Blockchain for scaling climate action
The environment and climate sectors require digital transformation to keep up with the changing planetary ecosystem and to coordinate urgent and global action in areas including biodiversity loss, disaster
Measurable, Reportable and Verifiable (MRV)
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Handbook on Measurement, Reporting and Verification for developing country Parties
The UNFCCC Secretariat has released a handbook outlining the key concepts, elements and requirements of the international climate change measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) framework. The handbook
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Questions and answers on the European Commission Communication: The Paris Protocol – A blueprint for tackling global climate change beyond 2020
The Communication sets out the EU's vision for a transparent and dynamic, legally binding United Nations climate change agreement that sets the world on a pathway to prevent global warming from reaching
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Preparing for carbon pricing: case studies from company experience- Royal Dutch Shell, Rio Tinto, and Pacific Gas and Electric Company
This report covers case studies with three companies: Royal Dutch Shell, Rio Tinto, and Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E), capturing their experiences and lessons learn preparing for and operating under
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Overview of carbon offset programs: similarities and differences
This Technical Note provides a summary of the key elements and design features of 11 different carbon offset programs. It discusses the essential differences and similarities between programs, and discusses
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Reference document for REDD+ in India
The Reference Document is divided into 9 chapters starting with an introduction and overview of the subject, moving on gradually and logically to required policy framework to support REDD+ implementation
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Strengthening development in international-local institutional linkages in REDD+: lessons from existing forest-carbon initiatives
This study seeks to understand how best to connect local and international institutions based on lessons learnt from existing initiatives in the forest sector that aim to achieve greenhouse gas emission
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Transport NAMA report 2014
Today, the transport sector accounts for almost a quarter of energy-based, polluting CO2 emissions, a share that is expected to grow. If no countermeasures are taken, CO2 emissions from the transport sector
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The role of the 2015 agreement in mobilising climate finance
This paper explores the possible role of the 2015 agreement in promoting further mobilisation of climate finance for developing countries in the post-2020 period. Any finance related provisions in the
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Climate finance for cities and buildings
This handbook provides local policy makers and other interested readers with an overview of climate and carbon finance mechanisms, both existing and in development, and their relevance to the urban context.
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Institutionalising adaptation monitoring and evaluation frameworks: Kenya
Climate change adaptation has become a policy priority in most developing countries, despite limited resourcing. With climate finance soon becoming available, countries need to demonstrate that they can