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- News 4 April 2022 IPCC: The time for action is now In 2010 -2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach. However, there is increasing evidence of climate action, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today. Since 2010, there have been sustained decreases of up to 85% in the costs of…
- News 31 March 2022 How to invest in distributed clean power UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre contributed a session on clean energy for public buildings: an overview of natural resources, technologies, policies and project financing for public sector professionals, from across Argentina, participating in the national Municipal Energy Management Training Program. The training is overall delivered by a consortium of partners including the National University of La Plata, the Argentine Network of Municipalities against Climate Change (RAMCC) and UNEP…
- News 3 March 2022 UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre hosts Global Environmental Governance course The UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre today hosted 70 students from the University of Copenhagen's Master's course in Global Environmental Governance. A session held in UN City, Copenhagen, brought together students and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre staff, who offered case-specific insights into the centre's work. In doing so the session aimed to shed light on a few basic questions: What is the role of the UN, and specifically UNEP, in global environmental governance? What informs and steers…
- News 28 February 2022 NEW IPCC report: Taking action now can secure our future Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released today. “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “It shows that climate change is a grave…
- News 14 February 2022 Call for Expressions of Interest - Training Delivery and Capacity Building Following the launch of its new IPMVP® M&V certification programs, Efficiency Valuation Organization (EVO) is seeking expressions of interest from potential training and certification partners. EVO is an international NGO that owns the globally recognized International Performance Measurement and Verification Protocol (IPMVP). Through a network of national, regional, and international training partners and organizers, EVO has introduced energy efficiency measurement and…
- News 26 December 2021 New research article: in rural electrification, affordability is key The UN sustainable development goals (SDGs), approved six years ago, lay out a shared vision on 17 key developmental concerns. Within this framework, SDG7 targets access to affordable, reliable and modern energy services, while SDG13 focuses on reducing greenhouse-gas emissions and adaption to the impacts of climate change. Efforts to achieve SDG7 and SDG13 are interlinked, in that fossil fuels will be used, to a greater or lesser extent, to expand access to modern energy services in developing…
- News 22 December 2021 A look back at 2021 2021 is coming to an end, and on behalf of all my colleagues, I would like to thank our partners around the world for all your efforts and collaboration in the last year. Together we have worked hard throughout the year for a greener, more sustainable future, where countries prosper using low carbon energy sources in the most efficient way. Taking over as Director in April 2021, I was proud to join such a relevant and unique partnership benefitting societies across the world. It is our goal for…
- News 21 December 2021 TNA webinars, events, podcasts and publications in 2021 As 2021 comes to an end, we would like to share an overview of some of the knowledge products produced under the Global Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Through the TNA project, UNEP DTU Partnership helps developing countries determine their technology priorities for mitigating and adapting to climate change. The project follows a country-driven approach, working with regional centers of excellence in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and offering national, regional, and…