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- Project 26 June 2020 Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency - Sustainable Datacentres and ICT Works to make energy efficient datacentres and ICT technologies a key contributor to the UN Sustainable Development Goals on climate and energy. The project is led by the Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency and serves as a global platform to share best practices of energy efficient solutions in data centres, provide policy recommendations to policy makers and foster transformational collaboration among various public and private stakeholders in the global data centre industry. It is founded…
- Publication 26 June 2020 Regional Technology Brief Latin America and Caribbean Countries in Latin America and the Caribbean have a geographically determined vulnerability to the impacts of climate change. Climate change projections show increasing mean temperatures rising by up to 4.5°C compared to the pre-industrial period by the end of the 21st century across the LAC region. Climate change projections are coupled with observed trends in the direction of increased energy consumption, which has more than tripled over the past forty years. This is expected to continue to…
- News 25 June 2020 Mexico set to improve transparency in National Reporting and maximise impact on climate actions at subnational level Building transparency in subnational reporting The Paris Agreement and its transparency mechanism underscore the need for countries to track progress in the implementation of actions set forth in their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. One part of this implies linking the efforts made by subnational entities by properly accounting for their contribution to the NDC. As such, several countries are currently seeking methodologies to assess the climate…
- Project 24 June 2020 The preparation and implementation of IFU's Climate Policy UNEP-DTU Partnership assists IFU (the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries) with the preparation and the operationalisation of its Climate PolicyThe Danish Development Finance Institutions, DFI, called IFU, has embarked upon an ambitions climate policy. IFU is a key Danish instrument for mobilising climate-relevant private investments to support developing countries transformation to low-carbon and climate-resilient pathways by leveraging substantial financing to mitigation and…
- Event 23 June 2020 Digital Climate Emergency Series - Beyond Energy Efficiency - Life Cycle Based Data Centre Sustainability EP.2 (Webinar) July 2, 2020, 11 AM - 12:45 PM CEST As the role of data centre keeps increasing, so will concerns over its huge energy use, increased energy cost, associated impacts on climate change and more corporate social responsibility pressures. In recent years, the data center industry has made excellent progress in enhancing energy efficiency and adopting renewable energy sources. However, a sole focus on energy efficiency may cause burden shifting and overlook other relevant environmental problems…
- Project 19 June 2020 Methodologies for quantification of mitigation actions at subnational level in mexico UNEP DTU contributes to the implementation at subnational country level of the Enhanced Transparency Framework stated in the Climate Paris Agreement Tracking the progress of implementation of mitigation actions included by countries in their Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is at the core of the Paris Agreement and its transparency mechanisms. At country level this might lead to more accurate and comprehensive planning, and developing policies to support actions that help achieve…
- Event 16 June 2020 WEBINAR - Climate Technologies and Technology Needs Assessments activities in Latin America & Caribbean Join us on the 30th of June, for our webinar on "Climate Technologies and Technology Needs Assessments activities in Latin America & Caribbean". During this webinar, we will explore the sectors and technologies prioritisedby LAC countries participating in the TNA project, in relation to climate change adaptation and mitigation. We will discuss financial and capacity-building needs, and highlight how the TNAs can contribute to NDC implementation. 30th of June, 16-17:30PM CET The webinar’s…
- Event 16 June 2020 SMARTER finance for families - Greening European Residential Real Estate Finance EU Taxonomy & Green Finance Initiatives for Residential projects Date: 25 June, 2020 Start: 2.30pm GMT / 3.30pm CEST / 4.30pm EEST Duration: 1½ hours Access link: https://www.gotomeet.me/c2e2/smarter-finance-for-families No need to register. The link will be activated the day of the event. Our SMARTER discussion features Sean Kidney, the co-founder and CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, an international NGO working to mobilise debt capital markets for climate solutions. Sean focuses…