Sustainable Energy Strategies - Materials for Decision-makers (SEED

Sustainable Energy Strategies - Materials for Decision-makers (SEED - UNDP, 2000, 208 p.)

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Acknowledgements

Notes on Contributors

Introduction

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What is UNISE?

Building capacity in sustainable energy at the country level

Purpose of this material

Summary of ''Materials for Decision-Makers''

Chapter 1. Energy as an Instrument for Sustainable Human Development

1.1. Introduction

1.2. Energy and major issues of sustainable human development

1.3. Opportunities for sustainable energy

1.4. Building the enabling framework for sustainable energy

1.5. UNDP's role to facilitate energy for sustainable human development

1.6. Conclusions

Chapter 2. Gender and Energy: How is Gender Relevant to Sustainable Energy Policies?

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2.1. Factors promoting greater attention to gender and energy

2.2. Key considerations for gender-sensitive energy planning

2.3. Conclusions

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Case examples

Chapter 3. Energy and the Environment: The Clean Development Mechanism

3.1. Introduction

3.2. What is the Clean Development Mechanism?*

3.3. Capacity-building needs

3.4. Potential opportunities for CDM project development

3.5. Possible roles of different stakeholders

3.6. Role of UNDP - UNDP’s Approach to the CDM and sustainable development

3.7. Conclusions

Chapter 4. Renewable Energy

4.1. Introduction

4.2. Potentials for renewable energy1

4.3. Renewable energy options: the technologies

4.4. Renewable energy applications

4.5. Sustainable implementation of renewable energy options

4.6. Conclusions

Chapter 5. Energy Efficiency

5.1. Energy and sustainable development

5.2. Making the case for energy efficiency

5.3. Starting an energy efficiency programme

5.4. Energy service companies: One approach in detail

5.5. Role of institutions

5.6. Barriers

5.7. Policies to support energy efficiency

5.8. Conclusions

Chapter 6. Promoting Institutional Change for Sustainable Energy

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6.1. Introduction

6.2. Liberalising the energy sector

6.3. Making it happen

6.4. Conclusions

Chapter 7. Financing for Sustainable Energy

7.1. Financing renewable energy for sustainable development

7.2. Energy services options for rural populations

7.3. Renewable energy technologies for rural energy services

7.4. Microcredit schemes for renewable energy

7.5. Financing models

7.6. What makes financing work

7.7. Case studies

7.8. Promoting institutional change

7.9. Conclusions

References

Websites

Websites

We give an overview of selected websites. An overview like this can not, by definition, be complete. Over 1000 websites give information on energy and environmental related issues. A regularly updated website with links to most energy websites is that of the Netherlands Energy Research Foundation (ECN): http://www.ecn.nl/eii/main.html

Policies and Programmes

Intergovernmental

United Nations Framework Conference on Climate Change (UNFCCC): http://www.unfccc.de

UNDP - Energy and Atmosphere Programme (EAP): http://www.undp.org/seed/eap

UNEP Collaborating Center on Energy and Environment http://www.uccee.org

UNIDO Energy and Environment: http://www.unido.org/doc/online.htmls

UNITAR Climate Change Training: http://www.unitar.org/cctrain

United Nations - Economic Commission for Europe: http://www.unece.org

World Bank: http://worldbank.org

World Bank Global Environment/Climate change: http://www-esd.worldbank.org/cc

European Union: http://europa.eu.int

European Commission - DG 17 (Energy): http://europa.eu.int/en/comm/dg17/dg17home.htm

European Community Research and Development Information Service (CORDIS): http://www.cordis.lu

Global Environment Facility (GEF): http://www.gefweb.org

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC): http://www.usgcrp.gov

International Energy Agency (IEA): http://www.iea.org

IEA Energy and Environmental Technology Information Centres (EETIC): http://www.eetic.org

IEA Heat Pump Centre: http://www.heatpumpcentre.org

IEA Energy Technology Data Exchange (ETDE): http://www.etde.org

Other Useful Links

African Energy Policy Research Network (AFREPREN): http://www.afrepren.org

American Society of Heating, Refrigeration and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE): http://www.ashrae.org

Asia-Pacific Energy Research Centre: http://www.ieej.or.jp/aperc/index.htm

CADDET Energy Efficiency: http://www.caddet.org (database on energy efficient technologies)

Greenhouse Gas Technology Information Exchange (GREENTIE): http://www.greentie.org

Greenhouse Gas R&D Programme (IEA): http://www.ieagreen.org.uk

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Network (U.S. DOE): http://www.eren.doe.gov

Energy Technology Support Unit (ETSU, UK): http://www.etsu.com

Home Energy Magazine (journal): http://www.homeenergy.org

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD): http://www.iisd.ca

Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL): http://www.lbl.gov

National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL): http://www.nrel.gov

North American Organisation of ESCOs (NAESCO): http://www.naesco.org

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL): http:/www.ornl.gov

Overview Energy Links on the Internet: http://www.ecn.nl/eii/main.html

SOLSTICE, Centre for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology: http://solstice.crest.org/index.html

Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI): http://www.sei.se

Sustainable Building Sourcebook: http://www.greenbuilder.com

U.S. Department of Energy (USDOE): http://www.doe.gov

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA): http://www.epa.gov

World Energy Council (WEC): http://www.worldenergy.org

World Resources Institute (WRI): http://www.wri.org