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The landmark Paris Agreement represents a fundamental shift in the landscape of international climate policy and diplomacy. The Agreement...
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- Oct 5, 2016
Transfers in the Paris Agreement: Can they enable greater ambition?
CCAP recently submitted its views to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) regarding some of the issues that...
Leila Yim Surratt
- Sep 30, 2016
How NAMAs Can Make Projects Bankable
Achieving national climate goals under the Paris Agreement will require substantial low-carbon, climate-resilient investment— and most of...
Steve Winkelman
- Sep 28, 2016
From Concept to Reality: Colombia TOD NAMA Moving to Implementation
The Colombia Transit-Oriented Development (TOD) NAMA, a concept that was conceived in 2011 and preliminarily selected by the NAMA...
Stacey Davis
- Sep 27, 2016
The DC Circuit Court Should Uphold the Clean Power Plan
Today a federal appeals court heard arguments on the cornerstone of the U.S. nationally determined contribution Near-term global climate...
Paolo Cozzi
- Aug 9, 2016
Building the Plane as We Fly It: Progress and Next Steps for an Effective Green Climate Fund
“We are building the plane as we fly it.” This is a phrase often repeated by GCF Board members Leonardo Martinez of the U.S. and Tosi...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Leila Yim Surratt
- Jan 13, 2016
Transforming the Energy Sector and Implementing NDCs
With the historic Paris climate agreement now in place, including mitigation commitments, now called Nationally Determined Contributions...
Ned Helme
- Nov 2, 2015
Aligning Investment with the 2°C Goal
The international community has committed to keeping the rise in global average temperature to below 2°C. Achieving this goal will...
Leila Yim Surratt
- Jun 12, 2015
Upcoming Climate Finance Opportunities in the GCF and NAMA Facility
On May 13th and May 21st, 2015, CCAP held two videoconferences around recent developments in the NAMA Facility and the Green Climate Fund...
Ned Helme
- Apr 22, 2014
Earth Day Insight: On the ground tilling new economic growth to reduce emissions
Today is Earth Day 2014. What better day to reflect on the direction of efforts around the world to reduce air pollution? A slew of...
Steve Winkelman
- Nov 15, 2013
Colombia Transit Oriented Development NAMA Selected for Funding
Today at the UNFCCC 19th Conference of Parties (COP) in Warsaw, the joint Germany-UK NAMA Facility announced the funding of the world’s...
Tomas Wyns
- Oct 21, 2013
The Potential Contribution of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions in a 2015 Climate Agreement
In the next two years, negotiators and experts will need to work out how to configure a comprehensive 2015 international climate...
Stacey Davis
- Sep 3, 2013
Advancing Smart Greenhouse Gas Standards for Existing Power Plants under the Clean Air Act
Through smart regulatory design at both the federal and state levels, Section 111(d) of the Clean Air Act can be used to achieve...
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