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- Event 7 May 2020 Webinar on clean captive solar PV installations for commercial and industrial (C&I) market in Kenya UNEP-DTU webinar on clean captive PV market in Kenya. May 20, 2-3:15 PM CEST. The webinar is based on a report titled Clean captive power: Understanding the uptake and growth of commercial and industrial (C&I) solar PV in Kenya, published by UNEP DTU Partnership. Link to webinar Download slides Kenya has witnessed a rapid increase in the captive solar PV segment over a short timeframe, mainly since 2014. The total capacity for captive PV installations currently in Kenya is 40…
- News 29 April 2020 Ensuring green finance flows In the struggle to curb global emissions and adapt to the already devastating effects of climate change, we cannot reach our common goals without green finance and investments on a massive scale. Now, with the support of UNEP DTU Partnership, one of Denmark's biggest investors in developing countries, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU), has a new climate policy, ensuring alignment to the goals of the Paris Agreement. We are very pleased with the work carried out by UNEP…
- News 27 April 2020 Raising awareness for climate tech transfer Raising awareness for climate tech transfer Effective communication is key to improve the likelihood of successful transfer of climate technologies. In order to foster enabling environments for climate technology development, transfer and uptake, the global Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project puts an emphasis on communication and information dissemination at countries' national level. The TNA project coordinates efforts on awareness building throughout government departments and agencies,…
- News 24 April 2020 In times of health, economic and climate crisis, energy efficiency is part of the answer The multiple benefits of adopting more efficient energy demand practices in buildings, industry, agriculture and transport, now renovated as part of the solution to unprecedented challenges, are well known. Energy efficiency can make a significant contribution to decarbonisation by reducing the use of fossil fuels, reducing contamination and consequently improving air quality. This effect alone has positive impacts on public health, making us more resilient to pathogenic activity. Energy…
- News 24 April 2020 UNEP DTU Partnership joins climate collabathon PhD Fellow at UNEP DTU Partnership, Marco Schletz is heading up a prompt developing a Climate Bond Platform using blockchain technology, during the Yale Open Innovation Lab Climate Collabathon taking place this week (April 22-26th). The prompt will develop a platform for real-time monitoring the impact of tokenized climate bond projects by creating a reliable data layer through connecting blockchain technology, IoT sensors and AI. It applies an innovative financing mechanism called asset…
- News 6 April 2020 Sri Lankan MRV ensures transparent and impactful NDCs UNEP DTU Partnership has assisted Sri Lanka in developing the country's first Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV) system for climate action. The Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) project in Sri Lanka has been a successful collaboration between the Climate Change Secretariat of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment, the Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation, UNEP DTU Partnership and the local consultancy team, Climate Smart Initiatives (Pvt) Ltd …
- News 25 March 2020 Virtual thesis fair was a great success This week, students from DTU joined the UNEP DTU Partnership Master's Thesis Fair, in a successful event showcasing the possibilities for students to write their thesis in collaboration with UNEP DTU Partnership experts. It is the second time UNEP DTU Partnership has hosted a master's project fair for students interested in joining the partnership to write their thesis. The fair was originally scheduled to be held at DTU, but had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak. However, a…
- News 19 March 2020 Latin American municipalities commit to increase regional cooperation on energy efficiency First regional workshop No less than sixty mayors and municipalities took part in last week’s Regional Workshop on Energy Efficiency in Latin American Municipalities, jointly organised by UNEP DTU Partnership’s Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2), the Red Argentina Municipios frente al Cambio Climatico (RAMCC), and the Friedrich Ebert Foundation. The three-day workshop was the first of its kind and specifically targets energy efficiency and financing for Latin American municipalities…