• News 11 January 2019 Loss and damage outcomes of COP24 Determining implementation modalities for the Paris Agreement – the so-called rulebook for the Paris Agreement – was one of COP24’s main goals, this note outlines the nature of the engagements made during COP24 with regard to loss and damage. UNEP DTU Partnership, in collaboration with Climate Analytics and the International Centre for Climate Change and Development, has prepared a summary of the main COP24 agreements affecting climate change-induced loss and damage. They concern the treatment…
• News 10 January 2019 New partnership for the future of energy efficiency in India Today UNEP DTU Partnership and Indian Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) signed a new agreement for long-term cooperation. The agreement establishes a framework between EESL and UNEP DTU Partnership's Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency, to support faster and further energy efficiency improvement in India. This will be done through experience and knowledge sharing, joint international funding application, national policy study, as well as showcasing business models of energy…
• News 21 December 2018 UNEP DTU Partnership at COP and beyond COP24 was charged with completing work on the Paris Agreement Work Programme to operationalize the 2015 treaty. The outcome, the so-called Katowice Climate Package, includes decisions on nearly all of the issues mandated. The ambition levels and results of the various agreed elements can be discussed, but there is now a first version of what has been called the Paris Agreement “Rulebook”. Looking at the negotiations leading up to the meeting in Katowice, it was clear that there were many…
• News 21 December 2018 UNEP DTU Partnership at COP and beyond COP24 was charged with completing work on the Paris Agreement Work Programme to operationalize the 2015 treaty. The outcome, the so-called Katowice Climate Package, includes decisions on nearly all of the issues mandated. The ambition levels and results of the various agreed elements can be discussed, but there is now a first version of what has been called the Paris Agreement “Rulebook”. Looking at the negotiations leading up to the meeting in Katowice, it was clear that there were many…
• Project 18 December 2018 Transforming tourism value chains In developing countries and small Island Developing States (SIDS) to accelerate resource efficient, low-carbon development The project aims at reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving resource efficiency in key tourism sector value chains with high resource use i.e. accommodation, food & beverage, and meetings, incentives, conferences and events (MICE). Transforming the sector to low carbon, resource efficient operations, requires an increase in sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices by businesses and tourists through more coherent actions in countries. The project will help countries to:…
• News 10 December 2018 Gender equality in climate action Gender equality is a goal in its own right, but it is also vital in relation to mitigation and adaptation to climate change. UNEP DTU Partnership seeks to advance women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and to promote the creation of gender-responsive climate policies. Kicking off Gender Day at COP24 tomorrow, UNDEP DTU Partnership is part of organising a high level event focusing on gender and the implementation of climate technology through the Technology Needs Assessments. "Women…
• News 10 December 2018 Gender equality in climate action Gender equality is a goal in its own right, but it is also vital in relation to mitigation and adaptation to climate change. UNEP DTU Partnership seeks to advance women’s full, equal and meaningful participation and to promote the creation of gender-responsive climate policies. Kicking off Gender Day at COP24 tomorrow, UNDEP DTU Partnership is part of organising a high level event focusing on gender and the implementation of climate technology through the Technology Needs Assessments. “Women…
• News 6 December 2018 Growing gap between ambition and action: Adaptation efforts need financial boosting While climate consciousness across the globe is on the rise, the fourth UN Environment Adaptation Gap Report released today has revealed a considerable gap between countries’ preparedness for climate change and the actual measures that should be put in place to prepare communities for a future of increasing climate risks. We need to adapt our societies to a reality of climate change, with rising temperatures and more extreme weather events affecting every corner of the globe. But this vital…

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