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- Webinar & E-Learning 8 March 2019 Carbon Reduction and Energy Efficiency in the Water and Wastewater sector (Webinar) - 20.03.2019 The linkages between water and energy consumption are significant. To produce energy, water is needed and, likewise, the provision and treatment of water requires the consumption of energy, in particular of electricity (ca. 60%). Reports and analysis demonstrated that the water sector is becoming more energy-intensive, while the energy sector is increasing its water-intensity. In 2014, 120 Mtoe of energy was used in the water sector only, and the growing global water use suggests that the…
- Project 27 February 2019 Technology Needs Assessment (phase III) UN Environment and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, with financing from the Global Environment Facility, are implementing a third phase of Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs), involving 22 countries (2018-2022). This third phase focuses on supporting mostly Least Developed Countries and Small Island Developing states. The objective of this phase is to go beyond identifying technology needs narrowly and to work towards investment. The overall objective of the TNA project is to support countries…
- News 21 February 2019 UNEP DTU Partnership director appointed Sustainable Development Professor John Christensen, Director of the UNEP DTU Partnership, was appointed as the first Sustainable Development Professor at Yonsei University, in Korea. The Sustainable Development Professorship is part of a long-term project at Institute for Global Engagement & Empowerment (IGEE) at Yonsei University’s to increase educational value on sustainable development. In order to support this effort eight global leaders and experts who are capable of broadening perspectives on sustainable development…
- News 19 February 2019 Step by step to climate technology action Building on experience from conducting Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and Technology Action Plans (TAPs) in more than sixty countries UNEP DTU Partnership has just published a new guidebook to explain how a TNA/TAP process can be organized and implemented. The TNA Step by Step - A guidebook for countries conducting a Technology Needs Assessment and Action Plan, summarizes the various steps in preparation of a TNA and TAP and will be the ‘go-to’ document for national TNA teams, including…
- News 17 January 2019 Ghana kicks off year of ambition at Africa Climate Week In two months stakeholders from all sectors will gather in Ghana to participate in the first regional climate week of 2019. The Africa Climate Week will take place with the theme: “Climate Action in Africa: A Race We Can Win”. The provisional program for Africa Climate Week 2019, hosted in Accra, Ghana from 18–22 March, has just been published online, and displays a dynamic schedule of activities that will demonstrate enhanced ambition across the continent. Hosted by the Government of Ghana,…
- News 15 January 2019 New partnership for the future of energy efficiency in India Today UNEP DTU Partnership and Indian Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) signed a new agreement for long-term cooperation. The agreement establishes a framework between EESL and UNEP DTU Partnership's Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, to support faster and further energy efficiency improvement in India. This will be done through experience and knowledge sharing, joint international funding application, national policy study, as well as showcasing business models of energy…
- Publication 14 January 2019 NAMA Pipeline Analysis and Database The NAMA Pipeline Analysis and Database contains all submissions to the UNFCCC from developing countries and countries in transition for Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions. It also contains submissions from developed countries on finance for NAMAs. Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) do not represent a legal obligation under the UNFCCC. NAMAs are voluntary actions taken by developing countries to reduce GHG emissions to levels below those of “Business As Usual” (BAU). NAMAs…
- Publication 14 January 2019 CDM and Article 6 Analysis and Database The Kyoto Protocol established some cooperative mechanisms designed to help developed countries to meet their greenhouse gas emission targets by achieving emission reduction at lower costs in other countries. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allowed industrialized countries to claim credits for emission reductions from projects in developing countries. It is a condition that the projects assist developing countries in achieving sustainable development. UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is hosting…