Moving Forward on Reverse Auctions: 7 Things to Know
I participated in a workshop in Tanzania on reverse power auctions July 26-29, organized by the US Energy Agency (USEA) on behalf of...
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Jul 28, 2016
Policy Dinner on Building the Green Climate Fund Pipeline
The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) – in partnership with Green Climate Fund (GCF) board members Leonardo Martinez (United States) and...
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Jul 14, 2016
Climate Policy Initiative Dialogue Meeting 2016
On July 14, 2016, the Center for Clean Air Policy hosted and facilitated a meeting of the Climate Policy Initiative dialogue. This...
Bill Tyndall
Jul 6, 2016
Building Climate and Clean Energy Solutions Post-Paris
I attended the June meeting of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) in Songdo, Korea, to moderate a policy dinner that CCAP held there. The GCF...
Paolo Cozzi
Jun 10, 2016
You’ve Got to Spend Money to Spend Money
There is an old adage in business: “you’ve got to spend money to make money,” referring to the need to invest if you want to make a...
Hannah Pitt
Jun 9, 2016
The Green Climate Fund and the Paris Agreement
The Green Climate Fund (GCF) will play a key role in supporting the implementation of the Paris Agreement. At its upcoming meeting in...
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May 20, 2016
2016 Climate Finance Forum
The Center for Clean Air Policy (CCAP) organized its 2016 Climate Finance Forum on the margins of the 44th Meeting of the Subsidiary...
Bill Tyndall
May 4, 2016
The Global Agreement to Fight Climate Change
Unbelievable, really. In Paris last December, 189 countries put commitments on the table to take action on climate. Then, last month on...
Laurence Blandford
Apr 20, 2016
Empowering Developing Countries to be Full Participants in the Paris Agreement
This week on Earth Day the landmark Paris Agreement opens for signature in a high-level ceremony in New York City, convened by UN...
Hannah Pitt
Apr 11, 2016
CCAP Submits Inputs for the Green Climate Fund’s Initial Proposal Approval Process
The GCF should be the “keystone” climate finance institution supporting the objectives of the Paris Agreement, including reducing...
Gerardo Canales
Apr 1, 2016
Accelerating Waste Management Plans at the National Level to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants
On behalf of the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC), CCAP is organizing the Municipal Solid Waste Initiative (MSWI) to reduce...
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Mar 31, 2016
Global Methane Forum and CCAC Working Group
As a Climate and Clean Coalition (CCAC) partner, and an organization with a strong track record on projects to reduce methane emissions...
Stacey Davis
Mar 29, 2016
Seizing the Moment to Align Oil and Gas Methane Mitigation
A recent flurry of cross-border activity between the U.S. and its two North American neighbors appears poised to shift the continent...
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Mar 24, 2016
With the Paris Agreement in Place, What’s Next for the Green Climate Fund?
Last week, Board members of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) met for the first time since the historic Paris Agreement was adopted last...
Hannah Pitt
Mar 8, 2016
Financing INDC Conversion through the GCF
As the Green Climate Fund (GCF) opens its doors and other sources of climate finance scale up their support to developing countries, the...
Paolo Cozzi
Mar 5, 2016
An Idea Whose Time Has Come
“Nothing is as powerful as an idea whose time has come.” These are the words of Victor Hugo, iterated by Claudia Salerno, the head of...
Laurence Blandford
Mar 4, 2016
Next Steps for Converting INDCs into Action
With unprecedented climate commitments by developing country Parties on the table, strong political momentum coming out of Paris and the...
Bill Tyndall
Mar 2, 2016
Fulfilling the Promise of the Paris Agreement
To fulfill the promise of the landmark Paris Agreement, we must shift the focus to converting countries’ individual climate goals, their...
Stacey Davis
Feb 11, 2016
The Temporary Halt to Clean Power Plan Implementation Should Not Stall Climate Action
Less than two months ago, the international community negotiated a historic agreement recognizing that climate change represents an...
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Feb 10, 2016
Seventh MAIN Latin America (LAC) Regional Dialogue
CCAP hosted the seventh Latin America Regional Dialogue of the Mitigation Action Implementation Network (MAIN) from February 10-12, 2016...
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