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- Publication 27 September 2021 Critical Concepts and Research Needs in Humanitarian Energy The world faces a growing humanitarian challenge: over 80 million people are now forcibly displaced from their homes by multiple crises and protracted conflicts (UNHCR, 2021). Over 26 million people have been forced over borders as refugees and 45 million people are internally displaced within their countries. Within this context, displaced people lack access to clean cooking solutions and are often not able to access modern electricity to meet their needs. The realities of living without…
- Publication 27 September 2021 Indigenous Peoples and Climate Technologies
- Publication 27 September 2021 Contribution of circular economy strategies to climate change mitigation: Generic assessment methodology with focus on developing countries As part of the Paris Agreement, countries are asked to put forward their nationally determined contributions (NDCs), which present their proposed pathways to tackle climate change. To that end, circular economy (CE) has been proposed as a potentially important catalyzer to meet NDCs. Yet, the potential of CE strategies to help reach climate goals at the country scale has been little explored until now. Here, we propose a consistent step-wise methodology, which assesses quantitatively the…
- Project 27 September 2021 Transformation & Article 6: Strengthening the transformative effect of market approaches under the Paris Agreement On behalf of the German Environment Agency, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre conducts research to explore options for fostering transformational change through market approaches (Art.6) under the Paris Agreement.Transitioning towards sustainable development and net-zero global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will be key to staying within the temperature limits established by the Paris Agreement. The potential contribution of market-based instruments towards these objectives is, however, unclear…
- News 27 September 2021 New guidebook: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Technologies Indigenous Peoples' knowledge on climate solutions can play a critical part in climate action. A new guide shows ways to integrate and strengthen Indigenous tech in national Technology Needs Assessments. Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge of adapting to climatic change and their global contribution to a sustainable management of our shared natural resources are critical to combating climate change and its impacts. Yet, their contribution often remains unacknowledged, and too often Indigenous Peoples…
- News 27 September 2021 New guide: Indigenous Peoples and Climate Technologies Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge of adapting to climatic change and their global contribution to a sustainable management of our shared natural resources are critical to combating climate change and its impacts. Yet, their contribution often remains unacknowledged, and too often Indigenous Peoples have little access to the financial resources or forums for decision-making concerning the environment. This severely undermines opportunities for significant influence in climate policy, planning and…
- Publication 23 September 2021 Energy-Efficient Retrofit Measures (EERM) in Residential Buildings: An Application of Discrete Choice Modelling Cross-country evidence on the adoption of energy-efficient retrofit measures (EERMs) in residential buildings is critical to supporting the development of national and pan-European policies aimed at fostering the energy performance upgrade of the building stock. In this light, the aim of this paper is to advance in the understanding of the probability of certain EERMs taking place in eight EU countries, according to a set of parameters, such as building typology, project types, and motivation…
- Event 21 September 2021 AFRICA CLIMATE WEEK - AFFILIATED EVENT Country representatives will present the current status in pursuing NDC planning, implementation and share respective experiences, challenges and lessons learned. Additionally, this event will count on NDC Action project members to share experiences and lessons learned on NDC approaches. And provide NDC stakeholders opportunities to present their specific NDC implementation approaches, such as technologies, finance, and other aspects of NDC integration at the sector level. in partnership with…