• News 17 March 2022 How to attract climate finance for clean cooking Greenhouse gas emissions from the combustion of woodfuels for cooking account for 2% of global emissions, equivalent to those from the international aviation sector. Further, 50% of black carbon emissions come from household energy use and 27-34% of global woodfuel harvesting is defined as unsustainable. In a recorded presentation entitled “Strategic ideas for Malawi to attract finance for clean cooking”, senior researcher Karen Olsen gave a recorded presentation in support of transformational…
• News 11 March 2022 New publication: "Experience from preparing gender responsive TNAs" New publication: "Experience from preparing gender responsive TNAs" Our new briefing note presents and discusses key trends and insights regarding efforts to mainstream gender considerations in the Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) process. Impacts and solutions to climate change are gendered The impacts of climate change are gendered, as are the solutions and technologies to address it. Women tend to rely more on natural resources or have more domestic burdens, especially in rural areas, and…
• News 26 November 2021 New podcast on Indigenous Peoples' technology and knowledge Indigenous Peoples’ knowledge of adapting to climatic change and their global contribution to the sustainable management of natural resources are critical to combating climate change and its impacts. Yet, too often Indigenous Peoples have little access to the financial resources or forums for decision-making concerning the environment. In this new episode of The ClimateTech Podcast, we talk about Indigenous Peoples' technology and the strength and barriers in a climate action context. How can…
• Webinar & E-Learning 7 July 2021 BEHAVE 2020-2021 Recordings & Material Wednesday, 21 April 2021 Opening Plenary Session Session 1a: Applying behavioural insights in the private sector, organisations and business models Session 1b: Hard-to-reach energy users in residential and non-residential sectors and financing Session 1c: Behavioural insights and their application in the developing world Session 2a: Behavioural insights and effective communication for climate change mitigation Session 2b: Behavioural insights for end-use energy efficiency in buildings …
• News 3 June 2021 Water management in Pakistan Climate change impacts on Pakistan's water sector Pakistan’s climate vulnerability is linked to its arid to semi-arid climate, as well as its high dependency on a single river system along with snow and glacial meltwater to provide its agricultural water supply. A solution: Rainfall harvesting Pakistan’s TNA prioritised rainwater harvesting either by collecting rainfall from the ground surfaces or harvesting floodwater flows from a river, stream, or other natural watercourses. The technology…
• News 11 September 2020 New Technology Needs Assessment reports from Afghanistan, Benin, Djibouti and Fiji are now online Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) activities are currently ongoing in the 22 countries participating in the TNA Phase III project. New TNA reports from Afghanistan, Benin, Djibouti and Fiji, prioritising key climate technologies for both mitigation and adaptation, are now online. Fig. Overview of key sectors and technologies prioritised by Afghanistan, Benin, Djibouti and Fiji. Source: TNA reports Reports' highlights As countries make progress in preparing their TNAs, more information becomes…
• News 14 August 2020 How to deliver results quickly – on conducting district energy studies in Mongolia Time is ticking fast as we strive to implement the Paris Agreement in time to keep the global temperature rise this century to 1.5 degrees Celsius. In many places, low carbon energy solutions are key to realizing this goal. This is why a small project team at UNEP DTU Partnership’s Copenhagen Centre for Energy Efficiency (C2E2) went all in when they got a call to assist Mongolia and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) in conducting a series of studies and develop a proposal to scale up…
• News 5 May 2020 New Technology Needs Assessment reports from Malawi, Nauru, Jamaica and Uganda New Technology Needs Assessment reports from Malawi, Nauru, Jamaica and Uganda Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) activities are currently ongoing in the 22 countries participating in the TNA Phase III project. New TNA reports from Malawi, Nauru, Jamaica and Uganda, prioritising key climate technologies for both mitigation and adaptation, are now online. Overview of key sectors and technologies prioritised by Malawi, Nauru, Jamaica and Uganda Source: Technology Needs Assessment reports (Malawi…

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