• News 11 July 2019 Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition Amidst growing calls for stronger and faster climate action, the upcoming Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is set to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The event takes place in Salvador, Brazil form the 19th to the 23rd of August. Leadership at the highest level is urgently needed to close the ambition gap of current national climate plans in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees…
• News 8 July 2019 Commentary: Sustainable development in the Article 6 drafts Despite good elements and clear steps forward, a new analysis on the progress of sustainable development in the Article 6 negotiations under the Paris Agreement shows that more can be done to integrate the agendas of sustainable development and climate action. The analysis, and subsequent commentary aim at providing a brief update and insights on the current status of sustainable development provisions in the Article 6 draft. Download the "Commentary on the current state of sustainable…
• News 5 July 2019 Global partners gathered to map 2020 strategy and beyond We need district energy if we want to close the gap between our current actions and ambitions and where we need to be to reach the goals in the Paris Agreement and SDGs. Current national commitments to the Paris Agreement make for climate projections many degrees above the desired 1.5C standard to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. To achieve the energy transition necessary, it will be crucial to increase the share of renewables in power supplies while increasing…
• Event 28 June 2019 2nd UfM Energy and Climate Business Forum: Supporting local authorities in their efforts towards the energy transition Gabriela Prata Dias will be speaking for the "Session 1- Setting the Scene: Regional Framework". This session aims to provide a general framework on the state of play of local authorities actions regarding energy efficiency, climate change adaptation and mitigation as well as renewable energies, with a special focus on shared regional challenges and opportunities.
• News 28 June 2019 New manual for financing energy efficiency Energy efficiency is considered the "low-hanging fruit" of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector. It is a highly effective and economic way to reduce emissions, but global investment is critical. A new manual provides an overview of innovative financing mechanisms and business models, including case studies from around the world. The manual was written by BASE (Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy), with experts from the UNEP DTU Partnership Copenhagen Centre on Energy…
• News 26 June 2019 Linkages between Technology Needs Assessments and Nationally Determined Contributions at UN Climate Conference During the UN Climate Change Conference in Bonn, SB50, June 2019, UNEP DTU Partnership together with the UNFCCC Secretariat, organized a side event to enhance understanding of the synergies between the TNAs and the NDCs, to highlight countries’ experiences, and to learn about funding opportunities for countries when conducting their TNAs. To achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement, implementation of climate technologies is necessary on a large scale and in short time. Climate technologies…
• News 20 June 2019 How to transfer, finance and implement climate technology To achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement, implementation of climate technologies is necessary on a large scale and in a short time. Despite being successfully operating and well proven in many countries, climate technologies are only moderately implemented in many developing countries. If we want to transform their development trajectories, so that they set the world on a course towards the goals in the Paris Agreement technologies play key roles. Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs),…
• News 20 June 2019 Regional workshops kicked off round three Another 23 countries have joined the TNA programme, and have participated in regional workshops held around the world. This third round of TNAs has a special focus on least developed countries and small island developing states, and how technology can best help them in achieving their national targets set under the global Paris Agreement. Throughout the spring of 2019, UNEP DTU Partnership, and our local partners have held regional workshops in Anglophone Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the…

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