Climate commitments Supporting national action to reach the Paris Agreement target to limit global warming to 1.5°C Share SHARE Facebook share Twitter LinkedIn Copy URL Email Breadcrumb Home Our work Our approach Climate commitments The Climate and Clean Air Coalition encourages countries to include short-lived climate pollutant actions in their updated Nationally Determined Contributions as a way to expand their actions toward achieving the goals of the Paris Agreement.  Pairing action on air pollution and climate change by mitigating short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) helps heighten national climate ambition by slowing near-term temperature rise while also delivering immediate gains for public health, food security, and economic development.   Solutions to reduce SLCPs can be easily integrated into existing national plans and strategies, as they are inexpensive and readily available. Because they generate benefits across multiple sectors, these solutions help maximize resource use and foster cooperation between government ministries. What is an NDC? A Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) is a national climate action plan to cut emissions and adapt to climate impacts. Each Party to the Paris Agreement is required to establish an NDC and update it every five years. Updated NDCs are expected to increase ambition through steeper emissions cuts and more expansive adaptation measures.   Image The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which established the Paris Agreement. The 2015 United Nations Climate Change Conference, which established the Paris Agreement. Discover which countries include short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) in their NDCs with the map below. Our NDC support Through our project funding, the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) supports countries’ efforts to assess their SLCP emissions and address them through strategies and regulations. These assessments provide the evidence needed to include SLCPs measures in NDCs and build capacity within governments to mobilise resources for action.  Mongolia Mongolia has identified the potential air pollution mitigation benefits that can be achieved with enhanced commitments in their revised NDCs. More Dominican Republic Dominican Republic has created emissions inventories and potential future mitigation scenarios to generate a recommendation report for the country's NDC revision process. More Colombia Colombia’s has included a 40% reduction target for black carbon by 2030 in its revised NDC. The target was informed by the National SLCP Strategy developed with the CCAC. More Benin Benin has received CCAC support to include measures from its National Report on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants into its revised NDCs. More Maldives The Maldives has integrated existing sectoral plans with its NDC targets to create a comprehensive National Action Plan on Air Pollutants. More Nigeria Nigeria is working to implement its National SLCP Plan and integrate SLCPs into relevant planning processes, including the revised NDC. More Examples of sectoral commitments The number of Nationally Determined Contributions that explicitly mention short-lived climate pollutants and air pollution in 2022 was more than double that in the previous round of submissions. Methane was included in 90% of submissions and hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs) in 50%. Black carbon, which is not a greenhouse gas, but is a strong climate-forcing particle and air pollutant, was included in fourteen. Countries have included targets and mitigation measures across the main emitting sectors.   Agriculture Kenya: Implementing climate smart agriculture in line with the Kenya CSA Strategy with emphasis on efficient livestock management systems. Mongolia: Regulating and reducing the livestock number; improving livestock manure management. Vietnam: Applying management and technology solutions in cultivation and husbandry; improving diets for animals; shifting crop production structures; changing land-use methods; applying technology to treat and reuse by-products and waste in agriculture and livestock production; developing organic agriculture.   Bricks Rwanda: Phasing out use of clamp kilns; applying energy efficiency measures in the brick manufacturing industry. Bangladesh: Implementing energy-efficient brick kilns.   Cooling United States of America: Implementing the American Innovation and Manufacturing (AIM) Act to phase down the use of hydrofluorocarbons. Bosnia – Herzegovina: Increasing the efficiency of heating and cooling systems; implementing energy efficiency labeling; banning imports of used heating and cooling equipment. Cambodia: Implementing climate-friendly cooling of public sector buildings; implementing their National Cooling Action Plan; enhancing the minimum energy performance standards and beginning an F-gas transition for room air conditioners and residential refrigerators targeting the new & existing equipment stock in the country.   