Recap & Next Steps from the CCAC NGO Partner Strategy Exchange, July 2026

Thank you to everyone who joined our NGO Partner Strategy Exchange. Below is a brief recap of key updates and opportunities for engagement following the recent CCAC Board meeting at London Climate Action Week.

CCAC Board Updates

Super Pollutant Prioritisation Strategy (2026–2030)

The Board has approved the first draft of the new government-led Super Pollutant Prioritisation Strategy and invites feedback from all CCAC Partners.

The Strategy is intended to align governments, partners, funders, and the private sector around a small number of high-impact actions to accelerate super pollutant mitigation through 2030. It is important to note that this is not a strategy for allocating CCAC resources or defining all Coalition activities. Review the draft Super Pollutant Prioritisation Strategy and share your feedback with the CCAC Secretariat by Saturday, 15 August 2026. The draft Strategy is available here.

Call for Proposals for Super Pollutant Country Action Accelerator  | Deadline: 14 August 2026

The first Call for Proposals is now open for technical assistance projects in Cambodia, Indonesia, Kazakhstan, Mexico, and South Africa. I encourage interested partners to apply and to share this opportunity across your networks. Read more and apply.

CCAC Annual Meeting | 13–15 October 2026 | Bangkok, Thailand

Registration is now open and closes on 31 July 2026. I hope many of you will be able to join us. Register here

Other Board Updates

The Board also approved a one-year extension of the Clean Air Flagship with revised goals and received updates on support for NDC enhancement, Biennial Transparency Reporting, and the Waste Engagement Strategy, among others.

Current Work to Watch

Partners shared new tools, networks, and collaboration opportunities across methane, black carbon, clean air, finance, and implementation. A few updates that may be of particular interest:

• CCAC now has 111 approved NGO Partners, with four additional applications under review.
• The Super Pollutant Action Alliance (SPAA)’s Super Pollutant Field Survey assessing organizational capacity, funding, geographic coverage, pollutant priorities, and coordination results is due this August.
• More countries are joining the Fossil Fuel Regulatory Programme, and the Programme is including work on methane intensity in traded gas.
• CCAC and IEA launched a methane regulator-to-regulator network for peer exchange.
• Clean Air Fund’s Black Carbon Peer Network connects 9 countries ahead of COP31.
• EIA, CCAC, and IGSD highlighted financing, national systems, and safeguards for Lifecycle Refrigerant Management.
• Climate Bonds Initiative is developing methane-investment guidance across major sectors.
• Africa Clean Air Network is expanding regional coordination and will hold its 2026 forum on 13 July in Pretoria.
• We are sharing a Practical Guide for CCAC Partners to help partners better understand CCAC processes and opportunities for engagement. Our work on the Guide is ongoing. Partners raised questions and feedback during the NGO exchange and separately, which are helping us shape this resource. These have included questions such as “What is the role of intergovernmental organizations in the CCAC?” or “How can we get more insights into how the Super Pollutant Country Accelerator program works?”

How You Can Engage

• Review the draft Super Pollutant Prioritisation Strategy and share your feedback with the CCAC Secretariat by Saturday, 15 August 2026.
• Check out the draft Practical Guide and share your feedback.
• Connect with and take part in the Super Pollutants Advocacy & Action Communications Community through our WhatsApp group. To join, contact Ava Bahrami (ava.bahrami [at] un.org (ava[dot]bahrami[at]un[dot]org)).
• Continue sharing publications, events, and collaboration opportunities with the NGO community.

Important Upcoming Dates

1. 13–17 July: 48th Open-Ended Working Group of the Parties to the Montreal Protocol, Bangkok, Thailand.
2. 22 July: Join the second CCAC Partner Town Hall on 22 July (13:30-14:30 CEST) to hear directly from the CCAC Co-Chairs, the United Kingdom and Brazil, along with Coalition leadership and experts, Register here
3. 7 September: Clean Air Day and Launch of UNEP/CCAC Global Economic Assessment of Climate and Clean Air
4. 13-15 October: CCAC Annual Meeting in Bangkok, alongside the World Bank and IMF Annual Meetings. Register here!

Thank you again for your continued leadership and engagement. As CCAC increasingly focuses on implementation, strong collaboration between governments and non-state partners will be more important than ever.

Please don't hesitate to reach out to Ava from the Secretariat, or Jonathan Banks and me as your NGO representatives on the Board. We look forward to continuing to bring NGO perspectives into the Coalition's work.

Best wishes and keep cool,

Tad Ferris (IGSD), CCAC NGO Board Representative