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- News 21 November 2012 The Emissions GAP Report 2012 launched in London Action on climate change needs to be scaled-up and accelerated without delay if the world is to have a running chance of keeping a global average temperature rise below 2° C this century. Read the full Press Release here. Photo from the Emissions Gap Report side-event on Nov 29, 2012 at COP 18 in Doha, Qatar
- News 13 November 2012 Pacific Countries Attend the Carbon Expo Australasia 2012 in Melbourne A delegation of 12 representatives from Fiji, Vanuatu, Tonga, Samoa, Solomon Islands and Papua New Guinea participated in the Carbon Expo Australasia 2012 held during 7-9 November 2012 in Melbourne, Australia. The participation of this delegation at the Carbon Expo Australasia 2012 was organised by the UNEP Risø Centre (URC) as part of the regional CDM capacity building activity for Pacific region under the ACP MEA project. The Pacific delegation at the Carbon Expo conducted a workshop and…
- News 5 October 2012 The October 2012 first updates of the UNEP Risø CDM, JI, and NAMA Pipelines are now available The UNEP Risø CDM/JI Pipeline Overview has its own web-site: www.CDMpipeline.org, which contains the main graphs and tables from the CDM and the JI spreadsheets. The website makes it easier for the user to find the analysis and to print them. CDM news: With a submission of only 90 new CDM projects (plus 8 resubmissions) in September we have really passed the peak of new submitted projects that started in June 2011. None of these 90 projects are hosted by LDC countries. The CDM Pipeline now…
- News 27 September 2012 Danida Fellowship course on ‘Green Growth and Carbon Markets’ held in Copenhagen The course explored green energy and carbon market business opportunities in developing countries within a climate change and development context. Aimed at business managers and entrepreneurs, the course was attended by 15 participants from Bhutan, Kenya, Indonesia and Ghana who learnt about development of business opportunities and new markets within the energy sector as well as in the fast developing global carbon market. The course was conducted by facilitators from UNEP Risø Centre …
- News 12 September 2012 First loans worth more than USD $3 million approved under CDM Loan Scheme The loan scheme is run jointly by the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Risoe Centre on behalf of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). It provides interest-free loans for CDM projects in least developed nations with fewer than ten registered CDM projects. Read the full Press Release here.
- News 5 September 2012 Designated National Authority created in Sao Tome and Principe The Government of the Democratic Republic of Sao Tome and Principe officially created the Designated National Authority (DNA) for the Clean Development Mechanism, which was simultaneously recognized by the UNFCCC. In the run up to this, UNEP Risø Centre provided training to the DNA through the ACP MEAs CD4CDM project, which will serve as an important foundation for the well functioning of this new government body. Activities are being organized and project developers in the country…
- News 12 July 2012 First Round of CDM Loan Scheme reveals great interest for CDM projects The CDM Loan Scheme received applications from 42 projects in 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. Africa had the bulk of applications, with 29 coming from the continent. The loan scheme is run jointly by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Risø Centre. It provides interest-free loans for CDM projects in LDCs, as well as…
- News 25 May 2012 UNFCCC Loan Scheme for Clean Development Mechanism Originally proposed at COP 15 in Copenhagen, the loan scheme is designed to finance CDM related development costs, such as generating Project Design Documents (PDDs) and validation documentation. The Loan Scheme is specifically targeted at development costs –which are often difficult to finance – and will not crowd out funding directed at other components of emissions reduction projects. The UNFCCC has decided to implement the loan scheme by a consortium consisting of UNEP Risø Centre (URC) and…