The ClimateTech Podcast

Jul 03 2024 12 ep. 33 mins 5
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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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Urban Climate Technology - Green solutions and water

Jul 03 2024 42 mins  
In this episode, we talk about climate technology in cities, and about implementing green solutions in an urban context. We look at overall issues, challenges and opportunities, and look closer at what we can learn from Thailand on governance for the water sector specifically.Guests:-Pakamas Thinphanga, project director at Thailand Environment institute, specializing in urban clima

The Adaptation Finance Gap - Beyond the numbers

Nov 02 2023 63 mins  
In this episode, we talk about the Adaptation Gap, more specifically the adaptation finance gap.Joined by the authors of the finance chapter of UNEPs 2023 Adaptation Gap Report, we delve into the big numbers, go beyond them, and try to show what the adaptation finance gap actually means and what we can do about it.The report shows an adaptation finance gap of 194 to 366 billion dol

Carbon markets and climate finance - Article 6 in Pakistan

Jun 13 2023 33 mins  
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 Ar

Transparency Special: The how and why of climate advisory institutions

Dec 22 2022 32 mins  
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 improv

Climate Technology Progress - COP27 and beyond

Dec 01 2022 13 mins  
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

Preventing food waste with tech and policy

Feb 28 2022 36 mins  
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

Indigenous Peoples' technology and knowledge

Nov 26 2021 41 mins  
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

Solar PV in Kenya, opportunities, challenges and barriers

Jun 17 2020 27 mins  
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 sh

Technology for the adaptation gap

Apr 07 2020 36 mins  
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 capacit

COP25: Technology Needs and Optimism

Nov 29 2019 37 mins  
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 o