Achieving NDC goals will require substantial investments in support of low-carbon, climate-resilient infrastructure and most of those investments will come from the private sector. Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) are one tool for implementing NDCs that can be used to leverage domestic or international public support to mobilize private investment at scale. CCAP, along with... continue reading »
Waste Sector Mitigation
Addressing the Waste Sector to Reduce Emissions The waste sector is uniquely situated to substantially mitigate the second most abundant greenhouse gas, methane. Waste generation is growing faster than any other environmental pollutant, including CO2, particularly in developing countries where waste is a larger contributor to overall emissions. Focusing on waste with improvements in solid... continue reading »
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 »
Seventh MAIN LAC Dialogue Agenda
Public Budget Allocation for Climate Change Mitigation
IKI and the NAMA Facility
Canada’s Continued Engagement to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants_LACDialogue2016
Energy Transfrormation in Urugay
Mobilizing Private Sector Investment
Institutionality and Self Supply Namas
Fossil Fuel Subsidy Reform
Towards a Framework for Sharing Costs Between Funders and Participants
Implementing INDCs – Presentation by INECC, LAC Dialogue 2016
Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), the Role of NAMAs, and the Paris Outcome
“Implementation of Transit Oriented Development (Implementación de DOT)”
CCAP, with the support of the USAID Mexican Low Emissions Development (MLED) Program, is working in close coordination with the ministries of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) and Urban Development and Land Planning (SEDATU) to support implementation of Transit Oriented Development (TOD) as a new model for sustainable urban development in Mexican cities to reduce... continue reading »
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 »
Supporting Transformational Climate Action through the Green Climate Fund
CCAP Submission on guidance to the operating entities of the financial mechanism of the Convention
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
MRV de NAMAS: Guia Para Seleccion de Indicadores de Desarrollo Sostenible
Criterios Para Evaluacion de NAMAs
NAMAs and the CDM
As developing countries develop Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) 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... continue reading »
Introduction to MAIN – Latin America and Asia
This presentation provides an overview of the MAIN initiative, which aims to catalyze high-impact NAMAs and create a vibrant practitioner network on low-carbon development.
Overview of NAMAs: Presentation at Second MAIN LAC Regional Dialogue
Supported NAMA Template
Exploring Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) NAMAs
First MAIN Asia Dialogue Meeting Summary
Growing Wealthier: Smart Growth, Climate Change and Prosperity Presentation
Overview of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
Overview of NAMAs: Presentation at First MAIN LAC Regional Dialogue
Potential Criteria for Supported NAMAs
Presentation from the second MAIN-Asia dialogue held in Vietnam.
Costa Rica: Pathways Towards A Low-Carbon Coffee Sector
Promising NAMAs in Latin America – Presentation by Colombia
Development of NAMAs in the Dominican Republic – Tourism Sector
This presentation from COP18 in Doha outlines NAMA developments in the tourism sector of the Dominican Republic.
Promising NAMAs in Latin America
Annual Status Report on Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs)
Colombia’s National Climate Change Process
Case Study: Colombia’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Development And Expansion
Proceso Nacional de Cambio Climático de Colombia
Second Asia Regional Dialogue on the Development of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
MRV of NAMAs: Guidance for Selecting Sustainable Development Indicators
Criteria for Evaluating Supported NAMAs: A Straw Proposal of Conceptual Criteria for Selecting NAMAs to Receive International Support
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
This UNFCCC submission is in response to the invitation [paragraph 81 of the Draft decision [-/CP.17] Outcome of the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on Long-term Cooperative Action under the Convention] for parties and admitted UNFCCC observer organizations to submit to the secretariat, by 5 March 2012, their views on the matters referred... continue reading »
Policy Dialogue Breakfast 3 December 2011
Future Actions Dialogue 8 October 2011
Future Actions Dialogue February 2-4, 2009, Wellington, New Zealand Meeting Summary
Utilizing Payments for Environmental Services for Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD) in Developing Countries: Challenges and Policy Options
Center for Clean Air Policy Interim Report Sectoral Approaches: A Pathway to Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
INDONESIA’S POWER SECTOR: ENHANCED MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES THROUGH EFFECTIVE INTERNATIONAL ENGAGEMENT
INDONESIA’S POWER SECTOR: SECTORAL EMISSIONS PROFILE AND MITIGATION OPPORTUNITIES
INDONESIA’S POWER SECTOR: MITIGATION POTENTIAL FROM ENERGY EFFICIENCY IN RESIDENTIAL AND COMMERCIAL SECTORS
INDONESIA’S POWER SECTOR: CLEAN COAL POLICY ANALYSIS
Smart Growth, Climate Change and Prosperity Developing Country and NAMA opportunities?
The Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN):A New Project to Catalyze High-Impact NAMAs and Create a Vibrant Practitioner Network
Overview of NAMAs Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) 1st Asian Regional Dialogue
Supported NAMA Template Discussion Draft Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) 2nd LAC Regional Dialogue
Overview of NAMAS Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) 2nd LAC Regional Dialogue
Overview of NAMAs Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) 1st Latin American Regional Dialogue
Emerging Trends in Climate Finance
Mexico’s Renewable Energy Program: A Step-by-Step Approach for Overcoming Barriers to Renewable Energy Deployment
Data & Capacity Needs for Transportation NAMAs. Report 1: Data Availability
Data and Capacity Needs for Transportation NAMAs Report 2: Data Selection
Data and Capacity Needs for Transportation NAMAs Report 3: Capacity-Building Needs
Center for Clean Air Policy Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions by Developing Countries: Architecture and Key Issues
Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) and the Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) An Overview
The Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) Segundo Diálogo Latinoamericano RESUMEN DEL ENCUENTRO
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 »
Adaptation in the International Climate Negotiations: An Analysis of Some Issues for a Copenhagen Agreement
Adaptation is one of the four pillars of the Bali Action Plan and will be a key component of any Copenhagen Agreement. The central issue that has been dominating debates on adaptation is how much it will cost and how developing countries could be assisted with their adaptation to climate change. Several studies put the... continue reading »