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- News 5 May 2021 Regional Climate Weeks: Read our Regional Technology Briefs Read our Regional Technology Briefs In light of the coming Regional Climate Weeks in Latin America and the Caribbean, Africa and Asia Pacific, we are sharing our Regional Technology Briefs with you. The Technology Briefs focus on 3 regions: Africa, Asia-Pacific, Latin America & the Caribbean, and assess TNA countries’ technology needs for adaptation and mitigation to climate change. Download our Regional Technology Briefs below and listen to our recorded webinar on: https://tech-action…
- News 3 May 2021 New report: Enhanced taxonomy for adaptation technologies UNEP DTU Partnership together with the Green Technology Center Korea, a government-funded research institute under the Ministry of Science and ICT Korea, have collaborated on the development of a taxonomy for adaptation technologies in the context of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Enhancing the development, transfer and uptake of technology is a key pillar of the international response to climate change. Although the need for technology and the importance of climate technology…
- Event 29 April 2021 Webinar - Technology Action Plan Supporting (TAPSUPWEB) We organize a webinar, "Technology Action Plan Supporting Webinar (TAPSUPWEB)", the 19th of May from 13:30PM CET to 15:00PM CET. The Technology Action Plan Supporting Webinar (TAPSUPWEB) is organized by the UNFCCC and UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) with support of the NDC Partnership and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and will focus on supporting the implementation of Technology Action Plans (TAPs) of developing countries. Prior to the TASUPWEB webinar, an informal…
- News 28 April 2021 Danish investment fund reports on climate footprint For the first time, one of Denmark’s biggest investors in developing countries, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) has published the climate footprint of its portfolio of investments, in their annual report. A move in part made possible by UNEP DTU Partnership. As acknowledged by CEO Torben Huss in the introductory note to the newly released Annual Report: "…we have for the first time structured our reporting on climate change…..and we have with the support from UNEP…
- News 28 April 2021 Caribbean twin islands kickstart TNA Last week, St. Kitts and Nevis became one of the first countries to officially launch their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) under the TNA IV project, to prioritise and plan for future climate technology implementation. The meeting was attended by representatives from a wide range of ministries and departments, as well as utilities, non-governmental organisations and individual experts, and was hosted by the Department of Environment of the twin island Caribbean nation in collaboration with…
- News 28 April 2021 Caribbean twin islands kickstart TNA Last week, St. Kitts and Nevis became one of the first countries to officially launch their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) under the TNA IV project, to prioritise and plan for future climate technology implementation. The meeting was attended by representatives from a wide range of ministries and departments, as well as utilities, non-governmental organisations and individual experts, and was hosted by the Department of Environment of the twin island Caribbean nation in collaboration with…
- Event 26 April 2021 Keys to US ESCO Growth: Government Mandates and Risk Management The ESCO Industry in the United States has grown from its original existence into a market size in 2017 of about $7 Billion USD. During this growth, ESCOs have grown in all market segments, but in the United States, predominantly serve the public building market such that in 2014, roughly 92% of all work was with public buildings. As the market has grown, the project sizes have grown as well, with projects for the Federal Government averaging $0.8 Million in the 1990’s to $5.5 Million and…
- News 23 April 2021 Be the change you want. The world community is increasingly recognizing the severe impacts of climate change and raising its levels of ambition in mitigating it. Countries, cities and businesses are announcing targets to reach net-zero emissions by the middle of the century or earlier and devising policies and technological innovations to achieve them. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted further the significance of sustainable development and the important role of behavioural change in addressing global problems…