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- News 7 September 2022 Promoting rainwater harvesting Access to water is a human right, but as temperatures continue to rise due to the climate crisis, so does water scarcity. Rooftop rainwater harvesting can play a key part of adaptation efforts to ensure safe and accessible water, and in Uganda UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has worked with government and private sector to form the Rooftop Rainwater Harvesting Alliance. As well as working closely with the alliance, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has also published a market brief highlighting the…
- Publication 6 September 2022 The Emissions Gap Report 2014 This fifth Emissions Gap report has a different focus from previous years. While it updates the 2020 emissions gap analysis, it gives particular attention to the implications of the global carbon dioxide emissions budget for staying within the 2 °C limit beyond 2020. It does so because countries are giving increasing attention to where they need to be in 2025, 2030 and beyond. Furthermore, this year’s update of the report benefits from the findings on the emissions budget from the latest series…
- Publication 6 September 2022 The Emissions Gap Report 2013
- News 31 August 2022 New classification of the world’s coastlines to improve climate action The Coastal Hazard Wheel, with a new classification of the world’s coastlines, has been released to improve coastal climate change adaptation at local, regional and national level and strengthen coordinated climate action worldwide. The classification builds on the Coastal Hazard Wheel that is a universal coastal management framework and is developed by the Coastal Hazard Wheel initiative involving Deltares, the UN Environment Programme-DHI Centre (UNEP-DHI Centre) and the UNEP Copenhagen…
- News 30 August 2022 Enhancing the role of ESCOs for climate action through the Green Climate Fund On August 6, the Global ESCO Network timely delivered its input to the consultation initiated by the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for drafting a document to guide its future, increased investments into energy efficiency. It is the Global ESCO Network’s declared goal to influence the institutional climate change community towards a (greater) regard for the ESCO business model and to improve the understanding among both financiers and regulators that ESCOs must be integrated with other initiatives,…
- Event 30 August 2022 Training workshops on multi-criteria analysis in Kyrgyz Republic The TNA is a country driven and participatory process, where stakeholder consultation and buy-in is key to successful implementation. Technical and methodological support to the national team is provided by UNEP-CCC. In this 2-days of workshop sessions, participants were trained on the use of multi-criteria analysis (MCA), which offers a flexible means to defining, scoring and weighting criteria to select priority climate technologies. MCA allows for transparency in decision making processes,…
- News 26 August 2022 Financing energy efficiency for Mongolia’s NDC Global electricity demand by electric motors and motor systems can be reduced by 20-30% by 2030 if adequate efficiency measures are deployed, according to United for Efficiency. To realize these savings, performance standards for key industrial equipment, including electric heat pumps and motors, need to be complemented by incentives to increase the adoption of energy management systems and improved information. As part of the NDC Action Projects work in Mongolia, a Climate Mitigation…
- Event 16 August 2022 The Spanish ESCO market - Trends and Barriers Although ESCOs are not yet a prominent implementation modality for energy efficiency in Europe, ESCOs are experiencing a growing market for their services in Spain. As such, Spain may be blazing the trail for other markets in Europe, where ESCOs are yet to establish a strong foothold. Carlos Ballesteros, the CEO of the Spanish ESCO association, ANESE, and recently also a member of the Advisory Board of the Global ESCO Network, shares insights on the trends in the Spanish ESCO market as well as…