• News 1 November 2021 Three projects selected as best low-carbon cases District energy systems can not only contribute to greater sustainability through energy efficiency and renewable energy but also improve liveability and reduce air pollution. To promote district energy solutions and sustainable city planning, the Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment this year launched a collection of green and low-carbon best-cases for districts. The cases were chosen based on recommendations by local organizations, expert review, and publicity. On the list are three…
• News 1 November 2021 New publication: “From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments” New publication: “From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments” (2021 edition) What do climate smart land-use approaches in Laos, solar PVs in Cuba, biomass energy technologies in Pakistan, and sustainable land management practices in Burkina Faso have in common? Besides all being cases of climate action implementation, they are also direct or indirect results of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Accessing funding for climate action In recent years,…
• Event 29 October 2021 Meet us at COP26 World leaders, experts, organisations and the private sector meet with the aim to agree on how to tackle the urgent threat of global climate change. Together with our partners, we will join the efforts to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5C and protect our planet and people from the intensifying impacts of climate change. In 40+ events UNEP DTU Partnership will be covering the many issues of climate action and the urgent implementation of the commitments to the Paris Agreement…
• Webinar & E-Learning 28 October 2021 Liquid Cooling for Sustainable Digital Infrastructure Development in China (Presentation) In anticipation of COP26, ITU organized a regional Dialogue on Sustainable Digital Transformation in Asia and the Pacific. The event highlighted the importance of sustainability and energy efficiency in driving digital transformation and meeting the Net-Zero challenge, in line with the targets set in the Paris Agreement and the Sustainable Development Goal. The event placed a special focus on the sustainable digital transformation progress in the Asia and the Pacific region. It also discussed…
• News 28 October 2021 Enhancing finance capacities for the Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) in Morocco. This month, UNEP DTU Partnership invited Moroccan practitioners from the government, service provider and NGOs to a two-day workshop building capacity for climate action. The aim of the workshop, organised with the help of the Ministry of Environment of Morocco, was to provide a thorough understanding of climate finance, and the tools associated with it, to more effectively address the challenges of the Moroccan Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. Recordings of the…
• News 27 October 2021 Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments Innovative climate technologies are critical for our response to the climate crisis, and climate technologies play an integral part in national climate plans. Since 2009, UNEP DTU Partnership and UNEP, in close collaboration with the UNFCCC Secretariat, have led the implementation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded Global Technology Needs Assessments (TNA) project in close to 100, predominantly developing, countries. Through the TNA project, countries teams develop their TNAs and…
• News 27 October 2021 Perspectives: scaling up investment in climate technologies A new 'Perspectives' publication focuses on how to close the gap between technology needs and implementation in support of Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement. What are the pathways to realising technology development and transfer? And what are the main opportunities for, and constraints to, progress? These questions are addressed by a diversity of authors, who offer their evidence-based views and opinions. In doing so, the collection aims to stimulate, or contribute to,…
• Publication 25 October 2021 From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments (2021) Building on three previous publications, this publication provides a new set of success stories on how countries have used their TNAs and TAPs to advance the implementation of climate technologies. It provides examples from different regions and covers different sectors. The stories highlight how TNAs are used by developing countries as a highly practical tool that provides an effective and solid foundation upon which they can both scale up and implement action on climate technologies in their…

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