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Digging Deeper: Focusing more on Waste NAMAs throughout Latin America
The waste sector is increasingly being viewed by Latin American countries as a target sector for the development of nationally...
Michael Lagiglia
Aug 14, 2013


Peru’s Waste NAMA: Benefits in both GHGs and Sustainable Development
CCAP is pleased to announce its involvement in the design and development of a NAMA in Peru that will improve the collection and...
Michael Lagiglia
Aug 12, 2013


NAMA Funding Available through Germany-UK NAMA Facility
Formally launched at COP18 in Doha, Germany and the United Kingdom’s International NAMA Facility is now seeking submissions. The NAMA...
Leila Yim Surratt
Jul 22, 2013


Chilean Government Takes Step Forward in Climate Mitigation with Unilateral Renewable Energy NAMA
A major victory for mitigating climate change worldwide, Chile recently proposed Price Stabilization Fund (PSF) can serve as an example...
Ignacio Santelices
Jul 15, 2013


How China Plans to Cut Carbon Pollution through Market-Based Measures
China just launched the world’s second largest carbon emissions trading program – collectively, seven emissions trading pilots are...
Erica Jue
Jul 14, 2013


CCAP Supports Structural Reform of the EU Emissions Trading System
Last week the European Parliament supported a temporary measure that will stabilize the EU carbon price in the coming years. This so called “backloading” proposal will delay the auctioning of up to 900 million EU allowances over the next several years. These allowances will then be returned to the market before 2020. Although a positive move, a more fundamental reform to the EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) will be required in the near future in order to address the struc
Tomas Wyns
Jul 10, 2013


The President’s Climate Action Plan: Right on the Money
Last week President Obama announced a far-reaching Climate Action Plan that will support achievement of the U.S. commitment to reduce...
Ned Helme
Jun 30, 2013


A Plan for the New Normal: The President’s Climate Action Plan Calls for Preparing the U.S
On a hot and muggy, 90-degree day on the Georgetown University campus in Washington, DC President Obama announced his Climate Action Plan...
Steve Winkelman
Jun 27, 2013


An Analysis of Potential and Existing Sources of NAMA Finance
NAMA finance is a critical component of the NAMA mechanism and is essential to getting NAMAs off the ground and into the next stage of...
Erica Jue
May 22, 2013


International Climate Mitigation in 2013: Fallow Ground or Transformational Change?
“Policy Insights” discuss practical climate change solutions that are emerging from CCAP’s extensive on-the-ground work in developing...
Ned Helme
May 12, 2013


The Role of NAMAs Explained in One Picture
Coinciding with the Global NAMA Financing Summit, CCAP released An Emerging Architecture for NAMA Finance, which describes how nationally...
Stacey Davis
May 12, 2013


Colombia Solid Waste NAMA Speeding Toward Implementation
The Colombian Integrated Solid Waste Management NAMA is speeding toward the implementation stage after CCAP’s recent trip to Colombia...
Anmol Vanamali
May 9, 2013


Colombia Transit-Oriented Development NAMA Gains High-Level Support
Traffic congestion and air pollution in Colombian cities is projected to increase substantially under current trends – CCAP’s recent...
Steve Winkelman
May 8, 2013


Evaluation of NAMA Opportunities in Colombia’s Solid Waste Sector
CCAP’s recently released executive summary for the report, Evaluation of NAMA Opportunities in Colombia’s Solid Waste Sector, outlines...
Michael Lagiglia
Apr 9, 2013


The Road to NAMAs Blog Series: Thailand’s Funds for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy Finance
Between 1990 and 2010, Thailand’s gross domestic product grew at an average rate of 4.5 percent annually. While energy demand kept a...
CCAP
Mar 28, 2013


The Road to NAMAs Blog Series: China’s Green Loans to Industrial Clients
Over the past 30 years, China’s burgeoning demand for energy has created significant challenges for its energy security and sustainable...
CCAP
Mar 17, 2013


Reducing Short-Lived Climate Pollutants through Improved Municipal Solid Waste Management
Following carbon dioxide, short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs), such as methane, black carbon, tropospheric ozone and...
Julie Cerqueira
Mar 10, 2013


Sustainable DC Plan Targets Emissions and Climate Resilience
DC Mayor Vincent Gray released the Sustainable DC Plan on Feb. 20 that sets forth ambitious goals and metrics pertaining to climate and...
Steve Winkelman
Feb 26, 2013


The New Deal: Reforming the EU ETS to Enhance Low-Carbon Industrial Competitiveness
The Center for Clean Air Policy-Europe published a new report today called “The New Deal: An Enlightened Industrial Policy for the EU...
Tomas Wyns
Feb 20, 2013


The Road to NAMAs
In the development of innovative climate change policies, an awareness of current policy ideas and implementations throughout the world...
CCAP
Feb 4, 2013
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