The Ukrainian city of Lviv was able to reduce annual energy consumption in its public buildings by about 10 percent and tap water consumption by about 12 percent through a Monitoring and Targeting (M&T) program to control energy and…
This Annual Report is a comprehensive overview of ESMAP's work in Fiscal Year 2011, including highlights and achievements under ESMAP's reconfigured program areas: Clean Energy, Energy Access, the Energy Efficient Cities Initiative, and…
In 2000, the Armenian capital’s water utility, the Yerevan Water and Sewerage Enterprise (YWSE), entered into a five-year, performance-based management contract with private operator Acea Spa Utility (Acea). Over the contract period (2000-…
Between 2000 and 2008, the City of Campinas, in the Brazilian State of Sao Paolo, developed a successful energy management program, increasing tap water connections by 22 percent without additional energy requirements. These new…
The case of Yokohama offers information on ways to realize significant environmental and economic benefits by engaging private sector and civil society stakeholders. Yokohama, the largest city in Japan, reduced waste by 38.7…
In 2007, the Brisbane City Council issued Brisbane’s Plan for Action on Climate Change and Energy, which delineates the selected actions to be achieved in the short term (about 18 months) and the long term (more than five years).…
