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Forest Communities in the Bale Mountains of Ethiopia. Photo by Stephanie Roe
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About Climate focus

Climate Focus is a pioneering international advisory company and think tank that provides advice to governments and multilateral organizations, non-governmental and philanthropic organizations, and to companies across the globe. We support our clients with shaping and navigating through international and domestic climate policies, accessing climate finance, and engaging with new climate mechanisms and cooperative approaches.

 

Highlighted publications

The New Climate Focus Cookbook
The New Climate Focus Cookbook
Due to the coronavirus crisis our daily routines are on halt as we all need to stay at home. We hope this book can help you cook healthy meals, give you inspiration, and a sense of being connected.
Who Owns REDD+? Carbon Markets, Carbon Rights and Entitlements to REDD+ Finance
Who Owns REDD+? Carbon Markets, Carbon Rights and Entitlements to REDD+ Finance
In this peer-reviewed paper Charlotte Streck discusses the legal context of forest carbon markets and investigates the link between ‘carbon rights’ and various carbon market units.
2020 NYDF Progress Assessment Report: Balancing forests and development
2020 NYDF Progress Assessment Report: Balancing forests and development
The 2020 NYDF Progress Assessment report focuses on the complimentary Goals 3 and 4: Reducing deforestation from large-scale infrastructure and extractive industries as well as driven by basic needs.

Highlighted projects

Considering Food Systems in Nationally Determined Contributions
Considering Food Systems in Nationally Determined Contributions
Climate Focus, on behalf of WWF, is developing guidance for governments on how to enhance food systems and leverage their associated mitigation and adaptation opportunities under the Paris Agreement.
Climate Finance Innovators – Linking carbon markets with climate finance in Africa
Climate Finance Innovators – Linking carbon markets with climate finance in Africa
Climate Finance Innovators develops scalable climate financing models in Ethiopia, Senegal and Uganda and links them with market mechanisms under the Paris Agreement and the Green Climate Fund.
Barriers and opportunities in implementing zero-deforestation commitments in Colombia
Barriers and opportunities in implementing zero-deforestation commitments in Colombia
Climate Focus, in partnership with Solidaridad, is supporting Colombian companies in implementing zero-deforestation strategies to their operations in palm oil, cocoa, beef and dairy supply chains.

Highlighted initiatives

PID Amazonía
PID Amazonía
The Platform for Information and Dialogue in the Colombian Amazon was launched by Climate Focus, together with Red Caquetá Paz, CINDAP, Fundacion Natura and Akorde to promote forest conservation.
NYDF Progress Assessment
NYDF Progress Assessment
Climate Focus annually leads a network of civil society groups and research institutions in undertaking a progress assessment towards the 10 goals formulated by the New York Declaration of Forests.
The West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
The West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance
The West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance was launched to promote sub-regional cooperation and build institutional capacity for long-term engagement under the Paris Agreement.

News

11 November 2020
Internship: DC Office
Climate Focus is seeking a Sustainable Land Use intern to join its team in Washington, DC. Advanced grad students and recent graduates are both encouraged to apply.
01 November 2020
Shades of REDD+: We have to talk about leakage
In part 10 of the “Shades of REDD+“ series, Charlotte Streck discusses leakage – one of the most controversial and (maybe?) misunderstood issues around REDD+ implementation.
28 October 2020
Preview key findings of 2020 NYDF Assessment at the GLF Biodiversity Conference
Climate Focus is co-hosting a session at this year's GLF Biodiversity Digital Conference in which a panel of experts will discuss some of the key findings of the 2020 NYDF Progress Assessment.
04 October 2020
Start Up Energy Transition Week 2020
Climate Focus Co-Director Charlotte Streck will be on the “Tech vs. Nature: The Carbon Neutrality Paradigm” panel at the Start Up Energy Transition (SET) Week from 19-22 October 2020.
08 September 2020
West African Alliance on Carbon Market and Climate Finance aims for carbon neutrality by offsetting real costs of travel emissions
The Alliance adopted an ambitious approach to compensate for the ecological and social impact of its travel emissions, aiming at carbon neutrality and offsetting the real costs of flight emissions.
04 September 2020
The Challenges of Forest Law Enforcement
While many tropical forest countries have strengthened their legal frameworks over the past decade, improvements in law enforcement have lagged behind. Find out more in this Chatham House article.