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- News 7 June 2022 Mongolia and Bangladesh move towards NDC priorities To support climate action and ambitious Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) in Mongolia and Bangladesh, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC) joined high-level and in-person meetings with Government and wider stakeholders to discuss and agree sector-specific investment opportunities. In both countries, UNEP-CCC joined the meetings and workshops through the NDC Action Project, a project supporting 10 partner countries across the world, to help translate NDCs into concrete sector…
- News 1 June 2022 Milestone reached for climate technology An impressive milestone has been reached for global Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs). With briefs from Benin, Central African Republic, Antigua and Barbuda and Sao Tome & Principe, there are now 100 technology policy briefs available on the TNA website. The policy briefs summarise the policy-relevant actions to implement specific climate technologies in a short document. Each policy brief has a length of maximum 4 pages, making them concise and user-friendly. The briefs can be used by…
- News 31 May 2022 Policy briefs for climate tech implementation An impressive milestone has been reached for global Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs). With briefs from Benin, Central African Republic, Antigua and Barbuda and Sao Tome & Principe, there are now 100 technology policy briefs available on the TNA website. The policy briefs summarize the policy-relevant actions to implement specific climate technologies in a short document. Each policy brief has a length of maximum 4 pages, making them concise and user-friendly. The briefs can be used by…
- News 23 May 2022 Morocco starts first subnational monitoring, reporting and verification system Morocco’s Climate Change Policy of 2014 embedded a subnational approach in national climate action, encouraging implementation of the country’s National Plan to Combat Global Warming at the local level to better account for regional contexts. The Souss Massa region, placed centrally in the country’s long land profile, has since established itself as a frontrunner in the implementation of pilot climate action projects. “The National Plan to Combat Global Warming explicitly recommends that…
- News 12 May 2022 Kenya Unveils Ambitious Action Plan for Energy Efficiency and Conservation Key national and international stakeholders gathered this week to validate the Implementation Plan of Kenya’s ambitious Energy Efficiency and Conservation Strategy. The strategy was developed by a Technical Committee consisting of representatives of key stakeholders from government agencies and businesses under the guidance of the Ministry of Energy along with experts from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC). As the Energy Efficiency Hub of SEforALL, UNEP-CCC has provided technical…
- News 4 April 2022 IPCC: The time for action is now In 2010 -2019 average annual global greenhouse gas emissions were at their highest levels in human history, but the rate of growth has slowed. Without immediate and deep emissions reductions across all sectors, limiting global warming to 1.5°C is beyond reach. However, there is increasing evidence of climate action, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report released today. Since 2010, there have been sustained decreases of up to 85% in the costs of…
- News 28 February 2022 NEW IPCC report: Taking action now can secure our future Human-induced climate change is causing dangerous and widespread disruption in nature and affecting the lives of billions of people around the world, despite efforts to reduce the risks. People and ecosystems least able to cope are being hardest hit, said scientists in the latest Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) report, released today. “This report is a dire warning about the consequences of inaction,” said Hoesung Lee, Chair of the IPCC. “It shows that climate change is a grave…
- News 4 January 2022 TEMARIN issue brief - Digital solutions for agricultural value chains in Kenya: the role of private-sector actors This issue brief is an output of the Technology, Markets and Investment for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development (TEMARIN) project, focused on strengthening markets for climate technologies in Kenya and Uganda. The project is funded by the Danish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. In recent years there has been much discussion about 'digital transformation' in the agrifood system and its role in enabling climate resilient development. Given the lack of clear and compelling data to connect…