...for information, data and guidance on best practices, the STRONG Act will help communities protect critical economic infrastructure, ensure business continuity and stay ahead of the storm. The Center for Clean Air Policy supports the STRONG Act and its efforts to bolster resiliency to extreme weather events. CCAP’s own urban adaptation efforts aim to help cities and companies enhance physical, economic, and social resilience in the face of severe... continue reading »
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From Cancun to Durban: The Need for On-the-Ground Action in Developing Countries
...rried over whether the international community will ever be able to pull together to solve one of its most pressing challenges. Â To paraphrase one observer, the international climate process is still “on probation” – and so far this year we are not getting off on the right foot. Â At the heart of the debate is the future of the Kyoto Protocol, the commitment period of which is due to expire at the end of 2012. Â Also on the table are the establis... continue reading »
Environment Canada Partners With Ccap To Help Latin American Nations To Reduce Ghgs From Landfills And Wastewater Treatment Facilities
...ew policies. As climate initiatives move forward globally, these real-world bottom up examples will spur further international agreement. Best practices produced as a result of NAMA implementation will shape emerging sources of climate finance, such as the second phase of fast start financing and the Green Climate Fund. MAIN meetings and the development of NAMAs will continue through 2013 with a series of open dialogues, video conferencing, intern... continue reading »
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Urban Trees, Green Streets, Urban Land Use, courtesy of EPA Office of Sustainable Communities
...In other cases, more extreme relocation might be necessary. In September, the communities of Newtok, Alaska and the Cateret Islands, Papua New Guinea, are among the first in the world to choose relocation as the best means of adaptation to the effects of a changing climate. Other Urban Green Infrastructure See our previous blog posts on Green Roofs, Green Walls, Living Walls, and more! This post is part of CCAP’s blog series, “What Does Climate R... continue reading »
New Report Highlights Success Of European Climate Finance
...ntries that prepare NAMAs. The effort also brings contributing countries together with NAMA developers to foster development and finance of NAMAs that meet the needs of all parties. “This report demonstrates how European Member States have maintained momentum in delivering climate finance to developing countries around the world,” CCAP-Europe Director Tomas Wyns said. “The success stories outlined in ‘Climate Finance Works’ not only help to reduce... continue reading »
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Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants through Improved Municipal Solid Waste Management
...ssments of the cities’ waste streams and to develop action plans that will help the cities identify and design waste management systems to meet their local needs. From March 11–12, CCAP will also participate in the first meeting of the coalition’s municipal solid waste initiative, held on the periphery of the Global Methane Initiative’s Methane Expo in Vancouver, Canada. The meeting will be an opportunity for peer-to-peer sharing of best practices... continue reading »
Statement from Ned Helme in Preparation for UN’s Conference on Climate Change
...ng stone to combating climate change. Governments are expected to reaffirm their commitments to reaching a comprehensive climate agreement by 2015 and further define the negotiating process that will be followed. It is clear that 2014 will be the key year for this process with initial commitments expected from developed nations to contribute to climate finance and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Board members of the GCF had a successful meeting rece... continue reading »
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies and The Cost of Inaction
...C) Economic Leaders Meeting in Honolulu, Hawaii adding 11 new countries to the commitment (The APEC countries first announced this pledge in 2009 following the G20 Pittsburgh meeting.) This reaffirmation by the G20 and APEC is a positive development and an important one if we are to ever make clean energy competitive, but the time has come to move from noble ambitions toward tangible steps. As states face serious fiscal constraints, volatile energ... continue reading »
U.K. and Germany Launch Seed Money Effort for Pro-Development Environmental Programs
...ore than 50 top government officials from more than 20 countries including the U.S., the U.K. and Germany, discussed the exciting future of NAMAs – nationally appropriate mitigation actions. NAMAs are the kinds of programs that the Germany-U.K. facility will provide seed funding for. Helme said: “The United Kingdom and Germany are to be commended for agreeing to the guidelines for their investments in developing country NAMAs. NAMAs are a growing... continue reading »
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Finding the Millions to save the Billions on Highway 1
...the impacts of climate change on Gulf Coast transportation infrastructure. Phase 1 of the FHWA study examined the potential impacts of climate change on transportation systems. Phase 2 focuses on the Mobile, Alabama region, to help regional decision makers understand vulnerabilities and asses adaptation options. These studies raise important questions that CCAP will address in our Weathering Climate Risks blog about the roles and responsibilities... continue reading »
United Nations Makes Progress in Fight Against Global Warming – Finally
...e improvement next year. The United States will hopefully follow suit soon thereafter. The world’s developed nations have pledged to raise $100 billion a year from public and private sources by 2020 for developing country’s climate policy actions. By agreeing to some key ground rules – including allocating funds on a competitive basis to the most transformational proposals – the GCF board’s decisions this week will help spur financial support for... continue reading »
The Municipality of Santiago de Cali Signs International Cooperation Agreement in the Solid Waste Sector
...of Planning, and the Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development. “The goal of these pilots in Cali and Sogamoso is to design a process of approach, identification and development of feasible projects that could be replicated in other Colombian cities and that can achieve GHG emission reductions, besides providing economic and social benefits to the people,” said Anmol Vanamali, Director of CCAP, who signed the agreement with the Municipal... continue reading »
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We were all his students – In Memory of Lee Schipper
...ell informed, and he always sought the best information to get as close to the truth of the matter as possible. Lee knew transport and energy data intimately — where it came from, who collected it, who paid for it, and how it could be improved. And no one did bad puns, double entendres and goofy titles as well as Lee (Fool Economy, Kyotus Interruptus, Counting Carbs to Lose Tonnes, ASIF the Details Mattered…). And who can forget his original colle... continue reading »
Proper Management of Methane in Developing Countries Essential to International Climate Policy
...of CCAP. “This process allows developed and developing countries to work together for a common goal of reducing emissions and creating a better quality of life. The international financing will spur private sector investment as well. Through this NAMA, Colombia will reduce the amount of waste going to its landfills, help protect the climate and provide sustainable employment for its people.” The Honorable Minister Peter Kent of Environment Canada... continue reading »
