• News 16 March 2018 DES Leverages EUR 17.8 million in Energy Efficiency and Renewables Investments Highlights: - City signs €8.4 million loan with European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to fund construction of a new biomass energy plant. - Switch from oil to green heating is expected to slash C02 and sulphur dioxide emissions by over 90%, and save millions in fuel costs. A new renewable power plant made up of 10 biomass boilers will heat homes and businesses in the second-largest city in Bosnia and Herzegovina, slashing emissions and air pollution while saving money. At a ceremony…
• News 8 March 2018 African Climate Week to speed up solutions Africa is a continent with great potential in climate-friendly development, but also a continent, where many countries already feel the negative effects of climate change. Public and private organisations and companies are invited to develop and launch climate action in the first Africa Climate Week, which will take place on 9-13. April 2018 in Nairobi, Kenya. Africa Climate Week will be a recurring annual event and is held this year for the first time. An important part of the week will be to…
• News 30 January 2018 23 new countries will assess their technology needs with help from UNEP DTU Partnership Technology is key to achieving the goals set forth in the Paris Agreement: Lower the emission of CO2 and halting the rise on global temperatures that threatens the livelihood of people everywhere in the world. To enhance the development, transfer deployment and dissemination of technology UNEP DTU has assisted countries in their Technology Needs Assessments (TNA's) since 2009. TNA's support developing countries to determine their own climate technology needs so it is possible to define how best…
• News 3 January 2018 23 new countries will assess their technology needs with help from UNEP DTU Partnership Technology is key to achieving the goals set forth in the Paris Agreement: Lower the emission of CO2 and halting the rise on global temperatures that threatens the livelihood of people everywhere in the world. To enhance the development, transfer deployment and dissemination of technology UNEP DTU has assisted countries in their Technology Needs Assessments (TNA’s) since 2009. TNA’s support developing countries to determine their own climate technology needs so it is possible to define how best…
• News 15 November 2017 Workshop on scaling up trade in environmentally sound technologies held in Malaysia In light of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the Paris Agreement on Climate Change, the international regulatory and political framework for trade and investment in environmentally sound technologies (ESTs) has been decisively reshaped. ESTs are a sub-set of environmental goods, which are defined as goods that directly contribute to environmental protection and climate change mitigation. Yet many developing countries still lack the knowledge and capacity to harness trade and…
• News 2 November 2017 New Guidance for preparing a Technology Action Plan released The final step in a Technology Needs Assessment process is the preparation of Technology Action Plans. These plans lay out climate technology pathways for implementing the Paris Agreement. This guide book for preparing Technology Action Plans was prepared in 2016 based on a COP 20 request to the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee to provide guidance on how the results of the Technology Needs Assessment can be developed into projects for implementation. To increase the exchange of…
• News 30 October 2017 New Publication released: Climate-Smart Agriculture Manual for Agricultural Education in Zimbabwe The new publication 'Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Manual for agricultural education in Zimbabwe' seeks to address the country's vulnerability to climate change coupled with unsustainable farming practices and lack of training of extension officers on climate change issues. The Manual describes technologies that are in line with the CSA principles i.e. food production adaptation and mitigation - all associated with the agriculture sector. The current agriculture syllabi at Zimbabwe learning…
• Tools 27 October 2017 [Thermal atlas] Major enhancements made to the Heat Roadmap Europe energy planning tool Heat Roadmap Europe (HRE) added major new features to its energy planning tool, the perfect basis for European governments, businesses, consultants, academics, and planners to make informed decisions about investments in energy efficiency measures and use of untapped alternative energy sources for heating and cooling. The tool will also support the implementation of European climate commitments, ensure wiser investment of public money, reduce costs for consumers, and cut carbon emissions and…

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