Fossil fuels United States of America: Updating standards and investing in plugging leaks from wells and mines across the natural gas distribution infrastructure.   Household Energy Bangladesh: Generating a new National Action Plan for Clean Cooking in Bangladesh (2020-2030). Rwanda: Disseminating modern efficient cook stoves to 80% of the rural population and 50% of the urban population by 2030; achieving a more sustainable balance between supply and demand of biomass; reducing firewood and fossil energy consumption for cooking.   Transport Bangladesh: Enhancing railway transport networks; enhancing fuel quality; introducing Euro III and IV vehicle standards. Mongolia: Introducing Euro-5 standard fuels; switching coal export transportation from vehicles to rail transport; switching the heating of passenger trains to electric heating. Maldives: Establishing vehicle and vessel emissions standards; establishing an efficient transport management system; promoting hybrid vehicles.   Waste Bangladesh: Establishing bio-gas plants to reduce landfill emissions. Cambodia: Establishing new sanitary landfills with landfill gas extraction; composting biodegradable organics from MSW, supplemented with separating organic waste at the source. Modeling tools Modeling tools are used to both identify potential sources for emission reductions and quantify the ensuing benefits of mitigation measures.  Online Training & Materials 2016 Training guide: SNAP toolkit on short-lived climate pollutants (LEAP-IBC) Download Download LEAP-IBC training guide.pdf en Added on: 09 November, 2016 Guidelines & Tools 2019 Solid Waste Emissions Estimation Tool (SWEET) Guidelines & Tools 2021 Assessment of Environmental and Societal Benefits of Methane Reductions (web tool) Resources The CCAC and its partners disseminate resources that highlight sector-specific best practices and provide guidance on how to increase the ambition of NDCs.  Agriculture Online Training & Materials 2016 Reducing Enteric Methane for Improving Food Security and Livelihoods Download Download brochure_enteric-logos.pdf en Added on: 11 May, 2016 Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2019 Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in Agriculture Download Download 11_12_19 ndc-enhancement-opportunities-agriculture_0.pdf en Added on: 11 December, 2019 ndc-enhancement-opportunities-agriculture-french.pdf fr es Added on: 21 April, 2021 Bricks Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2020 A Validated Portfolio of Black Carbon Mitigation Measures for the Brick Industry in Colombia Download Download A validated portfolio of black carbon mitigation measures for the brick industry in Colombia.pdf en Added on: 24 September, 2020 Portafolio validad de medidas de mitigación de carbono negro para la industria ladrillera colombiana.pdf es Added on: 24 September, 2020 Cooling Guidelines & Tools 2021 Advancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through Climate-Friendly Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Download Download 2016_Advancing-Nationally-Determined-Contributions-through-Climate-Friendly-Refrigeration-and-Air-Conditioning.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021 Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2020 Assessment of climate and development benefits of efficient and climate-friendly cooling Download Download 2020_Assessment-benefits-efficient-cooling_3_30_20.pdf en Added on: 07 April, 2020 Fossil fuels Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Untapped Ambition: Addressing Fossil Fuel Production through NDCs and LEDS Download Download 2019_Untapped-Ambition-Addressing-Fossil-Fuel-Production-Through-NDCs-and-LEDS.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021 Guidelines & Tools 2020 Identifying and Evaluating Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation & Operational Efficiency Improvement at Oil and Gas Facilities Download Download GMI Report-Identification and Evaluation of GHG Mitigation Operational Efficiency-FINAL 2020_English version.pdf en fr es ru Added on: 15 June, 2020 Transport Guidelines & Tools 2021 Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in Transport Download Download 2019_Enhancing-NDCs-Opportunities-Transport.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021 Guidelines & Tools 2021 Ten Recommendations to Raise Ambition for Transport in NDCs Download Download 2020_Ten-Recommendations-to-Raise-Ambition-for-Transport-in-NDCs .pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021 Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Transport in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Download Download 2017_Transport-in-NDCs.