United Nations Foundation Archives | Building Efficiency Accelerator https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/news/tag/united-nations-foundation/ Accelerating Building Efficiency Around the World Thu, 27 Aug 2020 17:36:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/cropped-favicon-150x150.png United Nations Foundation Archives | Building Efficiency Accelerator https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/news/tag/united-nations-foundation/ 32 32 BEA at the SEforALL Forum https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/news/bea-at-seforall-forum/ https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/news/bea-at-seforall-forum/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2017 02:02:24 +0000 http://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/?p=1021 The Sustainable Energy for All Forum is a landmark gathering that celebrates the global sustainable energy movement. Over 1,000 high-level representatives from government, business, civil society and international organizations gathered in New York City from April 3-5, 2017 for the 3rd Sustainable Energy for All Forum – its theme “Going Further, Faster – Together.” The Building... Read more »

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]]> The Sustainable Energy for All Forum is a landmark gathering that celebrates the global sustainable energy movement.

Over 1,000 high-level representatives from government, business, civil society and international organizations gathered in New York City from April 3-5, 2017 for the 3rd Sustainable Energy for All Forum – its theme “Going Further, Faster – Together.”

The Building Efficiency Accelerator was well-represented at the event: Nine BEA cities and 18 BEA partner organizations were present, totaling nearly 50 people. The BEA had a packed agenda over the three days, including leading a session with cities and finance experts on financing urban building efficiency and conducting a training on how cities can get their building efficiency priorities funded. Additionally, cities provided updates and feedback on BEA progress. Please contact us for any additional information about any portion of the agenda from the BEA events around the SEforALL Forum.

The following cities and organizations attended BEA events at the SEforALL Forum:

Cities:

  • Belgrade, Serbia
  • Bogotá, Colombia
  • Eskişehir, Turkey
  • Mérida, Mexico
  • Mexico City, Mexico
  • Rajkot, India
  • Santa Rosa, Philippines
  • Tshwane, South Africa
  • Warsaw, Poland

Organizations:

  • Alliance to Save Energy
  • C40 Cities
  • Carbon Trust
  • Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2)
  • Danfoss
  • Global Environment Facility (GEF)
  • ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability
  • International Energy Agency (IEA)
  • International Finance Corporation (IFC)
  • Investor Confidence Project
  • Johnson Controls
  • Pacific Northwest National Laboratory (PNNL)
  • Philips
  • Tecnalia
  • UN Environment
  • United Nations Foundation
  • US Green Building Council (USGBC)
  • World Resources Institute

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]]> https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/news/bea-at-seforall-forum/feed/ 0 BEA Breakfast at COP22 https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/news/bea-breakfast-at-cop22/ https://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/news/bea-breakfast-at-cop22/#respond Tue, 13 Dec 2016 04:36:05 +0000 http://buildingefficiencyaccelerator.org/?p=33 Over 30 BEA partners and municipalities gathered at a breakfast in Marrakech, Morocco during COP22. BEA municipalities Iskandar (Malaysia), Dubai (UAE) and Warsaw (Poland) presented their latest building efficiency activities, highlighting strong partnerships with their local Green Building Councils. BEA partners Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) spoke... Read more »

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]]> Over 30 BEA partners and municipalities gathered at a breakfast in Marrakech, Morocco during COP22. BEA municipalities Iskandar (Malaysia), Dubai (UAE) and Warsaw (Poland) presented their latest building efficiency activities, highlighting strong partnerships with their local Green Building Councils. BEA partners Global Environment Facility (GEF), United Nations Foundation and Sustainable Energy for All (SEforALL) spoke about linking energy efficiency and financing options for cities.

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