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Airport Carbon Accreditation - Managing Emissions from Airports +	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.  +
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CCAC Oil and Gas Methane Partnership +	The six original Oil & Gas Methane Partnership (OGMP) partner companies (Eni, Pemex, PTT, Southwestern, Statoil and Total) submitted their first OGMP annual reports. During the first full year of the Partnership, most companies managed to survey most of their participating assets for the presence and status (“mitigated” or “unmitigated”) of the nine “core” sources of methane emissions that are the focus of the initiative. A total of 45 operations were surveyed in seven countries. While this year was expected to focus primarily on surveys, three companies also managed to implement several identified mitigation opportunities, resulting in some 14,000 tons of methane emissions avoided in 2015.  +
CCAC: Global Green Freight Action Programme +	With support from the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), the Northern Corridor Transit and Transport Coordination Authority (NCTTCA) in partnership with the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) is developing its five year (2017-2021) Green Freight Programme which is aimed at supporting a number of initiatives intended to reducing fuel consumption and carbon emissions in the Northern Corridor Member States (Burundi, DR Congo, Kenya, Rwanda, South Sudan and Uganda). The Green Freight Programme is a launching pad of a phased implementation of a holistic Sustainable Freight Transport Strategy which entails, in particular, sustainable transport policies, planning strategies and investment decisions that effectively balance the economic, environmental and social objectives. The Sustainable Freight Transport Strategy will be developed by the NCTTCA with support from the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD).  +
Clever cooling vs. global warming! +	Refrigerants, Naturally! is a success story in itself. The unique collaboration of direct market competitors and particularly the support from UNEP and Greenpeace, make Refrigerants, Naturally! as unique and successful as they are. The members are all committed to their self set strict goals on phasing out F-gases and encourage each other by sharing technology best practice examples and supporting each other on market entering strategies for natural refrigerant systems. The one of a kind collaboration with UNEP and Greenpeace allows the members to actively get involved in policy stakeholder meetings at an international level. The RefNat members spread the information of their best practice examples and show that transitioning to natural refrigerant systems is technically feasible and the most sustainable long term solution. RefNat has also received the US EPA Climate Protection Award and the Roy Family Award for Environmental Partnership.  +
Climate Week NYC - Large companies join RE100 +	Apple, Bank of America, and General Motors were among the new companies that joined RE100 during Climate Week NYC 2016 – taking the total number of members to 81, and helping to create demand for more than 100TWh renewable electricity  +
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Global Fuel Economy Initiative +	1) GFEI has been working with Mauritius since 2010. Since then, Mauritius have introduced a series of measures to improve fuel economy, including a feebate scheme which incentivised vehicles with lower emissions. These incentives resulted in an immediate shift to cleaner and more efficient cars. Fuel economy improved from an average of 7 L/100km in 2005 to 6.6 L/100km in 2013 and 5.8 L/100km in 2014. GFEI is currently working with Mauritius to monitor the ongoing impact, propose additional policy measures for light and heavy duty vehicles and replicate the scheme in the region. This year the government replaced the feebate tax system with a new tax structure to further encourage importation of electric and more efficient vehicles. Lessons learned from Mauritius are used in almost all other GFEI country projects. 2) The United Arab Emirates have formally announced plans for a new fuel economy standard. The proposals are based on the US CAFE standards. When adopted by the UAE Cabinet, the proposed standard has the potential to deliver annual fuel savings to UAE households worth Dh9.5 billion ($2.6 billion), representing carbon savings equivalent to removing 4.5 million cars from the UAE’s roads by 2035. GFEI partners provided technical support to the development of the vehicle fleet baseline and analysis for the country in 2015.  +
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Low-Carbon Technology Roadmap for the Indian Cement Industry +	A customized version of the WBCSD-IEA low-carbon technology roadmap for cement industry was developed for India in 2013. Since then, Indian cement companies have identified and implemented energy efficiency solutions, in some cases exceeding the anticipated savings. This roadmap project is undergoing the Phase 2 feasibility study by implementing the solutions in actual operating environment. In 2017, the IFC will be funding further studies focusing on resource efficiency over the period of 2 to 3 year. In addition, given that the CSI has now access to 5 years of data for the Indian roadmap, work would be launch in 2018 to assess the overall impact of the different measures undertaken.  +
