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| ACT Assessing Low-Carbon Transition + | To date ACT multistakeholders developed methodologies cover: automotive manufacturing, electric utility, retail, construction, real estate, property development, transport, cement, oil & gas. A new methodology and toolbox named ACT Step by Step aims at guiding companies with low carbon strategy and action plan development and implementation. Through the French Voluntary Program an increasing number of companies are implementing ACT methodologies with funding from ADEME and technical support from a community of trained consultants. With "PME sobres en carbone", Québec Net Positif and CCG are set to build a similar local ecosystem in Québec. The World Benchmarking Alliance has now publicly published 100 ACT assessments through its Climate and Energy Benchmark, ranking 30 automobile manufacturing companies and 50 electric utility. In June 2021, 100 oil & gas companies will be assessed with the relevant ACT methodologies. https://www.worldbenchmarkingalliance.org/climate-and-energy-benchmark/ + |
| Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme + | Adaptation for Smallholder Agriculture Programme (ASAP) brochure https://www.ifad.org/web/knowledge/publication/asset/39186467 Climate Action Report 2018<br /> https://www.ifad.org/en/web/knowledge/publication/asset/40864597 The Business Advantage: Mobilizing private sector-led climate actions in agriculture https://www.ifad.org/web/knowledge/publication/asset/40321995 The Water Advantage: Seeking sustainable solutions for water stress https://www.ifad.org/web/knowledge/publication/asset/40232439 The Marine Advantage: Empowering coastal communities, safeguarding marine ecosystems https://www.ifad.org/web/knowledge/publication/asset/39598089 The West and Central Africa Advantage Fighting fragility for smallholder resilience https://www.ifad.org/documents/38714170/41422561/wca_advantage.pdf/887880ac-94ab-d88b-67cd-a3a0034f1e29 The Latin America and Caribbean Advantage: Family farming – a critical success factor for resilient food security and nutrition<br /> https://www.ifad.org/documents/38714170/41422565/lac_advantage_e.pdf/c3b30e5b-aacc-f655-9159-b918f2ebaab8 La ventaja de América Latina y el Caribe - La agricultura familiar: un factor decisivo para lograr la resiliencia de la seguridad alimentaria y la nutrición https://www.ifad.org/documents/38714170/41422565/lac_advantage_s.pdf/0529cb57-60a7-4ddd-066a-9a0cf3a6469b + |
| Adaptation of West African Coastal Areas + | Total mobilized financing resources: World Bank $190 million, Global Environment Facility $25 million, Nordic Development Fund $18 milion, in additional to several Bank-executes trust funds sposored by Japan, Korea, Norway and France. Protected people and natural assets: 3,600 households with increased resilience to erosion and flooding (Benin), 3 km of dunes strengthened for natural storm protection (Mauritania), and Formal political & technical transboundary cooperation mechanism - (between Benin & Togo) Leveraged commitments, funds, and partnerships: 13 countries adopted WACA Communique, committing to regional integration and cooperation, $6m Education P-for-R: Africa Center of Excellence for Coastal Resilience, Co-financing and parallel investments from development partners (Spain, NDF, FFEM, GEF, GCF, AFD) Mobilized expertise, civil society and knowledge: Cost of Coastal Zone Degradation (report), Coastal radio in Senegal, Knowledge exchange with Netherlands. + |
| Airport Carbon Accreditation (ACI) + | A number of success stories and best practices are presented in the Annual Reports. See: http://www.airportcarbonaccredited.org/library/annual-reports.html Shown at the CIP main page: “Airport Carbon Accreditation was launched in June 2009 in Europe. In its inaugural year (2009-2010) the number of airports participating in the programme was 17. In its sixth programme year (2014-2015), Airport Carbon Accreditation reached global status. The programme was extended to North America and Latin America & the Caribbean, thus covering all five ACI regions, as an increasing number of ACI member airports publicly reported on how they are managing their carbon emissions. The total number of accredited airports as of May 2019 was 274, representing more than 43% of world air passenger traffic.” (Italy), + |
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| Business Alliance for Water and Climate + | - French utilities giant ENGIE disclosed a reduction in revenue resulting from the ongoing drought in Brazil; in 2014, the financial impact of "unfavourable hydrology" was reported to cost the organization approximately US$223 million, almost 3% of operating income in 2014. - Unilever reported that for their operations in the south east of Brazil, hydropower accounts for over 70% of its electricity supplied, and are anticipating energy restrictions being enforced if poor rains continue. + |
