• News 1 November 2021 New publication: “From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments” New publication: “From Needs to Implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments” (2021 edition) What do climate smart land-use approaches in Laos, solar PVs in Cuba, biomass energy technologies in Pakistan, and sustainable land management practices in Burkina Faso have in common? Besides all being cases of climate action implementation, they are also direct or indirect results of the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) project. Accessing funding for climate action In recent years,…
• Event 29 October 2021 Meet us at COP26 World leaders, experts, organisations and the private sector meet with the aim to agree on how to tackle the urgent threat of global climate change. Together with our partners, we will join the efforts to prevent global temperatures from rising above 1.5C and protect our planet and people from the intensifying impacts of climate change. In 40+ events UNEP DTU Partnership will be covering the many issues of climate action and the urgent implementation of the commitments to the Paris Agreement…
• News 28 October 2021 Enhancing finance capacities for the Climate Action Enhancement Package (CAEP) in Morocco. This month, UNEP DTU Partnership invited Moroccan practitioners from the government, service provider and NGOs to a two-day workshop building capacity for climate action. The aim of the workshop, organised with the help of the Ministry of Environment of Morocco, was to provide a thorough understanding of climate finance, and the tools associated with it, to more effectively address the challenges of the Moroccan Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) to the Paris Agreement. Recordings of the…
• News 27 October 2021 Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments Innovative climate technologies are critical for our response to the climate crisis, and climate technologies play an integral part in national climate plans. Since 2009, UNEP DTU Partnership and UNEP, in close collaboration with the UNFCCC Secretariat, have led the implementation of the Global Environment Facility (GEF)-funded Global Technology Needs Assessments (TNA) project in close to 100, predominantly developing, countries. Through the TNA project, countries teams develop their TNAs and…
• News 27 October 2021 Perspectives: scaling up investment in climate technologies A new 'Perspectives' publication focuses on how to close the gap between technology needs and implementation in support of Nationally Determined Contributions to the Paris Agreement. What are the pathways to realising technology development and transfer? And what are the main opportunities for, and constraints to, progress? These questions are addressed by a diversity of authors, who offer their evidence-based views and opinions. In doing so, the collection aims to stimulate, or contribute to,…
• News 26 October 2021 Updated climate commitments ahead of COP26 fall far short, but net-zero pledges provide hope New and updated climate commitments fall far short of what is needed to meet the goals of the Paris Agreement, leaving the world on track for a global temperature rise of at least 2.7°C this century, according to the latest UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2021: The Heat Is On. The Emissions Gap Report is coordinated by UNEP DTU Partnership, and Head of Strategy for Climate Planning and Policy, Anne Olhoff, along with several other UNEP DTU Partnership experts, are among the report’s main authors. …
• News 19 October 2021 Transition papers presented at international conference How can the transition to sustainability succeed through changes and innovations in socio-technical systems? Four papers, co-written by researchers at UNEP DTU Partnership, are part of answering that question in the International Sustainability Transitions Conference 2021, which is taking place 5-8 October. The conference is organized by the Sustainability Transitions Research Network. A network comprising of more than 1500 international researchers from various disciplines and produces more…
• Webinar & E-Learning 19 October 2021 Unshackling ESCO Potential: Public Financial Mechanisms that Enhance the Viability of ESCO Projects (Webinar) – 21.09.2021 In order to reduce the annual growth in global energy demand through 2040 from 1.0% to 0.3%, an estimated USD 24.5 trillion in energy efficiency (EE) investments will be needed. Across developed energy service markets around the world, the public sector can potentially mobilize the bulk of that capital by creating a demand for ESCO services and introduce financial mechanisms that will enhance project viability. Such initiatives could include the use of energy performance contracting in public…

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