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Energy Efficiency
Front-Runners in Energy Renovation Policies: What Can We Learn From Them?
Insights into introducing and developing a best-practice policy package that contributes to realizing a reduction in residential energy consumption
29 April 2014
Renewable Energy
Focus on Mexico: Promoting ENERGY STAR and LEED Certification
Discussion of the design, promotion and implementation of certification programs, as well as incentives and outreach activities can be used to advance certification programs
29 November 2012
Energy-Water-Food Nexus
Renewable Energy
Finding New Synergies between Water and Energy
A dialogue on ways to integrate existing and proven technologies into sustainable systems that can provide access to fresh water, generate green electricity and manage renewable energy intermittency
8 May 2018
Clean Transport
Finance
Financing Urban Transportation Policies and Programs
Discussion of low-carbon urban mobility plans with a focus on planning and financing sustainable, low-carbon urban transportation
11 December 2013
Energy Efficiency
Finance
Financial and Policy Innovations to Support Energy Efficiency: Energy Performance Contracting and On-Bill Financing
Accounts of policies that enable use of energy performance contracting and models of programs that allow on-bill utility financing of energy efficiency improvements
19 July 2011
Finance
Financial Analysis with RETScreen
Does your clean energy project make financial sense?
27 April 2016
Finance
Financial Analysis with RETScreen
Does your clean energy project make financial sense?
27 April 2016
Carbon Capture
Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Assessments and CCUS
A CEM CCUS Initiative webinar, in collaboration with Global CCS Institute.
15 April 2021
Grid Integration
Renewable Energy
Smart Grid
Enhancing International Smart Grid Collaboration and Policymaking through the Smart Grid Maturity Model
Introduction of the SGMM, a tool intended to help utilities develop a smart grid vision and roadmap, refine that vision with stakeholders, and measure their progress
17 November 2011
Grid Integration
Grid Interconnection of Mini-Grids
A discussion of the challenges and possible options for mini-grids after the main grid arrives that will include country-specific case studies from Asia and Africa, as well as the potential requirements needed to achieve a relatively seamless interconnection.
18 July 2018
Renewable Energy
Global Wind Energy Outlook 2016
An overview of the recently released Global Wind Energy Outlook 2016.
15 December 2016
Renewable Energy
Global LEAP: Setting Priorities
Forum for hearing from Global Lighting and Energy Access Partnership (LEAP) team members and discussing prospective activities with them
23 July 2012
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Getting Building Codes Right: The Importance of Long-Term Energy Targets and Frequent Revision Cycles
Investigation of the importance of setting ambitious energy targets and ensuring systematic and regular updates of building codes in light of long-term targets
13 November 2013
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Getting Building Codes Right: Implementation and Enforcement
Exploration of the barriers to implementing rigorous enforcement systems for new buildings, including examples of good enforcement, best-practice measures, and lessons learned
10 February 2014
Energy Efficiency
Renewable Energy
Improving Global Comparability of Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards and Labels
Key findings of the Improving Global Comparability of Appliance Energy Efficiency Standards and Labels report
10 September 2014
Energy Access
Energy Efficiency
Improving Energy Access through Energy Efficiency
the role energy efficiency can play in improving energy access. Panelists discussed the implementation and results of national policies in Mexico, as well as highlights from projects implemented by the World Bank and the United Nations’ Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) initiative, which aims to make sustainable energy for all a reality by 2030
4 December 2013
Energy Efficiency
Finance
Renewable Energy
IFC's EDGE Green Buildings Market Transformation Program
Examination of the this program, which engages financiers, developers, regulators and homeowners through the EDGE tool to reveal building design solutions
6 February 2014
Energy Efficiency
IEA's Energy Efficient Building Envelope Technology Roadmap
Focus on IEA’s Technology Roadmap: Energy Efficient Building Envelopes, which roadmap presents detailed strategies and actions to transform how buildings are constructed by 2050
18 December 2013