed and developing countries are publically contributing specific national plans to address climate change. These plans, submitted in the form of Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs), indicate that governments across the globe have understood what is at stake, and are willing to cooperate to fight the…
- News 6 November 2015 Sixth Emissions Gap Report Executive Summary Launched Geneva, 6 November 2015 – Existing policies and strong engagement by nations submitting their contributions ahead of the Paris climate meeting will limit anthropogenic greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2030, but a new climate agreement can encourage further action to limit global temperature rise to 2°C by 2100, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Click to download the Executive Summary (English) and Executive Summary (French). The Emissions Gap…
- News 23 October 2015 UNEP DTU's work covered in Danish weekly The Post On the occassion of UN Day on 24 October and United Nations' 70th anniversary celebrations, this week's The Post supplement presents the work of UN agencies based at the UN City in Copenhagen. In this vein, UNEP's presence in Denmark and UNEP DTU's assistance to countries in preparing their Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) in the run up to COP21 in Paris is published in an article. You can read the supplement below and access the articles on UNEP and UNEP DTU Partnership on…
- News 13 October 2015 UDP releases new report on Energy Efficiency UNEP DTU Partnership is pleased to release The Multiple Benefits of Measures to Improve Energy Efficiency. This report represents a unique effort where energy modelling has been combined with a comprehensive survey of twenty-five national programmes on energy efficiency. The report provides energy use and greenhouse-gas emission projections to 2030 globally and for G20 countries. The report is released at a critical time in the climate change negotiations, as parties to the United Nations…
- News 12 September 2015 9th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum concludes Santiago de Chile, 11 September 2015 – The 9th Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum (LACCF 2015) concluded today in Santiago de Chile, where key business and government representatives from across the region discussed the use of market-based mechanisms and other forms of carbon pricing and climate finance. The Forum called for their inclusion as mitigation and development tools in the new global climate deal expected from Paris at the end of this year. Following the recent negotiations…
- News 10 June 2015 C2E2 presents papers at ECEEE Summer Study 2015 wo papers were presented by C2E2/UNEP DTU Partnership at the ECEEE Summer Study 2015 on energy efficiency held on June 1-6, 2015 at Presqu’île de Giens Toulon/Hyères, France, and have been published in the Conference's proceedings: The paper 'NAMAs as a tool to deliver energy efficiency measures in buildings' was presented by by Maryna Karavai, and Ksenia Petrichenko. . And the paper 'Duet of solar energy and energy efficiency and its role for net…