Two seminars under the framework of “NDRC 2017 Training Programme on South-South Cooperation of Addressing Climate Change” took place in Beijing in November, organized by Chinese Research Academy of Environmental Sciences (CRAES), and implemented by China National Cleaner Production Center.
Ms. Orly Jacob from Canada has become the new Chair of the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Advisory Board. The Board rotates leadership each year between developing and developed countries. Mr. Ping Zhong from China was elected Vice-Chair. Ms. Jacob serves as Manager of International Energy and Environment Policy at Natural Resources Canada.
The CTCN interviews Ms. Jacob about her vision for the Climate Technology Centre and Network.
Tsinghua University in Beijing invites the officials, experts and technicians from the developing countries to attend the following trainings:
Most of the cost will be covered if selected. Each program accommodates 30 participants. The application deadline is 31 July.
The Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) launched its Secondment Programme by welcoming its first two participants, from the Carbon Trust and ENDA Energie, to the CTCN Secretariat in Copenhagen.
CTCN Consortium Partner Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) together with Climate Policy Initiative prepared the study on the role of technical assistance and how such assistance may help mobilize investment for climate change.
The document can be downloaded here:
http://climatepolicyinitiative.org/publication/the-role-of-technical-as…;
Eco-Business
By Stephen Minas
Negotiators at Paris will have to determine the shape and ambition of support for the development and transfer of clean technologies such as renewable energy and energy efficiency, says King's College London research fellow Stephen Minas.
By Kevin McSpadden
As the world tries to stay below that two degree Celsius target, what are the specifics for technology’s role in the process?
A UNIDO delegation comprising director Mr. Pradeep Monga and project managers from the Department of Energy met with city leaders from around the world in Singapore for the launch of the ‘Global Platform for Sustainable Cities’, or GPSC, which is part of an initiative funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF) that is expected to mobilize up to $1.5 billion over the next five years for urban sustainability programs in 11 developing countries, including Brazil, Cote D’Ivoire, China, India, Malaysia, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Senegal, South Africa, and Vietnam.
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.
REN21 published the most comprehensive annual overview of the state of renewable energy. The Renewables 2016 Global Status Report reveals that renewables are now firmly established as competitive, mainstream sources of energy in many countries around the world.