climate change

Appraisal of policy instruments for reducing buildings' CO2 emissions

Ürge-Vorsatz, D., S. Koeppel, and S. Mirasgedis. "Appraisal of policy instruments for reducing buildings' CO2 emissions." Building Research and Information 35, no. 4 (2007): 458-477.

Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world's buildings

Ürge-Vorsatz, D., L. D. D. Harvey, S. Mirasgedis, and M. D. Levine. "Mitigating CO2 emissions from energy use in the world's buildings." Building Research and Information 35, no. 4 (2007): 379-398.

Employment Impacts of a Large-Scale Deep Building Energy Retrofit Programme in Poland

Project status:

Completed

Duration:

Dec, 2010 - Apr, 2012

The goal of the research project is to gauge the net employment impacts of a large-scale, deep building energy-efficiency renovation program in Poland, in the understanding that the low employment rate of the Polish economy makes this a key entry point for decision-making. Therefore, employment impacts strongly correlate with the dynamics of the investments flowing towards building energy retrofits. The study was commissioned by the European Climate Foundation.

Best Practice Policies for Low Carbon & Energy Buildings

Project status:

Completed

Duration:

Sep, 2011 - May, 2012

The project constructs and finalizes energy and GHG emission scenarios that estimate the contribution the building sector can make to ambitious climate change mitigation goals. The scenarios focus on heating, cooling and hot water. The scenarios are based on the CEU 3CSEP’s earlier building energy scenario work for the IPCC, the Global Energy Assessment and the UNEP SBCI.

Energy efficiency: how far does it get us in controlling climate change? (editorial)

Ürge-Vorsatz, D., and B. Metz. "Energy efficiency: how far does it get us in controlling climate change? (editorial)." Energy Efficiency 2 (2009): 87-94.

Unit:

Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

Energy efficiency revisited: how far does it get us in controlling climate change? (editorial)

Ürge-Vorsatz, D., and B. Metz. "Energy efficiency revisited: how far does it get us in controlling climate change? (editorial)." Energy Efficiency 2 (2009): 287-292.

Unit:

Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

Assessment of bottom-up sectoral and regional mitigation potentials

Monique Hoogwijk, Stephane de la Rue du Can, Aleksandra Novikova, D. Ürge-Vorsatz, Eliane Blomen, and Kornelis Blok. "Assessment of bottom-up sectoral and regional mitigation potentials." Energy Policy 38 (2010): 3044-3057.

Unit:

Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

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Beyond Copenhagen: Taking Stock and Looking Forward

Date:

Tuesday, 16 March, 2010 - 15:00 - 18:00

Event type:

Conference

Presenter(s):

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

Presenter(s):

Bert Metz (Fellow of European Climate Foundation)

Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

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Beyond Copenhagen invitation

The Role of the Buildings Sector in Controlling Climate Change

Date:

Friday, 8 January, 2010 - 15:00 - 16:30

Event type:

Lecture

Presenter(s):

Diana Ürge-Vorsatz

Center for Climate Change and Sustainable Energy Policy (3CSEP)

3CSEP at Copenhagen summit

Submitted by BubenheimerF on Dec 14, 2009

Amidst political decision-makers and leading scientist from around the world, 3CSEP director Diana Ürge-Vorsatz and two junior researchers are present at the COP15 climate summit in Copenhagen. On December 11, 2009, Prof. Ürge-Vorsatz contributed to "Construction Counts for Climate", a COP15 side event on low carbon policies for buildings and construction - a sector offering huge potential for carbon mitigation, given that almost 40 percent of all energy is consumed in buildings.