Looking forward, energy efficiency will play a vital role in the transition to the secure and sustainable energy future that we all seek. The most secure energy is the barrel or megawatt we never have to use.

This publication is the Vietnamese adaptation and translation of the UNEP/UNESCO YouthXchange guidebook on climate change and lifestyles - the first in a series of thematic guidebooks supporting the YouthXchange Initiative. The thematic guidebooks take into account challenges, opportunities, good practices and case studies on global challenges.

This guidebook explores the links between climate change and lifestyles and helps young people consider the actions they might take towards more sustainable lifestyles. Aimed at young people (15-24 year olds) and people working with young people such as educators, teachers, trainers and youth leaders in both developed and developing countries, this guidebook provides scientific, political, economic, social, ethical and cultural perspectives on climate change. It explains complex issues in accessible language supported by facts, graphics images, case studies from Vietnam, and resources. The guidebook includes the following sections: learning as change, climate change and its impacts, living the good life, food and drink, energy control, travel and transport, leisure and entertainment, shopping for stuff, money and jobs, connecting with others and taking action.

The adaptation and translation has been undertaken by the Centre for Development of Community Initiative and Environment (C&E) in Vietnam, with permission from UNEP, the publisher of the original text in English. C&E takes sole responsibility for the accuracy of the adaptation and translation.

The Ministry of Agriculture, Food and the Environment has developed the “More food, less waste” Strategy, which falls within its sustainability policies. It aims to encourage transparency, dialogue and coordination between food chain agents and public administrations and to develop in an organised, coordinated and structured way, common actions that contribute to real change in the attitudes, work procedures and management systems of agents in the chain, thereby limiting loss and waste and reducing environmental pressures.

A destination des responsables marketing des entreprises, le Guide pratique du marketing durable se veut un outil constructif et pragmatique.

Intended for Marketing managers of businesses, the Sustainable Marketing Guide is a constructive and pragmatic tool.

Current trends in energy supply and use are patently unsustainable – economically, environmentally and socially. Without decisive action, energy-related emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2) will more than double by 2050, and increased fossil energy demand will heighten concerns over the security of supplies. We can and must change our current path, but this will take an energy revolution and low-carbon energy technologies will have a crucial role to play. Energy efficiency, many types of renewable energy, carbon capture and storage (CCS), nuclear power and new transport technologies will all require widespread deployment if we are to sharply reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Every major country and sector of the economy must be involved. The task is urgent if we are to make sure that investment decisions taken now do not saddle us with sub-optimal technologies in the long term.

Buildings represent the largest energy-consuming sector in the economy, with over one-third of all energy and half of global electricity consumed there. As a result, they are also responsible for approximately one-third of global carbon emissions. With improvements in economic development and living standards expected to increase as the planet's population grows by 2.5 billion by 2050, energy use in the buildings sector is also set to rise sharply, placing additional pressure on the energy system.

Transition to Sustainable Buildings detailed how to achieve deep energy and emissions reduction in the buildings sector through a combination of best available technologies and intelligent public policy. This roadmap, together with the Policy Pathway: Modernising Building Energy Codes, lays out the key actions required to transform how buildings are constructed – which is essential, since they will remain in service for generations to come. It also articulates the actions to pursue the energy efficient refurbishment of the existing building stock, since the majority will still be in service beyond 2050.

Building energy rating schemes are gaining traction throughout the world,
with a growing number of jurisdictions mandating building performance
rating as part of a comprehensive energy efficiency policy package targeting
buildings. The International Partnership for Energy Efficiency Cooperation
(IPEEC)1 has established a Buildings Energy Efficiency Taskgroup (BEET) to increase
multilateral cooperation in the field of building energy efficiency, specifically in relation
to the development and implementation of building energy rating schemes.
The BEET has launched an initial project to understand how building energy
rating schemes can be used to have the greatest impact on meeting building energy
efficiency policy goals. This is intended to be helpful to policy makers in IPEEC
countries. Our intent was not to perform assessments of existing rating schemes,
but rather develop an assessment framework that policy makers can use going forward
as part of developing or refining building rating schemes. We also believe that
this framework might serve as a useful foundation for future research comparing
the effectiveness of schemes in different jurisdictions to understand which types of
schemes are delivering the greatest impacts.

