NDC & Net Zero
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- News 9 July 2026 Georgia advances climate implementation and transparency efforts Georgia is taking important steps to turn its climate ambitions into action, with support from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre focused on mitigation planning, investment opportunities and building the technical capacity needed to track progress towards national climate goals.In mid-June, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre experts joined the Ministry of Environmental Protection and Agriculture of Georgia and national stakeholders in Tbilisi through two complementary initiatives. The activities…
- News 26 June 2026 Urgent Call to Action: Protecting Health Through Energy Efficiency, Nature-Based Solutions and Heat–Health Action Plans Globally, communities are facing another year of extreme temperatures, and the urgency of addressing heat-related risks has never been clearer. In recent weeks, countries including France, Spain, Italy and Greece have experienced prolonged heatwaves, triggering health alerts, disrupting daily life and placing additional pressure on healthcare systems, energy infrastructure and vulnerable communities. Emerging economies face particularly acute exposure: rapid, often informal urbanization, large…
- News 24 June 2026 From transparency to implementation: How Brazil built a climate plan with science and people at its core As countries move from setting targets to delivering them, Brazil’s Plano Clima offers a practical example of how climate commitments can be translated into sectoral action, monitoring systems, and inclusive governance processes.The national climate plan, launched by the Government of Brazil in March 2026 and developed through a whole-of-government and whole-of-society process, serves as the country’s roadmap for implementing its NDC and achieving its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions…
- News 5 June 2026 World Environment Day 2026: New Signals of Momentum for Global Climate Action As the world marks World Environment Day 2026, new signals are emerging that the global transition to clean technologies is accelerating. While the planet continues to send stark warnings - rising seas, extreme heat and intensifying wildfires - evidence is growing that solutions are scaling faster than expected. This year’s global celebrations are hosted by Azerbaijan, a country advancing its green transition through major renewable energy investments and new low-carbon development zones…
- News 5 June 2026 Countries Invited to Join Next Phase of Technology Needs Assessments to Accelerate Climate Action Countries can now express their interest in joining the sixth phase of the Technology Needs Assessments (TNA) project, offering a tailored pathway to identify priority climate technologies, strengthen implementation planning, and accelerate delivery of national climate commitments. As countries prepare and implement increasingly ambitious NDCs, TNAs provide a structured, country-driven process to identify and prioritize technologies for both mitigation and adaptation, assess barriers to their…
- News 5 June 2026 Countries Invited to Join Next Phase of Technology Needs Assessments to Accelerate Climate Action Countries can now express their interest in joining the sixth phase of the Technology Needs Assessments (TNA) project, offering a tailored pathway to identify priority climate technologies, strengthen implementation planning, and accelerate delivery of national climate commitments. As countries prepare and implement increasingly ambitious NDCs, TNAs provide a structured, country-driven process to identify and prioritize technologies for both mitigation and adaptation, assess barriers to their…
- Event 4 June 2026 Meet us in Bonn 2026 (SB64) UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre will be actively engaged during Bonn Climate Change Conference (SB64), contributing to a range of side events, workshops, and dialogues across key thematic areas including carbon markets, NDC implementation, loss and damage, climate transparency, and nature-based solutions. Join us throughout the session to exchange insights, showcase practical tools, and explore pathways to accelerate climate action. UNEP-CCC event overview: 📅08 Jun, 2026 | 🕰️ All day | 🏢…
- News 1 June 2026 Uganda shows the way for financing climate-smart irrigation Expanding access to affordable and climate-resilient irrigation solutions is becoming increasingly urgent for smallholder farmers in many low-income countries. But scaling these solutions requires more than technology alone; it depends on coordinated investments, stronger institutions and financing models that work for rural communities. These issues were at the centre of the Uganda National Forum for Scaling Investment in Solar-Powered Irrigation Systems (SPIS), convened in Kampala on 6 May…