• News 18 July 2019 Partnerships for climate action: Adaptation on your phone Increased uncertainty in rainfall patterns are distorting farming cycles, lowering yields and  can create a vicious cycle of hunger and poverty in the Ghanan agricultural sector. In a sector with more than 90 % smallholder farmers, access to information on adaptation to the changing climate is not only of crucial importance to production, but also to the survival of the families living of the land. High level of mobile phone ownership created an opportunity for Viamo (previously VOTO…
• News 16 July 2019 Asia-Pacific Climate Week Gears Up to Boost Climate Ambition Seizing the opportunity of the incredible momentum of climate action, and Asia-Pacific countries being at the forefront of innovation to tackle the climate crisis, the upcoming Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 (APCW) is gearing up to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The APCW takes place in Bangkok, Thailand on the 2-6 September and provides a space to develop multi-stakeholder climate action. A critical juncture The world is at a critical juncture in its efforts to…
• News 11 July 2019 Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition Amidst growing calls for stronger and faster climate action, the upcoming Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is set to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The event takes place in Salvador, Brazil form the 19th to the 23rd of August. Leadership at the highest level is urgently needed to close the ambition gap of current national climate plans in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees…
• News 8 July 2019 Commentary: Sustainable development in the Article 6 drafts Despite good elements and clear steps forward, a new analysis on the progress of sustainable development in the Article 6 negotiations under the Paris Agreement shows that more can be done to integrate the agendas of sustainable development and climate action. The analysis, and subsequent commentary aim at providing a brief update and insights on the current status of sustainable development provisions in the Article 6 draft. Download the "Commentary on the current state of sustainable…
• News 28 June 2019 New manual for financing energy efficiency Energy efficiency is considered the "low-hanging fruit" of reducing greenhouse gas emissions from the energy sector. It is a highly effective and economic way to reduce emissions, but global investment is critical. A new manual provides an overview of innovative financing mechanisms and business models, including case studies from around the world. The manual was written by BASE (Basel Agency for Sustainable Energy), with experts from the UNEP DTU Partnership Copenhagen Centre on Energy…
• News 18 June 2019 UNEP DTU Partnership hosts new network, unleashing the ESCO potential Last week saw the launch of the new 'Global ESCO Network' at the G20 meeting in Tokyo. A network that aims to unleash the potential that Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) have to deliver some of the best returns on green investments, reduce energy consumption and combat excess greenhouse gas emissions. The ESCO concept of using energy savings to pay for the cost of equipment and infrastructure that creates those savings is a business model directly responding to climate change. ESCOs thus…
• News 18 June 2019 UNEP DTU Partnership hosts new network, unleashing the ESCO potential Last week saw the launch of the new ‘Global ESCO Network’ at the G20 meeting in Tokyo. A network that aims to unleash the potential that Energy Service Companies (ESCOs) have to deliver some of the best returns on green investments, reduce energy consumption and combat excess greenhouse gas emissions. The ESCO concept of using energy savings to pay for the cost of equipment and infrastructure that creates those savings is a business model directly responding to climate change. ESCOs thus…
• News 10 May 2019 Partnerships for climate action: Sustainable schools A public private partnership in Chile, based on the UNEP DTU Partnership ADMIRE project, is supplying schools with green energy while proving that there is a business case in investments in sustainable energy in public institutions. The Adaptation Mitigation Readiness (ADMIRE) project creates commercially viable business models for climate action in partnership with public and private sector actors. It is based on the fact that private investments are key to reach the goals in the Paris…

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