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- News 16 April 2024 Uganda leads the way on electric cooking Along with UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and a host of other partners, Uganda is introducing sustainable cooking to some of the most vulnerable communities, addressing energy access, health, and environmental sustainability. The goal is to create affordable access to solar electric-cooking for 150,000 households by 2027. At a meeting on 11 April, the Government of Uganda and multiple other UN, Private Sector, and Civil Society partners agreed to set up a steering committee to oversee the…
- Event 13 March 2024 NDC finance and proposal development training - Latin America The main objective of this three-day training course was to enhance the skills of the National Technical Institutions in the framework of the NDC Action Project and technical employees of Ministries in preparing concept notes for future submission to the financial institutions. The online training was delivered over three days 3 – 5 April 2024, with a mix of presentations from experts at UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and in-country partner organizations. More than 250 people attended the…
- News 23 February 2024 Morocco: pioneering a long-term and coordinated approach to achieving its NDCs Recently, the NDC Action Project embarked on a week-long mission to Rabat, Morocco, convened by Morocco’s Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development with the support of the NDC Partnership. The objective was twofold: to assess Morocco's progress in NDC implementation and to facilitate preparations for the forthcoming NDC cycle revision, slated for submission to the UNFCCC ahead of COP30 in Brazil in 2025. The mission was led by the UNEP NDC Action team. Ministerial departments…
- News 13 February 2024 New emissions projection tool ready for use in Cuba January marked a significant milestone for Cuba in its efforts to meet the transparency requirements of the Paris Agreement. A capacity building workshop introduced key stakeholders to the new version of the Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO), equipping them with tools for NDC tracking and reporting. GACMO 2.0 can be downloaded here. The Enhanced Transparency Framework of the Paris Agreement requires countries to report on national greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions projections. The…
- News 25 January 2024 First stage of energy efficiency renovations completed In Argentina, the first stage of renovating municipal buildings for increased energy efficiency has been has completed as part of the Sustainable Energy in Municipal Buildings project. Sustainable Energy in Municipal Buildings works directly with 13 provinces and 32 municipalities in Argentina to catalyze energy efficiency on a local level by creating programmes and support mechanisms for local authorities to develop, finance, and implement energy-efficient public policies. Based on capacity…
- News 23 January 2024 Kick-starting the market for e-cooking for displaced people and host communities UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre is helping to design a new financing model to boost access to clean energy for displaced populations. Energy poverty among displaced populations in low-income countries is a major challenge leading to deforestation, relatively high greenhouse emissions and a range of risks to human life and health. This includes indoor air pollution, conflict with local communities and violent crimes committed against women and children who are often responsible for collecting…
- Webinar & E-Learning 27 December 2023 Global consolidated ESCO Policy advice (Webinar) - 28.11.2023 The Advisory Board of the Global ESCO Network has been developing a policy advice package central to healthy ESCO services markets. After a round of hearings among our partners, the policy advice is now consolidated. At this webinar, Pierre Langlois, the Global ESCO Network’s co-chair, officially launches the advice and introduces its components and its motivation. It is our hope and belief that a suite of policy components endorsed by the global network of ESCO associations is a useful tool…
- News 7 December 2023 TNA IV countries moving on to barrier analysis and enabling frameworks A group of Least Developed Countries (LDCs) and Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are well on their way to developing concrete action plans for climate technology implementation. As part of the fourth round of the global Technology Needs Assessment project (TNA) the fifteen participating countries have now almost all prioritized their key sectors and climate technologies for adaptation and mitigation, and have moved on to the crucial second TNA step of identifying barriers to increased…