Countries and other stakeholders met at the UN Environment Assembly in Nairobi in March to define ways forward towards sustainable consumption and production. In New York and Copenhagen, member states have met this month to discuss synergies between implementing the sustainable development goals and the Paris Agreement. In the meantime, young people and students continue to take to the streets to demand concrete actions to limit catastrophic climate change.
Fast action with quick results and multiple benefits is in demand!
The partners of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition met in Nairobi to discuss our role in addressing the 1.5˚C challenge and a vision towards 2030. Air pollution, climate mitigation and adaptation, and sustainable development are closely linked. We offer an integrated approach, using a “multiple benefits pathway framework”, to identify strategies that maximize synergies and avoid negative trade-offs. Using this approach help decision-makers compare the impacts and benefits of policies and measures, reduce the costs of achieving climate and sustainable development goals, and increase the social, institutional, and economic feasibility of additional necessary actions.
We will work together to help countries raise their ambition in the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) by integrating analysis and policies that apply this approach. This means specific actions on short-lived climate pollutants, including methane, black carbon and HFCs and in the agriculture, industry and transport sectors, as well as including more energy efficient cooling.
News highlights
CCAC Working Group meets in Nairobi, Kenya
At the 25th Working Group Meeting, partners set about developing a new strategic vision for the Coalition and its initiatives.
Ghana leads high-level round-table on climate and clean air actions during Africa Climate Week
African countries call for more regional cooperation to tackle climate change and air pollution.
UN Environment: Arctic set for dangerous temperature rise. Can SLCP mitigation help?
New UN Environment report says Arctic temperatures will rise by 3.5°C by 2050. Reducing short-lived climate pollutants can slow the rate of warming by two-thirds.
Beijing’s air quality improvements are a model for other cities
Decades of hard work and trial and error have seen significant improvements in the city’s air quality. A new report outlines these efforts.
Countries have a legal obligation to ensure clean air, says UN human rights representative
UN human rights body's Special Rapporteur identified seven key steps that each State must take to ensure clean air and fulfil the right to a healthy environment.
Close to half of all deaths by transport air pollution caused by diesel on-road vehicles, says new study
A new report delves into an unprecedented level of detail and scope with respect to the nature and contribution of the global transport sector to air pollution worldwide.
Welcome to our newest partners
Resources
A joint Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) and CCAC Scientific Advisory Panel (SAP) report on Integrating Short-Lived Climate Pollutants into Asian NDCs: A Survey with...
This UN Environment Assembly side event will focus on the importance of financing and developing locally appropriate, safe and sustainable waste management solutions for low income and lower-...
Funds, grants & awards
Africa Netpreneur Prize: 10 finalists from across the continent will compete for USD1-million in total prize money. In addition, all 10 finalists will receive grant funding from the Jack Ma Foundation, as well as access to the Netpreneur community.
Deadline to apply: 30 June
Africa Netpreneur Prize: 10 finalists from across the continent will compete for USD1-million in total prize money. In addition, all 10 finalists will receive grant funding from the Jack Ma Foundation, as well as access to the Netpreneur community.
Deadline to apply: 30 June
UN Climate Change call for applications: The search for the United Nation's Global Climate Action Award is on! Spearheaded by UN Climate Change's Momentum for Change initiative, the UN Global Climate Action Award shines a light on the most innovative, scalable and replicable examples of what people around the world are doing to tackle climate change.
Deadline to apply: 20 April
Global Distributors’ Collective's first Innovation Challenge: This first challenge is only open to GDC members who have a presence in Kenya, Uganda, Malawi, Zambia, Ethiopia, Rwanda or Tanzania, and who sell off-grid energy products. Up to £30,000 in funding to pilot the innovation.
Deadline to apply: 22 April
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Upcoming events
- Asia Pacific Forum on Sustainable Development 2019: 27-29 March – Bangkok, Thailand
- Webinar series: Air pollution mitigation using passive techniques in the built environment: 28 March - 16:00 GMT
- Expert Group Meeting (EGM) on SDG 13: 1-3 April - Copenhagen, Denmark
- Webinar: Microsol Estudios en Coccion Rural en Latinoamérica: April 10th at 18:00 -19:30 CET
- Pathways to Clean Cooking 2050: Leaving No-one Behind: 30 - 31 May - Wexford, Ireland
News from the web
- Sharp rise in Arctic temperatures now inevitable – UN
The Guardian - Air pollution from stubble burning costing India $30 billion annually, says study
CNBC - BreatheLife welcomes first major Indian city, Bengaluru
BreatheLife2030.org - Global Health Benefits Of Reaching Climate, Environment Targets Could Be US$ 54.1 Trillion – Says UN Report
Health Policy Watch - Mongolia: A toxic warning to the world
BBC