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Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) To Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants James Morris CCAC Secretariat e u r o p e a n c a p a c i t y b u i l d i n g i n i t i a t i v e ecbi for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiations pour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales sur les changements climatiques

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The SLCP Challenge and Opportunity The main SLCPs are BC, CH4, tropospheric O3 and some HFCs:  Relatively short lifetimes in the atmosphere  Responsible for a substantial fraction of climate change  For some detrimental impacts on health, agriculture and ecosystems 16 measures identified in UNEP reports for mitigating BC and CH4:  2.4M lives saved globally each year (outdoor air pollution only)  32M tonnes avoided losses from four major crops each year  Reduce global warming by 0.5°C by 2050  No technical breakthroughs required  Half the reductions at low cost or cost-neutral Additional measures with additional gains from mitigating HFCs (0.1°C by 2050) Fast action on SLCPs can significantly increase public health, food and energy security, and reduce near-term climate change.

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Page 1: Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) To Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants James Morris CCAC Secretariat european capacity building initiative initiative

Climate & Clean Air Coalition (CCAC)To Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants

James MorrisCCAC Secretariat

european capacity building initiativeinitiative européenne de renforcem

ent des capacités

ecbi

for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiationspour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales sur les changements climatiques

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Translating the Science into Policy and Action

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The SLCP Challenge and Opportunity

The main SLCPs are BC, CH4, tropospheric O3 and some HFCs:Relatively short lifetimes in the atmosphereResponsible for a substantial fraction of climate changeFor some detrimental impacts on health, agriculture and ecosystems

16 measures identified in UNEP reports for mitigating BC and CH4:2.4M lives saved globally each year (outdoor air pollution only)32M tonnes avoided losses from four major crops each year Reduce global warming by 0.5°C by 2050 No technical breakthroughs requiredHalf the reductions at low cost or cost-neutralAdditional measures with additional gains from mitigating HFCs (0.1°C by 2050)

Fast action on SLCPs can significantly increase public health, food and energy security, and reduce near-term climate change.

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(UNEP/WMO,2011)

Complementing CO2 actions

SLCP actions need to be complemented by deep and rapid cuts in CO2 emissions if global mean temperature increase over the 21st Century is to be held below 2°C

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SLCP Measures

Black carbon• Improve stoves (biomass

to LPG/biogas, wood to pellet)

• Upgrade brick kilns• Use particle filters for

diesel vehicles

Methane• Degasification, recovery

and use • Recovery from municipal

waste & wastewater treatment

• Reduce emissions from agriculture

16 measures: No technical breakthroughs Already implemented in many countries Half reductions at low cost or cost-neutral

HFCs• Non-HFC technologies for

refrigeration • Low-GWP, high energy-

efficient foam blowing technologies

• Efficacy for cooling technologies

No ‘one-size-fits-all’ solution

Further R&D for effective and affordable alternatives and relevant infrastructure

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The CCAC Leverage high-level engagement and political will, and catalyze action to

address SLCPs as a global and collective challenge to protect the environment and public health, promote food and energy security, and address near term climate change

Voluntary, Partner-led Coalition: 91 Partners: 41 States, IGOs, NGOs and private sector

Science driven, action-oriented Building on and bringing together existing efforts Complementary to global efforts to reduce CO2 in particular under UNFCCC

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Coalition of the willing and the working!

Bring together many players

All Partners have endorsed meaningful action on SLCPs

High level of political support

All activities developed and led by Partners through a collaborative process

Partner-ledEffort

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High impact Initiatives

About USD 50 Million pledged and over USD 25 Million already allocated to specific activities under the initiatives

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• Key criteria: Long term goal, magnitude of SLCP reductions; comparative advantage of the Coalition; ability to complement, scale-up and accelerate existing efforts; and ability to catalyze new actions.

• Partner-led: ultimate success depends directly on engagement and capacity dedicated by Partners

Coordination, Development and implementation in accordance with CCAC decisions (SC/WG/HLA)

CCAC Initiatives are strategic streams of work guiding collective and individual action of the CCAC Partners (not limited to activities funded by the CCAC)

Catalyzing Action

Other CCAC Partners

Lead Partners supported by

Secretariat

Actors(not CCAC Partners)

CCAC INITIATIVE

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More info:www.unep.org/ccac

www.unep.org/ccac