By the Numbers: Linking the ICAO Global Market-Based Mechanism to REDD+ in Colombia
August 14, 2017 | Climate Advisers | Forests & Lands
The nation of Colombia could attract hundreds of millions of dollars in investment for protecting its forests through a plan currently under consideration by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its 191 member states, according to new analysis by the firm Climate Advisers. The analysis finds that the benefits of the plan would dramatically [&hellip
Cooperative Approaches for REDD+: Linking Articles 5 and 6 of the Paris Agreement
June 16, 2017 | Climate Advisers | Diplomacy, Forests & Lands
REPORT: The 194 signatories to the Paris Agreement on Climate Change ensured that it highlighted the importance of forests in reaching the 2° goal and encouraged each other to take action through the framework they had agreed to in 2013 – the Warsaw Framework for REDD+ (WFR). While many countries have included some consideration of the forest sector in [&hellip
REDD+: A Transparent Option for CORSIA
June 13, 2017 | Climate Advisers | Diplomacy, Forests & Lands
The Carbon Offset Reduction for International Aviation (CORSIA) is an opportunity to generate emission reductions in sectors that require additional investment. This can include the forest sector, through national REDD+ programs to tackle deforestation
Transparency is Key to Reducing Aviation Pollution
June 12, 2017 | Climate Advisers | Diplomacy
POLICY PAPER: Amid the recent gloom that surrounds climate change policy, one positive development from last year has flown under the radar. The International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) agreed to launch a Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA). Their plan would cap the carbon dioxide pollution from flights between participating countries starting [&hellip
Statement of Nigel Purvis On Reports of Donald Trump Withdrawing the United States from the Paris Agreement
May 31, 2017 | Climate Advisers | US Policy & Politics
STATEMENT: “Donald Trump appears ready to announce that the 21st Century will belong to China. If it happens, Trump’s withdrawal from the Paris Agreement will hurt future generations, will undermine every aspect of U.S. foreign, trade and security policy
Introducing the Trump BackTracker | April 2017 Edition
April 20, 2017 | Climate Advisers | US Policy & Politics
PRESS RELEASE: The Trump BackTracker is a new, regularly updated analysis of all of climate policies on the books and in the pipeline at the end of the Obama administration – ranked by how vulnerable they are to backtracking by the Trump administration, and what that means for U.S. climate pollution trajectory
Using Aviation Emission Reduction Markets to Reduce Deforestation in Peru
April 3, 2017 | Climate Advisers | Diplomacy, Forests & Lands
REPORT: In October 2016, the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and its 191 member States agreed to implement a Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA)to limit future increases in greenhouse gas emissions from the sector. This market-based scheme creates a potential global demand of over two billion tonnes of investment-ready emissions reductions [&hellip
Rebuilding America with Carbon Grants to States: The Argument for “Price & Block Grants”
March 7, 2017 | Climate Advisers | US Policy & Politics
REPORT: Climate Advisers together with ecoAmerica has created a new paper exploring a specific approach to carbon pricing, called “Price and Block Grant,” where the federal government prices carbon and states take the lead in spending decisions. Under the proposal, U.S. states receive the majority of revenue in the form of block grants. The balance [&hellip
Measuring the “Trump Effect” on U.S. GHG Emissions
February 16, 2017 | Climate Advisers | US Policy & Politics
REPORT: The surprising November 2016 election of Donald Trump to the Presidency of the United States left many in the environmental community scrambling to understand the implications of a Republican executive for President Obama’s climate legacy – and, more concretely, the U.S. emissions trajectory. Over the past eight years, Republican lawmakers had met the Obama [&hellip
The New Transatlantic Clean Energy Agenda
January 25, 2017 | Climate Advisers | Diplomacy
POLICY PAPER: Despite ongoing political changes in the United States and Germany, the transatlantic allies continue to have deep, shared agendas. At home, both governments want to accelerate economic growth, improve competitiveness, invest in infrastructure and strengthen manufacturing. Abroad, both are committed to fighting terrorism, controlling migration, promoting freedom and enhancing stability in key regions