Climate Neutral Now

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General

Name of initiative Climate Neutral Now
LPAA initiative No
NAZCA Initiative Yes
Website address https://unfccc.int/climate-action/climate-neutral-now
Related initiatives
Starting year 2015
End year
Secretariat United Nations Climate Change, Miguel Naranjo, mnaranjogonzalez@unfccc.int

UN Campus Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1 53113 Bonn Germany

Organisational structure
Geographical coverage Global
Name of lead organisation United Nations Climate Change
Type of lead organisation United Nations or Specialised agency
Location/Nationality of lead organisation Germany

Description

Description Climate Neutral Now is an initiative launched by UN Climate Change in 2015, aiming at encouraging all stakeholders in society to take climate action to achieve a climate neutral world by mid-century, as enshrined in the Paris Agreement adopted the same year.
Objectives Climate Neutral Now aims to contribute to limiting the raise of the temperature by proposing an immediate set of actions: measure, reduce and offset with trustworthy units, recognized under the United Nations. Committing to taking these three steps incentivizes behavioral changes within companies, organizations, individuals, i.e. consumers, whom in turn will drive the change within their industries and networks.
Activities Climate Neutral Now invites companies, organizations, governments and citizens to work towards climate neutrality by reducing their climate footprint through a 3-steps method, whereby they:

Measure (estimate) their greenhouse gas emissions; Reduce them as much as possible; and Compensate those which cannot currently be avoided by using UNFCCC-recognized offsets, totally or partially.

One or two success stories achieved - 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.

Monitoring and Impacts

Sustainable Development Impact:
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Function of initiative
Activity of initiative
Indicators
Goals 1- Promote additional voluntary climate action by all stakeholders, including use of carbon market mechanisms;

2- Support carbon market projects, in particular from the Clean Development Mechanism.

Comments on indicators and goals NA
How will goals be achieved NA
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals NA
Progress towards the goals NA
How are you tracking progress of your initiative - Yearly reporting by participants on their actions to measure, reduce and compensate emissions, including: total emissions; reduction targets, actions and initiatives; total compensated emissions.
Available reporting Not publicly available yet, but yearly reports by all participants are filed with the UNFCCC secretariat

Participants

Participants Number Names
Members 322  
Companies 211 7 TV Region de Murcia (Spain),9212 Data (USA),Ablemagic AS (Norway)

