Caring for Climate

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General

Name of initiative Caring for Climate
LPAA initiative Yes
NAZCA Initiative Yes
Website address http://www.caringforclimate.org
Related initiatives
Starting year 2007
End year
Secretariat UN Global Compact (UNGC), e-mail: 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
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

Function of initiative Technical dialogue, Political dialogue, Implementation
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
Members 0  
Companies 0
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
2009
370
2011
353
2012
335
2014
390
2016
450
2019
367
2020
470
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
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