The world is at a critical turning point in the battle against the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution, a crisis that knows no boundaries and has cross-generational impacts.
The number of extreme weather events over the last 30 years has been staggering, and 2023 has been no exception. Meeting national and international climate targets requires efficient and rapid scaling up of the implementation and use of climate technologies, which, in addition to climate objectives, also have significant co-benefits for our systems as a whole.
It is evident that current levels of climate technology implementation are inadequate to address this challenge.
2023 not only falls within a period of transformation but also marks the conclusion of the first Global Stocktake, which was established under the UNFCCC process to assess and take stock of the global response with regard to the extent and type of progress made towards meeting the goals of the Paris Agreement.
One of the key findings of the Global Stocktake Technical Dialogue was that in order to strengthen the global response to the threat of climate change, governments need to support system transformations that mainstream climate resilience and low greenhouse gas emissions development . Further to this, more than 100 developing countries have by now assessed their climate technology needs , showing clearly that major gaps remain in the implementation of climate technologies and access to them.
This event presents the new Climate Technology Progress Report, produced by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and the UNFCCC Technology Mechanism, and discusses trends on climate technology progress, with a focus on urban transitions in the context of Asia.
Speakers:
Ruth Zugman Do Coutto (tbc), OiC, Energy and Climate Branch, Industry and Economy Division, Brazil
Elisabeth Gilmore, Carleton University, Canada
Ping Zhong, Director, Division of Global Environmental Affairs(Division of Climate Change International Cooperation). TEC member, China
Heleen de Coninck, Eindhoven University of Technology, Netherlands
Sara Traerup, Section Head, Technology, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre, Denmark
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UNEP Pavilion - Blue Zone B7 87