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- Publication 14 January 2019 CDM and Article 6 Analysis and Database The Kyoto Protocol established some cooperative mechanisms designed to help developed countries to meet their greenhouse gas emission targets by achieving emission reduction at lower costs in other countries. Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) allowed industrialized countries to claim credits for emission reductions from projects in developing countries. It is a condition that the projects assist developing countries in achieving sustainable development. UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is hosting…
- News 11 January 2019 Loss and damage outcomes of COP24 Determining implementation modalities for the Paris Agreement – the so-called rulebook for the Paris Agreement – was one of COP24’s main goals, this note outlines the nature of the engagements made during COP24 with regard to loss and damage. UNEP DTU Partnership, in collaboration with Climate Analytics and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, has prepared a summary of the main COP24 agreements affecting climate change-induced loss and damage. They concern the treatment…
- News 10 January 2019 New partnership for the future of energy efficiency in India Today UNEP DTU Partnership and Indian Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) signed a new agreement for long-term cooperation. The agreement establishes a framework between EESL and UNEP DTU Partnership's Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, to support faster and further energy efficiency improvement in India. This will be done through experience and knowledge sharing, joint international funding application, national policy study, as well as showcasing business models of energy…
- Publication 9 January 2019 Empirically based analysis of households coping with unexpected shocks in the central Himalayas Climate change may significantly impact the large number of households in developing countries depending on agricultural production, not least through changes in the frequency and/or magnitude of climatic hazards resulting in household income shocks. This paper analyses rural households’ responses to past experiences of and future expectations to substantial and unexpected negative and positive agricultural income shocks. Empirical data is derived from an environmentally-augmented structured…
- News 21 December 2018 UNEP DTU Partnership at COP and beyond COP24 was charged with completing work on the Paris Agreement Work Programme to operationalize the 2015 treaty. The outcome, the so-called Katowice Climate Package, includes decisions on nearly all of the issues mandated. The ambition levels and results of the various agreed elements can be discussed, but there is now a first version of what has been called the Paris Agreement “Rulebook”. Looking at the negotiations leading up to the meeting in Katowice, it was clear that there were many…
- News 21 December 2018 UNEP DTU Partnership at COP and beyond COP24 was charged with completing work on the Paris Agreement Work Programme to operationalize the 2015 treaty. The outcome, the so-called Katowice Climate Package, includes decisions on nearly all of the issues mandated. The ambition levels and results of the various agreed elements can be discussed, but there is now a first version of what has been called the Paris Agreement “Rulebook”. Looking at the negotiations leading up to the meeting in Katowice, it was clear that there were many…
- Project 18 December 2018 Carbon Finance for Agriculture, Silviculture, Conservation and Action against Deforestation (CASCADE - Africa) The project aimed at enhancing expertise to generate carbon credits in land use, land use change and forestry (LULUCF) as well as bioenergy activities in Sub-Saharan African countries. Capacity building efforts adopted a hands-on, learning by doing approach in which local developers were given the opportunity to develop and prepare Project Idea Notes (PINs), Carbon Finance Documents (CFDs), and/or Project Design Documents (PDDs) through direct technical assistance. The initiative was jointly…
- Project 18 December 2018 CDM Green Facility The Green Facility project supported sub-Saharan African countries become more engaged in the Clean Development Mechanism (CMD) market by focusing on project development and capacity building, laying the groundwork for long-term CDM investments. It was designed and implemented by UNEP DTU Partnership. The objectives of the project were: Conduct a rapid capacity building needs assessment in the countries, and identify key stakeholders who could benefit from a targeted capacity building program…