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Many companies sign up for Science Based Targets +	Notable examples of high-profile companies that have passed this official check and their targets are: • Coca-Cola Enterprises, Inc.: Coca-Cola Enterprises commits to reduce absolute GHG emissions from their core business operations 50% by 2020, using a 2007 base-year. Coca-Cola Enterprises also commits to reduce the GHG emissions from their drinks 33% by 2020, using a 2007 base-year. • Enel: Enel commits to reduce CO2 emissions 25% per kWh by 2020, from a 2007 base-year. The target includes the decommissioning of 13 GW of fossil power plants in Italy, and is a milestone in the long term goal to operate in carbon neutrality by 2050. • Sony: Sony commits to reduce GHG emissions from its operations by 42% below fiscal year 2000 levels by fiscal year 2020. Also, the company has a long-term vision of reducing its environmental footprint to zero by 2050, requiring a 90% reduction in emissions over 2008 levels by 2050 (scopes 1, 2, and 3).  +
Mwenezi farmers applaud World Food Programme's small grains project +	Mwenezi farmers applaud WFP’s small grains project Small holder farmers in Mwenenzi have applauded the World Food Programme’s (WFP) small grains production project saying the project has helped them counter the risk of poor yields and hunger. The WFP in partnership with Zimbabwe's government and the United Nations Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) launched the small grains production project in Mwenenzi to enhance the resilience and food security of highly vulnerable communities affected by climate shocks. Speaking to 263 chat at a field day event in Chidaba village, one of the beneficiaries of the project Tendai Chinanga said the small grains production programme has made life easier for her as her yields have significantly improved. “I have managed to secure enough harvest for my family until the next season,” she said adding that the small grains programme is ideal for areas like Mwenezi which have always experienced food deficits as a result of low rainfall patterns and the El Nino induced drought. Chinanga who for the past 5 years stood the brunts of climate change narrated how WFP’s small grain project has transformed her life. “I have managed to purchase goats for myself after selling part of my sorghum and millet produced under the small grains production project. She added that she has been able to pay school fees for her kids on time. Shylet Sithole, admired the programme highlighting that it has helped many villagers to bolster their resilience capacity through the farming of drought tolerant small grains. “The yields have improved as compared to all the other years. Small grains are suitable to our region given the rainfall patterns in our area. She vowed that she will always prefer small grains over traditional crops like maize citing the nutritional benefits which comes with small grains. Mwenezi which is in natural region five receives low, erratic and poorly distributed rainfall resulting in crop production for food and income being unreliable. Denhere Jemtius, a Mwenezi based Agronomist in charge of horticulture production said the project which was introduced as a climate mitigation strategy is meant to promote sustainable small grain production using climate smart agricultural techniques.  +
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New fish preservation techniques developed by FAO +	Fish smoking and drying are preservation techniques that are widely used in small-scale fisheries communities in developing coastal regions. Processing fish is also an important strategy to reduce losses by significantly increasing shelf-life of the product. This is advantageous compared to fresh or frozen fish which requires cold storage that is largely inaccessible due to electricity scarcity in rural areas. Fish smoking techniques in West and Central Africa are traditionally based on open kilns using mangrove wood as the main source of fuel. However, open kilns are highly energy inefficient, release contaminants and the dependence on mangrove fuel has been a significant driver of degradation of mangrove forests in the region. A new and easy-to-assemble fish smoking and drying technology pioneered by FAO has been developed to improve to energy efficiency in rural communities by using 50 percent less wood fuel compared to traditional open-type smoking rafts. The FAO-Thiaroye fish processing technology (FTT-Thiaroye) is also helping to reduce health hazards, improve food safety and quality, improve working conditions and cut down food losses in many small-scale fishing communities. The FTT consists of a dual functioning smoking oven and mechanical drier and is specifically designed to improve fuel-efficiency in small-scale fish smoking by encapsulating heat and smoke. Agricultural residues such as coconut husks, sugar-cane bagasse or manure can also be