• Event 2 February 2024 Webinar: GACMO 2.0 - for enhanced climate action An upgraded version of the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO) is now available, supporting informed decision-making on climate change - addressing the climate crisis and reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The GACMO tool can be downloaded here. This webinar will delve in to how GACMO 2.0 can provide countries with a clear understanding of the implications of their climate actions to enact meaningful change and contribute to global emissions reduction goals. The new GACMO version…
• News 23 January 2024 Kick-starting the market for e-cooking for displaced people and host communities UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is helping to design a new financing model to boost access to clean energy for displaced populations. Energy poverty among displaced populations in low-income countries is a major challenge leading to deforestation, relatively high greenhouse emissions and a range of risks to human life and health. This includes indoor air pollution, conflict with local communities and violent crimes committed against women and children who are often responsible for collecting…
• News 18 January 2024 GACMO: Emissions projections tool adds transparency in Ethiopia and Seychelles Ethiopia and Seychelles are well underway to use the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO) to develop greenhouse gas emissions projections and evaluate the impact of mitigation actions. In December, training workshops in Ethiopia and Seychelles received highly positive feedback from partners and participants both on how the GACMO tool can help improve climate action with detailed projections of emissions reductions and on the content of the workshops in enabling participants in using the…
• News 16 January 2024 Recommendations for Article 6 carbon markets presented at COP28 The possibilities of carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the tools and guidance needed were highlighted on December 6, at a COP28 side event co-hosted by the Pakistan Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. As well as sharing concrete experiences from countries working to implement Article 6, the event stressed the international cooperation, knowledge exchange, and carbon market strategies necessary to enable cost…
• News 22 December 2023 New Carbon Market Partnerships International carbon markets could facilitate more ambitious climate action. However, to ensure that it works for planet and people, countries require technical capacities to create comprehensive strategies for implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The Integrated Assessment for Article 6 (IAA6) project collaborates with Peru, Sri Lanka, and Tanzania. Launched at COP28, these partnerships, aim to enhance capacities and co-develop a carbon market toolbox, offering practical tools for…
• News 21 December 2023 Loss and damage at COP28 The adverse impacts of human-induced climate change have severe repercussions for the planet's well-being and societies. Rising sea levels, elevated temperatures, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss are among the current global challenges. Despite commitments to mitigate and adapt to these impacts in line with the Paris Agreement, these measures may be insufficient, leading to unavoidable and sometimes irreversible loss and damage. Arguably, a decision about loss and damage was one of the…
• Publication 21 December 2023 Loss and damage at COP28 The adverse impacts of human-induced climate change have severe repercussions for the planet's well-being and societies. Rising sea levels, elevated temperatures, extreme weather, and biodiversity loss are among the current global challenges. Despite commitments to mitigate and adapt to these impacts in line with the Paris Agreement, these measures may be insufficient, leading to unavoidable and sometimes irreversible loss and damage. Negotiations related to loss and damage focused on the…
• News 7 December 2023 TNA IV countries moving on to barrier analysis and enabling frameworks A group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are well on their way to developing concrete action plans for climate technology implementation. As part of the fourth round of the global Technology Needs Assessment project (TNA) the fifteen participating countries have now almost all prioritized their key sectors and climate technologies for adaptation and mitigation, and have moved on to the crucial second TNA step of identifying barriers to increased…

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