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Third Asia Regional MAIN Dialogue
...dback from peers and experts on evolving NAMAs. Among the key takeaways of the dialogue were the following: NAMAs should combine policy changes and financial mechanisms that help catalyze private investment to transform entire sectors, resulting in climate and development benefits. NAMA finance is coming on line, and contributing-country funds, development bank finance, and private investment will play different roles in the various stages of NAMA... continue reading »
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Senate Passes Transportation Bill that Helps Prepare Infrastructure for Severe Weather
...costs and benefits of preparedness measures. Such support would build upon the commendable efforts underway at US DOT, FHWA and FTA to help transportation practitioners prepare for extreme weather and a changing climate. According to NOAA, severe weather in the US caused more than $50 billion in damages in 2011, a year that saw record-breaking extreme weather across the country. Already 2012 has been a challenge for many communities, from the late... continue reading »
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A Plan for the New Normal: The President’s Climate Action Plan Calls for Preparing the U.S. for the Impacts of Climate Change
...icies, science and technical assistance that will help safeguard and strengthen communities, along with the built and natural infrastructure they depend on. The adaptation plan includes 17 resilience measures and actions under three main categories. (1) Building Stronger and Safer Communities and Infrastructure Ensuring federal agencies support climate-resilient investments. Agencies will work to remove barriers and ensure that climate risk-manage... continue reading »
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Connecting the Dots: Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies
...ation.Water conservation reduces energy use for pumping and treatment, and helps communities and water utilities prepare for droughts. State-of-the-art wastewater treatment facilities in King County, Washington and Clayton County, Georgia are saving money, reducing GHGs and enhancing climate resilience. Connecting Adaptation and Mitigation efforts can be thought of as a continuum. The Connect-the-Dots process can start from either an adaptation or... continue reading »
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Increasing Access to Electricity and Reducing Emissions through Renewables
...k. In particular, increasing energy production will be critical in meeting the needs of the approximately 700 million people in the region who currently lack access to electricity. In 2009, power generation in non-OECD Asia produced 4,781 Mt of CO2 emissions. Under a business-as-usual scenario, these emissions are expected to increase by over 140 percent to 11,600 Mt of CO2 by 2035 Asia has enormous potential for renewable energy deployment. For e... continue reading »
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Advancing a Shared Vision on Effective NAMAs and Finance
...ountries and advance effective early NAMAs. Updates will be released as discussions progress and please direct your comments and suggestions to Michael Comstock (mcomstock@ccap.org) and Stacey Davis (sdavis@ccap.org). [subscribe2]... continue reading »
Press Availability for Ned Helme during the UN Conference on Climate Change
...ng stone to combating climate change. Governments are expected to reaffirm their commitments to reaching a comprehensive climate agreement by 2015 and further define the negotiating process that will be followed. It is clear that 2014 will be the key year for this process with initial commitments expected from developed nations to contribute to climate finance and the Green Climate Fund (GCF). Board members of the GCF had a successful meeting rece... continue reading »
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Whither Copenhagen?
...ad that before Copenhagen developing country delegates couldn’t have heard the commentary by Senator John Kyl (R-AZ) who told ABC News on Sunday that “neither the President nor the Secretary of State can go to Copenhagen and make (such) commitments” . . . “there is not the support right now for that (in the Senate)” or seen the recent US polling that found that 57% of American citizens opposed providing aid to developing countries for climate chan... continue reading »
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Prevailing Winds: How the Mexican Government Harnessed its Renewable Energy
...2011, with a pipeline of at least 3,400 MW of committed wind energy set to come online through 2016. This rapid growth in wind energy was made possible by a series of proactive efforts by the Mexican government to overcome entrenched barriers. In a recently released policy paper, Case Study: Mexico’s Renewable Energy Program, authors Stacey Davis, Mark Houdashelt and Ned Helme take an in-depth look at both the many barriers that impeded wind energ... continue reading »
Climate Change Programs Like Colombia’s Transit Initiative to be Unveiled in Copenhagen this Week
...s, nationally appropriate mitigation actions, which will be spotlighted at the summit because they cut greenhouse gas emissions and create local jobs. NAMAs are the newest win-win trend in climate change policy. The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has worked over the last year to develop the Colombia transportation NAMA, which will include low-income housing, retail outlets and easy access to mass transit. CCAP’s hope is to use these examples t... continue reading »
Pro-Business, Pro-Environment Programs to be Aired in Copenhagen
...pollution is often at its worst. “The Copenhagen summit is a vital step in the development of these home-grown, anti-air-pollution, pro-business programs called NAMAs,” said Helme, whose organization has been instrumental in promoting them. “Several developing countries like Colombia and Chile already have such sustainable-development policies in place and are looking to go that next step. These countries want to build on the momentum and governme... continue reading »
Video Explaining Pro-Development, Pro-Environment Initiatives Unveiled in Copenhagen this Week
...n the momentum and government leadership that has already been established for these home-grown, anti-air-pollution, pro-business programs. The Copenhagen summit will put together a very large group of donors and NAMA developers who will talk about implementing these promising policies.” ***... continue reading »
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Chilean Energy Strategy: A Positive Step Forward Toward A Sustainable Energy Sector
...the project aims to reduce GHGs and displace the need for coal plants. On the other hand, the strategy talks about the development of taxes to discourage negative externalities, most likely referring to an eventual carbon tax on coal power plants. Although Chile is moving in the right direction, it is worth noting that some initiatives for the development of a sustainable energy sector are still missing. One being the establishment of a decouplin... continue reading »
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Digging Deeper: Exploring Opportunities in Energy NAMAs in Peru
...energy. Digging deeper in the energy industry to develop a NAMA can reveal the complexity of the sector’s interconnected elements which can help or hinder mitigation policy development. To make transformative change, countries must be willing to take a serious and holistic look at the unique technical, structural, policy, and political elements of their energy system, and determine how to best pursue mitigation actions in conjunction with other na... continue reading »
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The Road to NAMAs
