• Event 23 August 2019 MRV for District Energy Systems (Webinar) District heating and district cooling, also known as district energy systems, is a crucial technical solution for clean and liveable cities. The UN Environment, together with many other partners, is providing technical support to a dozen countries in their efforts for district energy development. How to measure and report the energy, climate change mitigation, and other social and economic benefits of these projects is a common challenge faced by many countries and cities. This webinar will…
• News 16 July 2019 Asia-Pacific Climate Week Gears Up to Boost Climate Ambition Seizing the opportunity of the incredible momentum of climate action, and Asia-Pacific countries being at the forefront of innovation to tackle the climate crisis, the upcoming Asia-Pacific Climate Week 2019 (APCW) is gearing up to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The APCW takes place in Bangkok, Thailand on the 2-6 September and provides a space to develop multi-stakeholder climate action. A critical juncture The world is at a critical juncture in its efforts to…
• News 11 July 2019 Latin America & Caribbean Climate Week Set to Boost Climate Ambition Amidst growing calls for stronger and faster climate action, the upcoming Latin America and Caribbean Climate Week 2019 (LACCW) is set to boost the region’s response to the current climate emergency. The event takes place in Salvador, Brazil form the 19th to the 23rd of August. Leadership at the highest level is urgently needed to close the ambition gap of current national climate plans in order to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement of limiting global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees…
• News 5 July 2019 Global partners gathered to map 2020 strategy and beyond We need district energy if we want to close the gap between our current actions and ambitions and where we need to be to reach the goals in the Paris Agreement and SDGs. Current national commitments to the Paris Agreement make for climate projections many degrees above the desired 1.5C standard to avoid the most catastrophic impacts of climate change. To achieve the energy transition necessary, it will be crucial to increase the share of renewables in power supplies while increasing…
• News 20 June 2019 Regional workshops kicked off round three Another 23 countries have joined the TNA programme, and have participated in regional workshops held around the world. This third round of TNAs has a special focus on least developed countries and small island developing states, and how technology can best help them in achieving their national targets set under the global Paris Agreement. Throughout the spring of 2019, UNEP DTU Partnership, and our local partners have held regional workshops in Anglophone Africa, Asia and the Pacific, the…
• News 18 June 2019 New partnership for climate technology UNEP DTU Partnership has entered in to a new partnership with the Korean Green Technology Center. Building on the results and research in the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project this new partnership between the two research institutions will further enhance the understanding and action on technology needs for climate action in developing countries. The agreement that marks the beginning of a formal partnership was signed following a high-level visit to UNEP DTU Partnership's offices in UN…
• News 14 June 2019 TNA Phase II: countries moving forward with CTCN technical assistance By Jorge Rogat, UNEP DTU Partnership In September 2018, at the closure of TNA Phase II, 22 countries had successfully completed their TNA process. Many of these countries are now taking steps towards the actual implementation of some of the project ideas presented in their Technology Action Plan (TAP) reports. Some of the countries have developed comprehensive project proposal for GCF funding,  while others have submitted requests for technical assistance to the CTCN for further…
• News 10 June 2019 Annual meeting on district energy: Inspiring results and capacity building The District Energy in Cities Initiative  has achieved great results during last year. More cities and countries are turning to district energy systems as a mean of unlocking decentralized energy, improving energy efficiency, introducing higher rates of renewables, and achieving greater circularity and resilience. The Initiative is one of six accelerators of the SEforALL Energy Efficiency Hub, hosted by the UNEP DTU Partnership’s Copenhagen Centre on Energy Efficiency. The centre also acts…

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