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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Policy Brief: Review of the Initial GCF Proposal Approval Process and Simplified Approach
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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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How to keep saving the world: Two more things Obama can do about climate change now
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Congress should pledge billions for climate change fight
CCAP President Ned Helme discusses the win-win opportunities that could come with the U.S. making a significant commitment to the Green Climate Fund. Read more.
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INDCs Fact Sheet
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GCF Fact Sheet
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Practical suggestions to implement benchmarking in the Green Climate Fund Investment Framework
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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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CCAP Submission on guidance to the operating entities of the financial mechanism of the Convention
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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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NAMAs, NAMA Finance, and the CDM
Presentation from the second MAIN-Asia dialogue held in Vietnam.
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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 »
