The United Nations Association – UK (UNA-UK) publication
Progress must be made, locally and internationally, to create an environment where climate action and access to energy are congruent goals in least developed countries
By Hamid Abakar Souleymane, LDC representative to the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Advisory Board and Jukka Uosukainen, Director, Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN)
SciDev.net
CTCN is assisting Bhutan in reducing GHG emissions from transport by improving public transport system. Part of the technical assistance is public transport management trainings. Thailand National Designated Entity (NDE) organized an information sharing training programme on Intelligent Transport System for Bhutan NDE team and government stakeholders last week.
It is aimed, that the technical assistance will enhance public transport management knowledge and skills, reduce GHG emissions due to improved public transport and increased ridership.
Following the Paris Agreement, the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN) and the Technology Executive Committee (TEC) emphasized a focus on enhancement of endogenous capacities and technologies, RD&D, and climate technology financing. Both arms of the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism were represented at an event on climate technologies on 19 May at the UN climate change conference in Bonn to provide an overview of technology transfer in both the policy and implementation arenas.
Almost one quarter of China will be covered in forest by 2020 if the country succeeds in its mission towards building an “eco-civilization”, a report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) finds.
The adoption of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development and the first universally binding climate change agreement signed last year in Paris have renewed hopes that the world can shift to a low-carbon economy that uses natural resources more efficiently and fosters green economic growth.
COPENHAGEN, DENMARK November 4, 2016 – Press release
2016 CTCN Progress Report launched. Developing country trends in climate technology transfer needs presented.
Countries pledge over $23 million to support technology transfer in developing countries through the CTCN
The Private Financing Advisory Network (PFAN) provides guidance in areas such as economic feasibility, project structure, investment and financing, preparation of the business plan and introductions to investors. PFAN is one of few actors in this space addressing barriers to climate finance at the small and medium enterprises (SME) level in developing countries and emerging economies on demand and supply sides, i.e., shortage of bankable projects on the demand side and ability to assess risk and conservative lending culture on the supply side.