Author: Aristeidis Tsakiris
The African Development Bank promotes SE4all’s Country Action Agendas
As host of the SE4All Africa Hub, the African Development Bank (AfDB) is at the forefront in the design of national action process and strategies. The Bank provides guidance, training and feedback to countries in developing national SE4All Action Agendas and Investment Prospectuses. The AfDB directly supports the development of Action Agendas and Investment Prospectus in several countries. As of […]
February 19th, 2016
Danfoss Pledges to Cut Energy Consumption in Half by 2030
Danfoss, a world leading provider of energy efficient technologies and solutions for heating and cooling systems, is accelerating its energy efficiency efforts by introducing ambitious climate targets. Noting that most of the world’s energy consumption comes from industry and buildings, has focused its Climate Strategy 2030 on doing more with less in its own business processes, production and buildings. By […]
February 19th, 2016
Philips Commits to Becoming Carbon Neutral by 2020 at COP21
On COP21’s Energy Day (December 7, 2015), Philips pledged to play its part in reducing greenhouse gas emissions by cutting its own carbon footprint to zero by 2020. Since 2007, company has reduced its carbon footprint by 40 percent, and now aims to accelerate its emissions reductions and achieve carbon neutrality in the next five years. Philips plans to meet […]
February 19th, 2016
C2E2 Establishes Secretariat for the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform
A Secretariat for the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform was established has been coordinated from a new Secretariat housed in the Copenhagen Centre Since September 2015, the. While the Secretariat will take on an organisational role, a range of leading international energy efficiency organisations will offer targeted support for individual sectors such as buildings, industry, passenger vehicles, lighting, appliances, district energy, […]
February 18th, 2016
New Publication Released – Best Practices for Improving Industrial Energy Efficiency
Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency has released a new publication on Best Practices and Case Studies for Industrial Energy Efficiency Improvement. Improving energy efficiency in the industrial sector is being prioritised in many countries. Investment to improve industrial energy efficiency can deliver large energy savings, improved productivity, and reduced environmental pollution. However, in many cases information, financial, and regulatory barriers are […]
February 16th, 2016
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C2E2 attends workshop on energy efficiency opportunities in China
Beijing, 5 January: A one-day workshop in Beijing, organized as part of a research project funded by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, brought together leading experts and officials from key Chinese ministries to identify high impact opportunities for energy efficiency in the country and policies and measures to realise these opportunities. At the workshop, the C2E2 representative explained the […]
January 13th, 2016
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C2E2 hosts Global Workshop for speeding up energy efficiency
Earlier this month, the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) hosted a gathering of government, finance institutions, researchers and other experts to mobilize energy efficiency initiatives in both the public and private sectors. Entitled the Global Workshop to Accelerate Energy Efficiency: Challenges, Opportunities and Roadmaps, the event was held from November 9 to 12 at UN City in Copenhagen. At […]
November 25th, 2015
C2E2 and WRI co-organize Building Efficiency Accelerator Round Table
On November 20, Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) and World Resource Institute (WRI) co-organised the Building Efficiency Accelerator Round Table as part of the 3rd Liveable Cities Symposium in Istanbul, Turkey. The Round Table gathered local representatives of public, private and civil sectors, as well as academia, with the aim to discuss needs and gaps for green and efficiency building […]
November 24th, 2015
C2E2 co-organizes 6th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development
The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) co-organised the 6th International Forum on Energy for Sustainable Development from 29 September – 2 October in Yerevan, Armenia. More than 250 government officials and experts from 50 countries participated in the forum. The Forum is one of the important events of the UN Decade of Sustainable Energy for All (SE4All) 2014-2024. Like […]
October 14th, 2015