7 October 2010
UNEP Launches “30 Ways in 30 Days” Initiative on Green Economy
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UNEP to release daily climate case studies to inspire action to reduce emissions and make the transition to a global green economy in the lead up to Cancun.

5 October 2010: The UN Environment Programme (UNEP) has announced an initiative to inspire action on reducing emissions and making the transition to a global green economy in the lead up to the 16th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UNFCCC (COP 16), to take place in Cancun, Mexico, at the end of 2010.

Under the “30 Ways in 30 Days” initiative, UNEP will be releasing 30 case studies showing that solutions to combat climate change are available, accessible and replicable. The first case study featured was UNEP’s Indian Solar Loan Programme, which worked with two of India’s banking groups in 2003 to provide low-interest loans for household photovoltaic systems. The programme provided technical support and training, and reimbursed banks for the difference between their normal lending rates and the reduced rate that borrowers paid. Daily climate case studies will be released online at the initiative website from 1 November to 8 December 2010.

The initiative was launched at the Special Business for Environment (B4E) Summit on Climate Change, co-hosted by UNEP, the UN Global Compact, and WWF, and which took place from 4-5 October 2010, in Mexico City, Mexico. [30 Ways in 30 Days Website] [UNEP Press Release] [Climate Change Policy & Practice Story on the B4E Summit]


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