Difference between revisions of "Under 2 Coalition"
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|LPAA initiative=Yes
 
|LPAA initiative=Yes
 
|NAZCA Initiative=Yes
 
|NAZCA Initiative=Yes
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|Website address=http://under2mou.org
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|Website address=https://www.under2coalition.org/
 
|Starting year=2015
 
|Starting year=2015
 
|Secretariat=Mathilde Batelier (mbatelier@theclimategroup.org) and Subaskar Sitsabeshan (ssitsabeshan@theclimategroup.org). Under2 Coalition Secretariat, The Climate Group
 
|Secretariat=Mathilde Batelier (mbatelier@theclimategroup.org) and Subaskar Sitsabeshan (ssitsabeshan@theclimategroup.org). Under2 Coalition Secretariat, The Climate Group
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Co-Chairs
 
Co-Chairs
 
The work of the Under2 Coalition is driven by our Co-Chairs, which represent and promote our collective vision and goals. Our Co-Chairs are:
 
The work of the Under2 Coalition is driven by our Co-Chairs, which represent and promote our collective vision and goals. Our Co-Chairs are:
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Edmund G. Brown Jr., Governor of California
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Africa Co-Chair nominee: Willies Mchunu, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal
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Philippe Couillard, Premier of Québec
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Europe Co-Chair nominee: Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg
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Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg
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Latin-America Co-Chair nominee: Roberto Miguel Lifschitz, Governor of Santa Fe
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Willies Mchunu, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal
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North-America Co-Chair nominee: Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington
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Aristóteles Sandoval, Governor of Jalisco
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Jay Weatherill, Premier of South Australia
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Steering Group
 
Steering Group
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The Co-Chairs are supported by a Steering Group, which determines and oversees the strategic direction.
 
The Co-Chairs are supported by a Steering Group, which determines and oversees the strategic direction.
  
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Our Steering Group member governments are: Australian Capital Territory, Baden-Württemberg, Basque Country, Brittany, California, Catalonia, Jalisco, KwaZulu-Natal, Lombardy, North Rhine-Westphalia, Ontario, Québec, São Paulo, South Australia, Vermont, Wales.
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Our Steering Group member governments are:  
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o Cross River State, Nigeria (Africa)
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o Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Asia-Pacific)
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o South Australia, Australia (Asia-Pacific)
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o Victoria, Australia (Asia-Pacific)
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o Basque Country, Spain (Europe)
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o Catalonia, Spain (Europe)
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o Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Europe)
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o Lombardy, Italy (Europe)
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o North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany (Europe)
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o Wales, United Kingdom (Europe)
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o Pastaza, Ecuador (Latin America)
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o São Paulo, Brazil (Latin America)
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o Tucumán, Argentina (Latin America)
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o California, United States of America (North America)
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o Québec, Canada (North America)
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Global Ambassador
 
Global Ambassador
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|LPAA Theme Energy Access and Efficiency=Yes
 
