May 17, 2012
- In the report, the Expert Review Team (ERT) that conducted the centralized review concludes that Monaco’s inventory submission is complete and was prepared and reported in accordance with the UNFCCC reporting guidelines. It also concluded that the GHG inventory is generally in line with the various guidelines by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), with the exception of certain areas.
- The UNFCCC Secretariat has released the submissions from Australia, Gambia on behalf of the least developed countries (LDCs), Nauru on behalf of the Alliance of Small Island States (AOSIS), New Zealand, Norway and a joint submission from Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic and Peru, containing their views on a workplan for the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action.
- European Union Sustainable Energy Week events will take place across Europe. Events in Brussels will center around a high-level conference on the sustainable energy sector, which is expected to draw 4,000 participants from over 50 countries. Throughout the week other events will take place in parallel to draw attention to energy efficiency and sustainable energy themes.
May 16, 2012
- The submissions from Belarus, Iceland and AOSIS were made in response to a request in Decision 1/CMP.7 by the seventh session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol (COP/MOP 7) for Annex I Parties listed in annex 1 to the decision, to submit information on their QELROs for the Kyoto Protocol second commitment period.
May 15, 2012
- The Energy Sector Management Assistance Program's (ESMAP) annual report highlights key achievements in 2011, including: informing World Bank lending to facilitate scaling up concentrated solar power in the Middle East and North Africa; production of low carbon growth studies for South Africa, India and Poland; and delivery of country-specific ‘market transformation’ strategies to help plan for large-scale integration of renewable energy for India, Mexico, and Peru.
May 14, 2012
- In the report of the centralized review of the 2011 annual submission of Hungary, the Expert Review Team (ERT) that conducted the centralized review concludes that Hungary's inventory submission was prepared in compliance with the IPCC reporting guidelines.
- The International Energy Agency (IEA) Solar Heating and Cooling Programme (SHC) has published “Solar Heat Worldwide: Markets and Contribution to the Energy Supply 2010," a report that documents the solar thermal capacity in worldwide markets and more.
May 10, 2012
- Ahead of the May 2012 Bonn climate change negotiations, the FAO has released a note titled "Roadmap to Agriculture at the UNFCCC Climate Talks," which provides an overview of the current state of negotiations relevant to agriculture. It underlines that agriculture will be most directly discussed under the SBSTA’s issues relating to agriculture with the aim of recommending a decision for the 18th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 18).
- An Informal Ministerial Roundtable on Climate Change brought together representatives from 30 countries, including from LDCs and AOSIS. The Roundtable was convened by Connie Hedegaard, European Commissioner for Climate Action, who called on countries to keep up the momentum created in Durban on climate change and to make progress at Rio+20.
May 8, 2012
- A new publication supported by the International Energy Agency (IEA), titled "EV City Casebook: A Look at the Global Electric Vehicle Movement," identifies policies and best practices for Electric Vehicles in urban environments.