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- News 5 November 2013 2013 Gap Report Strengthens Case for Wide-Ranging Global Action to Close Emissions Gap Berlin/Nairobi, 5 November 2013 – Should the global community not immediately embark on wide-ranging actions to narrow the greenhouse gas emissions gap, the chance of remaining on the least-cost path to keeping global temperature rise below 2°C this century will swiftly diminish and open the door to a host of challenges. The Emissions Gap Report 2013—involving 44 scientific groups in 17 countries and coordinated by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP)—is released as leaders prepare to meet…
- News 21 August 2013 Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India- New Publications Launched Three new publications from the 'Promoting Low Carbon Transport in India' project were launched this month. The first 'Low Carbon City: A Guidebook for City Planners and Practitioners' is prepared to link the outputs from the national Low Carbon Transport assessment with the process of developing Low-carbon Comprehensive Mobility Plans (LCMP) within the cities. The primary audience for this guidebook are the city planners, transport division executives and consultants working with the cities…
- News 6 June 2013 New Publication: Perspective Series 2013 - Elements of a New Climate Agreement by 2015 The first paper in this publication frames the global mitigation challenge based on the UNEP Emissions Gap Report 2012. The five other articles address key elements of a new climate agreement; emissions from international aviation, a vision for carbon markets up to 2020 and beyond, how green growth strategies can address the emissions gap, redesign of a REDD+ mechanism in response to the crisis of global deforestation and how NAMAs in Southern Africa can reconcile the gap between local and…
- News 18 March 2013 Green Growth Knowledge Sharing Workshops held in Abu Dhabi Targeted at mid-level officers and managers from the public and private sector, as well as leaders of businesses and civil society organizations from the Oil & Gas, Water & Electricity, Transport, Building, Industry and Waste sectors in UAE, the sectoral capacity building sessions aimed to identify and assess opportunities for green industries and green jobs for each of the sectors and discuss sector based technologies as new engines for growth. Initiated by the UAE…
- 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…