Introduction to the various UNEP Energy projects:
CDM
One of the main objectives of the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM),
proposed under article 12 of the Kyoto Protocol, is to promote foreign
investment in cleaner energy projects while addressing the issue
of sustainable development. Reflecting the needs of developing countries,
UNEP DTIE/URC is implementing a 4-year project on Capacity Development
for the CDM with funding from the government of the Netherlands.
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CP-EE
The overall objective of the Cleaner Production and Energy Efficiency
project is to reduce the emission of greenhouse gases by identifying
and carrying out Energy Efficiency (EE) improvements as an integral
part of Cleaner Production (CP) assessments in industrial enterprises
in China, Vietnam, India, Hungary, The Czech Republic and Slovakia
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EMPRESS
The Energy Management and Performance Related Energy Savings Scheme
will support energy efficiency efforts in Eastern and Central Europe.
The project will help establish specialised energy service companies
(ESCOs) that provide Monitoring and Targeting (M&T) energy services
to industrial and commercial clients. ...more
GNESD
UNEP has helped launch a Global Network on Energy for Sustainable
Development as a so-called 'Type II' initiative of the World Summit
on Sustainable Development. Network partners will help promote the
research, transfer and take-up of green and cleaner energy technologies
in the developing world by strengthening collaboration between existing
"centers of excellence" and work through these centers
to influence sustainable energy policies, strategies and programmes.
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Greener Driving
UNEP, in collaboration with sponsors from the automotive industry
are promoting sustainable mobility by implementing a few ingenious
but simple Greener Driving tips and techniques which lead to lower
costs, increased safety and cleaner air.
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ISLP
The Indian Solar Loan Programme is a four-year $7.6 million effort
that was recently launched to help accelerate the market for financing
solar home systems in southern India. The project is a partnership
between UNEP, its Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable
Development (URC), and two of India's major banking groups - Canara
Bank and Syndicate Bank ....more
MedREP
UNEP has begun an effort, with the support of the Italian Ministry
of Environment and Territory, to promote increased investment in
the renewable energy sector in the southern Mediterranean. The key
objectives of MedREP are to investigate different options for increasing
finance flows to renewable energy companies and projects in target
countries, and to help structure various support mechanisms that
help lenders and investors scale up financing to this clean energy
sector. ...more
RE/EE Investment Advisory Facility (IAF)
The IAF provides banks and financiers with targeted expertise and
support to evaluate proposals in the sustainable energy sector and
to help these institutions develop the skills to evaluate such projects
independently. ...more
REED
REED seeks to develop new sustainable energy enterprises that use
clean, efficient, and renewable energy technologies to meet the
energy needs of poor households in developing countries. Promoting
these RETs can reduce the negative environmental and health impacts
due to the use of poor quality energy forms such as wood, dung and
kerosene. ...more
SEFI
UNEP's Sustainable Energy Finance Initiative aims to provide current
and targeted information to financiers while facilitating new economic
tools that combine social and environmental factors - both risks
and returns - as integral measures of economic performance. The
overall strategy is to encourage financiers to do jointly what they
may have been reluctant to do individually, and to catalyse public-private
alliances that together share the costs and lower the barriers to
sustainable energy investment. ...more
SWERA
The overall aim of the Solar and Wind Energy Resource Assessment
is to bring sustainable energy approaches to developing countries
through increased investment in renewable energy projects. The database
and analytical tools developed through SWERA will help governments
implement progressive energy policies and programmes that are based
on sound knowledge of available renewable resources. ...more
Assessment of Financial Risk Management Instruments for Renewable
Energy Projects
The ultimate goal of the effort is to bring about the faster and
more systematic deployment of RE by supporting and positively influencing
the development of markets for RE risk management instruments/ approaches.
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GERIAP
The GERIAP project aims to assist Asian businesses to address climate
change by becoming more energy efficient, and thereby reducing greenhouse
gas emissions and costs. The focus is on the steel, pulp & paper,
cement, and chemicals sectors as they are major emitters of
greenhouse gases. ...more
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