• Publication 31 October 2022 Energy and low carbon development efforts in Ghana: institutional arrangements, initiatives, challenges and the way forward Over the years, Ghana has invested considerable effort and resources together with international partners to develop the energy sector and to mainstream energy low carbon pathways into national development plans. Low carbon development (LCD) provides a good opportunity, of not only building upon earlier energy and climate change local processes and structures but also help to mainstream low carbon agenda in economic activities and national development plans. For this to work however, require…
• Publication 31 October 2022 Stakeholder participation in CDM and new climate mitigation mechanisms: China CDM case study Stakeholder participation is recognized as a key principle for effective climate governance. Climate mechanisms such as the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM), REDD +, and the Green Climate Fund (GCF) provide guidelines for local stakeholder consultation (LSC). However, little empirical research exists on how LSC is practised, and synergies between climate mechanisms are largely unexplored. This study explores how international LSC rules are practised at national and local levels. It aims to…
• Publication 31 October 2022 Barriers to the Transfer of Low-carbon Electricity Generation Technologies in Four Latin American Countries This article discusses the conclusions of four national Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) processes in Latin America (2011-2013), as applied to the electricity sector. The primary focus is on the financial and economic barriers identified by countries to the transfer of prioritized low-carbon energy technologies. While many electricity markets in Latin America were liberalized during the 1990s and 2000s, such market-driven reform policies were far from uniform and in reality there exist a…
• Publication 31 October 2022 Assessing the greenhouse gas impact of a renewable energy feed-in tariff policy in mozambique: Towards ndc ambition and recommendations to effectively measure, report, and verify its implementation Parties to the Paris Agreement (PA) have agreed on the goal of limiting the increase in global average temperature to well below 2◦C and are pursuing efforts to limit warming to 1.5◦C. Countries’ nationally determined contributions (NDCs) comprise the main framework used to achieve this. In this context, Mozambique’s NDC includes, amongst other actions, increased renewable energy (RE) generation. This article presents the results of the assessment of greenhouse gas (GHG) impacts of the…
• Publication 31 October 2022 Incorporating uncertainty in national-level climate change-mitigation policy: possible elements for a research agenda Decision making for climate change management seldom incorporates uncertainty in the analysis that underpins the policy process. First, uncertainty is seldom characterised fully, and attempts to reduce uncertainty—when this is possible—are rare. Second, scientists are ill-equipped to communicate about uncertainty with policy makers, and policy makers most often favour pretended certainty over nuance and detail. Third, the uncertainty analysis that may have been conducted most often fails to…
• News 31 October 2022 Preparation for Article 6 in Pakistan Last week experts from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and consortium partners from the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) program met with close to 100 stakeholders and international agencies in Islamabad, Pakistan, introducing international carbon trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and the overall SPAR6C plan. The expert team from the SPAR6C project was also looking for stakeholder suggestions and new partnerships for cooperation, meeting with government…
• News 27 October 2022 Emissions Gap Report 2022: The closing window As intensifying climate impacts across the globe hammer home the message that greenhouse gas emissions must fall rapidly, a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report finds that the international community is still falling far short of the Paris goals, with no credible pathway to 1.5°C in place. However, the Emissions Gap Report 2022: The Closing Window – Climate crisis calls for rapid transformation of societies finds that urgent sector and system-wide transformations – in the…
• Event 25 October 2022 Webinar: Climate Technology Progress Report 2022 How do we assess climate technology progress? Upscaling the implementation of effective development and transfer of climate technologies in response to the climate is more crucial than ever. Technologies are key to sustainable development and the interlinked issues of the triple planetary crisis that humanity currently faces: climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss. To upscale implementation, it is essential to understand the processes leading to the successful development and…

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