CCAP has identified three issues that merit consideration in the updated Strategic Plan of the Fund. After briefly describing each of them, we propose “big picture” considerations to the Board and the Secretariat as to how these issues could be approached strategically, to be subsequently incorporated in the updated Plan. These include how the Fund... continue reading »
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Analysis of the Green Climate Fund Framework for Measurement, Reporting, and Verification
As the primary operating entity of the UNFCCC financial mechanism, the Green Climate Fund (GCF) is the largest dedicated fund to support the achievement of the Paris Agreement, including the goal to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius and the implementation of developing countries’ Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs). This paper presents the... continue reading »
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Sweden, WRI, CCAP COP23 Side Event- Summary
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Climate Finance
The Paris Agreement adopted in December 2015, represents a watershed event in the fight to address climate change. For the first time, almost all countries now have climate commitments in the form of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), or post-2020 pledges for emissions reductions. Converting these NDCs into implementable policies, programs and investment strategies will be... continue reading »
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Energy Sector Transformation
Driving Advancements in Cleaner Energy Tremendous technology advancements in renewable energy, energy storage and energy efficiency are driving the transformation of energy and other sectors. As the energy sector is one of the main sources of greenhouse gas emissions, a shift to cleaner and more reliable sources of power will be a critical building block... continue reading »
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International Climate Fund and Capacity Building – Abu Zaki
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Engaging with the Green Climate Fund – Ousseynou Nakoulima
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Private Sector Engagement and Public Private Partnerships
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Converting INDCs into Investment Strategies – Presentation at Global Methane Forum
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Public Budget Allocation for Climate Change Mitigation
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IKI and the NAMA Facility
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Canada’s Continued Engagement to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants_LACDialogue2016
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Energy Transfrormation in Urugay
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Mobilizing Private Sector Investment
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Institutionality and Self Supply Namas
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Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform
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Towards a Framework for Sharing Costs Between Funders and Participants
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INDCs Fact Sheet
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Policy Dinner on the Green Climate Fund
The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) – in coordination with GCF board members Mr. Arnaud Buisse (France), Mr. Irfa Ampri (Indonesia), Mr. Per Callesen (Denmark), and Mr. David Kaluba (Zambia) – hosted a policy dinner on the margins of the sixth board meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Bali, Indonesia. The dinner... continue reading »
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Policy Dialogue: Criteria for the Green Climate Fund
This meeting summary captures the key take-aways and discussion points from CCAP’s Policy Dialogue on Criteria for the Green Climate Fund, held at the UNFCCC 19th Conference of the Parties in Warsaw, Poland on November 18, 2013. Related documents: Discussion Draft: Supporting Transformational Climate Action through the Green Climate Fund
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Supporting Transformational Climate Action through the Green Climate Fund
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CCAP Submission on guidance to the operating entities of the financial mechanism of the Convention
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CCAP submission to the UNFCCC on the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform on Enhanced Action (ADP) work-stream I: scope, design and structure of the 2015 agreement
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Financing NAMAs: Role of Development Banks
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An Emerging Architecture for NAMA Finance
This paper lays out the role of NAMAs in scaling up climate action in developing countries by attracting investments from the private sector and development banks.
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Identifying Potential Sources for NAMA Finance
This paper is part of CCAP’s effort to support the development of NAMAs in developing countries through the Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) program. It is meant to be an addendum to CCAP’s recent paper, An Emerging Architecture for NAMA Finance (May 2013), and was prepared as a resource specifically for developing countries participating in... continue reading »
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NAMAs, NAMA Finance, and the CDM
Presentation from the second MAIN-Asia dialogue held in Vietnam.
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NAMA Finance on the ground: Lessons from CCAP’s MAIN program
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Overview of NAMA Financial Mechanisms
This policy brief provides an overview of a number of financial mechanisms and design elements to consider in developing NAMAs that can effectively mobilize investments in mitigation projects.
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Success Stories in Industrial Energy Efficiency
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Success Stories in Renewable Energy
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Overview of NAMAS Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) 2nd LAC Regional Dialogue
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Overview of NAMAs Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) 1st Latin American Regional Dialogue
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Success Stories in Building Efficiency
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Historias Exitosas en Construccion Eficiente
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Success Stories in the Waste Sector
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Historias Exitosas en el Sector Residuos
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Success Stories in Vehicle Efficiency
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Historias Exitosas de Eficiencia en Vehiculos
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Success Stories in Building Energy Efficiency
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Success Stories in Transportation
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Emerging Trends in Climate Finance
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Transportation NAMAs: A Proposed Framework
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Supported NAMA Template
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MRV for NAMAs: Tracking Progress while Promoting Sustainable Development
This paper examines international experience with Measurement, Reporting, and Verification (MRV), which has focused on accounting of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the national and project levels. National reporting of emissions has centered on the preparation of national communications which are required every four years for developed countries. While national communications are currently voluntary for... continue reading »
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MRV para NAMAs: Seguimiento de Avances al Promover un Desarrollo Sustentable
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Criterios para evaluacion de NAMAs
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Center for Clean Air Policy Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions by Developing Countries: Architecture and Key Issues
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Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN)
Supporting Ambitious Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions CCAP is working to support the design and implementation of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) and Low-Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) in developing countries through regionally-based dialogues, web-based exchanges, and practitioner networks. Recent UNFCCC negotiations have made it clear that climate protection will depend on actions on the ground in both developing and developed countries. In recent years, developing countries have shown a significant commitment to reducing emissions unilaterally and being involved in the ultimate climate solution. The MAIN initiative works to identify and highlight the most successful developing country mitigation policies and uses these lessons to assist other countries in refining their policies and implementation frameworks in order to achieve ambitious mitigation actions. Mitigation Action Implementation Network Objectives This initiative is designed to: Improve participant country’s capacity to design, plan and implement NAMAs that are consistent with any LEDS or national sustainable development plans. MAIN allows participants to learn from peers on real-world strategies to develop, finance and implement highly effective and cost-competitive NAMAs. Harvest best practices in NAMA development and implementation and provide participants with examples of successful bottom-up strategies informed by on-the-ground, in-country experiences. These examples will offer an effective way to achieve significant emission reductions. Promote collaborative financing for such actions by providing strategies to make NAMAs attractive to possible funders from donor countries, including meeting expectations for monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV). MAIN dialogues will also help finance officials better understand the challenges faced in NAMA development and how funding can best support effective developing country policy outcomes. Help define a longer-term international program of action that produces global GHG reductions sufficient to limit adverse impacts from climate change. Provide participants with a network of personal contacts in other developing countries and with possible funders from developed countries who could support ambitious NAMAs. How MAIN Works MAIN consists of several components: Regional dialogues or “policy academies” wherein policy implementers from key ministries in each country, climate negotiators, finance and MRV experts, and industry representatives advance efforts to design, implement, and leverage financing for NAMAs. These meetings will be composed of presentations on NAMA successes, roundtable discussions, brainstorming sessions, and networking opportunities. Harvesting of best practices is shared with participating countries, in which CCAP will identifies best practices in NAMA design and implementation, LCDS, MRV, and financing. Global dialogues and policy lunches that leverage the results of the fast-start finance period to shape climate policy at the international level. Virtual “knowledge sharing” sessions to enrich the peer-to-peer learning process initiated by the regional dialogues using web-based technology. Information About MAIN Introduction to the MAIN project – Asia and Latin America Video: Spurring Sustainable Development and Reducing Emissions through NAMAs 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... continue reading »