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CCAP's mission is to support every step of climate action, from ambition to implementation. A recognized world leader in climate policy and action, CCAP creates innovative, replicable climate solutions, strengthens capacities, and promotes best practices across the local, national, and international levels to accelerate the transition to a net-zero, climate resilient future.


CCAP
Mar 28, 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 17, 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...

Julie Cerqueira
Mar 10, 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...


Steve Winkelman
Feb 26, 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...

Tomas Wyns
Feb 20, 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...


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

Michael Comstock
Jan 22, 2013
Latin American Countries Will Not Wait to Take Climate Action
At a press conference at the 18th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in...


Stacey Davis
Dec 4, 2012
Has British Columbia Shown the Way?
As we look for safe ways to descend the fiscal cliff that will minimize harm to the economy, a carbon tax offers one possibility to raise...

Stacey Davis
Nov 9, 2012
Calling on President Obama to Fulfill his Promise to Lead on Climate Change
With Hurricane Sandy fresh in our minds, this is an ideal time for President Obama to work once again to fulfill his promise to lessen...

Steve Winkelman
Oct 30, 2012
Hurricane Sandy and Critical Economic Infrastructure
Hurricane Sandy made landfall in Atlantic City at 8pm on Monday, with maximum sustained hurricane-force winds of 80 mph, and the lowest...


CCAP
Oct 24, 2012
Increasing Access to Electricity and Reducing Emissions through Renewables
With rapidly growing demand for electricity, and with many citizens currently lacking access to electric supply, developing countries...

CCAP
Oct 22, 2012
NAMA Finance on the Ground
While CCAP continues to promote a bottom-up approach to climate change mitigation policies in developing countries, it’s imperative to...

Tom Simchak
Oct 16, 2012
Making the Case for Industrial Combined Heat and Power
US industry used more than 30 quadrillion BTU of energy in 2011 – more than 30 percent of domestic energy consumption – yet roughly...


CCAP
Oct 15, 2012
Opportunities for Sustainable Development within the Waste Sector
As CCAP’s MAIN program progresses, exploring possible policy options and strategies within the nationally appropriate mitigation action...


CCAP
Oct 10, 2012
Improving Fuel Economy and Reducing Vehicle Emissions
As nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) are proposed by developing countries to significantly reduce greenhouse gas (GHG)...
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