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- News 1 March 2019 UNEP DTU Partnership researchers join the Young Energy Researchers Conference Two researchers from UNEP DTU Partnership joined the Young Energy Researchers Conference in Wels Austria this week, to present their research on batteries and behavioural biases. The conference is part of World Sustainable Energy Days, one of Europe’s largest annual conferences in this field that brings together more than 700 delegates from over 50 countries from business, public sector and the research community . Young Energy Researchers Conference presents the work and achievements of young…
- Webinar & E-Learning 11 December 2018 Global Growth Potential of Energy Efficient Data Centres (Webinar) - 11.12.2018 Data centres are among the most complex and energy-demanding facilities in the world. Currently, the world's data centres consumed 3% of global electricity with a growth project to 20% by 2025. These power hungry data centres are now responsible for 2% of global CO2 emissions, a similar share of the entire aviation industry. This value potentially will escalate to 14% by 2040. The economic and environmental ramifications of continued data centre growth provide the rationale for exploring more…
- Project 7 December 2018 Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions for Low Carbon Island Development Strategy The objective of this project is to ensure a low carbon economy development pathway for Mauritius by establishing the national capacity for formulating, prioritizing mitigation actions to implement Mauritius’ Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) for all mitigation sectors and further develop the local capacity to design and implement mitigation actions relevant for the energy sector. The project is structured into three components, as follows: Component 1: Strengthen national capability to…
- Project 4 December 2018 Capacity Building for Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) This project promoted environmental sustainability in African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) group of nations within the context of Millennium Development Goal number 7. The project also worked in line with the international obligations and related commitments under the various Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) signed by the respective countries. The project enhanced the capacity of ACP countries to implement their respective obligations under MEAs and honour related commitments…
- News 28 November 2018 New collaboration to accelerate energy efficiency in Kenya UNEP DTU Partnership will be partnering with Kenya to make sure the country achieves its ambitious targets for energy efficiency. Today in Nairobi a Collaboration agreement to accelerate energy efficiency actions in Kenya between UNEP DTU Partnership's Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency and Ministry of Energy, Kenya was signed, marking the beginning of a far-reaching and detailed five-year agreement. The collaboration will help Kenya with all aspects of energy efficiency strategy…
- News 23 November 2018 Accelerating climate change action through blockchain technology Newly evolving technologies, such as blockchain technology, have the potential to accelerate global action towards the Paris Agreement agenda and the Sustainable Development Goals. This is the premise under which the UNEP DTU Partnership outlines a number of potential applications for blockchain technology in the climate space, and sets the stage for the partnerships future involvement in the research area. Download the UNEP DTU Partnership flyer on blockchain and climate here. Blockchain can…
- Project 13 November 2018 African Carbon Asset Development (ACAD) Facility I & II The African Carbon Asset Development (ACAD) Facility was originally established in 2009 at the height of Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) project development to address the widespread concern that CDM evaded the African continent. As the market shifted away from CDM and into other concepts like Programmes of Activity, NAMAs and microfinance, ACAD II followed. ACAD was an innovative public-private partnership that collaborated not only with local project developers to enhance their awareness,…
- News 13 November 2018 Achieving low-carbon and climate resilient development in Small Island Developing States Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are highly vulnerable to climate change risks and face unique challenges and opportunities when it comes to climate technology choices and investment options. Due to their vulnerability, the transfer, uptake and diffusion of key technologies is central to achieving the political vision of low-carbon and climate resilient development in SIDS. UNEP DTU Partnership is conducting climate change Technology Needs Assessments in eight SIDS (Antigua and Barbuda,…