The starting point for this report has been to study the potential benefits ICT technology can have in promoting sustainable lifestyles and a special focus has been put on the new eco-district the Stockholm Royal Seaport. We have studied the work being done at the Stockholm Royal Seaport and especially the ICT research projects. We have further studied what sustainable lifestyles entail and also how technology can be used in a persuasive manner to change attitudes and behaviour. Based on all this we have compiled the ICT solutions most suitable for promoting sustainable lifestyles and incorporated these into a new Smart City SRS Concept. In the Smart City SRS Concept we discuss what actions need to be taken to implement the suggested ICT solutions into the Stockholm Royal Seaport and also what actors would need to be involved.

This leaflet is meant to provide clear and simple advice for public authorities wishing to purchase Fair Trade products. The guide includes the following:
-An introduction to Fair Trade
-Advice on minimising legal uncertainties in procurement
-Actual text that can be used directly in public tenders
-Suggestions for other complementary activities

The Buying Sustainable Timber guide provides clear guidance for public authorities on procuring sustainable timber products.

Five case studies from the City of Barcelona, the London
Borough of Bromley, the Municipality of Cascais, the Eastern Shires Purchasing Organisation (ESPO) and the Municipality of Kolding

This publication is a Vietnmese adaptation and translation of the UNEP/UNESCO YouthXchange Training Kit on Responsible Consumption, which was published by UNEP and UNESCO in 2008. This adaptation and translation has been undertaken by the Centre for Development of Community Initiative and Environment (C&E) in Vietnam, with permission from UNEP, the publisher of the original text in English. C&E takes sole responsibility for the accuracy of the adaptation and translation.

What is UNEP UNESCO youthXchange?
YouthXchange is a train the trainer tool that aims to promote sustainable consumption patterns among young consumers worldwide. The kit provides statistics, case studies, games, examples of real companies going more sustainable, and direction on how explain sustainable lifestyles to a young audience. The topics are tackled under youth-oriented headings: clothing, leisure, travels, underground culture, experiences of other young people etc.

The message
The fundamental message the youthXchange training kit delivers is: there is a trend worldwide that tries to make the world more sustainable also through consumer actions, change is possible through day to day actions and networks among people that are engaged locally and globally.

The target
This group is composed of youth - in both developed and developing countries - that have access to education, media, and internet; they are likely to shape attitudes, values and behaviour and the habits they develop now will influence the future consumption patterns. They are the future decision makers.

For more information, see www.youthxchange.net

This publication is part of the UNEP pilot project on the “Institutional Strengthening of Education for Sustainable Consumption, Advancing Education for Sustainable Consumption Policy and Implementation Strategies,” implemented in Indonesia. This publication, which is a contribution to the UN Decade of Education for Sustainable Development (UNDESD,2005-2014), is an adaptation of the UNEP publication entitled Here and Now! Education for Sustainable Consumption - Recommendations and Guidelines. The content of this publication is the sole responsibility of Yayasan Pembangunan Berkelanjutan. The publication is available in English and Indonesian.

This publication aims to:

1) Provide a general understanding to policymakers and educators on the importance of ESC which is expected to lead into responsible behaviour in time of environmental degradation, the rising middle class which tend to have over consumption behaviour, and the efforts to bring quality of life for the poor.

2) Bring the recommendations to policymakers to support ESC through formal education and encourage further development of current initiatives in non formal education; conduct more ESC public campaign; regulate sustainable production within business community, ethical marketing, and eco label; and to mainstreaming and integrate ESC into the existing curricula in formal education, and encourage further the efforts of ESC within non formal education.

3) Increase the understanding and knowledge of ESC as conceptual framework to educators and guide the educators in the following elements: integrate ESC into the existing formal education curricula with mixed approaches, develop further various ESC initiatives in non formal education, and reach more audience and strategic agent of change, while adjusted ESC material to specific local condition (to indicate challenges and opportunities) and the profile of the target group; and take the benefits of using social media as dissemination tools of ESC.

The Asia Pacific region is the first in the world to develop such a roadmap, complete with indicators and comprehensive outputs to mainstream SCP in different sectors such tourism, buildings and construction, public procurement, product sustainability information, lifestyles and education for sustainable consumption.

The United Nations and its Member States are currently crafting a post-2015 development agenda to build on the Millennium Development Goals. Outcomes of previous UN Summits, including Rio+20 in 2012, have shown that the objective of shifting to sustainable consumption and production (SCP) patterns is central to achieving sustainable development. Negotiations on the post-2015 development agenda, and on the associated sustainable development goals (SDGs), indicate that there is a strong interest in many Member States in embedding the objective of SCP in both. The present advance copy of this UNEP discussion paper provides insights into potential targets and indicators for SCP, based on scientific literature, as well as on past and on-going international processes on sustainable development policy.

