• Project 1 May 2026 Upscaling Zimbabwe’s NDC Implementation and Raising Ambition for NDC 3.0 This project supports Zimbabwe in preparing its next-generation NDC 3.0 for 2025–2035, enhancing the country’s climate ambition by expanding mitigation actions beyond the energy sector to include AFOLU, waste, and IPPU, aiming at increasing GHG emission reductions per capita from 33% to 40% by 2030, while also strengthening the country’s adaptation framework to address growing climate risks across key sectors such as agriculture, water, and infrastructure. UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre…
• Project 1 May 2026 Strengthening Climate Finance Capacities in Tunisia Tunisia advanced the development of its next Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC 3.0), with a strong focus on translating enhanced climate ambition into concrete, investment-ready actions. UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre supported Tunisian sectoral ministries in strengthening climate finance capacities and developing project proposals aligned with the targets of the NDC. The project addressed key barriers to NDC implementation, including limited institutional capacity for climate project…
• Webinar & E-Learning 13 March 2026 Risk mitigation instruments – Experience with guarantees and insurance for energy efficiency (Webinar) - 05.03.2026 The 34th Global ESCO Network webinar, hosted by Søren Lütken, explored how guarantees and risk‑mitigation instruments can accelerate clean energy and energy efficiency investments. Opening the session, Søren highlighted the importance of financial de‑risking, noting that “guarantees are the most prominent instrument for promoting climate investments”.The first speaker, Cornelia Schenk of the OECD, presented new analysis from the Clean Energy Finance and Investment Mobilisation Programme,…
• News 9 March 2026 Landfill Moves Forward with Article 6 Stakeholder Consultation Stakeholders from government, industry and civil society gathered in Lahore in February 2026 to discuss a landmark methane capture project at the Lakhodair landfill. The consultation focused on a proposed methane gas collection project being developed under the SPAR6C (Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation) programme. The Lakhodair project is being supported under the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) programme. The core objective of SPAR6C is to help…
• Webinar & E-Learning 12 February 2026 How white certificates drive the growth of the ESCO market (Webinar) - 04.02.2026 In this webinar, Federico Antonio Canu opened the session by welcoming participants to the first Global ESCO Network webinar of the year, highlighting the exceptional level of interest in the topic of white certificates (energy savings certificates) in Spain. He introduced the speaker, Carlos Ballesteros Barrado, Managing Director of ANESE, emphasizing Carlos’s extensive experience in energy efficiency across international, EU, and national spheres. Federico set the context by noting that white…
• News 30 January 2026 Education and job fair highlights energy efficiency as pathway to skills and jobs in Mauritius Energy efficiency is emerging as a key opportunity for both economic resilience and employment in Mauritius, as students, professionals and institutions gathered at the Education and Job Fair for Energy Efficiency at the University of Mauritius this week. Co-organized by the Ministry of Energy and Public Utilities, the Energy Efficiency Management Office (EEMO), the University of Mauritius and the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, the one-day event brought together education providers, Energy…
• News 23 January 2026 Guarantee mechanism could unlock energy efficiency investments in Mauritius Energy Performance Contracting (EPC) could unlock some of the largest and fastest energy and emissions reductions in Mauritius, particularly in hotels, resorts and shopping malls, according to speakers at a UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre-supported event held on 23 January 2026 in Port Louis. The event, Energy Performance Contracting for Hotels, Resorts & Malls – Unlocking your Energy Efficiency Potential, brought together energy service companies (ESCOs), hospitality and retail operators,…
• Event 15 January 2026 Risk mitigation instruments – Experience with guarantees and insurance for energy efficiency One of the common barriers for ESCOs to expand their activities and project portfolios is access to finance. The complex financial arrangements surrounding energy performance contracting (EPC) and the ESCO implementation modality, which involves installing energy-efficient technologies in third-party facilities, often lead to an increased risk perception from banks. EPC projects not only struggle to meet collateral requirements of banks to mitigate credit risk, but also need to address risks…

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