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- News 5 December 2014 UNEP launches first Adaptation Gap Report Lima, Peru, 5 December 2014 – Even if global greenhouse gas emissions are cut to the level required to keep global temperature rise below 2°C this century, the cost of adapting to climate change in developing countries is likely to reach two to three times the previous estimates of $70-100 billion per year by 2050, according to a new United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) report. Released during a crucial round of climate talks in Lima, Peru, the first UNEP Adaptation Gap Report serves as…
- News 20 November 2014 C2E2 forges new partnerships in its first year The Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2), which provides the institutional structure for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Energy Efficiency Hub has since its inception in October 2013 finalised its work plan, built key partnerships and has been analysing and promoting the acceleration of energy efficiency globally. In June this year, C2E2 convened an international workshop of stakeholders to consult on the work plan and raise awareness about high impact opportunities…
- News 20 November 2014 C2E2 forges new partnerships in its first year The Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2), which provides the institutional structure for the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL) Energy Efficiency Hub has since its inception in October 2013 finalised its work plan, built key partnerships and has been analysing and promoting the acceleration of energy efficiency globally. In June this year, C2E2 convened an international workshop of stakeholders to consult on the work plan and raise awareness about high impact opportunities that…
- News 17 November 2014 UDP develops Low Carbon Development Strategy for Maldives Located southwest of Sri Lanka in the Indian Ocean, Maldives is a small, low-lying island state, best known as a sought-after destination for luxury holidays in an idyllic setting. What is less known is that the islands’ highest natural point is only 2.4 metres above sea level, and if CO2 emissions continue at the current level, the country is in serious threat of disappearing underwater before the turn of this century. To address this dire consequence, the Government of Maldives has pledged to…
- 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 27 October 2014 Second NAMAcademy course held in Denmark The NAMAcademy successfully held the second classroom course on NAMAs last week. The week long residential course was designed to succeed the online course on NAMAs for participants who wished to attend a classroom based lecture series and get an opportunity to directly learn and interact with NAMA experts. The course offered sessions on several aspects of NAMAs, from Monitoring, Reporting and Verification of NAMAs, the NINO template design, barriers to NAMA projects to the…
- News 8 October 2014 Three new NAMA publications launched September saw the release of three new NAMA publications by UNEP DTU Partnership. Financing Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions: A primer on the financial engineering of NAMAs explains essential financing principles and models. It highlights challenges in financing NAMA policies and programmes, as well as possible ways to overcome these obstacles. Authored by Søren E. Lutken, the publication argues that NAMAs should not be designed as a theoretical exercise, considering financing issues…
- News 22 September 2014 SE4All to feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014 Sustainable Energy for All will feature at the UN Climate Summit 2014 and will launch the Global Energy Efficiency Accelerator Platform. On Monday, 22 September, the day before the Summit, a special event will be held on ‘Implementing Sustainable Energy for All’. The session, from 9:00 to 13:30 in the Dag Hammarskjold Auditorium, will include high-level multi-stakeholder panels on financing SE4ALL, investing in energy efficiency, accelerating innovation in renewable energy, and…