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Placencia Ambition Forum keeps the drumbeat of climate ambition alive

…made at the Climate Action Summit last September in New York “remain in full effect”. These are: to communicate new and updated NDCs in 2020; to prepare and communicate strategies, plans and actions for greenhouse gas emissions development reflecting AOSIS members’ special circumstances; and to demonstrate commitment for targeted, time-bound action that will foster transformation in their energy sectors and

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Step inside the climate negotiations at 26 May book launch: Guide to the Paris Agreement

…Programme Director of the Climate Ambition Support Alliance (CASA), which has supported this latest edition of the guide, will chair the event. As quizmaster, she will run an online quiz to give listeners a chance to win a free hard copy. Joining link here The one-hour event is free and open to attend: mark your calendar for 14:00 UTC (15:00…

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Opportunity Fund: Call for Proposals

…team on casaopportunityfund@casaclimate.org Download the application form here. Applications open on June 2nd, and close on August 18th, 2023. All completed application forms must be sent to casaopportunityfund@casaclimate.org *This post was first published on May 19, 2023 and updated on June 2, 2023 to announce that the window for applications is now open from June 2nd until August 18th, 2023….

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What’s on the climate finance horizon in 2021? Latest progress update of UNFCCC’s Standing Committee on Finance

…reviewing the adequacy of adaptation support (inviting the LDC expert group, the SCF and other experts) to compile existing methodologies and technical work. A third area of focus would be the inclusion of findings in the global stocktake. Paris Committee on Capacity Building Ms. Marzena Chodor from the State Research Institute, Poland and PCCB Co-Chair highlighted a proposal for the Paris Committee…

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Finance must be more accessible – and change from ‘brown’ to ‘green’

For videos of the keynote speakers at the Placencia Ambition Forum, and more headline messages, please search #PlacenciaAmbitionForum and #SIDSLead on twitter. The Alliance for Small Island States is a coalition of 44 small island and low-lying coastal developing states from the Caribbean, Pacific, and African, Indian and South China Seas regions, including five observers: read more about AOSIS’ membership….

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