|LPAA Theme Energy Access and Efficiency=Yes
 
|LPAA Theme Private Finance=No
 
|LPAA Theme Private Finance=No
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|Description=Subnational governments are partnering to advance a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on Subnational Global Climate Leadership. This agreement identifies action being taken by jurisdictions around the world. This MOU will not introduce new legal constraints on participating jurisdictions but will demonstrate clear and lasting commitment to reduce emissions in the decades to come.
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|Description=The Under2 Coalition is driven by a group of ambitious state and regional governments committed to keeping global temperature rises to under 2°C.
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|Goals=The Under2 MOU brings together ambitious states and regions willing to make a number of key commitments towards emissions reduction and to help galvanize action at COP21. Central to the agreement is that all signatories agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
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|Activities=Under2 MOU is in line with scientifically established emissions levels necessary to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius; offers an opportunity for states, regions, and cities to share ideas and best practices on how to reduce GHGs and promote renewable energy; provides a model for other subnationals to join; builds momentum and collaboration ahead of the UN Climate Change Conference in Paris and encourages greater national ambition at those negotiations; brings international attention to the actions and ambitious reduction goals of climate leaders at a subnational level around the globe; demonstrates the collective impact of these actions and commitments across states, regions, cities, and countries; and highlights the diversity of approaches to reducing emissions.
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The coalition is made up of more than 220 governments who represent over 1.3 billion people and 43% of the global economy.
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|One or two success stories achieved=•  Pathways development in several US states is underway.  
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•  2016 saw strong recruitment of several states and regions in developing countries, which has greatly broadened the scope of the Under2 Coalition, with presence on all 6 continents (33 countries).
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The Climate Group is the Secretariat to the Under2 Coalition and works with governments to accelerate climate action through three workstreams.
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2050 PATHWAYS
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Deep decarbonization pathway planning: supporting governments to develop robust medium and long-term (2050) emissions reduction plans in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.
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POLICY ACTION
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Scaling innovative policy solutions: spreading today’s best climate policies and developing new policies to ensure full decarbonization.
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TRANSPARENCY
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Mainstreaming transparency: supporting governments so they have the expertise and systems in place to assess their emissions accurately, track progress and ensure policies remain fit for delivering against climate targets.
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|Goals=The Under2 MOU brings together ambitious states and regions willing to make a number of key commitments to accelerate climate action. Central to the agreement is that all signatories agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
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|Activities=Under2 MOU is in line with scientifically established emissions levels necessary to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius; offers an opportunity for states, regions, and cities to share ideas and best practices on how to reduce GHGs and promote renewable energy; provides a model for other subnationals to join; brings international attention to the actions and ambitious reduction goals of climate leaders at a subnational level around the globe; demonstrates the collective impact of these actions and commitments across states, regions, cities, and countries; and highlights the diversity of approaches to reducing emissions.
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|One or two success stories achieved=- Energy Transition Platform (2015-2018): https://www.under2coalition.org/EnergyTransitionPlatform
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- 2018 saw strong recruitment of several states and regions in developing countries, which has greatly broadened the scope of the Under2 Coalition, with over 220 signatories over all continents.
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- Future Fund: empowering emerging and developing regions to accelerate climate action: https://www.under2coalition.org/project/future-fund
 
|Participants national actors number=21
 
|Participants national actors number=21
 
|Participants national actors names=Armenia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands,
 
|Participants national actors names=Armenia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands,
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|Number of members year=2018
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|Have only national states as participators=No
 
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|Goals mai=Central to the agreement is that all signatories agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
 
|Goals mai=Central to the agreement is that all signatories agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
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|Progress that has been made by your initiative=The Climate Group was selected as the Under2 Coalition’s official secretariat at COP21 and secured funding to establish the first phase of the Under2 Coalition. This enabled the establishment of the secretariat, recruitment of further signatories and creation of work streams required in order to support signatories to achieve their deep decarbonization objectives. Specific progress made in 2016 includes:
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|Progress that has been made by your initiative=The Climate Group was selected as the Under2 Coalition’s official secretariat at COP21 and secured funding to establish the first phase of the Under2 Coalition. This enabled the establishment of the secretariat, recruitment of further signatories and creation of work streams required in order to support signatories to achieve their deep decarbonization objectives. Specific progress made in 2018 includes:
 
   
 
   
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-  A total of 187 jurisdictions have signed or endorsed the Under2 MOU since May 2015. The Coalition now represents a third of the global economy, $28.8 trillion in GDP and over 1.2 billion people.
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-  A total of 222 jurisdictions have signed or endorsed the Under2 MOU since May 2015. The Coalition now represents over 43% of the global economy, and 1.3 billion people.
  
 
- The first sub-national Clean Energy Ministerial was held in San Francisco in June 2016 alongside CEM7. This brought together signatories to the Under2 MOU to share learnings on subnational clean energy policy and participate in a dedicated workshop on long-term pathways planning.  
 
- The first sub-national Clean Energy Ministerial was held in San Francisco in June 2016 alongside CEM7. This brought together signatories to the Under2 MOU to share learnings on subnational clean energy policy and participate in a dedicated workshop on long-term pathways planning.  
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- Research on MRV support and guidelines for state and regional governments has commenced including analysis of reporting protocols and methodologies.
 