...gas emissions while contributing to measurable sustainable development outcomes. They utilize effective financial mechanisms that have leveraged donor funds and are ultimately meant to serve as good examples for potential NAMAs. The stories are especially interesting to stakeholders and policymakers who are knowledgeable of climate issues but not necessarily familiar with a particular sector or financial instrument. In sharing these examples, CCA... continue reading »
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Exploring NAMA Possibilities in the Integrated Waste Sector
...ndent of Public Services (SPSD), Department of National Planning (DNP) and the Commission for Tariff Regulation (CRA). Through recent work in the waste sector, CCAP has been successful in understanding and analyzing the waste management practices on the ground in cities such as Cali, Medellín, Sogamoso and Ibaque. CCAP has also held discussions with important private sector stakeholders such as InterAseo and Argos to enlist their support in NAMAs... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works in Mongolia
...and co-financing by partners including the Government of Norway, GTZ, and others. The first phase of the project began in 1997 with the introduction of modern, energy-efficient straw-bale building materials and technologies into the public and private sectors. Now in it’s fourth phase, the “Energy Efficiency in New Construction in the Formal Buildings Sector in Mongolia,” or project BEEP, will apply new efforts to expand the already growing straw... continue reading »
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Evaluation of NAMA Opportunities in Colombia’s Solid Waste Sector
...our Colombian municipalities currently under study. This report represents the initial phase of a broader, Canadian-funded initiative to implement a nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMA) in Colombia’s waste sector that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable development. In recent years, Colombia has made significant progress in improving core waste services such as collection, transport and disposal; current nation... continue reading »
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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Brazil, China and India: Scenarios and Opportunities through 2025 – Conclusions and Recommendation
...missions trends and reduction opportunities in key sectors of the economies of these countries, and suggest some preliminary insights on politically practical domestic and international approaches for achieving these reductions. The next phase of the research will study in more detail the barriers to the introduction of the most promising emission reduction options identified in Phase I and will suggest domestic and international implementation st... continue reading »
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How China Plans to Cut Carbon Pollution through Market-Based Measures
...from July 23-24 in Wuhan, Hubei’s capital city. The workshop will bring together all the companies regulated under the Hubei ETS, and EU enterprise experts from CEMEX, Shell, and Alstom. During this workshop, participants will discuss the compliance requirements for enterprises under the ETS program, explore the challenges to emissions mitigation for enterprises, and learn about the economic benefits and advantages of an ETS program through EU ET... continue reading »
Sustainable DC Plan Targets Emissions and Climate Resilience
...mental and economic interests. For more information about CCAP, please visit www.ccap.org . For more details on the Sustainable DC Plan, visit the Weathering Climate Risks blog. Download this press release.... continue reading »
CCAP Hosts Fourth Latin American Regional MAIN Dialogue
...to craft climate change policies. MAIN dialogues in Latin America bring together senior government officials from eight participating countries (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Peru, Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica, and the Dominican Republic), convening representatives from environment, energy, transportation, planning, and development ministries. Teams learn from outside speakers, exchange case studies and lessons learned on NAMAs in the region, and di... continue reading »
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Weathering Transportation Sector Climate Risks
...eanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)-funded workshop that brought together transportation and climate change experts from all levels of government, academia and non-profits to identify critical information and technical assistance needs on climate change adaptation. Key workshop findings include: Adaptation starts with determining how well infrastructure is adapted to current climate and weather conditions. Transportation officials need imp... continue reading »
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Large Scale Infrastructure to Protect against Flooding and Sea Level Rise, images from UK Environment Agency
...n release the stored water gradually to reduce the likelihood of damage to the community at risk. Hydropower and pumped-storage hydroelectricity are often used in conjunction with dams to generate low-carbon electricity. At 22.5 GW, the Three Gorges Dam in China is projected to be the largest in total generating capacity of any power plant in the world. By comparison, the United State’s Hoover Dam has a total generating capacity of 2.1 GW. Dams sh... continue reading »
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Electric Utilities and Climate Resilience in the Toronto Region
...residents, organizations, infrastructure, and environment from extreme weather. The goal of the WeatherWise Partnership is to identify risks and prioritize areas for action and investment by businesses, communities, organizations and governments as the region faces more extreme weather. The Partnership has over 50 members from all three levels of government and from many sectors such as finance, insurance, communications, real estate, electricity... continue reading »
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The Potential Contribution of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in a 2015 Climate Agreement
...MAs could provide the bottom up basis for future mitigation actions. CCAP submitted its initial ideas on the role of NAMAs in a 2015 agreement to the UNFCCC in September 2013. We expect that these concepts will be further refined in the near future. Especially the links to financing mechanisms under the Green Climate Fund and the provisions on governance of a future climate regime are first on our list to develop further.... continue reading »
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Fourth Latin American Regional MAIN Dialogue
...strategies for designing NAMAs that are attractive to possible funders. On the first day of the dialogue, CCAP President Ned Helme will present on the international state of play of NAMAs and NAMA finance, as well as MAIN’s focus going forward. Participants will hear updates on each of the eight participant countries’ progress on NAMAs to date and will participate in a breakout session on designing successful NAMAs informed by CCAP’s on-the-ground... continue reading »
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The Road to NAMAs Blog Series: China’s Green Loans to Industrial Clients
...energy efficiency a top priority for the country. In 2004, China enlisted the help of the International Finance Corporation to create a new private-sector based finance initiative for energy efficiency, known as the China Utility-Based Energy Efficiency (CHUEE) program. CHUEE promotes energy efficiency in two major ways. First, it provides a risk-sharing facility through partial credit guarantees to local banks for qualified energy efficiency loa... continue reading »
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Urban Heat and Climate Resilience: Beat the Heat!