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| CCAC: Global Green Freight Action Plan + | Canada and the United States are two countries that are part of the GGFAP Steering Group and have had good progress in the implementation of their national and regional programs on green freight. Achievements of the US Smartway program can be found in this link while the info on the newly launched Green Freight Assessment Program of Canada can be found here. In addition, Mexico, Canada and the US are working to develop a harmonized and unified green freight program for North America. Vietnam is establishing a green freight program starting with an online freight exchange platform connecting carriers with customers. The Netherlands is supporting the establishment of a European platform for green freight programs that builds on the Lean and Green and other European green freight programs. Finally, the first Green Freight Strategy in Africa has been launched under the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Agreement (NCTTCA), a regional cooperation among the Member States of Burundi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda. South Sudan acceded to the Agreement in 2012. The Strategy was prepared by the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority and launched at the 42nd Meeting of the Executive Committee of the Northern Corridor in 16 January 2017. + |
| CCAC: Oil & Gas Methane Partnership + | Ten companies are engaged in the Oil and Gas Methane Partnership representing more than 15% of the world market, with a total of 25,000 tons of methane emissions avoided over three years and over 1,260 technological changes reported by partner companies. The OGMP and CCAC's overall efforts to engage with the oil and gas sector greatly contributed to raise awareness on the issue among governments and companies. As a result, the methane landscape has changed. Through CCAC, a growing number of international oil and gas companies are taking initial voluntary steps to integrate methane management in their current and future operations and engaging their partners to raise awareness of the methane issue across the entire gas supply chain. Industry has also created its own platforms, such as the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI), and the Methane Guiding Principles (MGP). Mexico, Canada and the US have already regulated these emissions and awareness about the benefits of reducing methane emissions grew among policy makers and the general public. + |
| CCAC: Phasing Down Climate Potent HFCs / HFCs Initiative + | On October 15, 2016, the world reached an agreement to phase-down hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). It is one of the most significant actions governments have ever taken to protect the climate. HFCs are highly potent greenhouse gases that have a global warming potential 1000’s of times that of carbon dioxide (CO2). The Kigali Amendment represents a historic step in combatting climate change. Since 2012, Coalition partners which includes the private sector, have worked to support the HFC Amendment under the Montreal Protocol by promoting HFC alternative technologies through case studies and international conferences, supporting the development of HFC inventories and studies, conducting demonstration projects to validate climate-friendly alternatives and technologies, and building political support. Moreover, both state and non-state partners have invested huge efforts beyond the initiative projects to support the negotiations process. For example, the industry partners of the CCAC have co-financed technology and policy conferences on HFC alternatives since 2012, and have stressed over and over their support and readiness to phasedown high-GWP HFCs. + |
| CCAC: Waste, Mitigating SLCPs from the Municipal Solid Waste Sector + | Municipal Solid Waste Initiative Network member city, São Paulo, received support from the Coalition to develop an organic waste strategy and the assessment of the pilot composting plant in 2014. By 2017, the composting plant was operating at full capacity, diverting almost 5,000 tons of organic waste from landfills per year. A second composting plant, with capacity to divert 10 tons of organic waste per day, was launched in 2018. Three additional plants will soon be operational and 14 more will be added by 2020. + |
| CEM: Global Lighting Challenge + | More than eight billion LED lighting products pledged toward the 10 billion goal through a public-private volunteer coalition of more than 40 governments, manufacturers, retailers, and expert groups working together. http://globallightingchallenge.org/Latest/GLC-CEM7 On 3 May, Minister Ibrahim Baylan launched Belysningsutmaningen, Sweden’s commitment to the Global Lighting Challenge. Together with public and private actors, the Swedish government now races to reduce by half the electricity demand for lighting by 2020 and challenges other countries to follow suit. http://cleanenergyministerial.org/Blog/sweden-challenges-other-countries-to-join-the-global-lighting-challenge-64446 + |
| CLG Europe + | CLG Europe published an open letter signed by around 200 business leaders and investors urging policy makers EU heads of state to set higher 2030 emissions reduction targets. The letter was mentioned in the Commission President Ursula von der Leyen's State of the Union 2020 speech + |
| Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance (the Alliance) + | The first “State of City Climate Finance” report was launched in 2015 by the Cities Climate Finance Leadership Alliance. The report identifies the gap between the current levels of investment in low-emission, climate-resilient urban infrastructure and the volumes required to ensure that the world is on track to keep global temperature rise below 2 degrees. The report also includes analysis of major barriers to investment and solutions to address these. The report suggests that national governments adopt policies and incentives that encourage cities to invest in low-emission and climate-resilient infrastructure. Also, it urges cities to adopt frameworks that put a price on carbon, such as cap-and-trade mechanisms or traffic congestion charges. Finally, it recommends strengthening banks and institutions that will support cities in developing investment-worthy climate-related projects. It suggests that international development finance be directed through local financial institutions, which are well-positioned to help cities finance climate-smart infrastructure solutions. Members of the Alliance gathered under the Project Preparation Action Group (PPAG) to develop a joint understanding of the early stage Project Preparation issues impeding demand to meet supply. Several Knowledge Products are produced so far and a ‘Subnational Project Preparation Practitioner’s Forum’ was organised in November 2018 enabling Project Preparation Practitioners and Project Preparation Facilities (PPFs) to share their lessons learned and increase cooperation in Mexico. The Action Group plans to undertake many activities in the next two years to foster co-operation among PPFs and facilitate easier access to climate finance for cities across the world. + |
| Clean Energy Corridors in Africa + | 1. Renewable Energy Zoning has been completed and the sites identified are being used by some countries on order to open tenders for renewable energy projects. 2. The initiative is assisting countries and regional power pools in updating the power Master Plans, to consider Least-Cost Renewable Energy options based on the results of the renewable energy zoning. + |
| Climate Action 100+ + | Royal Dutch Shell released a joint statement with Climate Action 100+ lead investors committing to a range of industry leading climate commitments, including emissions reduction targets taht include scope 3 emissions. Maersk, the world's biggest shipping company, committed to net zero emissions by 2050. Duke Energy Corp. announced plans to reduce GHG emissions by 50% by 2030. These are among a much longer list of commitments reached with focus companies. + |
| Climate Action in Financial Institutions + | At the 2018 Global Climate Action Summit, the 42 financial institutions participating in the Climate Action in Financial Institutions Initiative released a Joint Statement demonstrating how they are moving from commitment to action – both individually and collectively – in supporting local climate action: https://www.mainstreamingclimate.org/publication/joint-statement-of-the-supporting-institutions-of-the-climate-action-in-financial-institutions-initiative/ Aligned with the objectives of the ‘Talanoa Dialogue’, the Statement takes stock of over 40 new and existing commitments, programs and efforts of financial institutions supporting local climate action. As to date there is no common definition of what Paris Alignment means and implies in practice, the Climate Action in Financial Institutions hosted an expert workshop on the sidelines of the 2019 UN Climate Action Summit to help fill this gap. The event was organized in partnership with the IDFC and the group of MDBS with support from the European Climate Foundation. It aimed to take stock of progress made and identify areas to move forward on Alignment with the Paris Agreement. Part of a series of workshops, which started at COP24 in Katowice, it brought together more than 80 experts on the topic of alignment from the financial institutions and research community. + |
| Climate Neutral Now + | - The United Nations System, under leadership of the UN Environment Programme and the UNFCCC secretariat, committed to achieving a climate neutral status by 2020. As of 2018, 85% of emissions have been reduced and compensated. - The Airport Council International through its Airport Carbon Accreditation program, in collaboration with Climate Neutral Now, added climate neutrality to its program and 61 airports globally have achieved this level. - Events such as the UNFCCC sessions, FIFA World Cup 2018, Matoma musical tour, IPCC meetings, World Resources Forum and others have been made neutral in collaboration with Climate Neutral Now. + |
| Climate Risk and Early Warning Systems Initiative + | - Multi-stakeholder consultations led by WMO and the World Bank to develop comprehensive national action agenda for multi-hazard early warning systems in Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger and Democratic Republic of the Congo. - 50 million US$ leveraged through additional funding sources. - International Conference on Early Warning Systems announced by the Government of Mexico, 22-23 May 2017. + |
| Climate Smart Agriculture Booster (CSA Booster) + | Upon request + |
| Covenant of Mayors for Climate & Energy + | As part of their progress, all Covenant Signatories are sharing their key actions as a source of inspiration for others. The Covenant Good Practices database includes achievements, case studies, city profiles, videos and more: https://www.covenantofmayors.eu/plans-and-actions/good-practices.html + |