ADSC (United Arab Emirates),AERIA (USA),Airpot (United Kingdom),Aitken Spence Travels (Sri Lanka),Aktina (Greece),Albergo Firenze (Italy),Alectro (Australia),Allcot (Switzerland),Alpenglow (United Kingdom),Amadeus (Austria),Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (Netherlands),Aeroporti di Ciampino (Italy),Aeroporto Internazionale di Napoli (Italy),Ankara Esenboga International Airport (Turkey),Antalya Airport (Turkey),Åre Östersund Airport (Sweden),Asia Restaurant (Norway),Asian Dragon Cement (Philippines),Assael Architecture (United Kingdom),Athens International Airport (Greece),Aviva (United Kingdom) atmoterra (France),Babusjka (Norway),Barnes Walker (United Kingdom),Bennet Associates (United Kingdom),Bergen Airport (Norway),Better World Initiatives (United Kingdom),BKK (Hungary),Blue Mountain Explorer Bus (Australia),BluePlanet Recycling (Canada),BNP Paribas (France),Brussels Airport (Belgium),Bucuti And Tara Beach Resort (Netherlands),Budapest Airport (Hungary),Bytouch (USA),Cannes Mandelieu Airport (France),Carbon Neutral (Chile),carbonsink (Italy),CEER (Belgium),Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj International Airport (India),Chooose HSVP (USA),ClimateCare (United Kingdom),Climate SI (Sri Lanka),CEMAsys AS (Norway),CO2logic (Belgium),Codex Advokat (Norway),Contract Security Services (United Kingdom),Conversio (Denmark),Copenhagen Airport (Denmark),Core Theory Studios (United States),Costa del Este FC (Panama),Curating Tomorrow (United Kingdom),Dallas Forth Worth Airport - DFW (USA),Designers Remix (Denmark),DEWA Zulal Water Factory (United Arab Emirates),DIL eV (Germany),East Midlands Airport (United Kingdom),Eindhoven Airport (Netherlands),Eiver (France),Elliott (USA),Emisoft (Norway),ENERSHIP (France),EnKing International (India),Enlight.Energy (USA),Enontekiö Airport (Finland),Enviro-Mark Solutions (New Zealand),Ethically Sourced For You (United Kingdom),Europamundo (Spain),European Public Real Estate Association - EPRA (Belgium),Evig Grön (Sweden),EWAVE Norge (Norway),Factor CO2 (Spain),Fantastic & Aussie Tours (Australia),Félix-Houphouët-Boigny Abidjan International Airport (Cote d'Ivoire),Fetzer Vineyards (USA),Fjordkraft (Norway),Forest Green Rovers (United Kingdom),Fusion Clothing (India),G3ES (India) Galapagos Ecological Airport (Ecuador),Genève Aéroport (Switzerland),Girl in Red (Sweden),Göteborg Landvetter Airport (Sweden),Green Prime (USA),Gupta Steel (India),Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (Finland),ICEBUG (Sweden),Iniciativeverde (Brazil),Indira Gandhi International Airport (India),Integrated carbon Observation System - Infosys (India),Ivalo Airport (Finland),Izmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (Turkey),JOR (India),Jungheinrich (Germany),Katamama Hotel (Indonesia),Kidophi (USA),Kemi-Tornio Airport (Finland),Kempegowda International Airport (India),Kiruna Airport (Sweden),Kittilä Airport (Finland),Kowabunga (Spain),Kulturoperatørene (Norway),Kuusamo Airport (Finland),Larnaka International Airport (Greece),Leonardo da Vinci-Fiumicino Airport (Italy),London Gatwick Airport (United Kingdom),London Stansted Airport (United Kingdom),Lorca Deportiva Football Club (Spain),Lulea Airport (Sweden),Lutha Uniformes (Brazil),Lvdoya (China),Lyon Airport (France),Magyar Telekom Group (Hungary),Malmö Airport (Sweden),Manchester Airport (United Kingdom),Matthew Algie & Co. (United Kingdom),Meri-Teijo Golf (Finland),MexiCO2 (Mexico),Microsoft (USA),Milan-Linate Airport (Italy),Milan-Malpensa Airport (Italy),M&S (United Kingdom),MUXIA (Spain),Myrskyvaroitus (Finland),Nauha (Finland),NASOHA (Sweden),New Energy Events (United States),New Look Retailers (United Kingdom),Newo Global Energy (Canada),Nice Côte d’Azur Airport (France),OHL (Germany),One Carbon World (USA),Oslo Airport (Norway),Oxstal (France),PAEGAE (Greece),Pafos International Airport (Greece),Pariwartan Khabar (Nepal),PCE (Germany),Perro Libre (Brazil),Philips (United Kingdom),Potter Rees Dolan (United Kingdom),Potato Head Beach Club (Indonesia),Prishtina International Airport 'Adem Jashari' (Kosovo),Pro:Bergen (Norway),Puerto Acapulco (Mexico),Pure Vitality (USA),Queen Alia International Airport (Jordan),Quito International Airport (Ecuador),Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (India),Recycl3R (Spain),Ronneby Airport (Sweden),Rovaniemi Airport (Finland),RUCODE (Uganda),Run the Alps (USA),Russedress (Norway),Sacré Frenchy! (France),Saint Tropez Airport (France),San Diego International Airport (United States),SAP (USA),SaveCode SAS (France),SGS (France),Sichuan Lvdoya Information Technologies (China),Signify (Netherlands),Solvos (United Kingdom),Sony (Japan),South Pole Group (Switzerland),Starfish Initiatives (Australia),Statkraft (Norway),Stavanger Airport (Norway),Steel Wood Industries (UAE),Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (Sweden),Stockholm-Bromma Airport (Sweden),Suministros Eléctricos Industriales Anton-Teixido (Spain),Sunshine Coast Airport (Spain),Sustainable Museums (USA),Sustainable Surf Org (USA),Sybo Games (Denmark),T/A POL (Denmark),TAG Farnborough Airport (Portugal),Talawakelle Tea States (Sri Lanka),Telekom (Hungary),'tise (Norway),The Carbon Consulting Company (Sri Lanka),The Right Will and State Planning (United Kingdom),TISE Mobil (United States),Travel Horst (Germany),Treviso Airport (Italy),Trondheim Airport (Norway),Truefitt and Hill (Germany),Twin Lakes Velo Café (United Kingdom),Umea Airport (Sweden),Venice Airport (Italy),Via Green Institute (Brazil),Viima (Finland),Visby Airport (Sweden),VNV Advisory (India),Waterbom Bali (Indonesia),Weematch (France),WeNow (France),Wills Bros Civil Engineering (United Kingdom),Yanda (China),Yeti Airlines (Nepal),Ysgol Bro Carmel (United Kingdom),Zee (India),Zenaga Foundation (Germany),Zee Entertainment Enterprises (India),ZeroMission (Sweden),Zulal (United Arab Emirates).