...CCAP’s The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation and the EPA’s compendium of strategies on ways to reduce the urban heat island effect includes trees and vegetation, green roofs, cool roofs, cool pavements, and heat island reduction activities. Many of these ideas have been successfully implemented. For instance, Million Trees NYC and Million Trees LA both seek to plant and care for one million trees to, among other things, h... continue reading »
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Hurricane Sandy and Critical Economic Infrastructure
...ince a 1938 storm that caused damages of $37 billion (normalized USD2005). The combination of storm surge and high tide yielded a surge of 13.7 feet at the Battery New York. Wall Street remained shut down for two days. Transportation was brought to a standstill, with road closures, flooded subways, and closed airports. More than 8 million people lost power and there have been 51 deaths in the US. President Obama declared parts of New York, New Jer... continue reading »
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Calling on President Obama to Fulfill his Promise to Lead on Climate Change
...ar. Consistent messaging from the White House and the Cabinet can help overcome the cloud of doubt put in place by the powerful old guard interests that stand to lose if they decide not to innovate towards lower carbon business practices. Beyond messaging, CCAP looks to President Obama to take the following priority actions to spur low carbon, and climate resilient economic development: Use existing regulatory tools to encourage meaningful emissio... continue reading »
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Smaller Mexican Cities Making Big Changes in Transportation Systems
...nt problems can also help reduce GHG emissions and boost the economy. With the help of CCAP and other NGO’s, the Mexican national government is working to make sure well-designed sustainable transportation projects can be implemented in cities –large and small– across the country. Leveraging the PROTRAM program Both cities are looking for support for their projects from the Public Transportation Federal Support Program (PROTRAM). Started in 2009,... continue reading »
New Report Finds Urban Growth Strategies Provide Economic Benefits and Improve Quality of Life
...f transportation and land use policies and provide technical assistance to help communities implement and evaluate smart growth and travel efficiency policies. “Do. Measure. Learn.” policy programs centered on action, measurement and analysis will give practitioners room to experiment and build upon their successes. Incentive-based programs that reward economic and environmental sustainability will encourage more communities to follow suit. “There... continue reading »
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Sustainable DC Plan Targets Emissions and Climate Resilience
...ee CCAP supports the Sustainable DC Plan and the city’s efforts to improve the quality of life for residents. CCAP’s own urban adaptation program, Weathering Climate Risks, aims to help cities and companies enhance physical, economic, and social resilience in the face of severe weather trends and climate change impacts.... continue reading »
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Opportunities for Sustainable Development within the Waste Sector
...plastic, glass and metal, carry a surcharge that consumers can reclaim if they return these products to reclamation centers, instead of throwing them away. Through this scheme, waste generation is discouraged by providing a small financial incentive to recycle. While the refundable deposit charge is generally quite small, the success of these programs in decreasing waste and increasing recycling rates has been encouraging Waste-to-Energy Plants –... continue reading »
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A New Year’s Resolution: Create the Conditions to Launch NAMAs in 2013
...thinking on NAMA development and identifies where progress is needed over the coming year to begin realizing the promise of this mechanism. Core messages highlighted in the report include the following: Many developing countries are pursuing NAMAs. As of November 2012, the Ecofys NAMA Database showed 26 countries were developing NAMAs and/or feasibility studies for NAMAs in a range of sectors. Most of the NAMAs are broader than projects, either s... continue reading »
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The President’s Climate Action Plan: Right on the Money
...mbined heat and power (CHP) technology—where heat and power are produced together in a single boiler with greater overall efficiencies than when heat and power are produced separately—offers another promising strategy to comply with new power sector standards while at the same time boosting the efficiency and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. McKinsey & Co. has estimated that there are 50.4 gigawatts (GW) of cost-effective CHP that can be dep... continue reading »
New CCAP Reports Find Local Climate Adaptation and Green Infrastructure Efforts Enhance Resilience and Economic Performance
...tions and implement green infrastructure practices they can better protect their communities from a multitude of threats and save money in the process. The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation presents evidence on how green infrastructure practices can improve community resilience to climate change and yield other economic and environmental benefits. Green infrastructure approaches such as green roofs, urban forestry, and wat... continue reading »
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Second Asia Dialogue on the Development of NAMAs