As an Advance Copy it is distributed electronically only, will undergo further revision and be finalized prior to the First UN Environment Assembly in June 2014.

The Guidance for Public Authorities on Public Procurement of Innovation provides easy-to-understand information for any public authority on how to procure innovation. The guide provides:
-An introduction to PPI in practice
-Practical information on how to procure innovation
-Guidance on developing a strategy for PPI
-Explanations of procedures, definitions and answers to common questions
-Case studies and useful resources for further reading

The guide is based on the 2014 EU procurement directives and is ideal for all stakeholders involved in PPI, both those starting out and those looking to improve their current procurement activities.

This publication is the Spanish adaptation and translation for Peru of the UNEP/UNESCO YouthXchange guidebook on climate change and lifestyles - the first in a series of thematic guidebooks supporting the YouthXchange Initiative. The thematic guidebooks take into account challenges, opportunities, good practices and case studies on global challenges.

This guidebook explores the links between climate change and lifestyles and helps young people consider the actions they might take towards more sustainable lifestyles. Aimed at young people (15-24 year olds) and people working with young people such as educators, teachers, trainers and youth leaders in both developed and developing countries, this guidebook provides scientific, political, economic, social, ethical and cultural perspectives on climate change. It explains complex issues in accessible language supported by facts, graphics, images, resources and case studies from Peru. The guidebook includes the following sections: learning as change, climate change and its impacts, living the good life, food and drink, energy control, travel and transport, leisure and entertainment, shopping for stuff, money and jobs, connecting with others and taking action.

The adaptation and translation has been undertaken by Ecología y Desarrollo (ECODES), which is based in Spain and undertakes activities in Latin America and the Caribbean including Peru. UNEP, the publisher of the original text in English, has provided permission for this translation work. ECODES takes sole responsibility for the accuracy of the adaptation and translation.

Roadmap for the implementation of the 10YFP in the Arab Region approved in 2013. Arabic Version

Problem
• Grid reliability. Two to three significant
power outages per year at Albemarle
Corporation's Ibuprofen plant in
Orangeburg, S.C.

Players
• Albemarle Corporation's Orangeburg, S.C.
Ibuprofen plant
• Orangeburg Department of Public Utilities
• Electrical Engineering Consulting & Testing
• Siemens Smart Grid division

Solution
• Distribution automation: A fast bus transfer
system that can handle more than two
sources

The International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) released the first technology roadmap as part of its REmap 2030 series, focusing on the future use of renewable energy in buildings, transport and industry. According to the report, titled 'Renewable Energy in Manufacturing: A Technology Roadmap for REmap 2030,' the proportion of renewables in global manufacturing could reach 27% by 2030.
read more: http://climate-l.iisd.org/news/irena-releases-first-remap-2030-technology-roadmap/

Islands around the world rely on costly fossil-fuel imports, often from distant locations, which can burden government budgets and inhibit investment in social and economic development. A transition to indigenous renewable energy, however, can reduce import dependence and create important business and employment opportunities.

Renewable Islands: Settings for Success identifies four key factors for successful deployment of renewable energy on islands: political will, as embodied in legislation; technical planning to ensure that renewables are added to the grid in a reliable and cost-effective fashion; market frameworks allowing competition by independent power producers and building owners, along with the main power utility; and development of human capacities to plan, install, operate and maintain renewable power facilities.

The report – prepared by the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in support of the Global Renewable Energy Islands Network – offers case studies from the Islands of Cabo Verde, Cyprus, Fiji and Samoa, where governments have succeeded in lowering energy costs by scaling up renewables.

Sustainable Procurement is a process whereby organisations meet their needs for goods, services,
works and utilities in a way that achieves value for money on a whole life basis in terms of
generating benefits not only to the organisation, but also to society and the economy, whilst
minimising damage to the environment (Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, UK,
2006). Sustainable Procurement should consider the environmental, social and economic
consequences of: Design; non-renewable material use; manufacture and production methods;
logistics; service delivery; use; operation; maintenance; reuse; recycling options; disposal; and
suppliers' capabilities to address these consequences throughout the supply chain (Department for
Environment, Food and Rural Affairs UK, 2006).

The Energy Management Working Group (EMWG) of the Global Superior Energy Performance (GSEP) partnership released a document that provides practical guidance for professionals involved in measuring and verifying energy performance in commercial buildings and industrial facilities. Measurement and verification (M&V) practitioners can use the guidance to enhance data accuracy, isolate the impacts of energy-saving measures, and increase investor and stakeholder confidence in the reported results.

