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Revision as of 13:37, 15 June 2018
General
Name of initiative | Caring for Climate |
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LPAA initiative | Yes |
NAZCA Initiative | Yes |
Website address | http://www.caringforclimate.org |
Related initiatives | |
Starting year | 2007 |
End year | |
Secretariat | Caring for Climate
United Nations Global Compact 685 Third Avenue, 12th Floor New York, NY 10017 USA Ms. Lila Karbassi Chief, Programmes karbassi@un.org caring4climate@un.org |
Organisational structure | |
Geographical coverage | Global, Asia and the Pacific, Latin America and The Caribbean, Africa, Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North America |
Name of lead organisation | |
Type of lead organisation | International organisation |
Location/Nationality of lead organisation | United States of America |
Description
Description | Caring for Climate was launched by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon in July 2007. The initiative is jointly convened by the United Nations Global Compact, the secretariat of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). By supporting the Caring for Climate Statement participants commit to set voluntary targets to improve energy efficiency and to reduce their carbon footprint. Participants report publicly and annually on the achievement of those targets |
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Objectives | Caring for Climate endeavors to help prevent a climate change crisis by mobilizing a critical mass of business leaders to implement and recommend climate change solutions and policies.The initiative helps companies to advance practical solutions, share experiences, inform public policy as well as shape public attitudes. Chief executive officers who support the Caring for Climate Statement are prepared to set goals, develop and expand strategies and practices, and publicly disclose emissions as part of their existing disclosure commitment within the Global Compact framework, that is, the Communication on Progress. |
Activities | Caring for Climate offers signatories on-going engagement opportunities to: Develop thought leadership and best practice recommendations on priority areas such as (i) climate change and development, (ii) low-carbon innovative solutions and technology and (iii) disclosure and transparency; Inform the international climate change policy agenda in the context of UN Conference of the Parties (COP) meetings, SG High-Level Panels and the UN Conference on Sustainable Development (CSD) processes; Participate in the annual meeting of signatories, a learning forum to discuss strategies, showcase practices and analyze actions; Engage in regional and national multi-stakeholder dialogues in cooperation with Global Compact Local Networks; Contribute to Caring for Climate annual progress reports and publications |
One or two success stories achieved |
Monitoring and Impacts
Sustainable Development Impact:
Function of initiative | Technical dialogue, Political dialogue, Implementation |
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Activity of initiative | Knowledge dissemination and exchange, Awareness raising and outreach, Goal setting (ex-ante), Technical operational implementation (ex-post) |
Indicators | |
Goals | |
Comments on indicators and goals | |
How will goals be achieved | |
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals | |
Progress towards the goals | |
How are you tracking progress of your initiative | |
Available reporting |
Participants
Participants | Number | Names | ||||||||||||||
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Members | 393 | |||||||||||||||
Companies | 393 | |||||||||||||||
Business organisations | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||||||||
National states | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Governmental actors | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Regional / state / county actors | 0 | |||||||||||||||
City / municipal actors | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Intergovernmental organisations | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Financial Institutions | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Faith based organisations | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Other members | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Supporting partners | 0 | |||||||||||||||
Number of members in the years |
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Have only national states as participators | No |
Theme
Transport | Agriculture | Forestry | Business | Financial institutions | Buildings | Industry | Waste | Cities and subnational governments | Short Term Pollutants | International maritime transport | Energy Supply | Fluorinated gases | Energy efficiency | Renewable energy | Supply chain emission reductions | Adaptation | Other | Resilience | Innovation | Energy Access and Efficiency | Private Finance |
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Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | No | No | No |
Last update: 3 December 2021 12:45:20
Not only have national states as participators