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- News 27 May 2020 Virtual conference seeks climate and sustainable development synergies UNEP DTU Partnership has been invited to organise a session on transparency in the upcoming Climate and SDGs Synergies Conference 2020. Through three in-depth webinars, UNEP DTU Partnership joins a diverse range of experts and practitioners to delve in to, how countries and stakeholders leverage climate & SDGs synergies for their efforts to recover better and stronger from the Covid-19 pandemic. Last year the conference was held for the first time, co-hosted by UNEP DTU Partnership in…
- Event 18 May 2020 Webinar - Climate Technologies and Technology Needs Assessments activities in Asia Pacific During this webinar, we will explore the sectors and technologies prioritised by Asia Pacific 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. Join us on the 16th of June, from 10AM to 11:30AM CET. The webinar's speakers will be: Subash Dhar, TNA Regional Coordinator for the Asia Pacific region – UNEP DTU Partnership…
- Tools 14 May 2020 SMARTER Finance for Vulnerable Families The purchase of a new home, regardless of its energy efficiency level, is one of the lowest priorities of low income households. People with limited financial resources are often facing many other basic existential problems and their initiative to acquire new green housing is low. Moreover, most of commercial banks and other commercial financial institutions consider low income clients a high risk group for any type of loan. However, private initiative from third parties and…
- News 14 May 2020 Mediterranean municipalities in street lighting exercise The Mediterranean local communities play a key role in the energy transition. Cities are in the best position to take actions on the ground and to meet local needs in order to address pressing challenges related to growing energy demand, the climate emergency, and the need to find innovative and efficient solutions for their citizens. The Mediterranean region is rich in renewable energy sources and has a huge potential to increase energy efficiency in areas such as street lighting, cooling and…
- News 14 May 2020 Mediterranean municipalities in street lighting exercise The Mediterranean local communities play a key role in the energy transition. Cities are in the best position to take actions on the ground and to meet local needs in order to address pressing challenges related to growing energy demand, the climate emergency, and the need to find innovative and efficient solutions for their citizens. The Mediterranean region is rich in renewable energy sources and has a huge potential to increase energy efficiency in areas such as street lighting, cooling and…
- News 13 May 2020 First Virtual workshop on NDC transparency The first virtual workshop hosted by UNEP DTU Partnership took place on the 23rd to 24th of April as part of the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) technical training in Vietnam. Based on the reporting and transparency requirements in the Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement, ICAT methodologies and the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO) was introduced by experts from UNEP DTU Partnership and ICAT partner The Italian Institute for Environmental…
- Tools 12 May 2020 CO2 neutral website Calculate CO2 emissions from website and reduce a similar amount of CO2 through climate projects.
- Event 7 May 2020 Webinar on clean captive solar PV installations for commercial and industrial (C&I) market in Kenya UNEP-DTU webinar on clean captive PV market in Kenya. May 20, 2-3:15 PM CEST. The webinar is based on a report titled Clean captive power: Understanding the uptake and growth of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar PV in Kenya, published by UNEP DTU Partnership. Link to webinar Download slides Kenya has witnessed a rapid increase in the captive solar PV segment over a short timeframe, mainly since 2014. The total capacity for captive PV installations currently in Kenya is 40…