SWITCH-Med has developed a new publication titled ¨ Toolkit for SCP policy-makers in the Mediterranean¨ aiming at mainstreaming Sustainable Consumption and Production into four key areas for sustainable development in the region: food and agriculture, goods manufacturing, tourism, and housing and construction.

This SCP toolkit is mainly addressed to policy makers and representatives of local, regional and national administrations in Mediterranean countries. Other interested stakeholders who want to learn more about an SCP approach and examples of its implementation in the region will certainly benefit from this new publication. The SCP toolkit provides a set of effective tools and instruments, case studies and lessons learned which can help to build national SCP frameworks and further integrate SCP into national and sectorial policies.

The Toolkit, is divided into the following chapters:
Chapter 1: Understanding sustainable consumption and production
Chapter 2: Policy framework for SCP.
Chapter 3: Mainstreaming SCP in key economic sectors of the Mediterranean Region.

The
Gap
Analysis
Report
(GAR)
is
a
deliverable
within
the
Preparatory
Action
“Strategic
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
of
development
of
the
Arctic,”
commissioned
by
the
European
Commission's
Environment
Directorate
General.
The
Preparatory
Action
is
designed
to
increase
awareness
about
the
Arctic
and
its
changing
political,
economic,
and
environmental
landscape,
to
enhance
understanding
of
the
impacts
of
European
Union
(EU)
policies,
and
to
test
the
effectiveness
and
sustainability
of
an
EU
Arctic
Information
Centre
based
on
a
network
of
Arctic
research
centres
and
universities
within
the
EU
and
European
Economic
Area
(EEA)
and
European
Free
Trade
Association
(EFTA).
The
project
and
prospective
network
are
designed
to
support
decision-­‐making
processes
within
the
EU
and
to
better
address
future
Arctic
challenges
and
opportunities.

Sustainable public procurement often draws upon a worldwide market – globalization in the business sector has resulted in dramatic growth in the cross- border movement of commodities and goods. As a result, we now see an increase in the complexity of supply chains, with products imported from a variety of countries where different social and economic regulatory frameworks prevail.
In order to become more sustainable, public procurement thus has to deal with an increasing number of environmental, social or ethical issues at all stages of the supply chain..
This pre-study assesses state of the art regarding sustainable supply chain management and how it relates to public procurement by zeroing in on two product groups – timber and textiles.

The Sustainable Development strategy of Wallonia provides a framework for long-term thinking for all stakeholders concerned about finding solutions to environmental, economic and social challenges by the year 2050. It also provides a galvanizing framework to turn these challenges into economic and social opportunities, and generate a new prosperity which is more respectful of people and their environment.

Five challenges are highlighted in this first strategy: 1) deepening of social divide, 2) climatic disturbances, 3) demographic changes, 4) restoration and protection of biodiversity, 5) energy transition. Seven themes were identified to address these challenges and promote sustainable development in Wallonia among which sustainable consumption and production. For each of these themes, the strategy includes a vision for 2050 that should guide the actions of decision makers in the long run, and an overview of existing quantitative targets between now and 2050.

All around the world groups of informed, skilled and motivated people are striving to
achieve more responsible ways of living. It is recognized that education is essential to
achieve sustainable development for all. There is also a growing recognition that people
everywhere need to acquire the knowledge and skills to change their consumption
behavior and to become more creative and active citizens.

The question today is what policies and practices are needed to facilitate education for
sustainable living and what lessons can be learned from the experiences already taking
place in different countries.

This brochure mainly focuses on the formal education system and provides an overview of
policies and practices from diverse countries to assist further action around the globe.

Looking for Likely Alternatives (LOLA) is an international pedagogical tool for teachers and students hosted by the Sustainable Everyday Project .

LOLA was first launched in 2005 by the Consumer Citizenship Network (CCN). The CCN network of partners continues
today under the Partnership for Education and Research about Responsible Living (PERL) (http://www.perlprojects.org/).

Following the adaptation of LOLA for Ireland, the LOLA toolkit is now being made available through PERL and the CDVEC Curriculum Development Unit for
other countries to adapt and implement as appropriate into their curriculum.

Overview of the LOLA toolkit

The LOLA process requires that students engage in a series of steps to locate, critique and raise awareness of good local case studies about sustainable
living and stewardship of the environment. Good sustainable living and stewardship case studies provide examples of how people can live in a way that meets
present day needs, while caring for the environment and without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.
This resource offers specific support to achieve the following statements of learning:

This brochure is the third in a series which focuses on formal and informal education for sustainable living and provides an overview of policies and practices from different countries.