NDC & Net Zero
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- News 13 March 2023 Botswana gears up for climate transparency Botswana is getting ready to strengthen climate action transparency with support for implementation and tracking emissions. With assistance from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Botswana has completed phase one of a project through the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT), and the results were presented in a Final validation workshop in Gaborone in February 2023. Key stakeholders engaged in useful…
- News 24 February 2023 First steps for Colombia in the Article 6 Community of Practice Trading emissions in the global Article 6 carbon market has the potential to improve the cost-effectiveness of climate action, contributing to the much needed increase in both mitigation and adaptation efforts. In Colombia, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is leading the work with the academic community to see how to build the needed capacity for applied research to ensure the best outcomes of trading emissions under the Paris Agreement’s Article 6. The work in Colombia is part of the efforts…
- News 6 February 2023 Carbon market capacity building A new ‘Integrated Assessment for Article Six’ (IAA6) project meets the needs for support on how to assess, strategize and plan for use of international carbon markets to attract private sector engagement in an integrated way with national carbon pricing and emissions trading schemes. The IAA6 project will ensure, that developing countries have the tools, data and technical capacity to use Article 6 carbon markets strategically for NDC implementation and ambition raising aligned with the long…
- News 26 January 2023 Institutional frameworks for transparency support climate action in Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic, a small island developing state in the Caribbean, is considered to be vulnerable to the increasing effects of climate change. At the same time, the country has made good progress on integrating climate change into policy. Working on transparency and reporting for climate action, the Dominican Republic has worked with and the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) across multiple projects, where UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre as implementing partner has…
- News 17 January 2023 Article 6 community takes off in Zambia Carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can help improve the cost-effectiveness of emissions reductions and achieve countries’ climate goals and commitments. But how can the academic community help build the needed capacity for applied research to ensure the best outcomes? In December, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre started an Article 6 “Road Show”, visiting countries in the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C) project, to assist them in doing just that…
- Event 16 January 2023 UNFCCC and UNEP COP-27 side event : "Implementation of Technology Needs Assessments of developing countries" UNFCCC and UNEP COP-27 Side event Implementation of Technology Needs Assessments of developing countries Saturday, 12 November 2022, 13:15 – 14:45, Meeting Room Thebes To achieve the objectives of the Paris Agreement, implementation of climate technologies is necessary on a large scale and in short time. Climate technologies are successfully operating and well proven in many countries. However, climate technologies are still only moderately implemented in many developing countries. Under the…
- News 11 January 2023 Embedding energy and agriculture into Viet Nam’s MRV system In Viet Nam, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has supported increased transparency in climate action, with a focus on embedding the energy and agricultural sectors into the national measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system. Through the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT), and along with the The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has assisted in setting out the country’s institutional arrangements for its…
- Podcast 2 December 2022 Energy Efficiency: From the Boiler Room to the Board Room Problem: Energy efficiency can enable more than 40% of the required GHG reductions to achieve global climate goals without requiring new technology breakthroughs. Improved energy efficiency has the potential to create new jobs, foster innovation, improve the productive use of electricity -i.e., cooling, clean cooking, lighting, heating, mobility, etc.- and boost economic growth. Energy efficiency is the fastest and most cost-effective way to reduce fossil fuel demand and build a cleaner and…