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- Project 10 October 2018 TENTRANS This research project examines how South Africa's Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme interacts with local industrial development and local institutional change.As the global transition away from fossil fuels to renewable energy (RE) gathers pace, the Renewable Energy Independent Power Producers Procurement Programme (REIPPPP) in South Africa (SA) has been a game changer in terms of stimulating the deployment of large scale RE and unlocking possible pathways…
- Project 10 October 2018 Wind power technology for mini-grids in rural Africa This project analyses the market for a partly locally produced kW-scale wind turbine to be integrated into a PV mini-grid for rural electrification in Kenya, in order to reduce the cost of electricity and support local value creationThe long-term objectives of the project are to contribute to poverty reduction, stimulate economic growth and increase the supply of sustainable energy. The short- to medium-term objective is to explore the market potential and learn more about how to design…
- Project 8 October 2018 CAAST Net Plus Was a consortium of 25 African and European-based public research, funding and policy making organisations focused on how to strengthen cooperation on science, technology and innovation as a means to tackle key global challenges, including climate changeUNEP DTU led the work of CAAST Net Plus on Africa-Europe climate change research collaborations, focusing on the role of science, technology and innovation as a means to tackle climate change. Towards that end, we generated various analytical…
- Project 8 October 2018 Strengthening international cooperation on climate change research (SINCERE) This is a Horizon 2020 project within the JPI Climate programme to increase open international climate change research & innovation cooperation. It involves more than 22 European and international partners that support the implementation of the Paris Climate Agreement, the Sendai Framework for Disaster reduction and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. Across the European Union, national research agencies fund the activities of domestic academic institutions working on all aspects of…
- Project 5 October 2018 Project Implementation for Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre provides support to the CTCN's capacity building, networking, knowledge sharing and awareness-raising activities. The CTCN is the operational arm of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)’s Technology Mechanism. It is hosted by UN Environment in collaboration with United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and with the support of 11 independent organizations having expertise in climate technologies, including UNEP…
- Project 5 October 2018 Efficient and Climate-friendly Cooling: the Kigali Amendment UNEP DTU Partnership is coordinating and authoring part of the contents of the UN Environment Scientific Assessment on the Climate and other Benefits of the Kigali Amendment and Energy Efficient Cooling.This assessment is part of a UN Environment Project “Global High-Level Leadership, Advocacy, and Communication” funded by the Kigali Cooling Efficiency Program (K-CEP), a philanthropic program to support the implementation of the Kigali Amendment to the Montreal Protocol. The Kigali Amendment…
- Project 5 October 2018 The UNEP Adaptation Gap Report The Adaptation Gap Report series complements the Emissions Gap Report series – exploring global progress on adaptation and options for enhancing the global adaptation efforts.UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has managed the production of UNEP’s Adaptation Gap Report series since its first edition in 2014. The aim of the reports is to inform national and international efforts to advance adaptation. From 2020 and onwards, the Adaptation Gap Report consists of two main parts: A first part…
- Project 5 October 2018 The UNEP Emissions Gap Report The Emissions Gap Reports are annual science-based assessments of the gap between countries’ pledges on greenhouse gas emissions reductions and the reductions required to deliver a global temperature increase of below 2°C by the end of this century. Each year the reports also feature assessment of key opportunities for bridging the gap. The reports have gained wide reputation as a scientifically authoritative source of timely and policy relevant information to key decision-makers, informing…