The Procura+ Awards Ceremony saw three cities and a European research organisation going up on the stage to get their recognition for their biggest successes in public procurement: Zurich won in the category ‘Procurement Initiative of the Year’, the City of Ghent in the ‘Sustainable Procurement of the Year’ one, the Municipality of Frederiksberg in the ‘Innovation Procurement of the Year’ category and the European Organization for Nuclear Research won the ‘Outstanding Innovation in ICT Procurement’. The event took place on 24 September within the Nordic Edge Expo in Stavenger, Norway.
On 24 September 2019 (3:00 PM CET), Clean Energy Solutions Center (CESC), The Distributed Rural Energy Data Network and Efficiency for Access are holding a webinar on "State of the Off-Grid Appliance Market: Connecting the Data on Market Trends, Jobs, and SDG 7".
The initiative provides a roadmap for ensuring that people’s jobs and well-being are at the centre of the transition to a carbon-neutral economy.
According to the Global Trends in Renewable Energy Investment 2019 report, released ahead of the UN Global Climate Action Summit, global investment in new renewable energy capacity over this decade — 2010 to 2019 inclusive — is on course to hit USD 2.6 trillion, with more gigawatts of solar power capacity installed than any other generation technology.
The "Climate Expert" tool presents a 4-step approach to help businesses anticipate climate risks and design and implement strong adaptation strategies within their local context. On 4 September, the Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP) and the Green Growth Working Group (GGWG) of the Donor Committee for Enterprise Development (DCED) held a webinar to walk through how SMEs can utilise the tool, as well as development agencies, consultants, and multipliers that want to support the private sector in adapting to climate change.
The report looks at the alignment of major oil and gas companies to the Paris Agreement. It finds that last year, all of the major oil companies sanctioned projects that fall outside a “well below 2 degrees” budget on cost grounds.