Under 2 Coalition
General
Name of initiative | Under2 Coalition |
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LPAA initiative | Yes |
NAZCA Initiative | Yes |
Website address | https://www.under2coalition.org/ |
Related initiatives | |
Starting year | 2015 |
End year | |
Secretariat | Mary-Claire Harvey, Project Coordinator for the Under2 Coalition, MCharvey@theclimategroup.org
Nehmat Kaur, Head of Global Government Relations, NKaur@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 to the Under2 Coalition.
The Under2 Coalition is predominantly driven by state and regional governments committed to ambitious climate action in line with the Paris Agreement. 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: Sihle Zikalala, Premier of KwaZulu-Natal Europe Co-Chair nominee: Winfried Kretschmann, Minister-President of Baden-Württemberg Latin-America Co-Chair nominee: Miguel Lifschitz, Governor of Santa Fe North-America Co-Chair nominee: Jay Inslee, Governor of Washington State
Steering Group The Co-Chairs are supported by a Steering Group, which determines and oversees the strategic direction. Our Steering Group member governments are: • Australian Capital Territory, Australia (Asia-Pacific) • California, United States of America (North America) • Catalonia, Spain (Europe) • Cross River State, Nigeria (Africa) • Emilia-Romagna, Italy (Europe) • Lombardy, Italy (Europe) • North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany (Europe) • Pastaza, Ecuador (Latin America) • Québec, Canada (North America) • Sao Paolo, Brazil (Latin America) • South Australia, Australia (Asia-Pacific) • Tucumán, Argentina (Latin America) • Victoria, Australia (Asia-Pacific) • Wales, United Kingdom (Europe) |
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. |
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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 | In 2019, we have implemented three new major projects, The Climate Pathway Project (NICFI), The Climate Footprint Project (IKI) and Industry Transition Platform (ITP), to work with subnational governments to accelerate climate action in heavily-polluting industry, bring support for monitoring and reporting carbon emissions and work to improve land-use systems (https://www.under2coalition.org/project/transparency).
2019 is the third year of the Future Fund initiative, that works to empower emerging and developing regions to accelerate climate action through project funding and knowledge-building secondments (https://www.under2coalition.org/project/future-fund). |
Monitoring and Impacts
Function of initiative | Implementation | ||||||||
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Activity of initiative | Goal setting (ex-ante) | ||||||||
Indicators |
Goal setting (ex-ante) — Stakeholders who have committed to the goals
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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. | ||||||||
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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 2019 includes: - Nearly forty Under2 Coalition regions are taking part in projects led by The Climate Group. - In 2019, the Under2 Coalition has again been recognized as one of the international partnerships with the highest emissions reduction potential. If we all achieve our targets, we will collectively remove more than the current annual emissions of the European Union by 2030 - between 4.6-5.0 Gigatons of Co2 equivalent emissions. - Collectively, Under2 Coalition members are now taking nearly 3,000 climate actions across key sectors such as buildings, energy, transport, land use and more. | ||||||||
How are you tracking progress of your initiative | Signatories to the Under2 MOU are invited to anually report their GHG emissions and climate actions to CDP, in partnership with The Climate Group. 2019 saw a record 124 state and regions report. | ||||||||
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 |
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Members | 160 | |
Companies | 0 | |
Business organisations | 0 | |
Research and educational organisations | 0 | |
Non-governmental organisations | 0 | |
National states | 22 | Armenia, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Denmark, Fiji, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Netherlands, Norway, Panama, Peru, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom |
Governmental actors | 0 | |
Regional / state / county actors | 112 | Abruzzo, Acre, Aguascalientes, Akershus, Amazonas, Amazonas, Peru, Andalusia, Attica, Australian Capital Territory, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, Azores, Azuay, Baden Wurttemberg, Baja, California, Baja California Sur, Basel-Landschaft, Basilicata, Basque Country, Bavaria, British, Columbia, Brittany, California, Campeche, Canton of Basel-Stadt, Caquetá, Catalonia, Chhattisgarh, Chiapas, Chungcheongnam-do, Colima, Connecticut, Cross River State, Drenthe, East Kalimantan, Emilia-Romagna, Gifu, Hawaii, Hesse, Hidalgo, Huánuco, Jalisco, Jämtland Härjedalen, Jiangsu Province, Kathmandu Valley, KwaZulu-Natal, La Reunion, Lombardy, Loreto, Lower Austria, Lower Saxony, Madeira, Madre de Dios, Massachusetts, Mato Grosso, Mexico State, Michoacán, Minnesota, Nariño, Navarra, New Hampshire, New York State, North Brabant, North Holland, North Kalimantan, North Rhine-Westphalia, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, Nuevo Leon, Oaxaca, Oregon, Papua, Pastaza, Pays de la Loire, Pernambuco, Piedmont, Piura, Quebec, Queensland, Queretaro, Quintana Roo, Rhineland-Palatinate, Rhode Island, Rio de Janeiro State, Rondônia, San Martín, Santa Fe, Sao Paulo State, Sardinia, Schleswig-Holstein, Scotland, Shirak, Sichuan Province, Sonora, South Australia, South Holland, South Sumatra, Tabasco, Telangana, Thuringia, Tocantins, Tucumán, Ucayali, Veneto, Vermont, Victoria, Virginia, Wales, Wallonia, Washington, West Bengal, West Kalimantan, Western Cape, Yucatán |
City / municipal actors | 26 | ACCR (Association of Cities of Country Rank), Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities (APPC), Atlanta City, Austin City, Beijing City, Boulder, Bristol City, Budapest City, Greater Manchester City, Guédiawaye City, Los Angeles City, Mexico City, 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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Yes | No | Yes | No | No | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | No | Yes | No | Yes | Yes | No | No | No | No | Yes | Yes | No |
Not only have national states as participators