...ional support, which seeks to help shape early NAMAs, define and focus the NAMA concept, encourage expanded funding, shape the design of the evolving GCF, and later help advance the UNFCCC negotiations. Through these discussions – and others on finance, MRV, and sectoral efforts over the coming days – CCAP’s MAIN initiative is equipping developing countries with the tools to design effective NAMAs, so that the first precedents are ambitious and un... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works in Tunisia
...Land and Sea through the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP), PROSOL helped the Tunisian government provide low interest loans and credits so families could overcome capital investment barriers. The solar water heater market showed a dramatic increase when loans became available. By 2010, PROSOL built a solar water-heater market worth US$66 million (48.1 million Euros). To make it easier for Tunisians, several financing measures have been ad... continue reading »
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Roadmap to Achieving Indonesia’s Targets
...s a developing country leading the way in announcing domestic emissions targets and the potential for international support to make a serious contribution. (GHG reductions of 26% below BAU by 2020 with unilateral support and 41% with proper international support.) For these reasons, we should look at this policy as a positive step forward for action on climate change and hopefully a model for others to follow. CCAP recently launched its Indonesia... continue reading »
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Transforming Colombia
...long the main line by 15-20 percent and improving the health and safety of the community. With its widespread success, TransMilenio has become a model transportation system for other cities, not only in Colombia, but worldwide. Since its inception, delegations from more than 20 countries, including China, India, Vietnam, South Africa, Kenya, Finland and the United States have visited Colombia to learn about its transportation program. A recently r... continue reading »
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Climate Action in the Absence of a Global Carbon Market
...e show a massive imbalance between supply and demand for carbon credits in the coming years. It has been predicted that about 7 billion CDM credits will be generated between 2013 and 2020 and demand for those credits may not surpass 3 billion tonnes; therefore, it is expected that the price for CDM credits will further collapse, bringing the mechanism to a standstill. However, this does not imply the end of climate action in developed and developi... continue reading »
Statement from Ned Helme in Preparation for the Announcement of Obama’s Climate Action Plan
...e change. But it is important that EPA be flexible about how utilities can comply. Combined heat and power technologies that produce electricity along with useful heat are promising and should be encouraged by the regulations. Another hopeful direction is increased reliance on abundant natural gas. By recommending a flexible approach, EPA’s rules can reduce carbon pollution cost effectively and produce jobs that revitalize America’s manufacturing... continue reading »
Quote and Press Availability: Ned Helme of the Center for Clean Air Policy
...y. A noted adviser to government officials and corporate executives around the world, he is the author of more than 50 studies on climate change and air quality, and has testified before Congress and international organizations. With more than thirty years of experience in climate and air policy, Ned has a deep understanding of ways to address air pollution that also advance economic development. Please contact Star Dodd or Jeff Birnbaum if you wi... continue reading »
Notes from Ned: Obama’s Climate Change Plan
...a’s environmental speech on Tuesday. The topics of discussion will include the upcoming surge in EPA rulemaking, opportunities for state flexibility in those rules and the future of climate change policies internationally. Ned is one of the world’s leading experts in clean air and industrial policy. A noted adviser to government officials and corporate executives around the world, he is the author of more than 50 studies on climate change and air... continue reading »
COP16 Agreement Lays Groundwork for Delivery of Future Success
...ew regionally-focused effort bringing decision makers from key countries together to design new climate policy initiatives in early 2011. Since 1985, CCAP has been a recognized world leader in climate and air quality policy and is the only independent think-tank working exclusively on those issues at the local, national and international levels. It is an independent non-profit organization headquartered in Washington, D.C. that helps policymakers... continue reading »
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EPA Uses Flexible Approach in Setting GHG Standard for New Fossil-Fuel-Fired Power Plants
...t, coal-fired power represents less than 40 percent of total generation in the US—for the first time since March of 1978—and the Energy Information Administration’s preliminary Annual Energy Outlook for 2012 projects only 900 MW of new coal will come on-line to meet demand in the next two decades. And even this estimate of new unplanned coal capacity would be expected to come down, as natural gas prices have declined since that study was completed... continue reading »
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Fast-start Finance: One more year to go
...s have taken it upon themselves to track developed country pledges. Two of the most comprehensive sources include: World Resources Institute and www.faststartfinance.org, even the UNFCCC has created an interactive map illustrating contributions and projects. However if the goal of climate finance is to prevent (catastrophic) climate change, what matters is not just the amount of funding that is pledged and distributed. While this information is su... continue reading »
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International Climate Mitigation in 2013: Fallow Ground or Transformational Change?