utilized as fuel in substitution for mangrove wood. Reducing the intensity of mangrove wood harvesting are expected to benefit the mangrove ecosystems and biodiversity through reduced deforestation and degradation of mangrove forests. This is also contributing to climate change mitigation as mangroves have some of the highest carbon sequestration potential of all terrestrial forest while building resilience to climate impacts through coastline protection. The FTT-Thairoye technology also does not release any contaminants such as carcinogens and tar directly onto the product, and is therefore in compliance with international food standards and other safety requirements while reducing quality losses during smoking. Additionally, processing operations can be conducted in any season thereby enabling drying activities during rainy and cloudy periods, which prevent losses otherwise due to insects, pests and spoilage from open air exposure. This protects businesses and commercial activities of small-scale fish operators from quality and market force losses. The technology has now been tested and adapted in 13 countries in Africa and Asia.  +
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Potatoes in peril in Peru +	How IFAD helped potato growers in Peru to conserve the reduced amount of water  +
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R4 Rural Resilience Initiative in Ethiopia +	Since 2014, Binta has participated in the R4 Rural Resilience Initiative which is helping her better manage her natural resources and cope with more frequent droughts. The aim is to ensure food is on the table all year long, while also expanding her sources of income. The first assessment of the programme in Ethiopia shows that female participants are the ones obtaining the greatest gains in productivity. Now, two recent studies performed in Senegal further show how the programme is strengthening women’s ability to adapt to climate change. R4 helps them strengthen their families’ food security and livelihoods through a combination of risk management activities which reduce the impact of weather uncertainty, and the damage caused by disasters.  +
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SIDS Lighthouse Initiative +	According to a new study conducted by IRENA, a combination of hydro, solar and wind power can supply up to 93% of the island’s electricity demand if a few measures are incorporated into the existing power system and if water supply remains steady. IRENA’s study finds that a significant increase in renewable energy capacity is possible – including 14 megawatts (MW) of solar PV and an additional 5 MW of hydro – and can reduce the island nation’s dependence on costly fossil fuels, while helping achieve the government target of 100% renewables by 2017. If an additional 8 megawatts (MW) of biogas projects are implemented, then 100% renewable energy electricity would be achieved.  +
Sweden commits to Global Lighting Challenge +	On 3 May 2016, 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. The launch event took place in the Prime Minister’s offices in Stockholm and was webcast to actors all over the country. At the launch, Minister Baylan handed over a formal government assignment to Erik Brandsma, Director General at the Swedish Energy Agency, to co-ordinate concrete actions to realize the potential to reduce by half the electricity used for lighting in Sweden by 2020—electricity that could be used for other purposes, such as electrifying the vehicle fleet.  +
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Tackling HFC's - CCAC's HFC 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.  +
Tackling climate change in the public transport sector +	The Declaration is a commitment to support governments at all levels to provide them with technical support and capacity building through lessons learned from delivering action on the ground. This is important because many of the post-2020 national climate strategies – Intended Nationally Determined Commitments (INDCs) - are dependent not just on financial support but also on technology and capacity building. Around 70 INDC’s have proposed public transport interventions and UITP members will be responsible for their and delivery.  +
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Water, Mega Cities and Global Change +	Not specially related to our initiative but examples exist on how best practices can be replicated from city to city (not necessarily megacities by the way): - Tokyo system of water aspersion on roads to combat heat-island effects has inspired Paris who has experimented an adapted version for future dissemination on a larger scale. - Sydney green infrastructure (Central Park buildings) is an inspiration for others with water recycling and reuse. - Paris and Amsterdam share ideas and experimentations on energy recovery from sewers and aqueducts. Those examples come from cities that can work without our megacities alliance; more success stories can be however developed within the network. But what we really want to achieve through the alliance is to help cities in developing countries to share their difficulties and then find solutions through the network of the megacities.  +