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- Event 24 June 2024 Regulaciones de Eficiencia Energética en Edificaciones – Experiencias en Latinoamérica (Webinar) El Webinar se va a hacer en Español Las edificaciones son responsables del 32% del consumo de energía mundial y un 25% de las emisiones de CO2. Edificios más eficientes pueden generar beneficios económicos, reducir el impacto ambiental, mejorar la calidad de vida de las personas y la productividad de las ciudades. La eficiencia energética en edificaciones no solo reducirá los costos de energía, sino que permitirá crear puestos de trabajo y activar las economías regionales. En particular,…
- News 11 June 2024 Leveraging Technology Action Plans for ambitious climate action Yesterday, climate technologies and how they can leverage more ambitious climate action was in focus at the Bonn Climate Change Conference 2024, also known as SB 60. In a fully packed room, the UNFCCC side event Making NDCs 3.0 Ambitious and Investment-Ready through Technology Action Plans explored how the Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and the Technology Actions Plans (TAPs) can elevate Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to be more ambitious and investment-ready. James Grabert of…
- Event 10 June 2024 Powering progress: market creation strategies for solar e-cooking technologies in off-grid and displaced communities (Webinar) The main aim of this webinar was to communicate and discuss the key messages, facts, figures and arguments from the collaborative technical report published by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, the Global Platform for Action on Sustainable Energy in Displacement Settings and the World Food Programme, in support of the multistakeholder ‘SOLCO’ initiative launched at COP28 and the Global Refugee Forum. The webinar offered an opportunity for open discussion on market creation strategies and…
- News 7 June 2024 Leveraging Technology Action Plans for ambitious climate action Yesterday, climate technologies and how they can leverage more ambitious climate action was in focus at the Bonn Climate Change Conference 2024, also known as SB 60. In a fully packed room, the UNFCCC side event Making NDCs 3.0 Ambitious and Investment-Ready through Technology Action Plans explored how the Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and the Technology Actions Plans (TAPs) can elevate Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to be more ambitious and investment-ready. James Grabert of…
- News 4 June 2024 Technology Needs Assessment impact stories UNEP Copenhagen Climate is hosting a Technology Needs Assessment impact exhibition at the Bonn Climate Change Conference this month, showcasing some of the global results of the project. See the posters of the exhibition below:
- News 4 June 2024 TNA stories: Technology standards and frameworks in Ecuador In its Technology Needs Assessment, Ecuador has prioritized energy efficiency to ensure energy security and reduce energy consumption and emissions from energy production. This also aims at reducing energy costs, to benefit users and increase competitiveness. The Technology Needs Assessment identified lack of information and of capacity on energy efficiency, as well as inadequate regulations, as barriers for energy efficient technologies. As a result, the Securing Energy Efficiency in the…
- News 3 June 2024 TNA stories: Coastal zone adaptation in Cuba Havana, the capital of Cuba and the island’s biggest urban area, is located in a region frequently hit by hurricanes and cold fronts. This makes Havana highly vulnerable to climate-change impacts such as sea-level rise and extreme weather events. The city is expected to face even more severe climate-related challenges in the future. Cuba’s Technology Needs Assessment focused specifically on climate resilience in coastal zones to face and adapt to these climate-change impacts. In line with Cuba…
- News 2 June 2024 TNA stories: Rainwater harvesting in Mozambique Climate change in Mozambique threatens the country on several fronts, as heavy storms and severe droughts hit the country with increasing regularity. Due to high intensity and frequency, drought is the most devastating for the agriculture sector which employs more than 80% of the economically active population. The impacts are exacerbated by the limited availability of water for irrigation and livestock watering. In its Technology Needs Assessment, Mozambique identified conservation agriculture…