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- News 4 July 2024 Trinidad and Tobago secures first GCF funding for carbon capture and storage Trinidad and Tobago has secured support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, marking the first time the GCF has funded such an initiative. This success is informed by a comprehensive Technology Needs Assessment (TNA), conducted in collaboration with the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. The GCF Readiness project, approved in March 2024, aims to further Trinidad and Tobago's CCS readiness, including assessing storage potential in deep saline formations…
- News 3 July 2024 UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre starts transparency work in nine countries In the spring of 2024, the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre continued work to enhance climate action transparency by collaborating with nine countries through the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT). This initiative works with countries around the globe to increase capacities to assess, monitor, and report the impacts of their climate actions, thereby fostering international trust and cooperation in global climate efforts. Strong institutional transparency systems Mexico, Ecuador,…
- Event 10 June 2024 Powering progress: market creation strategies for solar e-cooking technologies in off-grid and displaced communities (Webinar) The main aim of this webinar was to communicate and discuss the key messages, facts, figures and arguments from the collaborative technical report published by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, the Global Platform for Action on Sustainable Energy in Displacement Settings and the World Food Programme, in support of the multistakeholder ‘SOLCO’ initiative launched at COP28 and the Global Refugee Forum. The webinar offered an opportunity for open discussion on market creation strategies and…
- News 30 May 2024 Global Transparency Forum tackles urgent need for climate transparency In May, the first Global Transparency Forum brought together over 180 government officials, experts, and representatives from international organizations for in-depth discussions on the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement. Held from the 20-21 May in Tokyo, Japan, the two-day Forum marked a pivotal moment in international climate policy. Enhancing global collaboration ahead of BTRs and NDC updates As countries prepare for the first-ever submission of their Biennial…
- News 17 May 2024 Innovative climate resilient housing pilot in Bangladesh Through a pilot project for climate-resilient housing in Bangladesh's coastal zone, the NDC Action Project and BRAC are showcasing a new way to tackle the challenges posed by the climate crisis in Mongla Upazila in the Western part of Bangladesh. Along with the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, who is the country focal point for the NDC Action Project, experts from UNEP, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and BRAC visited the site of the pilot housing project during a mission…
- News 16 May 2024 Unlocking carbon finance to decarbonize cement and waste sectors in Pakistan Pakistan is advancing carbon finance efforts under the Paris Agreement's Article 6 through the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) programme. A recent mission and series of bilateral meetings and workshops organized by SPAR6C and led by a multidisciplinary team of experts from the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and GFA Consulting have garnered significant momentum. The mission, spanning from 16 to 30 April, aimed to strengthen strategic collaborations with provincial…
- Event 2 May 2024 NDC finance and proposal development training - MENA/Africa The main objective of this three-day training course was to enhance the skills of the National Technical Institutions in the framework of the NDC Action Project and technical employees of Ministries in preparing concept notes for future submission to the financial institutions. The online training was delivered over three days from the 11th – 13th of June. The training consisted of a mix of presentations from experts at UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and in-country partner organizations. More…
- Project 1 May 2024 Global Platform for Urban Climate neutrality (GPUC) Cities are an important engine for global economic growth and socio-economic development. By 2030, almost 5 billion people (about 60 percent of the global population) will live in cities, leading to massive requirements for energy to power growth and expand basic infrastructure. Energy efficiency can offer practical solutions to budget-constrained cities to meet their energy needs without sacrificing development or environmental priorities. In recent years, cities have increasingly been…