News
Conference on behavior and energy efficiency kicks off
Today the 2020-2021 BEHAVE conference kicked off in a virtual version
April 21st, 2021
BEHAVE – For a climate neutral world
Broadening the focus on changing behaviour for greener and more sustainable energy use, the BEHAVE 2020-2021 conference kicks off next week
April 15th, 2021
New research project on the collection and recycling of electronic waste from off-grid solar devices
A new research project at the UNEP DTU Partnership will help create better opportunities for collecting and recycling electronic waste from small solar PV systems in Kenya and other African countries
April 7th, 2021
Enhancing Energy Efficiency in East Africa
New webinar series to build capacity on energy efficiency among policymakers, experts and practitioners.
March 26th, 2021
Webinar: Overcoming Regulatory and Policy Barriers To Catalyzing ESCO Development Globally
GoToWebinar, 23 March, 02:00 PM CET International experience demonstrates that energy service companies (ESCOs) can contribute substantially to scaling up implementation of EE projects. However, ESCOs face multiple barriers for their particular business model. Many of these are regulatory and policy based – and many are unintended. Governments can facilitate and promote the establishment and growth of ESCOs through legislative, regulatory and […]
March 18th, 2021
Policy brief – Inside Independent Power Producers: Social performance perspectives from South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP)
Community engagement lies at the heart of the social license to operate large-scale wind and solar renewable energy schemes. The Tendering Sustainable Energy Transitions (TENTRANS) research project implemented by UNEP DTU Partnership, Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS) and Centre for Complex Systems in Transition (CST) has just published a Policy Brief with insights from South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent […]
March 16th, 2021
Preparatory study on Denmark’s climate change mitigation support, conducted by UDP and DIIS, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark
This preparatory study, conducted by UDP and DIIS, for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark, provides a quick overview of the climate mitigation support of Denmark. The study places the climate mitigation support in the Danish climate and development strategy context, and in the global context of the Paris Agreement, the NDCs, as well as the trends and developments […]
March 15th, 2021
TNA brief – Achieving the Sustainable Development goals
This briefing note discusses key linkages between the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the UNFCCC-mandated Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs), and the role of technology per se in achieving sustainable development. The brief will be launch during a webinar, the 17th of March from 10AM CET to 11:30AM CET
March 4th, 2021
Milestone for sustainable charcoal in Cambodia
KjuonGo, charcoal with a smaller carbon footprint and a business model that benefits poor communities, is one step closer to standing on its own feet.
March 3rd, 2021
TENTRANS Impact brief
Integrating community development in large-scale wind- and solar energy schemes enable sustainable energy transitions in African countries. Drawing on lessons from South Africa’s Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement (REIPPP) Programme, the research project Tendering Sustainable Energy Transitions (TENTRANS) by UNEP DTU Partnership, Centre for Complex Systems in Transition and Danish Institute for International Studies make recommendations for development cooperation […]
March 2nd, 2021
TNA Newsletter #1, 2021
2020 was a year of great achievements for the Global Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Despite the pandemic circumstances, countries involved in the TNA process made great progress, and the year was marked by a number of online events and publication launches that generated great interest from policy-makers, academia, businesses and NGOs worldwide.
February 24th, 2021
Good practices of cities
Cities are raising their profile within the international energy efficiency arena. More and more cities are committed to become CO2 neutral and engage a low-carbon development transition. At COP23 in Bonn, 25 cities pledged to implement more and more ambitious actions to mitigate and adapt to climate change by 2020. Simultaneously the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy […]
February 24th, 2021