...past two years, leading developing and donor countries have been working together at the frontier of NAMA design and to develop a pipeline of innovative NAMAs. CCAP has been facilitating this effort in Latin America and Asia through its Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) and NAMAs are now emerging from multiple countries and in diverse sectors. For example, Colombia is exploring how NAMAs can be used to promote transit-oriented develo... continue reading »
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CCAP Submissions to the UNFCCC
...actions in developing countries. CCAP recently made two submissions to the UNFCCC discussing how a core vision for transformational NAMAs can be operationalized in the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the role NAMAs can play in contributing to a 2015 climate agreement.... continue reading »
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Building Partnerships to Reduce Emissions from the Municipal Solid Waste Sector
...across the country. These efforts will complement the national NAMA and together shift Chile’s waste sector onto a low carbon trajectory over the long-term. Finally, the work conducted through the NAMA as well as the city-level efforts supported by CCAC will enable Vina del Mar to serve as a model not only for Chilean cities, but to mentor other developing cities looking to embark on the same journey. Vice Minister Irarrazaba noted that “We want... continue reading »
CCAP at Durban
...in advance of the full launch of the Green Climate Fund. Contact: Michael Comstock mcomstock@ccap.org IETA Side Event: The Future of the EU ETS – Pricing, Offsets and Other Adjustments Monday, Dec. 5, 11:45 – 13:00 It is widely established wisdom that there is a future to the EU ETS also in absence of tangible results from the international negotiations. Yet, there are many other uncertainties on the road to 2020. This panel will look at the expe... continue reading »
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Extreme Weather Trends, Climate Science, and Public Opinion
...from the phrasing of the survey questions. For example, Brookings asked whether there is “solid evidence” for recent warming, Stanford asked for a “personal opinion” as to whether global temperature is “probably” “going up slowly,” and Gallup asked whether the effects of global warming are occurring “now,” “within a few years,” a later time, or never. Similarly only 2 percent of respondents to the Stanford survey answered “I don’t know,” versus 11... continue reading »
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NAMA Funding Available through Germany-UK NAMA Facility
...esigned NAMA will couple government policies with financial support that together target the barriers to low-carbon investment and create a pipeline of commercial investment opportunities for development banks and the private sector. This represents a new paradigm for development assistance in that government policy changes are directly linked to financing mechanisms aimed at increasing the economic attractiveness of the investments to the private... continue reading »
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Evaluation of NAMA Opportunities in Colombia’s Solid Waste Sector: Executive Summary
This executive summary outlines potential options for creating an integrated solid waste management system in four Colombian municipalities. The report represents the initial phase of a broader, Canadian-funded initiative to implement a nationally appropriate mitigation action (NAMA) in Colombia’s waste sector that would reduce greenhouse gas emissions and promote sustainable development. continue reading »
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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in China: Scenarios and Opportunities through 2030
...rt concludes with a discussion of the likely mitigation options and implementation policies in China that may be explored in Phase II of the project.... continue reading »
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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in India: Scenarios and Opportunities through 2031
...on GDP and other macroecnomic variables. The report concludes with a discussion of the proposed areas that may be focused on for the policy analysis of Phase II.... continue reading »
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Greenhouse Gas Mitigation in Brazil, China & India: Scenarios & Opportunities through 2025
...CCAP’s “Developing Country Project.” A key goal of the project is to strengthen the capacity of developing countries to take action to reduce greenhouse gases and to prepare for and participate in negotiations on the future structure of climate policy under the UNFCCC and the Kyoto Protocol. The project also will assist developing countries by identifying specific “win-win” opportunities where they can reap substantial economic and other developme... continue reading »
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NAMAs and the CDM
...proposals for financing during the fast-start phase, questions arise about the relationship to the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) and on how NAMAs can support participation by the private sector. In an effort to answer these questions, this paper explains key differences between these divergent approaches to encouraging emissions reductions in developing countries, and describes their best uses going forward in supporting private-sector engagem... continue reading »
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Amongst the Thousands, CCAP is Making its Presence Known
...enter. Many missed scheduled meetings, and hundreds were forced to wait in the cold. There are currently thousands of people at the Bella Center, making it difficult for negotiators and those directly plugged in to the negotiations to get work done. CCAP employees are in constant meetings with delegates from both developed and developing nations, brokering discussions to move negotiations and text development further. Just this morning, the Indian... continue reading »
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CCAP Signs MOU for Waste NAMA Feasibility Study
...rs and media outlets eager to understand the nature of CCAP’s involvement, the scope of the feasibility study and the eventual goal of this process. Articles from local media outlets can be found here, here and here. CCAP also came one step closer to signing an MOU with Argos, the largest producer of cement in Colombia, for a joint study on the potential use of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) in several plants located around Cali and Sogamoso. This info... continue reading »
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The Road to NAMAs Blog Series: Thailand’s Funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance
...dit guarantees. These energy efficiency and renewable energy projects from the second phase (between September 2010 and January 2013) are projected to save 24 thousand tons of oil equivalent per year. Both funds have helped to raise the profile of and reduce financial barriers to energy efficiency and renewable energy projects in Thailand. The funds have successfully engaged commercial banks, energy service companies and investors, leading to over... continue reading »
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Advancing Smart Greenhouse Gas Standards for Existing Power Plants under the Clean Air Act
...mbined heat and power (CHP) technology—where heat and power are produced together with greater overall efficiencies than when heat and power are produced separately—offers a promising strategy to comply with new power sector standards while at the same time boosting the efficiency and competitiveness of U.S. manufacturing. A flexible approach to GHG standards would also be expected to boost demand for natural gas, renewable energy, energy efficien... continue reading »
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Q & A with Ned Helme: Leveraging Financial Investment in NAMAs
...at will provide a guaranteed price to wind and solar developers to protect them from the extreme price volatility that exists in the deregulated electric generation market in Chile. With certainty about the price they will receive from power sales, renewable developers can negotiate successfully with Chilean banks to finance their wind and solar projects, and Chile can avoid turning to imported coal to meet its rapidly growing electricity needs. ... continue reading »
CCAP Announces Strategic Partnership to Promote Developing Country Climate Change Mitigation Actions
...ised in the Cancun Agreements.” MAIN participant country teams will work together to develop efficient mitigation actions, to benefit from south-south learning exchanges, and to receive practical advice from their peers and outside experts. The initiative has two primary objectives: 1) to accelerate the development of effective NAMAs through dialogue, analysis, and best-practice sharing, and 2) to catalyze the establishment of a collaborative, reg... continue reading »
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Financial Advisers are Key Players in Early NAMA Design
...but the guarantees were never utilized because in spite of their existence the commercial bank lending rates were higher than project developers could afford. A comprehensive review of existing financial market conditions is a crucial first step in designing a NAMA financial mechanism. This assessment should include current commercial bank lending terms and conditions such as interest rates, loan maturities, and collateral requirements. It should... continue reading »
A Win-Win Way to Fight Global Warming
...d and, of course, sunshine, that can also be tapped. A NAMA is being put together there that will feature a stabilization fund that will establish a predictable price for electricity produced by renewable sources. With confidence in the price, renewable-energy developers can attract financing from Chilean banks and international sources and move with confidence to non-polluting energy. Greenhouse gas emission decline as a result and a new renewabl... continue reading »
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Cooler Roofs, Pavements and Cars, courtesy of Heat Island Group, Lawrence Berkeley National Labs
...regate. Another possibility is to paint bike lanes white. Cooler Cars Ever compare the temperature inside a white car and a black car on a hot summer day? The white car is a bit cooler, simply because of its color. A light-colored, or cool-colored, car shell reflects more sunlight than a traditional dark car shell. This cools the cabin air and reduces the need for air-conditioning. A recent study found that after parking in the sun for an hour, a... continue reading »
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Landing on the Durban Platform: Rating the Outcome
...Durban, in this second post in a series of six Q&As. Q: How would you rate the outcome at Durban compared to general expectations? A: I think we made more progress in the big picture than we ever expected. This issue of whether developing countries would accept a negotiating process to achieve legally binding commitments for all countries has been very controversial. I frankly didn’t expect it to be successful. And, developing countries agreeing... continue reading »
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Green Walls, Living Walls, Green Roofs, courtesy of EPA Office of Sustainable Communities, PNC
...CCAP’s The Value of Green Infrastructure for Urban Climate Adaptation and the EPA’s compendium of strategies to reduce the urban heat island effect discuss several types and benefits of green infrastructure. Here we touch on three: green walls, artistic downspouts, and green roofs. Green Walls, Living Walls, Landscape Walls “Green walls” is an all-encompassing term that is used to refer to all forms of vegetated wall surfaces. These include green... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works!
