...st below $10 per ton reduced, while 28 percent of the reductions result in net cost savings. For 2020, measures analyzed by CCAP (58 MMTCO2e) combined with measures already underway in California (67 MMTCO2e) can achieve a total of 125 MMTCO2e out of an expected emission reduction requirement of 145 MMTCO2e. This represents 86 percent of the total reductions required to meet the target. Of the measures analyzed by CCAP, 73 percent (42.5 MMTCO2e) h... continue reading »
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NAMAs: Opportunity Knocking
...ate change pathways toward 2020. The first delays meaningful on-the-ground action and places needed stabilization scenarios virtually out of reach. The second focuses international investment resources to enable low carbon development policies and actions in the near-term, improving quality of life while avoiding the worst climate change impacts. The second pathway requires sustained policy change in key sectors supported by significant levels of... continue reading »
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Extreme Weather Trends, Climate Science, and Public Opinion
...of the contiguous U.S. (in September), wildfires on more than 1.3 million acres, severe thunder and ice storms, and hurricanes Isaac and Sandy. We have also experienced record trends globally; the year 2011 was one of the 15 warmest years on record, with total global economic losses from extreme events at roughly $375 billion (Swiss Re, Munich Re). Global records and damages are continuing through 2012, such as the smallest ever extent of Arctic... continue reading »
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Climate Finance Works in Colombia
...ems from air pollution, and easier commutes, enabling residents to shift away from using private cars, taxis, and older buses will have global benefits. The tramway extension is estimated to reduce emissions by on average 15,511 tonnes CO2e each year between 2010 and 2013. The Swiss organization myclimate has also been instrumental in the Ayacucho tramway project by developing it as a CDM project – called Cable Cars Metro Medellín, Colombia – so t... continue reading »
Statement by Ned Helme, President of the Center for Clean Air Policy
...on pathway for the future. “Climate change is a global issue with local impact. It tests our nation’s our nation’s ability to lead in the international community. President Obama can and should use his State of the Union address to rally the American people to the cause and enable the U.S. government to stand out as a worldwide leader in clean air policies.” # # # Since 1985, the Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) has been a recognized world leade... continue reading »
A Win-Win Way to Fight Global Warming
...e from Japan to Bangladesh and from Spain to Thailand. Mexico, for instance, has a Green Mortgage program that provides a credit of up to $1,250 on top of the original mortgage for workers to purchase new homes that incorporate energy-saving technologies into their designs. By offering attractive mortgages to buyers, the program increases the demand for eco-homes and creates employment in the construction industry. With support from the UK and Ger... continue reading »
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Wind Preparedness, Floods and Storm Surge, courtesy of Steve Weinstein at Renaissance Reinsurance
...adaptation 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 developm... continue reading »
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The Road to NAMAs Blog Series: Thailand’s Funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance
...usinesses. The fund, which is sustained primarily by a small levy from the sale of specified fossil fuels, is disbursed through a number of different mechanisms, including loans, grants, subsidies and tax incentives. Two important components are the Revolving Fund and the Energy Services Company (ESCO) Fund. The Energy Efficiency Revolving Fund was utilized from 2003 through 2012 and provided a line of low-interest credit to local banks to finance... continue reading »
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Digging Deeper: Focusing more on Waste NAMAs throughout Latin America
...s for doing so within the context of their countries. Moving forward, CCAP will continue to work with participants both on the ground and through the Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) to design, develop and implement NAMAs in the waste sector.... continue reading »
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Colombia Solid Waste NAMA Speeding Toward Implementation
...projects. This contribution could come from national or sub-national state actors. Supported actions would include donor contribution to the NAMA equity fund and other support in terms of capacity building for officials in areas such as construction and operation of MBT facilities, support for MRV systems for NAMA implementation, city exchange programs for city officials to understand the intricacies of next-generation waste management processes a... continue reading »
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Advancing a Shared Vision on Effective NAMAs and Finance
...nt and well-documented emissions reductions, maximization of investment impact, and accountability. Developing countries have long been interested in these funds supporting efforts that are consistent with national priorities and that advance social and economic development goals. During recent CCAP dialogues (specifically, a policy dialogue held on the sidelines of the May 2012 negotiations in Bonn, Germany), policymakers and negotiators made sig... continue reading »
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Increasing Access to Electricity and Reducing Emissions through Renewables
...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 example, Indonesia and the Philippines have some of the world’s greatest geother... continue reading »
The Missing Link of Climate Change: Single-Family Suburban Homes
It doesn’t solve the problem to buy a hybrid and retrofit your house if all of that takes place 20 miles from your job. You’d still consume more energy (“suburban single family green”) than an urban household without the latest green tech (“urban single family”). And that has as much to do with associated transportation emissions as the size and efficiency of your home. continue reading »
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The silent participant
...the welfare of their citizens. The objective will be to design rules that accelerate emission reductions through business incentives without compromising national interests. Whatever the outcome, some countries will emerge ahead of others. However, we are not quite there yet. Being close to determining the global amount of reductions, negotiations are now focusing on the payoffs to get buy-in from developing countries while at the same time desig... continue reading »
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CCAP Submission on Development of a Framework for Market Mechanisms that Avoids Double Counting of Effort and Achieves a Net Decrease in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
...paragraphs 79 and 80. Paragraph 79 emphasizes that market approaches must meet standards that deliver real, permanent, additional and verified mitigation outcomes, avoid double counting of effort, and achieve a net decrease and/or avoidance of greenhouse gas emissions. Paragraph 80 requests the AHWG-LCA to conduct a work program to consider a framework for market approaches.... continue reading »
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Has British Columbia Shown the Way?
