The ClimateTech Podcast

The ClimateTech Podcast

In the Climate Tech Podcast, we focus on the technology and the solutions that can help us in the climate crisis, and more importantly, on how we can speed up implementation in developing countries. Published by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

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May 4, 2026 42 mins
In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast we look at Solar powered irrigation, and how to help scale a Commercially driven Solar Powered Irrigation market, to help smallholder farmers grow their crops and adapt to climate change.

With a special focus on Uganda, the episode delves into what has worked for local businesses so far, and what is needed for solar irrigation to reach it full potential.

Guests:
  • Douglas Baguma, CEO of Inn...
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This episode explores different aspects of Non Economic Losses from climate impacts, looking closer at cultural heritage and indigenous peoples perspectives, to try and find out what kind of data or evidence are most needed to better understand and measure non economic losses from climate change impacts.

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  • Jyoti Hosagrahar, Deputy Director of the World Heritage Centre at UNESCO
  • Nicole Redvers, Western Research Chair & Dir...
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This episode looks at the concept of the bioeconomy and its potential to contribute to climate change mitigation and adaptation

It examines the progress being made in scaling up the availability and use of these technologies, highlighting both global trends and region-specific developments. 

Biobased technologies include processes, products and systems derived from renewable biological resources such as biomass, agricultural residues...
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In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast, we explore how clean cooking—especially electric cooking powered by renewables—is emerging as a powerful climate solution with wide-reaching benefits for health, gender equality, and sustainable development.

We delve into why clean cooking is now a national priority in Uganda, the numerous co-benefits, barriers to scale, including affordability, access, and awareness, and how carbon market...
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In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast, we explore how waste—often seen as a challenge—can become a powerful resource for clean energy and local development across Africa.
We dive into the growing waste crisis, how waste-to-energy solutions can reduce pollution, cut emissions, and create jobs, practical innovations in refugee settings and informal waste collection, and look at lessons from the SESA project on capacity building, ...
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July 4, 2025 32 mins
In this episode of the ClimateTech Podcast, we explore the untapped potential of biogas as a renewable energy solution— looking at experiences from Brazil and research from Africa. From household systems to industrial-scale applications, biogas offers a powerful way to reduce emissions, improve waste management, and support energy access.

Guests:
  • Yuri Schmitke, President of the Brazilian Association of Waste Energy Recovery (ABRE...
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In this episode, we look at nature-based solutions and how we can overcome the barriers to scale and implement them in growing cities. The guests present several societal and biodiversity co-benefits resulting implementing nature-based solutions for climate adaptation and resilience in cities.  We delve into policies, regulations, and the need for enhanced capacity and peer-to-peer knowledge transfer between cities of the global so...
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April 4, 2025 61 mins
In this episode, we look at investing in urban climate resilience with Nature-Based Solutions through innovative business models, and a new publication with examples on how to develop them: Business Models for Financing Nature-Based Solutions in Urban Climate Action.

We delve into real-world examples, how to speak the language of private sector stakeholders, underused financing sources, and the importance of data and analysis.

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In this episode, we talk about climate technology in cities, and about implementing green solutions in an urban context. We look at overall issues, challenges and opportunities, and look closer at what we can learn from Thailand on governance for the water sector specifically.

Guests:
-Pakamas Thinphanga, project director at Thailand Environment institute, specializing in urban climate resilience –engaging with local communities and ...
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In this episode, we talk about the Adaptation Gap, more specifically the adaptation finance gap.

Joined by the authors of the finance chapter of UNEPs 2023 Adaptation Gap Report, we delve into the big numbers, go beyond them, and try to show what the adaptation finance gap actually means and what we can do about it.

The report shows an adaptation finance gap of 194 to 366 billion dollars - numbers that can seem almost surreal.

But, b...
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In this episode we talk about carbon markets, and emissions trading under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.
We look at Pakistan and the country's experiences, potential and needs when it comes to using Article 6 to both implement NDCs and raise climate finance and ambitions.

The guests discuss why carbon markets can be crucial and why Pakistan in particular is interested in using Article 6.
We also talk about what the barriers for us...
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What is a climate advisory institution, why are they important when it comes to climate policy and action, and what can we learn from Costa Rica when it comes to setting one up?

In this special transparency episode of the ClimateTech podcast we take a look at the how and why of climate advisory institutions, and look at how Costa Rica, has broadened the definition of data to improve climate action with the support of the Capacity-b...
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When it comes to technology and climate action, it's no longer about the 'what', it is about the 'how'.
In this special COP episode we look at the progress of climate technology implementation and how COP27 addressed the needs and priorities from developing countries.
And then we look to COP28 and what is needed in the future to ramp up implementation and ambition.

If you want to know more about the progress and barriers and enablers ...
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February 28, 2022 36 mins
In this episode, we talk about food waste, and what we can do to prevent that huge amounts of food each year is wasted.

Why do tons after tons of perfectly edible food end up in landfills, and what kind of technology is out there, that can help us?

We also take a look at what kind of policies are needed to push the implementation of the technology.

The episode uses facts and analysis from the new 'Reducing Food Consumer Food Waste' re...
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We talk about Indigenous Peoples' technology and the strength and barriers in a climate action context.

What are the strengths of IP knowledge and tech in terms of climate change mitigation and adaptation?

How can we create synergies and win-win situations with modern climate technologies?

The general role of marginalised groups, such as Indigenous Peoples and women.

We also talk about the rights that Indigenous Peoples have, why respe...
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This episode of the ClimateTech podcast, and the interviews, build on a UNEP DTU Partnership project called Technology, Markets and Investment for Low Carbon and Climate Resilient Development, or simply just TEMARIN.
We work with local partners to see how the market for renewable energy can be strengthened, bottlenecks removed and especially how local companies can increase their share of the market.
In this podcast we are going to h...
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April 7, 2020 36 mins
Is closing the adaptation gap just a matter of getting the right technology to the right place at the right time?
In this episode, we talk about the adaptation gap, what it is and what role technology can play in closing it.
What are the barriers and enablers, and where do we need to focus. By looking at the gap for climate adaptation, we also look at technology, finance and capacity gaps.

Guests:
- Anil Markandya: Director of the Bas...
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November 29, 2019 37 mins
Leading up to the COP25, we discuss how important a focus on climate technology implementation is, and how the negotiations can help developing countries get access to technology.
With input from UNFCCC Secretariat and a Liberian COP-negotiator, we focus on the technology streams at COP where the need for finance and capacity-building are highlighted.

Guests: Rose Mwebaza, Director of CTCN and Sara Trærup, Head of Technology at UNEP ...
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Worldwide demand for clean energy is huge, and the technology to deliver it gets cheaper and cheaper. So the obvious question is: Why isn’t more happening?
In this episode we discuss the importance of energy, when it comes to climate change and technology transfer, and we talk about barriers and solutions.

Guests: Head of the UNEP DTU Partnership technology section, Sara Trærup, and CEO of M-PAYG, a company that specialises in afford...
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September 13, 2019 1 min
In the ClimateTech Podcast, we focus on the technology that can help us in the climate crisis, and more importantly, on how we can speed up implementation in developing countries.

Published by UNEP DTU Partnership. Read more: https://unepdtu.org/
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