NDC & Net Zero
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- News 11 May 2021 Data for better climate action Today, UNEP DTU Partnership joins 13 other global climate initiatives to launch a renewed effort to increase data-driven climate action around the world. With the decisive UN Climate Change Conference (COP26) in Glasgow, UK only six months away, the #Data4BetterClimateAction campaign aims to raise awareness about the inherent value of transparency in pursuing meaningful climate action and support. Urging governments to reframe the way they think of “transparency”, the campaign highlights…
- Event 29 April 2021 Webinar - Technology Action Plan Supporting (TAPSUPWEB) We organize a webinar, "Technology Action Plan Supporting Webinar (TAPSUPWEB)", the 19th of May from 13:30PM CET to 15:00PM CET. The Technology Action Plan Supporting Webinar (TAPSUPWEB) is organized by the UNFCCC and UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) with support of the NDC Partnership and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and will focus on supporting the implementation of Technology Action Plans (TAPs) of developing countries. Prior to the TASUPWEB webinar, an informal…
- News 28 April 2021 Danish investment fund reports on climate footprint For the first time, one of Denmark’s biggest investors in developing countries, the Danish Investment Fund for Developing Countries (IFU) has published the climate footprint of its portfolio of investments, in their annual report. A move in part made possible by UNEP DTU Partnership. As acknowledged by CEO Torben Huss in the introductory note to the newly released Annual Report: "…we have for the first time structured our reporting on climate change…..and we have with the support from UNEP…
- News 23 April 2021 Be the change you want. The world community is increasingly recognizing the severe impacts of climate change and raising its levels of ambition in mitigating it. Countries, cities and businesses are announcing targets to reach net-zero emissions by the middle of the century or earlier and devising policies and technological innovations to achieve them. The COVID-19 crisis has highlighted further the significance of sustainable development and the important role of behavioural change in addressing global problems…
- News 21 April 2021 Conference on behavior and energy efficiency kicks off Over 500 participants today joined the sixth version of the biannual BEHAVE conference on energy efficiency and behaviour change. BEHAVE provides a unique forum to share ideas and experiences in promoting effective solutions for energy efficiency improvements and climate mitigation. The event is organised by UNEP DTU Partnership and EnR (European Energy Network), and was originally planned to be held during 21-23 October 2020 but postponed to April 2021 due to COVID-19 impacts. Over three days,…
- News 13 April 2021 Linking TNAs and NDCs to enable technology transfer Accelerating technology transfer The information that TNAs provide about the potential, ability and scale of climate change technologies can play a unique role in the formulation and implementation of NDCs, through technology transfer. Actions identified in the Technology Action Plans (TAPs) highlight what needs to be done to activate robust market systems and the enabling conditions for technology transfer, diffusion and uptake. These actions can in turn strengthen longer-term strategies…
- Project 12 April 2021 Euroclima+ project on Energy Efficient Municipal Buildings in Argentina The actions contained in this project are focused on the municipalities since they make up the closest link between public administrations and citizens, creating an opportunity for improvement and transfer of experience to buildings of other institutions and companies in their territory. Savings and energy efficiency under this project would help meet the mitigation objectives of Argentina's Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC). The project aims to achieve a large-scale impact,…
- Event 7 April 2021 Motivating both supply and demand for energy services: the Chilean case Since its beginning in 2012, the National Energy Efficiency Association of Chile (ANESCO Chile A.G.) has been in the front of promoting energy efficiency and the ESCO model in Chile, dealing with barriers and myths against EE in the public and private sectors. The growth of the ESCO sector and the disseminations of its benefits and visible achievements have been essential for the EE market in the private sector. In the public sector, showing the ESCO model's compatibility with the rules of the…