Author: Aristeidis Tsakiris

Danish Society of Engineers visit UNEP DTU Partnership

On Thursday, 21 May, twenty five members of the Danish Society of Engineers (IDA) visited UN City to learn more about the UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) and its work on energy and climate change. Members got an opportunity to learn about UNEP DTU Partnership’s work through a presentation made by Tim Farrell, who described in detail the work of UDP’s […]

May 22nd, 2015

Modernizing District Energy Systems Could Reduce Primary Energy Consumption by up to 50%

Nairobi, 25 February 2015 – A transition to modern district energy systems could contribute to 60 per cent of required energy sector emissions reductions by 2050, and reduce primary energy consumption by up to 50 per cent, according to a new report launched today by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) in collaboration with the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), […]

February 27th, 2015

C2E2 elected as Chair of UNECE Expert Group on Energy Efficiency

The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) Group of Experts on Energy Efficiency elected Tim Farrell from the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) as its first chair at its first session on 17-18 November 2014. The Chair provided introductory remarks and gave a keynote address on the role of the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform in increasing the […]

November 25th, 2014

C2E2 forges new partnerships in its first year

The Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2), which provides the institutional structure for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Energy Efficiency Hub has since its inception in October 2013 finalised its work plan, built key partnerships and has been analysing and promoting the acceleration of energy efficiency globally. In June this year, C2E2 convened an international workshop of stakeholders to consult on […]

November 20th, 2014

UNEP ‘Ask an Expert’ column on the UNEP website has today invited Time Farrel from the Copenhagen Centre om Energy Efficiency to respond to questions received from the general public. He will be responding to queries on the topic of ‘Actions to Accelerate Energy Efficiency’. Tim Farrell is a Senior Advisor at the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), which […]

November 18th, 2014

SE4All to feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014

Sustainable Energy for All will feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014 and will launch the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform. On Monday, 22 September, the day before the Summit, a special event will be held on ‘Implementing Sustainable Energy for All’. The session, from 9:00 to 13:30 in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, will include high-level multi-stakeholder panels on financing SE4ALL, investing in […]

September 22nd, 2014

Danish Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation endorses photo exhibition on Energy Efficiency

Tuesday, 24 June – On the day of the European launch of the Sustainable Energy Fund for Africa(SEFA) in the UN City, Copenhagen, Denmark, H.E. Mogens Jensen, Minister for Trade and Development Cooperation endorsed the ‘WE HAVE THE POWER Efficient, Renewable, Affordable’ photo exhibition. The photos take direction from the UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon’s initiative; Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) […]

July 2nd, 2014

Energy Efficiency stakeholder workshop held in Copenhagen

A two-day stakeholder workshop on “Doubling the Global Rate of Improvement in Energy Efficiency by 2030; Options, Implementation Issues and Way Forward” was held on 16- 17 June in Copenhagen, Denmark at the UN City. Forty-six participants from national governments, non-government organisations, private sector companies, global institutions, and inter-governmental institutions participated in the workshop. Insightful presentations and discussions highlighted the […]

June 18th, 2014

Sustainable Energy for All Forum, 4 – 6 June 2014

By June 2014, two years will have passed since Rio+20, where world leaders declared: “we are all determined to act to make sustainable energy for all a reality and, through this, help to eradicate poverty and lead to sustainable development and global prosperity.” To mark this milestone and celebrate the first year of the United Nations Decade of Sustainable Energy […]

June 2nd, 2014

AfDB Workshop on SE4ALL Action, 29 – 30 May 2014

A SE4All workshop on the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Action Agenda and Investment Prospectus Process in East, Central and Southern Africa was held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 29-30 May 2014. The workshop came at a critical moment for the advancement of SE4All in Africa and intended to accelerate the country action process ensuring the highest degree of coherence, […]

May 26th, 2014