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- News 27 October 2022 Emissions Gap Report 2022: The closing window As intensifying climate impacts across the globe hammer home the message that greenhouse gas emissions must fall rapidly, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report finds that the international community is still falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place. However, the Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies finds that urgent sector and system-wide transformations – in the…
- Event 25 October 2022 Webinar: Climate Technology Progress Report 2022 How do we assess climate technology progress? Upscaling the implementation of effective development and transfer of climate technologies in response to the climate is more crucial than ever. Technologies are key to sustainable development and the interlinked issues of the triple planetary crisis that humanity currently faces: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. To upscale implementation, it is essential to understand the processes leading to the successful development and…
- Publication 24 October 2022 Africa–Europe Collaborations for Climate Change Research and Innovation: What Difference Have They Made? This chapter critically assesses Africa–Europe collaborations on climate change research and innovation. Its authors argue that the complexity of research and innovation challenges on this topic calls for subtler collaborative and evaluation programmes. More importantly, they emphasise the need for greater harmonisation between scientific and political priorities on climate change, and point out that project goals should be more precisely defined, so as to ensure that results can be measured…
- Publication 23 October 2022 Adaptation benefits and costs: Are they important in the global policy picture and how can we estimate them?
- Webinar & E-Learning 13 October 2022 Unlocking clean energy finance & investments for Green Hydrogen (Webinar) - 11.10.2022 During the webinar, our speaker from the OECD presents the main findings from their analysis of how Green Hydrogen can contribute to the decarbonisation of the economy and achieve net zero emissions by 2050. They also present scenarios of global hydrogen demand in 2050 and the role of low-carbon hydrogen in cumulative emissions reduction. The OECD work primarily focuses on the role of green hydrogen for emerging and developing economies, to understand the enabling market conditions required to…
- Webinar & E-Learning 13 October 2022 District Energy - A Case study of Zakito Deep Sea Water District Cooling in Curaçao (Webinar) - 30.09.2022 The webinar presents the case study of the Zakito District Cooling project in Curacao, one of the winners of the 7th global district energy climate awards. The project is designed to utilize deep sea water to meet the cooling demand. The realization of the project will unlock the vast potential of District Cooling and related Deep Seawater Industry projects in Curaçao and the Caribbean, a market potential estimated at USD 1.0-2.0 billion. Zakito District Cooling intends to connect all suitable…
- Webinar & E-Learning 13 October 2022 The USA ESCO market – Trends and Barriers (Webinar) - 27.09.2022 NAESCO presents the ESCO market in the United States and thus continues our presentations of central markets for ESCOs! NAESCOs Timothy Unruh, Executive Director and Donald Gilligan, President, each present their perspectives on the American ESCO market, which has existed for over 40 years and has developed a strong market and robust set of ESCOs engaged. It is the longest in existence, and the speakers share their insights as to what has created it, how the US market functions and finally,…
- Event 12 October 2022 The Chinese ESCO market – Trends and Barriers While ESCOs are trying to get a foothold in many markets, China has been standing out for two decades as the place where ESCOs seem to thrive. Half the world’s ESCO turnover, according to IEA, stems from the Chinese market! To update us on the state and trends of the Chinese ESCO market, Jingwen Wang from the ESCO Committee of China Energy Conservation Association (EMCA) will share her perspectives on a market that has achieved remarkable results for energy efficiency through ESCOs – but still…