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- News 17 November 2014 Making an Impact - Technology Transfer and the TNA Project Defining what kinds of cleaner technologies are best suited to a country’s climate change needs can be a serious challenge in developing countries. The GEF-funded Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project, which drew to a close in April 2013, has helped dozens of countries tackle the question, and set them on the path towards getting the chosen technologies up and running. Implemented by UNEP with the collaboration of the UNEP-DTU Partnership, the TNA project supported 36 countries as they…
- News 28 August 2014 Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India - Three new publications launched Three new publications from the 'Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India' project were launched this month. The first 'Case Study of Metro Rail in Indian Cities' examines the costs and benefits of metro rail projects for achieving the twin goals of inclusive and sustainable development and low-carbon growth. While energy efficiency gains associated with metro rail projects are known to policymakers in India, the implication of other costs and benefits based on life cycle…
- News 10 December 2013 Roundtable on Comprehensive Mobility Plans held in New Delhi New Delhi, 4 December 2013 - Under the Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India Project, UNEP and its Risø Centre are collaborating with the Institute of Urban Transport (IUT) to revise the existing Comprehensive Mobility Plans (CMP) toolkit. A roundtable was organized in New Delhi to provide an introduction to the revised CMP toolkit and share implementation experiences from the three cities namely, Visakhapatnam, Rajkot and Udaipur, that are participating in the project by developing Low…
- News 5 November 2013 2013 Gap Report Strengthens Case for Wide-Ranging Global Action to Close Emissions Gap Berlin/Nairobi, 5 November 2013 – Should the global community not immediately embark on wide-ranging actions to narrow the greenhouse gas emissions gap, the chance of remaining on the least-cost path to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C this century will swiftly diminish and open the door to a host of challenges. The Emissions Gap Report 2013—involving 44 scientific groups in 17 countries and coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)—is released as leaders prepare to meet…
- News 3 July 2013 New Publication: Economics of Forest and Forest Carbon Projects - Technical summary It investigates the economics of implementing forest carbon projects through a number of case studies from Africa, Latin America and Asia, by analyzing real forest and REDD+ investments. The report sets out to advise policymakers, financial sector stakeholders and project developers on how to structure forest carbon project initiatives and implement national REDD+ strategies, especially in relation to attracting private and/or public investments. The report has been funded by the UN-REDD…
- News 2 July 2013 Launch of Emissions Reduction Profiles UNEP Risø Centre is launching a synthesized assessment of the emissions reduction potential in 15 countries, which so far have been less involved in international emissions reduction activities. The synthesis report and the 15 supporting emissions reduction profiles provide a total estimate of reduction potential in all economic sectors using a multitude of information sources. The profiles are meant to serve as a useful tool for prioritizing national emissions reduction efforts, both in…
- News 6 June 2013 New Publication: Perspective Series 2013 - Elements of a New Climate Agreement by 2015 The first paper in this publication frames the global mitigation challenge based on the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2012. The five other articles address key elements of a new climate agreement; emissions from international aviation, a vision for carbon markets up to 2020 and beyond, how green growth strategies can address the emissions gap, redesign of a REDD+ mechanism in response to the crisis of global deforestation and how NAMAs in Southern Africa can reconcile the gap between local and…
- News 8 May 2013 AfriCAN Climate and AfricaAdapt joint event, Dakar 25-27 April 2013 AfriCAN Climate and AfricaAdapt joined forces in Dakar, Senegal, to host a workshop and technical tour on the topic of Agriculture, Climate Change and Corporate Social Responsibility. The event was attended by senior officials from the Senegalese Ministries of Environment, Industry and Agriculture and included presentations by leading Senegalese academics including Professor Bienvenu Sambou, director of the Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement (ISE) at the Cheikh Anta Diop University (UCAD)…