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The ClimateTech Podcast

The ClimateTech Podcast

Written by: UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre
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 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.

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  • Advancing Biobased Technologies in the Bioeconomy

    Advancing Biobased Technologies in the Bioeconomy
    Oct 9 2025
    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 and algae that can be sustainably replenished over time.

    Accelerating technological innovation and policy momentum is driving growth in biomass utilization and biogenic carbon solutions, sustainable land use and advanced biobased materials.

    The global bioeconomy is valued at an estimated $4–5 trillion, with the potential to grow to $30 trillion by 2050, positioning it as a cornerstone of the transition to a low-carbon, climate-resilient, and sustainable future.

    Realizing this potential will require targeted action across technology, finance, and effective governance and policy.

    Join Daya Pandey, Francis X Johnson, Alex Godoy-Faundez and Debora Ley, lead authors of the 2025 Climate Technology Progress Report in a broad discussion of the bioeconomy.
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    53 mins
  • Clean Cooking - Financing, Policy, and Innovation for Last Mile Impact

    Clean Cooking - Financing, Policy, and Innovation for Last Mile Impact
    Jul 18 2025
    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 markets and Article 6 of the Paris Agreement can unlock new financing pathways.

    Guests:
    • Herbert Abigaba, Head of the Clean Cooking Unit, Ministry of Energy, Uganda
    • Ruth Akiiki Komuntale, Managing Director, ECOCA East Africa
    • Ben Jeffreys, Managing Director, ATEC
    • Sandra Cavalieri, Clean Cooking Lead, Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)
    For more insights, check out the report Business and Financing Models for PV-Supported Clean Cooking.

    Or check out the SOLCO Partnership - a multi-stakeholder ecosystem catalyzing the transition to solar-powered electric cooking or hybrid e-cooking in last mile communities across the globe, and the Global Electric Cooking Coalition (GeCCo) - a collaboration of eCooking advocates seeking to significantly scale up access to electric cooking solutions across the world.
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    1 hr and 7 mins
  • Turning Waste into Power — Waste-to-Energy Solutions in Africa

    Turning Waste into Power — Waste-to-Energy Solutions in Africa
    Jul 11 2025
    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, peer learning, and inclusive planning.

    Guests:
    • Guglielmo Mazzà, CEO and Co-founder of ReFuse, a Lebanese social enterprise focused on integrated solid waste management
    • Claudia Schröder, Senior Professional Officer for Climate Change, Energy & Resilience at ICLEI Africa
    Explore the SESA Toolbox for practical, replicable energy solutions here: https://toolbox.sesa-euafrica.eu/

    More information on the Sunny project can be found here: https://sunny-project.eu/
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    41 mins
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