Author: Aristeidis Tsakiris
New working paper a toolbox for building energy efficiency
An overview of 50 energy-efficiency tools and information sources for buildings is the core of a new working paper produced by the Copenhagen Centre and World Resource Institute. Produced under the umbrella of SEforALL’s Building Efficiency Accelerator, Tools for Energy Efficiency in Buildings: A Guide for Policy Makers and Experts not only summarizes the tools but also maps them, linking them to […]
November 2nd, 2016
ADB provides USD 200 million in loans for energy-efficient lights and water pumps across India
In India, energy-efficiency is about to receive a major boost from The Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bank has announced that it will provide India with USD 200 million in loans to finance the installation of millions of energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights in streets and homes, as well as energy-efficient water pumps for farms across the country. These installations […]
November 1st, 2016
Going Further, Faster; Focusing on implementation and impacts
The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change provide a new international framework for action on energy by all countries. With these agreements in place, the global focus is shifting to action and delivery on the commitments made by governments in 2015. For many developing countries this is a formidable challenge, one that requires international […]
October 5th, 2016
Chinese Delegation Visit to Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency
Two high-level Chinese delegations visited Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency for exploration of research collaboration and international cooperation opportunities to facilitate energy efficiency development in China. Two delegations representing China National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC) and China National Energy Conservation Centre (NECC) visited the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) as part of their study tour to Denmark. The visit, […]
September 30th, 2016
Net-Sights Workshop: Exploring new collaboration opportunities in the Danish cleantech industry
The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) was invited as a guest speaker to the Net-Sights Workshop: Using data and network science to explore new collaboration opportunities in the Danish cleantech industry at the House of Green, Copenhagen. At the workshop, Xiao Wang introduced the audiences to the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform’s partnership identification and mapping tool. This tool was developed […]
September 27th, 2016
Largest-ever GFEI global training event held in Paris
The Global Fuel Economy Initiative (GFEI) held its largest-ever global training and networking event in Paris on June 9th and 10th 2016. Over 70 participants attended from some fifty countries, including many countries that made commitments to improving fuel economy as part of the COP21 climate agreement. The event presented a unique opportunity for participants to learn from GFEI experts, […]
September 21st, 2016
GCF and the IDB jointly fund EE Green Bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean
Joining forces to help fill the gaps in financing for demand-side energy efficiency, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) have committed USD 328 million to promote energy efficiency green bonds in Latin America and the Caribbean. GCF funding includes a grant of USD 2 million and USD 20 million in guarantees, while the IDB is […]
September 15th, 2016
Integrating energy efficiency into 10YFP— C2E2 contributes to on-site workshop
C2E2 experts were on hand September 8 and 9 for a workshop highlighting the importance of integrating energy efficiency into the 10-year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Production and Consumption (10YFP). Representatives of 10YFP’s programmes from around the world gathered at UN City in Copenhagen for two days of lectures, seminars and discussion groups with experts from C2E2, UNEP-DTIE, UNEP […]
September 12th, 2016
Interest and investment in energy efficiency are at an all time high – Johnson Controls survey
Since 2007, Johnson Controls has been conducting its Energy Efficiency Indicator (EEI), an in-depth survey covering current and planned investments, key drivers and organizational barriers for improving energy efficiency across their facilities. The 2016 EEI survey queried over 1,200 energy and facility management leaders in the United States, Brazil, China, Germany and India. The good news is that interest and […]
September 9th, 2016
IEA launches special report on energy efficiency in China during the G20
Energy efficiency was a headliner at the G20 in China this month. At the Energy Efficiency Forum in Shaoxing on September 6, Brian Motherway, Head of Energy Efficiency at the International Energy Agency (IEA), released the agency’s special report on Energy Efficiency in China. The report, written with assistance from the Energy Research Institute of China, is the IEA’s first […]
September 5th, 2016