Climate Conversations: Pathways to Action is a monthly webinar series from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine that aims to convene high-level, cross-cutting, nonpartisan conversations about issues relevant to national policy action on climate change.
Managing Risks at the Intersection of Energy Infrastructure Development and Heritage Sites – Dialogue Series for Infrastructure Investors and Lenders in the Mekong Subregion #4
This ADBI virtual conference featured research that examines impediments to low-carbon finance such as the lack of unified criteria for investment that advances climate-related SDGs and limited understanding of the fundamentals of low-carbon finance. It also addressed common questions about low-carbon finance, including the difference between green and traditional bonds, the extent to which green bond issuance reduces emissions, and policies needed to encourage investment that promotes climate-related SDGs.
Understanding human behavior and decision-making is essential to accelerate the transition to a low-carbon future, whether in program design, diversity, equity and inclusion, or marketing. In this peer exchange call from the Better Buildings Residential Network, hear from leaders in the field about what’s been done before, and what would be helpful to consider in your specific context.
The ASEAN Centre for Energy (ACE), through the support of EmPower Project of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), has developed ASEAN RE-Gender Roadmap. This launching aims to inform ASEAN stakeholders (Government, Academia, Private Sectors, etc) on the guidance of gender mainstreaming efforts on boosting renewable energy deployment.
The US Department of Energy has several new, large funding budgets for energy storage projects, research and development. Within the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, there is $500 million for long duration energy storage prototypes, pilot projects and market creation. This webinar will feature speakers from the national laboratories and US DOE, who will explain how and when these federal dollars will become available, who can qualify, and how to apply.
USAID and Vietnam’s Ministry of Industry and Trade (MOIT) have worked together through the first USAID Vietnam Low Emission Energy Program (V-LEEP) and V-LEEP II to enhance Vietnam’s long-term energy strategy development, mobilize private investments for renewable energy, and improve industrial energy efficiency, introducing new tools and modeling approaches for Vietnam’s eighth Power Development Plan (PDP-8).
The Third Global Conference on Strengthening Synergies between the Paris Agreement and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (Third Global Climate and SDG Synergy Conference) will focus on the theme, ‘Building the Evidence Base for Synergistic Action in Support of Raising Climate and SDGs Ambition.’
As the adoption of electric vehicles and distributed energy resources like solar, wind power, and battery storage become more widespread and add more load to the grid, the introduction of these new elements creates disruption and presents grid reliability challenges that must be addressed.
USAID E4SEA, under the leadership of the USAID Regional Development Mission for Asia (USAID RDMA), is working in partnership with universities and energy employers to 1) expand regional knowledge on gender equality, 2) inspire science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) and energy-related education and careers amongst girls and women, and 3) promote inclusive workplaces in order to increase women’s participation and leadership in the region’s energy transition.
This talk aims to address the latest research on strategies and technologies planned and adopted in mega cities in Singapore, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Case studies will be presented to help understand strategies and technologies adopted in each country.
IITC is conducting a series of three workshops to explore the topics related to the use of the natural gas grid to deliver hydrogen (midstream infrastructure). This is funded by the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Climate Action (BMWK).
Through a panel discussion, moderated by a representative from the USAID Center for Resilience, we will hear from leaders and experts in resilience building among ecosystems and communities, from the drought-prone savannahs of Zimbabwe to the Indian Ocean archipelago of Zanzibar.
USAID Green Invest Asia and Global Coffee Platform host this upcoming webinar, which will cover standardized methodologies and procedures for carbon footprint measurements, and showcase progress in Southeast Asia’s transition to meet ambitious climate pledges and net-zero commitments.
Adapting to sea-level rise typically entails large-scale investments with a long lead time for planning and implementation, and potentially large societal impacts. To safeguard the livelihoods of the 100 million people who live within one meter of the mean sea level and the existence of some islands and deltaic coasts, adaptation needs to be accelerated.
