Events

Main Objectives and targeted audience To foster political support to integrate behavioural insights in energy efficiency policy making and programme designing; To facilitate the exchange of innovative ideas, field experiences, and scientific studies among researchers, practitioners, and government officials regarding the application of behavioural insights for accelerating and upscaling energy efficiency improvement; To disseminate good practices and latest knowledge on […]

2019 has been a pivotal year for climate change awareness, where corporate organizations are now racing not only to join the fight against climate change, but also to avoid shrinking profits or funding restrictions as consumers and investors alike demand green-friendly sustainable businesses. “The SDG goals represent a call for action by all countries to preserve sustainability of the planet. […]

Today, nearly half of the global population has internet access through computers, tablets, and mobile phones. Digital technologies make our society more connected, reliable, efficient and intelligent. However while digitalization has opened up unbelievable opportunities for individuals and organizations, it also puts a heavy price on carbon emissions. How much carbon footprint does the information and communications technology (ICT) sector […]

We hereby invite you to a side event exploring ESCOs effectiveness in unleashing investments for energy efficiency, and their role in achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement by realizing national and sub‐national governments’ energy efficiency potential. The event is co‐organised by: The Global ESCO Network The Spanish National Research Centre on Energy Environment and Technology, CIEMAT Chile’s National ESCO […]

Under the auspices of the Union for the Mediterranean, this event will gather the national experts who are members of the UfM REEE Platform Working Group on energy efficiency (EE) in Appliances established in January 2019 (at the annual meeting of the UfM Energy platforms), and of the meetMED taskforce on EE in Appliances. The sessions will have a specific […]

The ambitious strategy of turning EU countries into low carbon economies assumes reducing greenhouse gas emissions to 80% below the level from 1990. This target can’t be achieved without significant changes in building energy use and installed HVAC equipment. Currently 75% of buildings in EU are energy inefficient and the actual rate of renovation is not sufficient to achieve ambitious […]

Datacenters have an important role to play in digital transformation. Today’s datacenters have the potential to become a dynamic change agent within smart urban systems. The growth of inefficient datacentre brings irreversible economic and environmental ramifications to the society. Currently, the world’s datacentres consumed 3% of global electricity with a growth project to 20% by 2025. These power hungry datacentres […]

Energy efficiency remains the cheapest, easiest step to help reach Sustainable Development Goal 7 (SDG7) on clean and affordable energy for all while simultaneously decarbonizing the global economy, cleaning the air we breathe, and expanding energy access. However, on the eve of the final decade to achieve the SDGs, we are still missing the mark on investment needed for energy […]

Local governments around the world have started to take initiatives to lead the necessary processes to create resilient communities in the face of climate change. They have formed, for example, coalitions to boost and accelerate climate action through the Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy and help nations to set new and more ambitious climate goals for the coming […]

District heating and district cooling, also known as district energy systems, is a crucial technical solution for clean and liveable cities. The UN Environment, together with many other partners, is providing technical support to a dozen countries in their efforts for district energy development. How to measure and report the energy, climate change mitigation, and other social and economic benefits […]