The ClimateTech Podcast
UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
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In the Climate Tech Podcast, we focus on the technology and the solutions that can help us in the climate crisis, and more importantly, on how we can speed up implementation in developing countries.
Published by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
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Jun 13, 2023
Carbon markets and climate finance - Article 6 in Pakistan
In this episode we talk about carbon markets, and emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
We look at Pakistan and the country's experiences, potential and needs when it comes to using Article 6 to both implement NDCs and raise climate finance and ambitions.
The guests discuss why carbon markets can be crucial and why Pakistan in particular is interested in using Article 6.
We also talk about what the barriers for using Article 6 and how the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (or simply 'SPAR6C') programme can help Pakistan overcome them.
*Guests:*
* Dr Saima Shafique, Ministry of Climate Change and Environmental Coordination of Pakistan, UNFCCC focal point and focal point for the SPAR6C Programme
* Karen Olsen, UNEP carbon market coordinator
* Xianli Zhu, Article 6 lead for UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre in Pakistan.
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Dec 22, 2022
Transparency Special: The how and why of climate advisory institutions
What is a climate advisory institution, why are they important when it comes to climate policy and action, and what can we learn from Costa Rica when it comes to setting one up?
In this special transparency episode of the ClimateTech podcast we take a look at the how and why of climate advisory institutions, and look at how Costa Rica, has broadened the definition of data to improve climate action with the support of the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT).
Guests:
- Ana Lucía Moya Mora, CBIT coordinator, Costa Rica
- William Billy Holness, CBIT Regional Portfolio Manager for UNEP in the LAC region
- Per Wretlind, CBIT Coordinator at UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
Read more about CBIT here:
https://www.cbitplatform.org/
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Dec 1, 2022
Climate Technology Progress - COP27 and beyond
When it comes to technology and climate action, it's no longer about the 'what', it is about the 'how'.
In this special COP episode we look at the progress of climate technology implementation and how COP27 addressed the needs and priorities from developing countries.
And then we look to COP28 and what is needed in the future to ramp up implementation and ambition.
If you want to know more about the progress and barriers and enablers for climate technology, check out the 2022 Climate Technology Progress Report:
https://unepccc.org/the-climate-technology-progress-report-2022/
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Feb 28, 2022
Preventing food waste with tech and policy
In this episode, we talk about food waste, and what we can do to prevent that huge amounts of food each year is wasted.
Why do tons after tons of perfectly edible food end up in landfills, and what kind of technology is out there, that can help us?
We also take a look at what kind of policies are needed to push the implementation of the technology.
The episode uses facts and analysis from the new 'Reducing Food Consumer Food Waste' report, available here:
https://bit.ly/TechReducingFoodWaste
You can also read more about UNEP's work to stop food waste here: https://www.unep.org/explore-topics/green-economy/build-back-better
Guests:
- Pornphrom Vikitsreth: Head of a food waste project pilot in Bangkok, and worked with UNEP projects on Recycling systems in Southeast Asia, promoting low-carbon lifestyles. He is also a lecturer at Thammasat University, focusing on sustainable development and a consultant on how to promote circular thinking in hotels and restaurants.
- Matt Homewood: Head of sustainability at the food tech company Throw No More. Prior to joining the company, Matt worked as an independent food waste campaigner to end supermarket food waste in Denmark and beyond, highlighting the massive amounts of edible food that gets thrown away every day.
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Nov 26, 2021
Indigenous Peoples' technology and knowledge
We talk about Indigenous Peoples' technology and the strength and barriers in a climate action context.
What are the strengths of IP knowledge and tech in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation?
How can we create synergies and win-win situations with modern climate technologies?
The general role of marginalised groups, such as Indigenous Peoples and women.
We also talk about the rights that Indigenous Peoples have, why respecting them is crucial and about the levels of acknowledgement and recognition within the UNFCCC system.
Guests:
- Tunga Bhadra Rai, national coordinator at the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities
- Pirawan Wongnithisathaporn, Environment Program Officer at the Asia Indigenous Peoples Pact
- Sara Trærup, lead on the Technology Needs Assessment project, working with almost 100 countries on prioritising and implementing climate tech.
Special thanks to IWGIA - the International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs - a global human rights organisation dedicated to promoting, protecting and defending Indigenous Peoples’ rights, for their support in the making of this episode.
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Jun 17, 2020
Solar PV in Kenya, opportunities, challenges and barriers
This episode of the ClimateTech podcast, and the interviews, build on a UNEP DTU Partnership project called Technology, Markets and Investment for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development, or simply just TEMARIN.
We work with local partners to see how the market for renewable energy can be strengthened, bottlenecks removed and especially how local companies can increase their share of the market.
In this podcast we are going to highlight the road travelled by some of Kenya's well-established renewable energy companies, and look at which barriers and challenges they faced along the way.
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Apr 7, 2020
Technology for the adaptation gap
Is closing the adaptation gap just a matter of getting the right technology to the right place at the right time?
In this episode, we talk about the adaptation gap, what it is and what role technology can play in closing it.
What are the barriers and enablers, and where do we need to focus. By looking at the gap for climate adaptation, we also look at technology, finance and capacity gaps.
Guests:
- Anil Markandya: Director of the Basque Centre for Climate Change
- Richard Klein: Senior research fellow at the Stockholm Environment Institute
- Jessica Troni: Head of the adaptation unit at UN Environment
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Nov 29, 2019
COP25: Technology Needs and Optimism
Leading up to the COP25, we discuss how important a focus on climate technology implementation is, and how the negotiations can help developing countries get access to technology.
With input from UNFCCC Secretariat and a Liberian COP-negotiator, we focus on the technology streams at COP where the need for finance and capacity-building are highlighted.
Guests: Rose Mwebaza, Director of CTCN and Sara Trærup, Head of Technology at UNEP DTU Partnership
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Sep 18, 2019
Access to clean energy: A climate action top priority
Worldwide demand for clean energy is huge, and the technology to deliver it gets cheaper and cheaper. So the obvious question is: Why isn’t more happening?
In this episode we discuss the importance of energy, when it comes to climate change and technology transfer, and we talk about barriers and solutions.
Guests: Head of the UNEP DTU Partnership technology section, Sara Trærup, and CEO of M-PAYG, a company that specialises in affordable off-grid solar power systems, Asger Trier.
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Sep 13, 2019
Welcome to the ClimateTech Podcast
In the ClimateTech Podcast, we focus on the technology that can help us in the climate crisis, and more importantly, on how we can speed up implementation in developing countries.
Published by UNEP DTU Partnership. Read more: https://unepdtu.org/
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