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Scaling Up Energy Efficiency

UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

This podcast by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency promotes the ongoing work and research on energy efficiency through discussions with experts from various sectors, such as buildings, district energy, and datacentres. You will hear experiences and case studies from our global network of experts and we aim to help you understand them. If you want to learn more about energy efficiency or discover related projects, this is the podcast for you!

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28:34

Desafíos y barreras para desplegar políticas de...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2024/09/19

Problem: La eficiencia energética se relaciona directamente con acciones para mitigar el cambio climático. Además, tiene otros beneficios adicionales vinculados con el acceso a la energía, la seguridad energética, la productividad de las economías regionales y la creación de empleo, entre otros. Sin embargo, en general existen distintas barreras, las cuales son significactivas cuando hablamos de países en desarrollo como son los de Latinoamérica y el Caribe. Existen barreras económicas,

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32:33

Heat Waves: Energy Efficiency and Nature-Based Solutions

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2024/09/02

Problem: Heat waves are becoming increasingly frequent and severe due to climate change, posing significant threats to public health, the environment, and the energy infrastructure. Urban areas, with their dense populations and heat-absorbing surfaces, are particularly vulnerable. The rising demand for cooling during these periods strains energy systems, leading to higher greenhouse gas emissions and exacerbating the problem. Traditional cooling methods often rely on energy-intensive technologies,

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37:32

Leyes de eficiencia energética en Latinoamérica y el...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2024/08/30

Problem: La eficiencia energética se relaciona directamente con acciones para mitigar el cambio climático. Además, tiene otros beneficios adicionales vinculados con el acceso a la energía, la seguridad energética, la productividad de las economías regionales y la creación de empleo, entre otros. Sin embargo, para lograr acceder al potencial existente de eficiencia energética es necesario derribar distintas barreras: económicas, regulatorias, políticas, institucionales, culturales,

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21:50

District Heating and Energy Efficiency in Chile: An...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2023/11/01

Problem: Chile is pursuing plans and investment strategies to implement district energy systems in cities and regions across the country. The overall aim of the initiative is to improve well-being in urban communities currently dealing with severe air pollution, as well as to fulfil part of the country’s commitment to the Paris Agreement by decarbonizing heating.Key message: Replacing outdated and unhealthy heating systems with district energy simultaneously tackles local public health concerns and

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20:43

Informed decision-making on portfolio decarbonisation...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2023/01/18

Problem:Today’s podcast will explore the application and use of carbon footprint calculations, that is GHG accounting and lifecycle analysis, with Vanja Wylie. In today’s talk, we will discuss, among others, how to GHG accounting can inform decisions on energy efficiency.Key message:Life cycle assessment (LCA) is a systematic, standardised approach to quantifying a product's or system's potential environmental impacts. GHG Accounting is more narrow in its assessment of environmental impacts in that

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24:05

Energy Efficiency: From the Boiler Room to the Board...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2022/12/02

Problem:Energy efficiency can enable more than 40% of the required GHG reductions to achieve global climate goals without requiring new technology breakthroughs. Improved energy efficiency has the potential to create new jobs, foster innovation, improve the productive use of electricity -i.e., cooling, clean cooking, lighting, heating, mobility, etc.- and boost economic growth. Energy efficiency is the fastest and most cost-effective way to reduce fossil fuel demand and build a cleaner and more

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24:05

Financing Energy Efficiency Investments

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2022/07/15

Problem:It is a critical time for energy efficiency. Despite its recognised importance, improvements have fallen short of expectations. Energy efficiency increase amounted to only around 2% per year between 2011 and 2020. The Covid-19 pandemic further hit energy efficiency efforts hard. In 2020, improvements were estimated to be only 0.8%, which is substantially lower than the SDG target of 2.6% per year. The International Energy Agency finds that progress on energy efficiency globally recovered in

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20:15

Energy Efficiency Financing

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2022/07/12

Problem:There is a fundamental disconnect between the finance community and energy efficiency. The Mission Efficiency Financing Charette was convened to undo this disconnect. The charette brought together two groups: the world’s finance community (private sector, development banks, philanthropic organisations, climate finance facilities, etc.) and the projects and initiatives.Key message:To address current gaps and facilitate commitments to work together to redefine investing in energy efficiency

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36:03

Sustainable ICT development and the role of ITU -...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2021/08/23

Problem:Information and communication technologies (ICTs) could help address climate concerns and enable the much-needed shift toward a circular economy (CE). The ICTs could also contribute to global carbon emissions and generate waste during its production, usage and obsolescence phases. What type of collaborations do we need to address sustainable ICT development?Key message:Climate change actions and digitalisation movement should influence each other and at the strategy level, digitalisation

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19:12

Embodied carbon in construction materials - the new...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2020/02/06

Problem:Production of the currently preferred construction materials for the building industry is one of the largest sources of carbon emissions globallyKey message:As buildings become increasingly energy efficient in most parts of the world, the production of the construction materials mostly used - concrete, steel and glass - become the buildings' most severe climate impact. To reduce this climate impact a rethink of the materials that go into construction is necessary.Speakers: Søren

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25:45

Geographic Information System (GIS) applications for...

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2019/11/29

Problem:Geographic Information Systems or Geographic Information Science (GIS) has the potential to be more and more used in energy planning processes. From studies on energy access to grid analytics, researchers and practitioners in the field of sustainable energy have started to recognise to potential of this system. Nevertheless, energy efficiency studies and applications are not as present and, consequently, GIS remains still an abstract concept. However, the deployment of GIS for energy

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22:58

Battle for the thermostat: energy efficiency and gender

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2019/10/17

Problem:There is a significant difference in perception of indoor thermal comfort between men and women, with men demonstrating a strong preference lower temperatures than women, sometimes referred to as the ‘battle of the thermostat’. Research discussed in this episode shows that there is also a notable impact on productivity and cognitive performance, with women performing better at high temperatures than at low temperatures. At the same time in most modern office space, the settings for the

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30:28

Derisking investments into green buildings

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2019/09/10

Problem:Energy efficiency is becoming more and more recognised as a cost-effective mitigation measure for achieving the Paris Agreement and SDGs, however, it is considered a not very tangible, not too sexy, relatively fragmented and small-scale efforts. The question that many actors are facing in the field is to how to bring the scale to Energy Efficiency on the local, national and global levelKey message:Derisking buildings through green mortgages can help to bring scale to energy efficiency

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Welcome to the Scaling Up Energy Efficiency podcast

Scaling Up Energy Efficiency ·

2019/09/03

This podcast by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency promotes the ongoing work and research on energy efficiency through discussions with experts from various sectors, such as buildings, district energy, and datacentres. You will hear experiences and case studies from our global network of experts and we aim to help you understand them. If you want to learn more about energy efficiency or discover related projects, this is the podcast for you!To find out more, check our website

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