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The TNA project is implemented by the United Nations Environment Programme and the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre on behalf of the Global Environment Facility.

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NEW REPORT

Climate Technology Progress Report 2025 - Advancing Biobased Technologies in the Bioeconomy

As the world prepares for COP30 in Brazil, The 2025 Climate Technology Progress Report: Advancing Biobased Technologies in the Bioeconomy explores the role of the bioeconomy in addressing climate change, including both mitigation and adaptation, with a particular focus on the biobased technologies that are most relevant in this context. It examines the progress being made in scaling up the availability and use of these technologies, highlighting both global trends and region-specific developments.

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NEW PUBLICATION

From needs to implementation: Stories from the Technology Needs Assessments 2025

As the global community gathers for COP30, this brochure showcases how Technology Needs Assessments (TNAs), including Technology Action Plans (TAPs), are delivering real-world impact in developing countries. Implemented by UNEP and executed by UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre (UNEP CCC), the TNAs have evolved from planning tools into strategic instruments that guide implementation, align national priorities, and mobilize resources. Countries are using TNA results to shape policies, strengthen institutional frameworks, and deploy climate technologies that support both mitigation and adaptation goals.

This publication provides a new set of success stories on how countries have used their TNAs and TAPs to advance the implementation of climate technologies.

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NEW GUIDEBOOK

Technologies for Climate Change Mitigation in Developing Countries - Renewable Energy

As countries move towards more ambitious and investment-ready climate plans (NDCs 3.0), the role of nationally-endorsed technology priorities and implementation pathways becomes increasingly vital. Technology Action Plans (TAP), key outputs of the Technology Needs Assessments (TNA) process under the UNFCCC, assist countries in their technology planning and roadmapping. TAPs help translate national mitigation and adaptation technology priorities into concrete actions and project ideas across different sectors. They are essential for setting priorities, attracting finance and support from bilateral and multilateral sources, and for creating an enabling environment for technology deployment.

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SECOND EDITION

TNA STEP BY STEP: A guidebook for countries preparing Technology Needs Assessments and Action Plans

The Technology Needs Assessment (TNA) process comprises a set of country-driven, participatory activities aimed at identifying, selecting, and planning for the implementation of climate technologies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and/or increase resilience to climate change (adaptation).

The purpose of this guidebook is to summarise the various steps in the preparation of a TNA, including associated Technology Action Plans, and to be the ‘go-to’ reference document for national TNA Teams, including TNA coordinators and consultants. It also points out the various materials that are available to guide and support the process. The revised guidance is based on the experience of the more than one hundred countries that have already conducted a TNA process and provide country examples to illustrate how the TNA project can be organised and implemented.

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NEWS

Regional Climate Technology Capacity Building and AI-Enabled Innovation in Focus

UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre closed the year by strengthening climate technology planning across Asia and the Pacific through regional capacity building and technical exchanges through Technology Needs Assessments.

December 19th, 2025

Climate Technology at COP30: Priorities, Ownership, and Implementation

Countries underscored that Technology Needs Assessments are becoming essential tools for turning national climate ambitions into implementable, investment-ready action.

November 23rd, 2025

Federated States of Micronesia Launches TNA Process

FSM selected the energy and agriculture (food security) sectors for mitigation, and the health and water sector for adaptation, respectively.

September 19th, 2025

Sierra Leone Joins TNA V

Sierra Leone has identified mitigation technology priorities in expanding access to clean energy through off-grid solar systems in rural areas and small-scale hydropower plants, as well as developing mini-grid systems to connect rural communities and reduce reliance on diesel generators.

July 18th, 2025

Thailand Steps Up Climate Action With Second TNA

On the 15th of May, 2025 Thailand launched its second Technology Needs Assessment (TNA), marking an expansion of implementation and planning activities since of Thailand’s first TNA in 2012.

July 4th, 2025

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What are Technology needs Assessments? Different project stakeholders comment on the TNA process and how its results are used by countries.

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Aligning TNAs with national strategies

TNA coordinator Christopher Kabah explains how positioning the country driven TNAs with other national processes and overall strategies, operating on same clear lines have eased climate technology implementation in Liberia.

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