...has been used to encourage purchase of lower emitting technologies and to help build the domestic capacity needed to create the conditions required for private sector participation. For instance, Germany’s BMU helped Vietnam formalize its wind sector and is establishing a new legal framework for renewable energy generation and on-grid connectivity. What can be certain is that financing for climate mitigation is growing, with participation by both... continue reading »
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NAMAs: Opportunity Knocking
...d by a sole focus on short term profits from carbon offsets. NAMAs seek to help overcome domestic policy barriers and make investment in low carbon development pathways financially attractive and affordable for the private sector both within the developing country and internationally. No wait. The broad approach to defining NAMAs under the UNFCCC opens the door to immediate implementation and innovation by both implementing and contributing countr... continue reading »
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AB32 and California’s Forestry Sector
...he broad cap-and-trade program (pg. 131).... continue reading »
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Landing on the Durban Platform: Raising Emissions Reduction Targets
...ed nations. Of course, domestically, the US is in a different category altogether and what is happening here no longer reflects what is happening internationally. Two years ago, U.S. congressional opponents of climate legislation based a part of their opposition on the argument that China and India were not doing their part, so our taking action on climate policy would hurt our international competitiveness. That argument has been shut down becau... continue reading »
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Colombia Solid Waste NAMA Speeding Toward Implementation
...financing plan includes the creation of a NAMA equity fund that will fund the equity component of various projects. The NAMA equity fund is expected to receive matching contributions from the Colombian government and donor countries. Unilateral and Supported Actions Colombia is undertaking a series of steps to help transform the solid waste management sector by creating incentives and removing regulatory barriers in order to increase recycling an... continue reading »
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Modern Models
..., the model’s time scale and the use of feedback must be known. Of course, the complexity and sophistication of the model must be balanced against the time, money, data and technical skills you have available. Often, problems arise from a misunderstanding of what the model reflects. A high level (or sketch planning) model explains the broad relationship between variables. For example, the total amount of energy that could be saved if 10 percent of... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works in India
...Germany and other EU countries. Due to the necessity of carbon credits in getting the project off the ground, then, EU financial and technical support has proven central to the project’s success. The project, which will last from 2009 through 2014, will save 30,052 to 53,123 tonnes of CO2e per year, equal to at least 1.9 million Euros over the six-year lifespan of the project assuming a price of 11 Euros per tonne. The project has since been expa... continue reading »
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Preventing Market Disruptions in Cap-and-Trade Programs
...s. It raises the possibility of employing temporary, special methods in the early years of program implementation to create an added degree of safety as firms and regulators gain experience with the new market. The paper focuses on the regulatory functions involved; it does not evaluate the wide range of possible institutions that could perform those roles.... continue reading »
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Asia Making Strides in Developing NAMAs
...to proactively approach funders with NAMA proposals. The meeting brought together seven developing country teams of policymakers representing key ministries involved in the design of NAMAs. Several participants mentioned prior to the dialogue, they had been waiting for guidance from the UNFCCC and for funding offers from contributing countries before developing NAMAs. These participants took away from the meeting a key message that many policies c... continue reading »
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Using MRV Metrics to Promote Supported NAMAs
...ds of bilateral donors, developing countries and the UNFCCC to demonstrate the on-the-ground results of supported NAMAs, both in achieving greenhouse gas reductions and supporting sustainable development. This expanded approach also recognizes the challenges in developing accurate measurements of greenhouse gas emissions reductions, including the uncertainty around baseline projections. Presently, at both the bilateral level and under the UNFCCC,... continue reading »
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The silent participant
...but businesses wants the same thing as most advocacy groups: a concrete outcome. They know the name of the game, they just need the rules. As Brian Flannery, Vice-Chair ICC Environment and Energy Commission, put it “we will all reduce emissions in the future, we just want to know how fast.” A carbon market can help provide some of the rules. It would, at least, set a carbon price businesses can use to make investment decisions on abatement. The pr... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works in Colombia
...ystem. This Ayacucho tramway is scheduled to be completed in 2014 and will help the city continue to pursue its goal of an integrated and sustainable transportation network. The new lines will also aid in Colombia’s broader efforts to identify and develop Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions – an effort in which international funding has been key. In addition to local benefits like construction jobs, reduced health problems from air pollution... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works in Nepal
...tallic stoves, and 9,000 small solar home photovoltaic systems. It commissioned 2.5 MW from micro-hydropower plants, which provided electricity to 63,000 households. ESAP II also assisted on the policy level and helped the government of Nepal build a subsidy policy for alternative energy systems. According to NORAD estimates, the micro-hydropower plants reduced CO2e emissions by about 5,000 tonnes per year.... continue reading »
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U.S., China Emission Reduction Targets: The Right Move
