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- News 7 April 2025 Women, health, and productivity to benefit from Ghana-UNEP CCC net-zero transport planning The transport sector is a major contributor to global greenhouse (GHG) gas emissions globally, contributing to nearly 25% of greenhouse gas emissions in 2023 according to the International Energy Agency. Ninety-five percent of transport sector energy is sourced from fossil fuels, meaning decarbonizing the sector can yield significant steps towards the objectives of the 2015 Paris Agreement on reducing global emissions. Decarbonising the transport sector is especially important in…
- Event 25 February 2025 Webinar: Scaling Clean Cooking in Schools Many schools in East Africa, schools supported by the World Food Programme (WFP), still rely on traditional three-stone fires for meal preparation. This practice not only is a major source of GHG emissions, household air pollution and driver deforestation but also burdens local communities, especially women and children who gather firewood. Furthermore, it impacts food security, with undercooked meals affecting students' nutrition. This webinar, organized in collaboration with WFP, explores…
- News 17 February 2025 Diverse support modalities bring rewards for climate transparency cooperation As of December 31, 2024, 46 countries submitted their BTRs with direct CBIT-GSP support, ranging from hands-on guidance for all elements of the BTR, to quality checks prior to submission. Many more countries benefited from other CBIT-GSP support modalities including regional in-person trainings, online workshops and ample webinars, primarily delivered through its ten Transparency Networks, two of which are implemented with the support of UNDP. Transparency Networks are geographic and linguistic…
- Event 14 November 2024 Webinar: Clean Cooking with Agricultural Residues Creating access to clean cooking is essential for climate action and was underscored at the recent high-level summit on clean cooking for Africa, organized by the IEA in May 2024. Charcoal and firewood remain major contributors to deforestation and account for 60-80% of black carbon emissions across Africa, driving substantial net carbon emissions. Using briquettes and pellets from agricultural residues as fuel can offer a sustainable alternative that protects forest ecosystems, supports local…
- News 10 November 2024 Solar e-cookers cut costs and emissions in Uganda Christine Nakanwagi Kagimu adds the peeled plantain to the water and pushes the button at the base of the green electric cooker. Running on batteries and using induction, the e-cooker promptly brings the water to a boil, and when Christine adds greens, her small kitchen on the outskirts of Kampala quickly fills with an appetizing aroma. Christine first saw the e-cooker at her father’s 87th birthday party. Her sister bought one for their parents explaining that using electricity to cook is both…
- News 7 November 2024 Huge uplift needed on climate adaptation, starting with finance commitment at COP29 As climate impacts intensify and hit the world’s most vulnerable hardest, the Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Come hell and high water, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that nations must dramatically increase climate adaptation efforts, starting with a commitment to act on finance at COP29. The Adaptation Gap Report is co-produced and co-edited by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Global average temperature rise is approaching 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and…
- News 15 October 2024 Strengthening Local Capacities for Equitable Energy Transition in Indonesia’s Provinces During two recent missions to Indonesia covering Jakarta and South Sulawesi, experts from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre along with our local partner Dala Institute met with key stakeholders to discuss the energy transition process underway and more importantly the role of provinces in energy planning and implementation. This is particularly crucial as Indonesia is embarking on simultaneous transitions along a low-carbon energy pathway, and economic development in an equitable way. The extent…
- News 24 May 2024 REE-IEGM Joins the Global ESCO Network The mission of the REE-IGEM is to support the promotion of energy efficiency and gender integration in access to energy. The general objective of the REE-IGEM is to contribute to the improvement of political, strategic, regulatory and investment frameworks in favour of an increased and sustainable national market in terms of energy efficiency and gender integration in access. to energy. The specific objectives are: Promote energy efficiency in buildings, industry and residential on behalf of…