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| EcoMobility Alliance + | EcoMobility World Festival 2017 Kaohsiung (October 2017, City of Kaohsiung) The EcoMobility World Festival series by ICLEI shows that an ecomobile lifestyle can be promoted in cities around the world. The Festival transforms a neighborhood or a business district in a city into car-free and ecomobile area for a month. Implementing the Festival demonstrates the possibilities of an innovative and forward-thinking urban mobility culture. After two years of intensive preparation for the EcoMobility World Festival 2017, Kaohsiung transformed the streets of the historical Hamasen neighborhood into dedicated space for ecomobile modes of transport such as walking, cycling, and public transport and various forms of shared and light electric vehicles. Kaohsiung is the second city in Asia to showcase an autonomous shuttle in a real urban environment for the public to test-ride. Throughout October, 376 events were organized with 364 guided tours in Hamasen, attracting 300,000 visitors to the neighborhood and 90,000 visitors to the EcoMobility exhibition. As a result, 62 percent of private vehicle trips were replaced with ecomobile options. + |
| En.lighten Initiative + | Recently, at the International Energy Symposium in Mexico City, Mexico, stakeholders committed to sustainable development met to discuss the growing need for electricity in Mesoamerica and the resulting effects of this growth. The event, held on 17 August and sponsored by Mexican Chamber of Electrical Manufacturers, CANAME, and the Secretary of Energy of Mexico, in cooperation with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Copper Association, gave manufacturers and industry experts the opportunity to share innovations and experiences. Seven countries in Central America and the Dominican Republic are currently finalizing the adoption of technical regulations to establish minimum energy-efficiency standards and labeling for lighting products, motors, refrigerators and air conditioners. The current status and next steps to finalize these technical regulations were presented at this event. The current harmonizing standard process in the region is “a successful step towards promoting energy efficiency in the countries, the competiveness of the industry, and complying with the Paris Agreement on Climate Change,” said Pablo Moreno, president of the National Chamber of Electrical Manufacturers of Mexico, partner of the United for Efficiency (U4E) initiative. + |
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| Faith for Earth + | Multi-faith Working Group on Climate Change + |
| Food Security Climate Resilience Facility + | Zimbabwe pilot in local news: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2016/06/15/mwenezis-road-alleviate-hunger/ http://www.herald.co.zw/small-grains-bring-hope-to-mwenezi/ http://263chat.com/2016/06/mwenezi-farmers-applaud-wfps-small-grains-project/ Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKY4LOeioTw&feature Guatemala pilot in local news: http://www.prensalibre.com/guatemala/comunitario/el-nio-amenaza-la-alimentacion-de-america-central + |
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| Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction + | The Ministers and Heads of Delegation participating in the XXI Meeting of the Forum of Ministers of Environment of Latin America and the Caribbean (2018) endorsed our regional roadmaps by calling on the governments of the region to promote models of inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable cities and human settlements, for which support is requested to the United Nations Environment Programme and the Global Alliance for Buildings and Construction (GlobalABC) to analyze the development of a road map on buildings and low-emission, resilient and efficient construction. + |
| Global Bioenergy Partnership + | In 2011 GBEP agreed a set of 24 relevant, practical, science-based, voluntary sustainability indicators for bioenergy. This agreement involved 45 Countries and 22 International Organizations. The indicators are intended to guide any analysis undertaken of bioenergy at the domestic level with a view to informing decision making and facilitating the sustainable development of bioenergy. Measured over time, the indicators will show progress towards or away from a sustainable development path, as determined nationally. The GBEP indicators are currently in the implementation phase. As of October 2019, the GBEP indicators have been implemented in fourteen countries (Argentina, Colombia, Egypt, Ethiopia, Germany, Ghana, Kenya, Indonesia, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Netherlands, Paraguay and Vietnam), with Germany having measured them twice. Two countries are currently in the process of implementing the indicators (Brazil and Uruguay). In addition to this, trainings on the use of the GBEP sustainability indicators were implemented in several countries: Ghana, Jamaica, Philippines and Togo. In light of the lessons learned, GBEP has been working on the development of an Implementation Guide on the use of the GBEP Sustainability Indicators for Bioenergy to improve their practicality and related guidance for users. + |