Energy

Worldwide, access to electricity and sustainable energy services, policies and investments generate national economic growth, development and supports to poverty reduction. The EC’s contribution in developing countries includes: the EU Energy Initiative; the Energy Facility for ACP; the introduction of modern renewable energy sources or mixing them up with the conventional sources,the development of networks and interconnections.

Green Energy Choices: The Benefits, Risks and Trade-Offs of Low-Carbon Technologies for Electricity Production

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) uploaded a new Document | 14 September 2017

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This report presents the first in-depth inter national comparative assessment of the envir onmental and resource impacts of different energy technologies, modelled over the whole life cycle of each technology, from cradle to grave.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
UN Environment Guide for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Laws

United Nations Environment Programme (UN Environment) updated the Document | 13 September 2017

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The Guide describes the key legal issues associated with efficiency and renewable energy resource development, and presents legislative options from both developed and developing countries for dealing with them, including sample excerpts from legislation.

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Group: UN Environment Programme - Environment for Development
14-16 September 2017: European Young Leaders Seminar in Tallinn, Estonia

Eros Artuso updated the Information | 12 September 2017

From 14-16 September, young leaders from across Europe, North America, and the Middle East and North Africa will gather in Tallinn for the 10th seminar of the European Young Leaders’ program, led by the think-tank, Friends of Europe. Lisa Hanle (from the GHG Management Institute: http://...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
14-16 September 2017: European Young Leaders Seminar in Tallinn, Estonia

Eros Artuso posted Information | 12 September 2017

From 14-16 September, young leaders from across Europe, North America, and the Middle East and North Africa will gather in Tallinn for the 10th seminar of the European Young Leaders’ program, led by the think-tank, Friends of Europe. Lisa Hanle (from the GHG Management Institute: http://...

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Group: GCCA+ Community
Intermediate results of the TRANSrisk project which contributes to climate mitigation

TRANSrisk Transition Pathways and Risk Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Strategies posted Information | 1 September 2017

The European project “Transitions pathways and risk analysis for climate change mitigation and adaptation strategies”, funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation Programme under Grant Agreement No 642260, has now passed to the second stage of its implementation. Key...

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Group: Public Group on Energy
Consequences of new coal-fired plants in global GHG emissions

TRANSrisk Transition Pathways and Risk Analysis for Climate Change Mitigation and Adaption Strategies updated the Information | 1 September 2017

TRANSrisk partner BC3, Basque Centre for Climate Change, has developed an interesting paper which analyses the projected CO 2 emissions of coal-fired plants which are currently at different stages of construction and planning. The study highlights that even in the scenarion that 75% of all coal-...

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Group: Public Group on Energy
CARISMA D5.1 Policy on climate change mitigation, policy mapping and interaction

CARISMA Project uploaded a new Document | 3 August 2017

carisma_d5.1_report_on_climate_change_mitigation_policy_mapping_and_interaction.pdf 1.82 MB

This Deliverable presents the insights gathered during our research efforts on two work package tasks. The first part of the report categorises and analyses information available in 24 climate change policy databases and identifies gaps and potential information needs. Moreover, it sheds some light...

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Group: Public Group on Energy
CARISMA D4.2 Economic Costs and Benefits of Renewables Deployment in the EU

CARISMA Project uploaded a new Document | 3 August 2017

carisma_d4.2_economic_costs_and_benefits_of_renewables_deployment_in_the_eu.pdf 1.23 MB

This report includes system costs in the macroeconomic assessment of wind and PV moving beyond classical LCOE assessments of renewable energy expansion and showed the critical importance of incorporating macroeconomic effects and feedbacks for policy evaluation and design. This CARISMA Report may...

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Group: Public Group on Energy
CARISMA D2.5 First Synthesis Report

CARISMA Project uploaded a new Document | 3 August 2017

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CARISMA has prepared a Synthesis Report, in the form of a slide deck, to update stakeholders on the first 18 months of the project. It describes, for each main topic and for workpackages, what has been achieved and what will be the next steps, including references to publications. This CARISMA...

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Group: Public Group on Energy
CARISMA Climate Change Mitigation Monitor - April 2017

CARISMA Project uploaded a new Document | 3 August 2017

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You may find the newly published CARISMA Climate Change Mitigation Monitor - Issue no. 8. below: http://www.carisma-project.eu/Publications/Climate-Change-Mitigation-Mon...

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Group: Public Group on Energy

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