Themes: Green growth

Themes: Green growth

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Project : Achieving green growth in developing countries: the political economy of energy security

In this project, the Netherlands Institute of International Relations (Clingandael), the Energy research Centre of the Netherlands, Oxford Policy Management and ClimateCare are exploring how political economy constraints and enablers resulting from institutional, business and political structures influence the ambition and implementation of national green growth plans

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1st June 2015
Transformational change in climate compatible development – what and how? During a recent interview, Jorge Villanueva of CDKN asked LEDS LAC Secretariat Coordinator, Ana Maria Majano: "What is a transformative climate agenda?" The following is a summary of her remarks.
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27th May 2015
Research to explore benefits of – and options for - green energy policies New research by the Clingendael Institute, Netherlands, and funded by CDKN, will provide recommendations to decision-makers in Kenya, Indonesia and Colombia on strategies to make the green growth transition, with a special emphasis on the energy sector.
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18th May 2015
Three Steps to Decarbonising Development for a Zero-Carbon Future A new World Bank report lays out three steps for a smooth transition to a zero-carbon future. Through data, examples and policy advice, it aims to help countries makes the shift. It tells us that to prevent temperatures from rising more than 2 degrees Celsius, the world will need to transform its energy uses and electricity from clean energy sources will play an important role.
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8th May 2015
How to enthrall and how to drive change Claudia Martinez and Pippa Heylings report on CDKN’s Knowledge Lab in Colombia this week. The lab was organised to innovate new ideas for communicating climate change and galvanising public action.
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Project : Technical Assistance for a Supported NAMA in Indonesia

This project developed a concept for a supported nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMA) for small and medium scale (1-10 MWe) renewable energy initiatives in Indonesia on a national and province level, with two pilot provinces. The concept was developed by The Energy research Centre of the Netherlands (ECN), government partners and local experts.

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Project : Indonesia Energy Sector NAMA Coordination

CDKN, under this project, provided a central and common approach to describe and track energy mitigation actions and also improved the evidence available for comparing and describing mitigation actions.

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Project : Low Carbon Scenario Analysis for Pakistan

The project will Improve understanding of low-carbon options – identification of priority opportunities for low-carbon development in Pakistan.

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23rd April 2015
New research to assess green growth potential of Ethiopia’s industries In Ethiopia, great progress has been made to mainstream climate considerations into the agricultural and energy sector, but more can be done to integrate climate in the fast growing industrial sector. A new CDKN research project aims to support industrial-sector green growth strategies at a crucial time in Ethiopia’s development.
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20th April 2015
Escaping the fuel subsidy trap in Indonesia Dina Khan, Country Programme Manager, CDKN Asia, takes an in-depth look at President Joko Widodo's attempts at overhauling Indonesia’s politically sensitive fuel subsidy programme. Will he have better luck than his predecessors?
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Supporting the Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) process in Pakistan

Under this project, CDKN supported the Ministry of Climate Change, Government of Pakistan (GoP) in building its capacity to plan and develop its INDC for submission to the UNFCCC.

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Project : Renewable energy solutions for Punjab’s industrial sector: Evaluating the NAMA approach in Sialkot City

The project aims to enhance understanding of the public and private sectors in Punjab, Pakistan regarding the potential role of renewable energy based solutions and NAMA as a policy tool in meeting industrial energy needs.