Do-inc welcomes intern Mas Yoris de Vaal

Posted on January 23, 2012

Mas Yoris de Vaal has a background in Human Geography and is currently conducting his graduate research at Do-Inc for the master program Environment & Resource Management at the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam. His research focuses on post 2012 cost-effective mechanisms to combat climate change in emerging economies from a private party’s perspective. Continue reading →

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Transforming energy use in commercial buildings

Posted on January 22, 2012

In December, Lucas Koolschijn travelled to Mumbai, India for a carbon emission reductions programme aimed at reducing emissions from electricity, cooling and heating demand from commercial buildings.

Together with India’s economy, its commercial building sector is growing rapidly, bringing with it a surge in demand for electricity, heating and cooling.

Mumbai at night

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Climate neutral office for Studio De Paardenstal

Posted on January 19, 2012

On 12 January, our neighbouring office “Studio De Paardenstal” held its annual New Year party. Do-inc was invited, and instead of offering the usual bottle of wine, we decided to give our neighbours a more sustainable present: a climate neutral office for the year 2012. Continue reading →

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Renewable cooking for Tanzanian households

Posted on January 9, 2012

Do-inc successfully started involvement in a fuel switch project (technically a Programme of Activities or PoA) in Tanzania. It is set up around a new type of stove for the African market that runs on biomass pellets.

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Site-visit CPA site Shongweni

Posted on January 5, 2012

The landfill sector in Africa has huge untapped renewable energy potential. As Do-inc has long experience in composting and landfill gas projects, we see this as a key focus area in creating positive impacts.

In that light, we recently conducted the Validation site visit of the programme of activities we are developing for Ener-G systems. The CDM PoA concerns the capture and subsequent use of methane gas from the landfill for flaring and energy production.  During the site visit, Carbon Check, the DOE, visited the first project (CPA) site: Shongweni.

The visit went smooth, and we will update you once validation has been finalised.

 

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Landmark or let-down? – The COP 17 in Durban South Africa

Posted on January 5, 2012

From 28 November to 11 December 2011, UN negotiators from more than 190 countries gathered in Durban, South Africa, for the 17th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP 17).

Pressure on international policy makers was high. The Kyoto Protocol is running out by the end of 2012. COP 16 in Cancún left us with a cliffhanger – with a global community still far from an agreement on whether to put down new comprehensive obligations for all big emitters of greenhouse gases (GHG). Continue reading →

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Kickstarter: Waka Waka reached funding goal!

Posted on January 2, 2012

In the last hours of 2011, Waka Waka reached its funding goal of $ 30,000.- ! This is excellent news, that can really make a difference for millions of people still living in the dark. And of course, you can still contribute to this great initiative. Just go to Kickstarter.com to pledge, before 7 January!

If you want to learn more; Kim van der Leeuw and Camille van Gestel, two of the initiators of the WakaWaka solar LED light were interviewed by Kickstarter crowdfunding. Read the full interview here!


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The new year brings Do-inc’s first African office

Posted on December 29, 2011

With 2011 drawing to a close, we can say it has been a rollercoaster ride of a year for Do-inc. In a world ruled by uncertainty and economic turmoil, Do-inc expanded and entered new territory. Continue reading →

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Eyes on Bonn – CDM EB 65 update

Posted on December 5, 2011

CDM Project Standard

Following a first adoption round in September on which we reported earlier, the EB now approved the second batch of proposed CDM standards. Core element of this batch is a comprehensive CDM project standard. It covers all elements of the CDM project cycle from document preparation up to registration. With the new CDM Project Standard, general rules for design and procedure of CDM project development are finally compiled in one central document. Do-inc highly welcomes the adoption of the project standard.

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World headed for irreversible climate change in five years, IEA warns

Posted on November 9, 2011

The world is likely to build so many fossil-fuelled power stations, energy-guzzling factories and inefficient buildings in the next five years that it will become impossible to hold global warming to safe levels. And the last chance of combating dangerous climate change will be “lost for ever”, according to the most thorough analysis yet of world energy infrastructure, published by the International Energy Agency.

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