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- News 8 October 2020 Finance Guide for Implementation of Technology Action Plans Reaching the envisaged scale of climate technology implementation implies a drastic scale-up and implementation of policies and measures, as well as a rapid mobilization of domestic and international financial resources, which should be efficiently and sustainably invested. This guidebook provides information on how to develop a business case for interventions that are inclusive of climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies, and to present this information in structured proposals to…
- Project 1 October 2020 CONNECT4GREENTECH – a collaborative research and innovation project of the Nordic Green Growth Research and Innovation Program CONNECT4GREENTECH focuses on supporting conditions for upscaling green technologies and on moving further the innovation frontier of extracting high‐value chemicals from lignin forward. Lignin is an abundant side stream in pulp production, nowadays mostly burnt for energy. Yet, it has a broad application potential from biofuels to chemicals, medicine and food additives. A lot of R&D concerning different options has been conducted, but the roads ahead, possible value chains, actor networks…
- News 29 September 2020 New guidebook: Finance Guide for Implementation of Technology Action Plans A new TNA guidebook Reaching the envisaged scale of climate technology implementation implies a drastic scale-up and implementation of policies and measures, as well as a rapid mobilization of domestic and international financial resources, which should be efficiently and sustainably invested. This guidebook provides information on how to develop a business case for interventions that are inclusive of climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies, and to present this information…
- Project 28 September 2020 Blockchain as a decentralizing technology platform to accelerate climate action There are three main application areas for technology innovation in the climate realm (see brochure for more information): Together with the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), World Bank, and the Blockchain for Climate Foundation, we conducted a Webinar on Blockchain for Climate. This webinar sought to jointly develop a more nuanced understanding of the technology's potential and inform decision makers on the application of a DLT/blockchain solution to Article 6 of…
- Publication 28 September 2020 Finance Guide for Implementation of Technology Action Plans Reaching the envisaged scale of climate technology implementation implies a drastic scale-up and implementation of policies and measures, as well as a rapid mobilization of domestic and international financial resources, which should be efficiently and sustainably invested. This guidebook provides information on how to develop a business case for interventions that are inclusive of climate change mitigation and adaptation technologies, and to present this information in structured proposals to…
- News 17 September 2020 Trinidad and Tobago: an integrated approach to NDCs and TNA Trinidad and Tobago has chosen an integrated approach to their Technology Needs Assessment (TNA), linking it strongly to international climate action commitments and the national development process. UNEP DTU Partnership recently asked the National TNA Coordinator for Trinidad and Tobago, Kishan Kumarsingh, about his country's approach to TNA. Mr Kumarsingh is Head of the Multilateral Environmental Agreements Unit at the Ministry of Planning and Development. A strong foundation As a fossil fuel…
- News 16 September 2020 Assisting Kenya develop a national energy efficiency strategy Experts from UNEP DTU Partnership together with Kenyan and international stakeholders have developed the Kenya National Energy Efficiency & Conservation Strategy (NEECS), launched today by the Ministry of Energy of Kenya. Improvements in energy efficiency from the new strategy will help reduce the demand for fossil fuels while enhancing the potential of renewable energy to meet a larger portion of the country’s energy needs. Furthermore, the strategy will contribute towards the achievement…
- Event 15 September 2020 Webinar - From technology needs to implementation: closing the finance gap UNEP DTU Partnership and UNFCCC organise a webinar to discuss finance needs for climate technology implementation and to provide insights about different types of technology inclusive projects. Together with this webinar, UNEP DTU Partnership and the UNFCCC will launch a new Technology Needs Assessment Guidebook, the Finance Guide for Implementation of Technology Action Plans. Join us on the 30th of September, from 2PM to 3.30PM CET. The speakers of the webinar are: Vladimir Hecl; UNFCCC…