• Webinar & E-Learning 14 October 2025 From Hard to Abate to Hard to Ignore: Shipping’s Historic Climate Regulation and the Impact on Developing States (Webinar) - 24.09.2025 This webinar, co-hosted by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and the Mærsk Mc-Kinney Møller Center for Zero Carbon Shipping, explored the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Net Zero Framework—described as the first global, legally binding climate regulation for an industry sector. Gabriela Prata Dias opened the session by emphasising the urgency of climate action, noting that “emissions need to be declining before 2030 to keep the 1.5 degree within reach.” She highlighted the shipping…
• News 17 July 2025 From Silos to Synergy: South Sulawesi Charts Path to Harnessing Renewable Energy as Economic Driver The Socially Inclusive Sustainable Energy Transition (SISET) initiative in Indonesia aims to mainstream renewable energy development and support energy transition planning and implementation at the sub-national level, with a focus on South Sulawesi and West Java. The project is led by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC), supported by the local partner Dala Institute, and funded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Denmark. From June 17-19, 2025, the SISET initiative held a three-day…
• Webinar & E-Learning 25 June 2025 E-Training Programme on Energy Efficiency in Buildings in Zambia and Mauritius (Webinar) - 03.06.2025 Day 1: Understanding Energy Efficiency in Buildings Session 1: Introduction to Energy Efficiency in Buildings Session 2: Key Energy Efficiency Strategies for Building Design Session 3: Case Studies & Best Practices Session 4: Panel Discussion & Q&A The first day of the three-day webinar series on energy efficiency in buildings, with a focus on Zambia and Mauritius, opened with a strong call for collaboration and knowledge exchange. The event, part of the Global Platform for…
• News 10 November 2024 Ugandan banana farmers gain first-ever insurance to tackle climate impacts It was supposed to rain. James had bought the coffee husks and spread them under his new banana plants for fertilizer, expecting the rain to come in mid-August as it usually does. But it didn’t rain. James Mugume in front of his banana plantation James Mugume and his family are banana farmers with a plantation located about an hour from Bushyeni in Southwest Uganda, a country known as Africa’s breadbasket because of its fertile soil. In his 48 years, he has never experienced a dry…
• News 1 November 2024 2024 Climate Technology Progress Report Highlights Path to Tripling Renewable Energy by 2030 As the world strives to meet critical climate goals, the 2024 Climate Technology Progress Report: Unleashing renewable energy for ambitious NDCs underscores the urgent need to triple renewable energy capacity and double energy efficiency by 2030 and spotlights the enabling conditions to create this transition. Download the report here. In early 2025, Countries will need submit their second round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to the Paris Agreement. This is a pivotal opportunity…
• News 24 October 2024 Nations must close huge emissions gap in new climate pledges and deliver immediate action, or 1.5°C lost Nations must collectively commit to cut 42 per cent off annual greenhouse gas emissions by 2030 and 57 per cent by 2035 in the next round of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) – and back this up with rapid action – or the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C goal will be gone within a few years, according to a new UN Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Updated NDCs are to be submitted early next year ahead of the COP30 climate talks in Brazil. UNEP’s Emissions Gap Report 2024: No more hot air ……
• News 24 March 2023 Energy efficiency for a liveable future The global climate crisis is threatening every human on the planet. Every increase in warming results in escalating hazards. More intense heatwaves, heavier rainfall and other weather extremes further increase risks for human health and ecosystems, affecting vulnerable populations the most. The good news is that there are several possible ways to reduce emissions and adapt to climate change, and they are available now. This is one of the main conclusions of the latest report from the…
• News 18 January 2023 Yemen and Somalia moving towards a climate technology win-win Yemen and Somalia are working to make climate action a win-win, tackling the impacts of both conflicts and climate crisis, while also addressing some of the underlying causes of both. Despite significant challenges, both countries are pushing for meaningful climate action addressing the most urgent vulnerabilities and some of the causes of unrest, while paving the way for more climate friendly development and growth. Yemen and Somalia are both considered some of the most vulnerable when it…

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