- Research on MRV support and guidelines for state and regional governments has commenced including analysis of reporting protocols and methodologies.
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|How are you tracking progress of your initiative=Signatories to the Under2 MOU are invited to report their GHG emissions and climate actions to the Compact of States and Regions.
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|How are you tracking progress of your initiative=Signatories to the Under2 MOU are invited to report their GHG emissions and climate actions to CDD, in partnership with The Climate Group.  
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The Compact showcases individual and collective GHG reduction targets made by sub-national governments around the world. Each year, an assessment of progress toward those commitments takes place through the disclosure of GHG inventory data. The Compact commitments are also included in the Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action (NAZCA) platform (http://climateaction.unfccc.int/), the online tool developed by the United Nations with the governments of France and Peru for COP21. https://www.theclimategroup.org/Compact
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|Available reporting=Each signatory’s individual objectives in order to reach the Coalition’s common target are described in their Appendix to the Under2 MOU (Memorandum of Understanding). The appendices are available online: http://under2mou.org/founding-signatories/.
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|Available reporting=Each signatory’s individual objectives in order to reach the Coalition’s common target are described in their Appendix to the Under2 MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) available in 10 languages here: https://www.under2coalition.org/under2-mou.
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By signing the Under2 MOU, signatories commit to start working towards consistent monitoring, reporting and verification of their GHG emissions. Jurisdictions are also incentivized to annually disclose their climate targets and progress. The Compact of States and Regions, the global benchmark for transparency and accountability on climate change mitigation, is one of the mechanism that makes this possible. Disclosed commitments will also be featured on the Non-state Actor Zone for Climate Action (NAZCA) platform (http://climateaction.unfccc.int/), the online tool developed by the United Nations with the governments of France and Peru for COP21. The 2016 Compact of States and Regions Disclosure Report will be publicly available at the end of 2016, and will reflect on the level of ambition and assess progress towards achieving governments’ climate commitments. https://www.theclimategroup.org/Compact
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The appendices are available online in English, Spanish and French: https://www.under2coalition.org/how-join
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By signing the Under2 MOU, signatories commit to start working towards consistent monitoring, reporting and verification of their GHG emissions. Jurisdictions are also incentivized to annually disclose their climate targets and progress. .  
 
|Related initiatives=
 
|Related initiatives=
 
|Goal mai=The Under2 MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) is a long-term commitment by ambitious sub-national governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
 
|Goal mai=The Under2 MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) is a long-term commitment by ambitious sub-national governments to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.

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General

Name of initiative Under2 Coalition
LPAA initiative Yes
NAZCA Initiative Yes
Website address https://www.under2coalition.org/
Related initiatives
Related:
States and Regions Annual Disclosure
The Climate Group
Starting year 2015
End year
Secretariat Mathilde Batelier (mbatelier@theclimategroup.org) and Subaskar Sitsabeshan (ssitsabeshan@theclimategroup.org). Under2 Coalition Secretariat, The Climate Group

2nd Floor, Riverside Building, County Hall, Belvedere Rd, London, SE1 7PB, United Kingdom +44 (0)20 7960 2970

Organisational structure The Climate Group acts as secretariat of the Under2 Coalition.

The Under2 Coalition is predominantly driven by state, regional and provincial governments.

Co-Chairs The work of the Under2 Coalition is driven by our Co-Chairs, which represent and promote our collective vision and goals. Our Co-Chairs are: Africa Co-Chair nominee: Willies Mchunu, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Europe Co-Chair nominee: Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Latin-America Co-Chair nominee: Roberto Miguel Lifschitz, Governor of Santa Fe North-America Co-Chair nominee: Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington


Steering Group

The Co-Chairs are supported by a Steering Group, which determines and oversees the strategic direction.

Our Steering Group member governments are: o Cross River State, Nigeria (Africa) o Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Asia-Pacific) o South Australia, Australia (Asia-Pacific) o Victoria, Australia (Asia-Pacific) o Basque Country, Spain (Europe) o Catalonia, Spain (Europe) o Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Europe) o Lombardy, Italy (Europe) o North-Rhine Westphalia, Germany (Europe) o Wales, United Kingdom (Europe) o Pastaza, Ecuador (Latin America) o São Paulo, Brazil (Latin America) o Tucumán, Argentina (Latin America) o California, United States of America (North America) o Québec, Canada (North America)


Global Ambassador

The Global Ambassador helps to raise the awareness of the Coalition’s ambitions globally. Our Global Ambassador is Christiana Figueres, former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and Convener of Mission 2020.