...taxes or dire cuts in safety net programs. Integrated into a broader tax package of tax reform, a carbon price can also facilitate reductions in marginal tax rates. The western Canadian province of British Columbia offers one example of a well-designed revenue-neutral carbon tax. The carbon price, now integral to the economics of the province, represents $1.3 billion (Canadian) of a $35 billion annual budget. In 2008, British Columbia established... continue reading »
CCAP at Bonn
...st session of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (ADP). CCAP actively participated through multiple workshops, presentations, and hosted an international policy luncheon. This interim UNFCCC session will formally start the preparation for negotiating a 2015 comprehensive climate agreement under the recently-termed Durban Platform. The talks in Bonn prepared the agendas for the next COP in Qatar in December 2012. Th... continue reading »
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Chilean Energy Strategy: A Positive Step Forward Toward A Sustainable Energy Sector
...consumption by 12% using energy efficiency, through the Energy Efficiency Action Plan 2012 – 2020. This plan is not yet available, but will include efficient housing plans, technical assistance for industries, labeling of different products, establishment of MEPS for some products, the creation of an energy efficiency award to distinguish the best practices, technological change in public and private lighting, and the creation of an energy effici... continue reading »
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Finding the Millions to save the Billions on Highway 1
...al Highway Administration (FHWA) is conducting detailed analysis on 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... continue reading »
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NAMA side event report
...he standard established internationally should not be the same standard as actions taken domestically. The de facto second part of the NAMAs event began with Mark Houdashelt talking about the most recent work CCAP has been doing about Transportation NAMAs. This work was done under a grant from the German government. This work was very warmly received by both the audience and respondents. Raekwon Chung opened up for the respondents noting how trans... continue reading »
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Colombia Transit-Oriented Development NAMA Gains High-Level Support
...a similar pattern. A 2009 University of the Andes study estimated that a package of transit investment and land use policies could reduce GHG emissions in Bogotá, Colombia by 33 percent compared to the base case. A study of the transit-oriented city of Curitiba, Brazil found that people drive 50 percent less each year than the auto-oriented Brasilia, even though Curitiba has a higher median income. A 2009 IDB study of Curitiba, found that private... continue reading »
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Transforming Colombia
...y development around transit stations that enhances pedestrian accessibility, shortens trip lengths and boosts economic and environmental performance of transit services. With more financial support for mitigation-related activities expected to come online in the coming years, transport sector NAMAs offer an opportunity for developing countries to achieve significant reductions in GHG emissions and contribute to sustainable development.... continue reading »
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Prevailing Winds: How the Mexican Government Harnessed its Renewable Energy
...ire full-scale demonstration projects, adjust the rules for private sector access and developed a new “open season” bidding system to facilitate finance of new transmission. Thanks to these and other policy changes and new incentives for renewable energy that were established in the last decade, the average time to develop new wind projects in Mexico has dramatically dropped from more than ten years to between 3 and 5 years. From an examination of... continue reading »
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Climate Action in the Absence of a Global Carbon Market
...to a standstill other sources for climate finance will not be ready to replace it. The absence of a functioning CDM will require a paradigm shift in how developing countries design their National Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and how developed countries and the private sector support these. For developing countries this implies the development of NAMAs guided by sustainable development and a policy architecture that follows criteria that... continue reading »
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Digging Deeper: Exploring Opportunities in Energy NAMAs in Peru
...sector during the Fifth Latin American Regional Dialogue of the Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) in Lima, Peru. The event boasted a variety of experts who showed that mitigation actions in the energy sector can be effective and affordable, especially when considered as part of a broader energy strategy: University of California Berkeley’s Dr. Daniel Kammen discussed California’s experience in clean energy, and how Marginal Abatement... continue reading »
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The Road to NAMAs
...In total, over 30 success stories will be accessible on The Road to NAMAs online database. Each week, CCAP will be highlighting one story in a blog post as part of an ongoing series to spread awareness on these successful mitigation actions. Examples range from innovative schemes to promote energy efficiency in countries like Singapore and Mexico, to multi-modal transportation networks in Colombia and China, to financing mechanisms for renewable... continue reading »
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CCAP Supports the STRONG Act to Strengthen Resiliency against Extreme Weather
...By providing a one-stop-shop 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 res... continue reading »
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Fossil Fuel Subsidies and The Cost of Inaction
...hese subsidies such as promoting economic development and improving energy access to the world’s poor may be overstated; according to the IEA only 8% of the $409 billion spent on fossil-fuel subsides in 2010 went to the poorest 20% of the population. The benefits of phasing out fossil-fuel subsidies are not difficult to discern-according to a recently published report by the OECD, “subsidy reforms increase GDP in OECD countries and even more in no... continue reading »
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Roadmap to Achieving Indonesia’s Targets
...growth of the power sector. But as Indonesia brings huge amounts of new capacity online to fuel its development, emissions will continue to soar. The policies pursued by the Indonesian government and the support the international community provides will dramatically alter the trajectory of its emissions. Among other things, CCAP’s reports analyze the energy demand reduction potential in the Residential and Commercial sectors, explore the possibil... continue reading »
