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Micro-, small and medium enterprises (MSME) are prominent in sectors affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. MSME in the energy efficiency and renewable energy sectors were implementing innovative, circular, green and sustainable initiatives before the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, so they are well-placed to contribute to the post-COVID-19 recovery. However, on both the supply and demand sides MSME
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Promoting Energy Efficiency Standards and Technologies to Enhance Energy Efficiency in BuildingsECE Energy Series No. 60Geneva, 2020Buildings today are responsible for approximately one third of total final energy consumption and account for almost 40 percent of carbon dioxide emissions. Advanced technical solutions
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Towards sustainable renewable energy investment and deployment. Trade-offs and opportunities with water resources and the environment (advance version of December 2019)Renewable energy technologies can be used to improve access to water and
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Hard Talks in ECE Countries on How to Increase Renewable Energy UptakeThis publication explores the outcomes of Hard Talks carried out in Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Serbia and Ukraine, from 2016 until early 2019. The study provides an outline of
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Status and Perspectives for Renewable Energy Development in the UNECE Region 2017The UNECE and the German Energy Agency (dena) have joined forces to issue this report, which features good practices for and experiences of renewable energy policymaking. All countries can benefit from the
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The United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and Renewable Energy Policy Network for the 21st Century (REN21) issued the REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report 2017. The UNECE Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Status Report 2017 provides a comprehensive overview of the current
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The water-energy-food-ecosystems nexus approach comes in with the objective of promoting coordination and integrated planning and sustainable management of interlinked resources across sectors, which could speed up the achievement of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development. The nexus could leverage deployment of renewable energy across the Goals. The meaning of “nexus”, in the context of
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Experience in the Europe & CIS Region with Clean Energy -UNDP, GEF and UNECEThe sixth day of October 2016 was a historic day for global efforts to combat climate change. The Paris Agreement entered into force as more than 55 countries representing 55% of total global greenhouse gas emissions have now
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Energy Efficiency – Getting more from less (Booklet - December 2015)Improving energy efficiency contributes to energy security, better environment, quality of life, and economic well-being for all. Energy efficiency is called “the first fuel” as it is the best way of getting more out of existing resources
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Renewable Energy – A Crucial Role in the Future Energy Mix (Booklet - December 2015)Renewable energy resources are one means to reduce the carbon intensity of the energy sector, improve energy security and encourage sustainable development. Investing in renewable energy resources can also be a cost-
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REN21 UNECE Renewable Energy Status Report (Launched at COP21 on 7 December 2015)Now available in Russian: ДОКЛАД ЕЭК ООН О СОСТОЯНИИ ВОЗОБНОВЛЯЕМОЙ ЭНЕРГЕТИКИ (19 July 2016)The
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Review of the Implementation of the OSCE Commitments in the Field of Energy Efficiency (Energy Security and Cimate Change Mitigation Requires more Energy Efficiency)An advance copy of this review was presented during the 19th OSCE Economic and Environmental Forum in Prague on 14-16