Business organisations 4 Cámara de Industrias y Producción de Ecuador (Ecuador),  European Public Real Estate Association - EPRA (Belgium),  ICI Network (United Kingdom),  World Travel and Tourism Council (United Kingdom).
Research and educational organisations 47 Acapulco Secondary School (USA),  Alliance for Sustainability Leadership in Education - EAUC (United Kingdom),  Arthur Ashe Charter School (USA),  Beat Lab Academy (USA),  Bonn Internation Schools (Germany),  Borras Park Primary School (United States),  Bryn Tirion Hall School (United Kingdom),  Centro de Desarrollo Infantil (Mexico),  Centro Educativo Anos Maravilosos - CEAM (Mexico),  Civitas Education (United Kingdom),  Colegio San Angel (Colombia),  EAUC (United Kingdom),  Escuela Primaria Miguel Aleman Valdes (Mexico),  Escuela Primaria Pedro Moreno (Mexico),  Escuela Secundaria Americana de Acapulco (Mexico),  Escuela Secundaria Cartino Maldonado (Mexico),  Escuela Secundaria General No. 14 de Acapulco (Mexico),  Escuela Secundaria General No. 1 de Acapulco (Mexico),  Escuela Secundaria General No. 4 de Acapulco (Mexico),  Escuela Secundaria General No. 3 Aztecalli (Mexico),  Escuela Secundaria Tecnica No. 4 Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon (Mexico),  Facultad de Ecologia de la Universidad Autonoma de Guerrero (Mexico),  ICOS-ERIC (Finland),  Instituto Agropecuario De Monte Elvira Lainez De Soldati (Argentina),  Jardin de Ninos Club de Leones (Mexico),  Jardin de Ninos Jose Maria Morelos y Pavon (Mexico),  Jardin de Ninos Rosaura Zapata (Mexico),  John F Kenndy Elementary School (USA),  King Street School (United Kingdom),  Kowabunga! Education (Singapore),  La Cordaire Academy (United Kingdom),  Millbrook Primary School (United Kingdom),  North London Collegiate School (United Kingdom),  One World (United Kingdom),  Park Avenue School (United Kingdom),  Port Chester High School (USA),  Secundaria - Escuela Americana de Acapulco (Mexico),  SESAME (United Kingdom),  Shinfield St. Mary's Junior School (United Kingdom),  Studium Catholicum (Finland),  Thomas A. Edison Elementary School (USA),  Ysgola Maeglas (United Kingdom),  West Hollow Primary School (USA),  West Hollow Wolverines (USA),  Wyandanch Union Free School District (United States),  Ysgol Maesglas School (United Kingdom),  Ysgol San Sior (United Kingdom)
Non-governmental organisations 7 Zenaga Foundation (Germany),  GEF Biochar Project (USA),  C-Team (China),  Iniciativa Verde (Peru),  Myrskyvaroitus Storm Warning Association (Finland),  Putting People First (United States),  Vision for Youth Housing Cooperative Society Limited (Kenya)
National states 0
Governmental actors 1 Coordinacion Estatal de Ecologia de Guerrero (Mexico)
Regional / state / county actors 0
City / municipal actors 1 Arendal Kommune (Norway).
Intergovernmental organisations 38 International Paralympics Committee (Germany),  UN Environment (Kenya),  IFAD (Italy),  Basel Convention (Switzerland),  Rotterdam Convention (Netherlands),  Stockholm Convention (Sweden),  International Monetary Fund (USA),  UN AIDS (USA),  World Meteorological Organization (Switzerland),  International Training Centre (Italy),  United Nations Development Programme (USA),  Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (Netherlands),  World Food Programme (Italy),  United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (Germany),  United Nations World Tourism Organization (Spain),  International Maritime Organization (United Kingdom),  International Telecommunication Union (Switzerland),  UN Volunteers (Germany),  United Nations Office for Project Services - UNOPS (Denmark),  United Nations Children's Fund (USA),  World Intelecctual Property Organization (Switzerland),  United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia (Lebanon),  Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (Italy),  United Nations Office Nairobi (Kenya),  United Nations Foundation (USA),  United Nations Environment Programme Ozone Secretariat (Kenya),  United Nations Populations Fund (USA),  United Nations Women (USA),  United Nations Capital Development Fund (USA),  United Nations System Staff College (USA),  International Atomic Energy Agency (Austria),  United Nations Climate Change Secretariat (Germany),  United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (Ethiopia),  United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (Thailand),  United Nations Industrial Development Organization (Austria),  United Nations Institute for Training and Research (Switzerland),  United Nations Office at Geneva (Switzerland),  Universal Postal Union (Switzerland),  ParlAmericas (Canada)
Financial Institutions 6 Aviva (Unite Kingdom),  Banco de Credito del Peru (Peru),  BNP Paribas (France),  Commerzbank (Germany),  Natural Capital Partners (United Kingdom),  World Bank Group (USA).
Faith based organisations 0
Other members 7 Real Betis Balompié (Spain),  Forest Green Rovers (United Kingdom),  Asociación Deportiva San Carlos (Costa Rica),  Norges Ishockeyforbund (Norway),  Norges Skiforbung (Norway),  Temple Beth Torah (USA)
Supporting partners 0
Number of members in the years
2015
6
2016
23
2017
37
2018
239
2020
409
2022
557
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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Last update: 18 January 2023 13:27:19

Not only have national states as participators