Geographical coverage Global
Name of lead organisation The Climate Group
Type of lead organisation NGO/Civil Society
Location/Nationality of lead organisation United Kingdom

Description

Description The Under2 Coalition is driven by a group of ambitious state and regional governments committed to keeping global temperature rises to under 2°C.

The coalition is made up of more than 220 governments who represent over 1.3 billion people and 43% of the global economy.

The Climate Group is the Secretariat to the Under2 Coalition and works with governments to accelerate climate action through three workstreams.

2050 PATHWAYS Deep decarbonization pathway planning: supporting governments to develop robust medium and long-term (2050) emissions reduction plans in line with the goals of the Paris Climate Agreement.

POLICY ACTION Scaling innovative policy solutions: spreading today’s best climate policies and developing new policies to ensure full decarbonization.

TRANSPARENCY Mainstreaming transparency: supporting governments so they have the expertise and systems in place to assess their emissions accurately, track progress and ensure policies remain fit for delivering against climate targets.

Objectives The Under2 MOU brings together ambitious states and regions willing to make a number of key commitments to accelerate climate action. Central to the agreement is that all signatories agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
Activities Under2 MOU is in line with scientifically established emissions levels necessary to limit global warming below 2 degrees Celsius; offers an opportunity for states, regions, and cities to share ideas and best practices on how to reduce GHGs and promote renewable energy; provides a model for other subnationals to join; brings international attention to the actions and ambitious reduction goals of climate leaders at a subnational level around the globe; demonstrates the collective impact of these actions and commitments across states, regions, cities, and countries; and highlights the diversity of approaches to reducing emissions.
One or two success stories achieved - Energy Transition Platform (2015-2018): https://www.under2coalition.org/EnergyTransitionPlatform

- 2018 saw strong recruitment of several states and regions in developing countries, which has greatly broadened the scope of the Under2 Coalition, with over 220 signatories over all continents. - Future Fund: empowering emerging and developing regions to accelerate climate action: https://www.under2coalition.org/project/future-fund

Monitoring and Impacts

Sustainable Development Impact:
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Function of initiative Implementation
Activity of initiative Goal setting (ex-ante)
Indicators
Goal setting (ex-ante) — Stakeholders who have committed to the goals
Year2018
Value (#)206
Goal setting (ex-ante) — Total Mitigation
Year2050
Value (MtCO2e/yr)5000
Goals Central to the agreement is that all signatories agree to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions 80 to 95%, or limit to 2 metric tons CO2-equivalent per capita, by 2050.
Comments on indicators and goals
How will goals be achieved
Have you changed or strenghtened your goals
Progress towards the goals The Climate Group was selected as the Under2 Coalition’s official secretariat at COP21 and secured funding to establish the first phase of the Under2 Coalition. This enabled the establishment of the secretariat, recruitment of further signatories and creation of work streams required in order to support signatories to achieve their deep decarbonization objectives. Specific progress made in 2018 includes:

- A total of 222 jurisdictions have signed or endorsed the Under2 MOU since May 2015. The Coalition now represents over 43% of the global economy, and 1.3 billion people.

- The first sub-national Clean Energy Ministerial was held in San Francisco in June 2016 alongside CEM7. This brought together signatories to the Under2 MOU to share learnings on subnational clean energy policy and participate in a dedicated workshop on long-term pathways planning.

- 37 state and regional government signatories to the Under2 MOU have started reporting to the Compact of States and Regions.

- A dedicated workshop was held for Under2 signatories alongside Climate Week NYC on policy learning for energy efficiency.

- Research on MRV support and guidelines for state and regional governments has commenced including analysis of reporting protocols and methodologies.

