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- News 17 November 2014 Making an Impact - Technology Transfer and the TNA Project Defining what kinds of cleaner technologies are best suited to a country’s climate change needs can be a serious challenge in developing countries. The GEF-funded Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project, which drew to a close in April 2013, has helped dozens of countries tackle the question, and set them on the path towards getting the chosen technologies up and running. Implemented by UNEP with the collaboration of the UNEP-DTU Partnership, the TNA project supported 36 countries as they…
- News 28 October 2014 UDP Director addresses IPCC opening ceremony in Copenhagen COPENHAGEN, 27 October – The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) opened a meeting in Copenhagen on Monday to finalize the Synthesis Report, the last stage of its Fifth Assessment Report (AR5), which provides policymakers with a comprehensive assessment of the risks of climate change. On this occasion, UNEP DTU Partnership Director, John Christensen, addressed the gathering on behalf of UNEP. ‘This event marks another pivotal moment in the fight against climate change as we…
- News 8 October 2014 Three new NAMA publications launched September saw the release of three new NAMA publications by UNEP DTU Partnership. Financing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions: A primer on the financial engineering of NAMAs explains essential financing principles and models. It highlights challenges in financing NAMA policies and programmes, as well as possible ways to overcome these obstacles. Authored by Søren E. Lutken, the publication argues that NAMAs should not be designed as a theoretical exercise, considering financing issues…
- News 24 September 2014 UNEP initiatives on display at UN Headquarters During the UN Climate Summit 2014 on 23 September at the UN Headquarters in New York, The Momentum for Change initiative launched by the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat in collaboration with UNEP emphasising the use of renewable energy and a focus on energy efficiency to realize a low carbon future was at full display at the UN HQ fence. Below are a few photos.
- News 28 August 2014 Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India - Three new publications launched Three new publications from the 'Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India' project were launched this month. The first 'Case Study of Metro Rail in Indian Cities' examines the costs and benefits of metro rail projects for achieving the twin goals of inclusive and sustainable development and low-carbon growth. While energy efficiency gains associated with metro rail projects are known to policymakers in India, the implication of other costs and benefits based on life cycle…
- News 4 July 2014 6th Africa Carbon Forum held in Windhoek, Namibia Windhoek, 4 July 2014 – Climate change threatens to undo decades of earnest effort to develop Africa unless sufficient investment can be mobilized to spur sustainable development and make the continent more resilient. This was the message delivered to about 400 participants at the 6th Africa Carbon Forum, gathered to share and learn the latest about market and financial opportunities associated with the international response to climate change. The forum was opened by the Minister of…
- News 17 June 2014 Danida Fellowship Course on ‘Green Growth and Low Carbon Development’ held in Copenhagen The course explored green energy and low carbon development business opportunities in developing countries within a climate change and development context. Aimed at public and private business managers and entrepreneurs, the course was attended by 16 participants from Indonesia, Pakistan, Kenya, Burkina Faso, Egypt and Bolivia. Fellows developed their own Green Energy and Low Carbon Development action plans informed by the course modules in areas such as waste to energy projects, public-private…
- News 7 April 2014 New Publication Launched: Institutional aspects of NAMA development and implementation Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) have become a key concept for mitigation efforts in the context of the negotiations of a new global agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). However, a number of countries do not have the capacity and the resources to develop a national low carbon development strategy. Several of these countries are taking action on NAMAs in a more individual manner, and many countries need urgent support for…