Global efforts to address climate change have been energized by a groundswell of action from cities, regions, companies, and other sub- and non-state actors, acting individually and in partnership with each other, as well as with national governments, civil society groups, and international organizations. Read more.
UNFCCC parties and observers’ views on the groundswell of climate actions
What have parties and observers said about sub/non-state action, multi-stakeholder alliances and action coalitions, and other international cooperative initiatives (ICIs) in the UNFCCC process? This memo summarizes the statements and submissions of UNFCCC parties and observer organizations regarding these topics over the last two years. Read more.
Galvanizing the groundswell of climate actions in developing world
Sander Chan and Thomas Hale
As the UN climate negotiations move to a critical inflection point, a growing number of cities, companies, civil society organizations, research organizations and other groups are shifting toward a low-carbon and climate resilient pathway. This groundswell of climate action is often perceived as a Northern-based, mitigation-focused phenomenon. In truth, there is a huge amount of climate action in the global South... Read more.
Accelerating the action agenda through robust and credible climate commitments from non-state actors
GGCA
How can UNFCCC member states encourage robust initiatives from non-state actors to ensure the credibility of commitments under the Lima-Paris Actions Agenda? This memo summarizes findings and recommendations from Galvanizing the Groundswell of Climate Actions, a collaboration of organizations supporting climate leadership at all levels. Read more.
Introducing the Global Aggregator for Climate Actions (GAFCA)
DIE and LSE
The Global Aggregator for Climate Actions (GAFCA), created by the German Development Institute and the London SChool of Economics, aggregates data on initiatives by non-state and subnational actors ("climate actions") that address aspects of climate change, including mitigation and adaptation... Read More.
Cooperative actions as a catalyst for the UNFCCC process
GGCA
As Parties negotiate the next climate agreement due in December 2015, there is growing attention to the actions and initiatives that countries, cities, regions, companies, and civil society groups are taking now to mitigate climate change and adapt to its effects. This groundswell of climate action offers an extraordinary opportunity to both complement and catalyze the intergovernmental negotiations and nationally-determined contributions... Read more.
Assessing the missed benefits of countries' national contributions
NewClimate Institute
This report elaborated by NewClimate Institute with support from Climate Action Network (CAN), investigates the co-benefits associated with countries' Intended Nationally Determined Contributions. This report provides an overview of the general co-benefits that climate action may have and how they could be used to incentivize further ambitious greenhouse gase reductions. Read more.
Galvanizing a groundswell of solutions to support COP21 by galvanizing the groundswell of climate actions
GGCA
How can governments engage with non-state and cooperative actions to support the Agenda of Solutions and a strong outcome at COP21? This memo summarizes findings and recommendations from a series of multi-stakeholder dialogues on supporting the "groundswell" of climate actions. It makes three points... Read more.
Key elements of success on climate change mitigation for COP21 in Paris
Sustainable Development Solutions Network
In December 2015, the Government of France will host the 21st Conference of the Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Paris. The stakes could not be higher. Twenty-three years after the signing... Read more.