How are you tracking progress of your initiative Signatories to the Under2 MOU are invited to report their GHG emissions and climate actions to CDD, in partnership with The Climate Group.
Available reporting Each signatory’s individual objectives in order to reach the Coalition’s common target are described in their Appendix to the Under2 MOU (Memorandum of Understanding) available in 10 languages here: https://www.under2coalition.org/under2-mou.

The appendices are available online in English, Spanish and French: https://www.under2coalition.org/how-join By signing the Under2 MOU, signatories commit to start working towards consistent monitoring, reporting and verification of their GHG emissions. Jurisdictions are also incentivized to annually disclose their climate targets and progress. .

Participants

Participants Number Names
Members 221  
Companies 0
Business organisations 0
Research and educational organisations 0
Non-governmental organisations 0
National states 21 Armenia,  Canada,  Chile,  Costa Rica,  Czech Republic,  Denmark,  Fiji,  France,  Germany,  Italy,  Japan,  Luxembourg,  Marshall Islands,  Mexico,  Netherlands,  Norway,  Panama,  Peru,  Sweden,  United Kingdom
Governmental actors 0
Regional / state / county actors 152 Abruzzo,  Acre,  Aguascalientes,  Alsace,  Amazonas (Brazil),  Amazonas (Peru),  Andalusia,  Ararat,  ARDCI (Association of 33 subnationals),  Attica,  Australian Capital Territory,  Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes,  Azores,  Azuay,  Baden-Württemberg,  Baja California,  Baja California Sur,  Basel-Landschaft,  Basel-Stadt,  Basilicata,  Basque Country,  Bas-Rhin,  Bavaria,  British Columbia,  Brittany,  California,  Caquetá,  Catalonia,  Chhattisgarh,  Chiapas,  Colima,  Connecticut,  Cross River State,  Drenthe,  East Kalimantan,  Emilia-Romagna,  Gifu,  Guainía,  Guaviare,  Hawaii,  Hesse,  Hidalgo,  Huánuco,  Jalisco,  Jämtland,  Jiangsu Province,  Kathmandu Valley,  Kotayk,  KwaZulu-Natal,  La Réunion,  Laikipia County,  Lombardy,  Loreto,  Lower Austria,  Lower Saxony,  Madeira,  Madre de Dios,  Massachusetts,  Mato Grosso,  Mexico,  State,  Michoacán,  Midi-Pyrénées,  Minnesota,  Nariño,  Navarra,  New Hampshire,  New York State,  North Brabant,  North Holland,  North Kalimantan,  North Rhine-Westphalia,  Northwest Territories,  Nouvelle-Aquitaine,  Oaxaca,  Ontario,  Oregon,  Papua,  Pastaza,  Pays de la Loire,  Pernambuco,  Piedmont,  Piura,  Québec,  Queensland,  Queretaro,  Quintana Roo,  Rhineland-Palatinate,  Rhode Island,  Rio de Janeiro,  Rondônia,  San Martín,  Santa Fe,  São Paulo State,  Sardinia,  Schleswig-Holstein,  Scotland,  Shirak,  Sichuan Province,  Sonora,  South Australia,  South Holland,  South Sumatra,  Tabasco,  Telangana,  Thuringia,  Tocantins,  Tucumán,  Ucayali,  Veneto,  Vermont,  Victor,  Virginia,  Wales,  Wallonia,  Washington,  West Bengal,  West Kalimantan,  Western Cape,  Yucatán
City / municipal actors 48 Akershus,  Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities (APPC),  Association of Cities of County Rank,  Atlanta City,  Austin City,  Beijing City,  Boulder City,  Bristol City,  Broward County,  Budapest City,  Chungnam,  Greater Manchester City,  Guédiawaye City,  Los Angeles City,  Mexico City,  Montgomery County (MD),  Nampula City,  New York City,  Oakland City,  Orlando City,  Pittsburgh City,  Portland City,  Quelimane City,  Sacramento City,  San Francisco City,  Santiago City,  São Paulo City,  Seattle City,  Vancouver City,  Zhenjiang City
Intergovernmental organisations 0
Financial Institutions 0
Faith based organisations 0
Other members 0
Supporting partners 0
Number of members in the years
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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