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CCAP's mission is to support every step of climate action, from ambition to implementation. A recognized world leader in climate policy and action, CCAP creates innovative, replicable climate solutions, strengthens capacities, and promotes best practices across the local, national, and international levels to accelerate the transition to a net-zero, climate resilient future.
The Paris Agreement Enters into Force!
Today, the world celebrates the Paris Agreement’s entry into force. No other multilateral treaty has had the momentum that Paris had....
CCAP
Nov 4, 2016
CCAP Applauds the Kigali Agreement to Reduce HFCs
This weekend, more than 190 countries adopted an amendment to the 1989 Montreal Protocol in Kigali, Rwanda, to reduce global levels of...
Bill Tyndall
Oct 18, 2016
Impact Opportunities in Clean Energy
CCAP, in collaboration with the impact investment firm, The Alberleen Group, recently hosted a forum on Impact Opportunities in Clean...
Bill Tyndall
Oct 16, 2016
Driving Climate Ambition Through UNFCCC Rulemaking
The landmark Paris Agreement represents a fundamental shift in the landscape of international climate policy and diplomacy. The Agreement...
Paolo Cozzi
Oct 6, 2016
Transfers in the Paris Agreement: Can they enable greater ambition?
CCAP recently submitted its views to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regarding some of the issues that...
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Oct 5, 2016
How NAMAs Can Make Projects Bankable
Achieving national climate goals under the Paris Agreement will require substantial low-carbon, climate-resilient investment— and most of...
Leila Yim Surratt
Sep 30, 2016
From Concept to Reality: Colombia TOD NAMA Moving to Implementation
The Colombia Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) NAMA, a concept that was conceived in 2011 and preliminarily selected by the NAMA...
Steve Winkelman
Sep 28, 2016
The DC Circuit Court Should Uphold the Clean Power Plan
Today a federal appeals court heard arguments on the cornerstone of the U.S. nationally determined contribution Near-term global climate...
Stacey Davis
Sep 27, 2016
Building the Plane as We Fly It: Progress and Next Steps for an Effective Green Climate Fund
“We are building the plane as we fly it.” This is a phrase often repeated by GCF Board members Leonardo Martinez of the U.S. and Tosi...
Paolo Cozzi
Aug 9, 2016
You’ve Got to Spend Money to Spend Money
There is an old adage in business: “you’ve got to spend money to make money,” referring to the need to invest if you want to make a...
Paolo Cozzi
Jun 10, 2016
The Green Climate Fund and the Paris Agreement
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement. At its upcoming meeting in...
Hannah Pitt
Jun 9, 2016
Seizing the Moment to Align Oil and Gas Methane Mitigation
A recent flurry of cross-border activity between the U.S. and its two North American neighbors appears poised to shift the continent...
Stacey Davis
Mar 29, 2016
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
“Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” These are the words of Victor Hugo, iterated by Claudia Salerno, the head of...
Paolo Cozzi
Mar 5, 2016
Fulfilling the Promise of the Paris Agreement
To fulfill the promise of the landmark Paris Agreement, we must shift the focus to converting countries’ individual climate goals, their...
Bill Tyndall
Mar 2, 2016
Transforming the Energy Sector and Implementing NDCs
With the historic Paris climate agreement now in place, including mitigation commitments, now called Nationally Determined Contributions...
Leila Yim Surratt
Jan 13, 2016
Aligning Investment with the 2°C Goal
The international community has committed to keeping the rise in global average temperature to below 2°C. Achieving this goal will...
Ned Helme
Nov 2, 2015
Upcoming Climate Finance Opportunities in the GCF and NAMA Facility
On May 13th and May 21st, 2015, CCAP held two videoconferences around recent developments in the NAMA Facility and the Green Climate Fund...
Leila Yim Surratt
Jun 12, 2015
Earth Day Insight: On the ground tilling new economic growth to reduce emissions
Today is Earth Day 2014. What better day to reflect on the direction of efforts around the world to reduce air pollution? A slew of...
Ned Helme
Apr 22, 2014
Colombia Transit Oriented Development NAMA Selected for Funding
Today at the UNFCCC 19th Conference of Parties (COP) in Warsaw, the joint Germany-UK NAMA Facility announced the funding of the world’s...
Steve Winkelman
Nov 15, 2013
The Potential Contribution of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in a 2015 Climate Agreement
In the next two years, negotiators and experts will need to work out how to configure a comprehensive 2015 international climate...
Tomas Wyns
Oct 21, 2013
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