• News 27 September 2012 Danida Fellowship course on ‘Green Growth and Carbon Markets’ held in Copenhagen The course explored green energy and carbon market business opportunities in developing countries within a climate change and development context.  Aimed at business managers and entrepreneurs, the course was attended by 15 participants from Bhutan, Kenya, Indonesia and Ghana who learnt about development of business opportunities and new markets within the energy sector as well as in the fast developing global carbon market. The course was conducted by facilitators from UNEP Risø Centre …
• News 12 July 2012 First Round of CDM Loan Scheme reveals great interest for CDM projects The CDM Loan Scheme received applications from 42 projects in 23 countries in Latin America and the Caribbean, Asia and Africa. Africa had the bulk of applications, with 29 coming from the continent. The loan scheme is run jointly by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS), and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) Risø Centre. It provides interest-free loans for CDM projects in LDCs, as well as…
• News 25 May 2012 Greening Africa’s Future: Carbon market actors connect at the 4th Africa Carbon Forum - Addis Ababa The 4th Africa Carbon Forum (ACF) held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia from 18 – 20 April 2012, opened its doors to over 1,000 registered participants from across the globe to foster a discussion on climate change and carbon finance in Africa. The message resonating this year from Addis was that Africa represents a golden opportunity for a green future.  “The vast potential represented by African countries in the fight against climate change cannot be underestimated,” said Christiana Figueres,…

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