-
Contributor
Merab Birungi Byaruhanga
Project Manager and Policy Leader. Eng. Merab Birungi Byaruhanga is the Project Manager & head policy for the Promotion of Renewable and Energy Efficiency Programme at GIZ Energy & Climate cluster. The project focusses on policy interventions to support Government of Uganda in creating an enabling framework in energy sector, promotion of uptake of renewable energy and energy efficiency with private sector, capacity building interventions for public & private sector and inclusion of energy aspects in planning processes for districts.Merab has over 10 years’ experience in implementation of renewable energy, energy efficiency, and climate projects with government, private sector, academia and development partners. She is passionate about mentoring young women in the energy sector.Merab is a registered engineer under the Uganda Institution of Professional Engineers and is a member of the Federation of African ...
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Policy
Netherlands
2011
Sectoral emission trading system in horticulture
Sectoral emission trading system in horticulture (in addition to the larger installations in the sector that have to participate under the EU ETS system). Greenhouse cultivation is the largest energy-consumer in the agriculture sector. To regulate CO2 emissions, a CO2 equalisation system has been set up for this sector. The ceiling for the system is set by the government. The introduction of a market price for CO2 encourages companies to invest in saving energy. The basis for the emissions is the gas consumption set off against heat and CO2 production. The CO2 price is based on the price in…
-
Policy
Germany
2008
Execution of climate protection campaigns at schools, educational institutions and German schools abroad
…to achieve a significant contribution to the reduction of CO2 emissions by means of simple measures and behav-ioural changes. Thus 2,400 schools have received a climate kit (portable energy consumption calibrator) and 1,700 schools are being given the opportunity - with a budget of up to €500 - to carry out in-school climate protection campaigns. Out of the concrete measures of the participant schools a catalogue is being drawn up which formulates the criteria of practicable and successful measures for reduction of CO2 emissions and for saving energy. They can contribute their ideas and measures on a website…
-