• News 30 June 2017 Key Conclusions of Africa Carbon Forum 2017 African countries must work closer together when implementing national climate action plans under the Paris Climate Change Agreement and mobilizing climate finance, whilst better integrating climate action into sustainable development planning. This was the key conclusion of ministers and key delegates who convened for the Africa Carbon Forum which ended today in Cotonou, Benin. Over 600 practitioners, experts and policy makers, including ministers from governments across Africa and other high…
• News 4 November 2016 Integrating energy efficiency into 10YFP — C2E2 contributes to on-site workshop The Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency (C2E2) provided detailed guidance on making energy efficiency an integrated part of global work on sustainable production and consumption. At a workshop on 8-9 September, C2E2 experts presented a study on the potential, benefits, opportunities, and concrete examples and practices of mainstreaming energy efficiency in the 10-year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Production and Consumption (10YFP). It is a UN action-oriented cornerstone initiative…
• News 3 November 2016 Emissions Gap Report 2016 released London, 3 November 2016 – The world must urgently and dramatically increase its ambition to cut roughly a further quarter off predicted 2030 global greenhouse emissions and have any chance of minimizing dangerous climate change, UN Environment said today as it released its annual Emissions Gap report. Made public the day before the Paris Agreement comes into force, the report finds that 2030 emissions are expected to reach 54 to 56 gigatonnes of carbon dioxide equivalent – far above the level…
• News 2 November 2016 Moldova implements Technology Action Plans with UDP support to tackle extreme heat impacts Following the extreme heat experienced this summer, the Government of Moldova, with assistance from UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP), implemented key elements of the country’s Technology Action Plan (TAP) for climate change adaptation. Daytime temperatures were sustained above 35 degrees in late July, which were far above the seasonal average. Given the increased likelihood of extreme weather events in the future, Prime Minister Pavel Filip instructed the Ministries of Health, Education, Interior and…
• News 1 November 2016 ADB provides USD 200 million in loans for energy-efficient lights and water pumps across India In India, energy-efficiency is about to receive a major boost from The Asian Development Bank (ADB). The bank has announced that it will provide India with USD 200 million in loans to finance the installation of millions of energy-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lights in streets and homes, as well as energy-efficient water pumps for farms across the country. These installations will save around 3,800 gigawatt-hours of energy per year, the equivalent of the annual output of two 300…
• News 27 October 2016 ADMIRE Project - Empowering farmers to withstand climate change through interactive mobile phone use In Ghana, most farming techniques are passed on through the family and within the community. Few farmers have formal agricultural training or use modern techniques. The Ministry of Food and Agriculture of Ghana and some NGOs are working to remedy this issue. The challenge with agricultural extension is that it needs to be done at scale, while being customized to each farmer's crop choice and location. Mobile-based engagement offers both scale and segmentation. UNEP DTU Partnership (UDP) is…
• News 2 October 2016 Countries in Latin American & Caribbean region leading Climate Action Panama City, 30 September 2016 – Countries in Latin American and the Caribbean region are among the most ambitious in terms of combating climate change and are increasingly making use of markets in order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and to green their economies. This was the key conclusion of the three-day Latin American and Caribbean Carbon Forum in Panama which is wrapping up today, attended by around 700 government delegates and private sector experts from 47 countries. According…
• Tools 19 August 2016 Green Resources & Energy Analysis Tool (GREAT) The GREAT Tool for Cities is an integrated bottom-up, energy end-use based modelling and accounting tool for tracking energy consumption, production and resource extraction in all economic sectors on a city, provincial or regional level. The model uses the Long-range Energy Alternatives Planning System (LEAP) software developed by the Stockholm Environmental Institute and includes a national average dataset on energy input parameters for residential, commercial, transport, industry and…

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