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Tonga
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Tonga's Nationally Determined Contribution emphasizes the need for energy efficiency in the transport and electricity sectors due to their high share of GHG emission of about 63%. Tonga has requested CTCN fast technical assistance to further revise the Tonga Energy Efficiency Master Plan (TEEMP) to reflect the socio-economic benefits, cost-benefit analysis, time frame for interventions under TEEMP and economic contribution.
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Date of submissionPhaseCompletedCountriesObjectiveSectorsThis Technology Transfer Advances Tonga's
- Nationally Determined Contribution to "improve energy efficiency through reduction of electricity line losses to 9 percent by 2020 (from a baseline of 18 percent in 2010)" and to work towards achieving its emission reduction targets for the transport, agriculture, waste and forest industry.
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Publication dateObjectiveThe Pacific Centre for Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency (PCREEE) works towards integrated and inclusive markets for sustainable energy products and services by promoting economies of scale and equal progress between countries through regional exchange, tools and methodologies. PCREEE has a strong private sector mandate and promotes activities with high relevance for domestic businesses, entrepreneurs and industry.
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Publication dateMinistry of Meteorology, Energy, Information, Disaster Management, Environment, Climate Change and Communications of Tonga expressed the appreciation to the CTCN assistance in the development of Tonga Energy Efficiency Master Plan. The response planning team will start the work shortly.
“The proposed assistance of the CTCN is of significant importance to the Government of Tonga and it will add value to the development of this proposed Energy Master Plan”, says Paula P. Ma’u, CEO for or the Ministry of Information and Communication.
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Publication dateObjectiveFollowing 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.
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Publication dateObjectiveSectorsCross-sectoral enablerApproachIn the first such collaboration of its kind, the Governments of Ghana and Tonga will receive Readiness and Preparatory Support from the Green Climate Fund (GCF) for green technology assistance delivered by the Climate Technology Centre & Network (CTCN), thus marking a new engagement between the Finance and Technology Mechanisms of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
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Publication dateObjectiveCross-sectoral enablerThe Green Climate Fund and the Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) are stepping up collaboration to accelerate the development and transfer of technologies for energy-efficient, low-carbon and climate-resilient development.
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Publication dateObjectiveDuring COP23, the Centre provided country Parties and other stakeholders with a platform to discuss progress and trends in technology transfer in terms of bridging gaps between countries' technology planning and the innovators and financiers implementing technology solutions. Below, you'll find a selection of presentations from various CTCN events at COP23.
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Publication dateUN Climate Change News, Bonn, Nov 7 – Senegal is cutting its energy costs and reducing emissions at the same time by tapping into coordinated support from an increasingly effective international technology network under the UN Climate Change Convention.