Activities

Black carbon is a major contributor to near-term climate change and a dangerous air pollutant. It increases glacier melting, harms public health, disrupts weather patterns and reduces food security...

Nigeria is severely constrained by an insufficient supply of reliable electricity. Most villages are off-grid, and those who do have access to electricity, are subject to daily blackouts. As a result...

There are many technologies and project types with demonstrable short-lived climate pollutant (SLCP) mitigating potential that are in theory commercially viable. However, even for these cases private...

Hot climatic conditions, a growing construction sector, and increasing per capita income are expected to drive unprecedented demand for air conditioning in India. Over the coming decade living...

The Methane Finance Study Group was launched in 2013 to assess pay-for-performance approaches to addressing methane.

Brick manufacturing is an important business sector in Bangladesh. There are an estimated 7,000 brick kilns throughout the country, which contribute 1% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and provide...

Smoke from coal and wood burning is a major contributor to black carbon and PM2.5 air pollution in Mongolia, and has made the capital, Ulaanbaatar, one of the most polluted cities in the world. The...

Many C40 members in the global South have limited public budgets. These cities therefore look to private financing and/or international development funding to develop new waste infrastructure. There...