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021 Waste Guidelines & Tools 2018 International Best Practices Guide for Landfill Gas Energy Projects Download Download 2012_best-practice-landfill-gas_US.pdf en Added on: 17 January, 2018 Guidelines & Tools 2021 Best Practices for Solid Waste Management: A Guide for Decision-Makers in Developing Countries Download Download 2020_Best-Practices-for-Solid-Waste-Management-A-Guide-for-Decision-Makers-in-Developing-Countries.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021 National Planning Guidelines & Tools 2019 Opportunities for Increasing Ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions through Integrated Air Pollution and Climate Change Planning: A Practical Guidance document Download Download 2019_NDC_enhancing_ambition.pdf en Added on: 27 January, 2020 2019.12.03_Factsheet - SLCPs in NDC opportunities.pdf en Added on: 05 December, 2019
Online Training & Materials 2016 Training guide: SNAP toolkit on short-lived climate pollutants (LEAP-IBC) Download Download LEAP-IBC training guide.pdf en Added on: 09 November, 2016
Guidelines & Tools 2021 Assessment of Environmental and Societal Benefits of Methane Reductions (web tool)
Online Training & Materials 2016 Reducing Enteric Methane for Improving Food Security and Livelihoods Download Download brochure_enteric-logos.pdf en Added on: 11 May, 2016
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2019 Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in Agriculture Download Download 11_12_19 ndc-enhancement-opportunities-agriculture_0.pdf en Added on: 11 December, 2019 ndc-enhancement-opportunities-agriculture-french.pdf fr es Added on: 21 April, 2021
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2020 A Validated Portfolio of Black Carbon Mitigation Measures for the Brick Industry in Colombia Download Download A validated portfolio of black carbon mitigation measures for the brick industry in Colombia.pdf en Added on: 24 September, 2020 Portafolio validad de medidas de mitigación de carbono negro para la industria ladrillera colombiana.pdf es Added on: 24 September, 2020
Guidelines & Tools 2021 Advancing Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) through Climate-Friendly Refrigeration and Air Conditioning Download Download 2016_Advancing-Nationally-Determined-Contributions-through-Climate-Friendly-Refrigeration-and-Air-Conditioning.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2020 Assessment of climate and development benefits of efficient and climate-friendly cooling Download Download 2020_Assessment-benefits-efficient-cooling_3_30_20.pdf en Added on: 07 April, 2020
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Untapped Ambition: Addressing Fossil Fuel Production through NDCs and LEDS Download Download 2019_Untapped-Ambition-Addressing-Fossil-Fuel-Production-Through-NDCs-and-LEDS.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021
Guidelines & Tools 2020 Identifying and Evaluating Opportunities for Greenhouse Gas Mitigation & Operational Efficiency Improvement at Oil and Gas Facilities Download Download GMI Report-Identification and Evaluation of GHG Mitigation Operational Efficiency-FINAL 2020_English version.pdf en fr es ru Added on: 15 June, 2020
Guidelines & Tools 2021 Enhancing NDCs: Opportunities in Transport Download Download 2019_Enhancing-NDCs-Opportunities-Transport.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021
Guidelines & Tools 2021 Ten Recommendations to Raise Ambition for Transport in NDCs Download Download 2020_Ten-Recommendations-to-Raise-Ambition-for-Transport-in-NDCs .pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021
Reports, Case Studies & Assessments 2021 Transport in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Download Download 2017_Transport-in-NDCs.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021
Guidelines & Tools 2018 International Best Practices Guide for Landfill Gas Energy Projects Download Download 2012_best-practice-landfill-gas_US.pdf en Added on: 17 January, 2018
Guidelines & Tools 2021 Best Practices for Solid Waste Management: A Guide for Decision-Makers in Developing Countries Download Download 2020_Best-Practices-for-Solid-Waste-Management-A-Guide-for-Decision-Makers-in-Developing-Countries.pdf en Added on: 16 June, 2021
Guidelines & Tools 2019 Opportunities for Increasing Ambition of Nationally Determined Contributions through Integrated Air Pollution and Climate Change Planning: A Practical Guidance document Download Download 2019_NDC_enhancing_ambition.pdf en Added on: 27 January, 2020 2019.12.03_Factsheet - SLCPs in NDC opportunities.pdf en Added on: 05 December, 2019