...sues of the Copenhagen talks — emissions reduction targets — but they also complete the circle of all major countries stepping forward to announce their climate actions for the post-2012 commitment period. Â With all the major players in the circle, it makes it safe for each to take serious action without fear of adverse impacts on their international competitiveness. President Obama’s announcement last week that the U.S. will set an emissions red... continue reading »
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NAMAs: A Lead Strategy for Reducing Emissions in Developing Countries
...our views to the UNFCCC on these points, and will work with negotiators at the upcoming UNFCCC meeting in Bonn and the COP18 in Qatar to ensure a clear “bright line” distinction is made between these approaches. A second priority will be to encourage specific commitments by developed countries to provide financial, technological and capacity support for NAMAs. Going forward, as CDM offsets are increasingly not being accepted in key compliance mark... continue reading »
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Raising Expectations: An analyst’s first days at COP15
...cceed? The questions hang in mid air, run around in rumors and bounce from the walls of the gigantic conference center. The details will become clearer as negotiations progress and move to a higher level. The stage is being built for presidents and prime ministers to make a decision next week. As we exit the plenary session, Tom and I part ways to follow issues we are specifically interested in. I have filled my day with side events that involve d... continue reading »
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Is 20 the new 100?
...assets and operations while bolstering the economy and quality of life in the communities where Entergy provides electricity. (See our blog entry from Monday for more information about Entergy.) With these mounting challenges and inspiring examples in mind, CCAP is launching a new initiative, Weathering Climate Risks Advancing Corporate and Community Preparedness. We will be conducting research and writing papers (economics of preparedness, best... continue reading »
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CCAP Supports the Advancement of Innovative Climate Policy in Mexico
...evelop MRV in Mexico will contribute to Mexico’s economic and environmental prosperity, while also contributing insight and example to inform the upcoming December COP negotiations in Cancun, Mexico.... continue reading »
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Building local capacity to reduce short-lived climate pollutants from the waste sector: CCAP and the Climate and Clean Air Coalition
...k of waste and finance experts, cities, and national governments working together to reduce SLCPs from the waste and other sectors. At a March 2013 meeting convened by the Coalition on the periphery of the Global Methane Initiative Expo, the governments of Chile and Sweden initiated a formal partnership to support the development of sustainable waste practices in Chile. This partnership was also extended to the city level between Vina del Mar and... continue reading »
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Low Emission Development Strategies: A New Pathway or Another Cul de Sac?
...E Business School of Costa Rica, and the German Ministry of the Environment, we are launching the Mitigation Action Implement Network (MAIN) project to bring developing countries together regularly on a regional basis for policy academies that catalyze ambitious policy actions and build a vibrant practitioner network.... continue reading »
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CCAP Highlights NAMA Progress in Developing Countries
...rated waste management efforts. Chile’s presentation of evolving NAMAs and their target to decrease business-as-usual emissions by 20% by 2020 reaffirmed the progress developing countries are making on NAMAs that achieve these multiple goals. Through its MAIN initiative, CCAP will continue to make progress in the development of NAMAs, including the financing specifics and the opportunities for shaping the Green Climate Fund, UNFCCC policies, and b... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works
In Climate Finance Works, readers will find vignettes of situations where European funding has supported mitigation actions in developing countries. These projects are the seeds of change that are germinating around the world. As future financing flows, other such projects will grow and help create a fertile field that makes a difference when it comes to carbon. continue reading »
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What Does Climate Resilience Look Like?
...ts of severe weather events in the U.S. grow into the billions of dollars, companies and communities are examining how best to plan ahead to protect their assets and bolster their bottom line. Typical plans involve mitigation, adaptation, or both. The figure above, adapted from Penney 2008, demonstrates the overlap between adaptation and mitigation. Mitigation (to climate change) is an anthropogenic intervention to reduce the sources or enhance th... continue reading »
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Implementing Vertical NAMAs to Reduce Transportation GHGs
...the level at which SUD communities and neighborhoods are planned and implemented, the NAMA offers financial assistance passed through a financial entity that can be replenished with value captured from the real estate development component of the SUD. It is hoped that this example of a vertical NAMA will help clarify the concept and lead to well designed NAMAs that function at the national and local levels both for transport and land use and in ot... continue reading »
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Retrofits to Reduce Subway Flooding, courtesy of MTA New York
...on images from around the world addressing a variety of climate impacts and resilience solutions. Have a climate resilience image to share? Please send us the photo by twitter, Facebook, or email. (Please include the Who What Where: Who took the photo? What is the adaptation technique? Where is it located?) We are especially interested in examples that advance multiple goals such as GHG emission reductions and sustainable economic development. Cor... continue reading »
Advancing Sensible Standards to Control a Major Source of Carbon Pollution
...ployed by 2020. CHP is a technology in which heat and power are produced together in a single boiler with greater overall efficiencies than when heat and power are produced separately. Reasonable and flexible carbon pollution standards for power plants will reduce the primary cause of climate change, which threatens public health and fuels extreme weather. These standards will create new demand for low carbon electric generation and a new revenue... continue reading »
