NDC & Net Zero
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- News 30 August 2024 Sub-Saharan Africa unites for carbon market development: High-level policy dialogue in Zambia Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment (MGEE) chaired the first regional High Level Policy Dialogue on Carbon Markets in Sub-Saharan Africa, to discuss the role of carbon markets in the achievement of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and how to further catalyze global climate action. As Zambia continues to pave the way in Article 6 implementation, the nation’s significant progress has garnered international attention and elevated the conversation to a broader arena…
- Event 26 August 2024 El rol de la Eficiencia Energética en las NDC (Webinar) El Webinar se va a hacer en Español A medida que los países revisan sus Contribuciones Nacionalmente Determinadas (NDC, por sus siglas en inglés) en el marco del Acuerdo de París, el rol de la eficiencia energética se vuelve cada vez más relevante. Las medidas de eficiencia energética pueden reducir significativamente las emisiones de gases de efecto invernadero, mejorar la seguridad energética y promover el desarrollo sostenible y el crecimiento económico de los países. Las medidas de…
- News 20 August 2024 Zambia and Sweden forge partnership under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement Today, Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment (MGEE) and the Swedish Energy Agency signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as a first step towards a potential bilateral agreement on climate change cooperation under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The Government of Zambia was represented by the Minister of Green Economy and Environment’s Permanent Secretary, Dr. Douty Chibamba, while the Government of Sweden was represented by the Swedish Ambassador to Zambia, His Excellency Mr…
- Event 2 August 2024 NDC finance and proposal training – Asia 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 held over three days from the 17 – 19 September. The training consisted of a mix of presentations from experts at UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and in-country partner organizations. Agenda…
- News 4 July 2024 Trinidad and Tobago secures first GCF funding for carbon capture and storage Trinidad and Tobago has secured support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for a Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) project, marking the first time the GCF has funded such an initiative. This success is informed by a comprehensive Technology Needs Assessment (TNA), conducted in collaboration with the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. The GCF Readiness project, approved in March 2024, aims to further Trinidad and Tobago's CCS readiness, including assessing storage potential in deep saline formations…
- News 3 July 2024 UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre starts transparency work in nine countries In the spring of 2024, the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre continued work to enhance climate action transparency by collaborating with nine countries through the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT). This initiative works with countries around the globe to increase capacities to assess, monitor, and report the impacts of their climate actions, thereby fostering international trust and cooperation in global climate efforts. Strong institutional transparency systems Mexico, Ecuador,…
- News 11 June 2024 Leveraging Technology Action Plans for ambitious climate action Yesterday, climate technologies and how they can leverage more ambitious climate action was in focus at the Bonn Climate Change Conference 2024, also known as SB 60. In a fully packed room, the UNFCCC side event Making NDCs 3.0 Ambitious and Investment-Ready through Technology Action Plans explored how the Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and the Technology Actions Plans (TAPs) can elevate Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to be more ambitious and investment-ready. James Grabert of…
- News 7 June 2024 Leveraging Technology Action Plans for ambitious climate action Yesterday, climate technologies and how they can leverage more ambitious climate action was in focus at the Bonn Climate Change Conference 2024, also known as SB 60. In a fully packed room, the UNFCCC side event Making NDCs 3.0 Ambitious and Investment-Ready through Technology Action Plans explored how the Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs) and the Technology Actions Plans (TAPs) can elevate Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) to be more ambitious and investment-ready. James Grabert of…