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- News 14 June 2023 Pakistan on course for emissions trading under Article 6 The course is set for Pakistan in the country’s efforts to join the international carbon market under the Paris Agreement's Article 6. Partners in the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) programme have discussed and defined the next steps for carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Pakistan. The plans cover what capacity is needed and where and how to build it, and which frameworks and institutional structures should be initiated as well as what…
- News 13 June 2023 Driving forward: E-mobility mission to Ghana UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, UNEP and partner organization, BASE, embarked on a mission to Ghana from 22nd to 26th of May 2023 as part of the NDC Action project. The goal of the mission was to carry out stakeholder consultation sessions, hold bilateral meetings with stakeholders to gather relevant information, and raise interest to engage them in implementing e-buses in Ghana's capital, Accra. The project is based on a Market Feasibility Study for e-buses in Accra carried out by UNEP…
- News 5 June 2023 New green bus system in Karachi Pakistan is introducing an innovative hybrid bus fleet and green fuel production as well as last-mile connectivity in a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Karachi. The busses will run on biomethane, and the entire system will be implemented based on priorities in Pakistan’s Technology Needs Assessment and the following action plan supported by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Pakistan has the highest rate of urbanization in South Asia, and Karachi, with a population of over 20 million, as the…
- News 5 June 2023 New green bus system in Karachi Pakistan is introducing an innovative hybrid bus fleet and green fuel production as well as last-mile connectivity in a new Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) system in Karachi. The busses will run on biomethane, and the entire system will be implemented based on priorities in Pakistan’s Technology Needs Assessment and the following action plan supported by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Pakistan has the highest rate of urbanization in South Asia, and Karachi, with a population of over 20 million, as the…
- Event 2 June 2023 Meet us at Bonn SB58 Tuesday 6th of June: 13.15-14.30 Room: Bonn Technology Needs Assessment event with financial actors. The objective of this event is to highlight results of the Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and facilitate discussions amongst TNA stakeholders and financial actors on the urgent need for climate finance. Speakers include TNA experts, financial institutions, private sector actors, political decision makers, research and academia and NGOs The…
- News 2 June 2023 Solomon Islands gears up for electric buses Solomon Islands is starting a trial for electric buses in the capital city Honiara, with the aim of increasing the fleet over the next five years. The pilot which will be funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) under UNEPs eMobility Program will help assess the applicability and scalability nationwide, as well as the potential to support other e-vehicles. The electric busses including the bus routes will be helping people get to their destinations without any local pollution and reduced…
- Publication 1 June 2023 Energy efficiency in green finance taxonomies This policy brief provides answers to two questions. First, why energy efficiency investments continue to represent a marginal share of green investment volumes, even though energy efficiency improvements are among the most prominent investment categories in green finance taxonomies. Second, what corrective actions governments can take, especially with regard to developing-country supply chains. The intended primary audiences of this document are investors and developers of green…
- Publication 1 June 2023 From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the TNA (2023) Building on four previous publications, this publication provides a new set of success stories on how countries have used their TNAs and TAPs to advance the implementation of climate technologies. It provides examples from different regions and covers different sectors. The stories highlight how TNAs are used by developing countries as a highly practical tool that provides an effective and solid foundation upon which they can both scale up and implement action on climate technologies in their…