Supporting National Climate Action Through RE Tech

A new guidebook launched during the June UN Climate Meetings in Bonn is set to strengthen countries' efforts to advance climate action through renewable energy technologies.

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Developed by the UNFCCC Technology Executive Committee (TEC), the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), and the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP-CCC), the guidebook offers a practical, up-to-date resource to support developing countries in identifying, prioritizing and implementing renewable energy technologies in alignment with their climate and development plans.

"The Technology Needs Assessment Guidebook on renewable energy is a valuable resource for developing country Parties to inform Paris-aligned energy system transformations," said Sophie De Coninck, Director of Means of Implementation at UN Climate Change.

The energy sector is the largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions.

Accelerating the deployment of zeroand low-emission energy technologies is critical to achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement. The outcomes of the first global stocktake under the Agreement reaffirmed the vital role of renewable energy in delivering deep, rapid, and sustained emissions reductions.

This new guidebook strengthens the available guidance on Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) – one of the longest-standing processes under the UNFCCC and the Paris Agreement to support technology development and transfer. "Countries are increasingly demanding practical tools to accelerate renewable energy deployment," said Sara Traerup, Global TNA Project Coordinator at UNEP-CCC. “This guidebook comes at exactly the right time – supporting national TNA teams with targeted, accessible knowledge to prioritize technologies that not only reduce emissions but also drive sustainable development."