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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

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.
Article 6 Piloting: State of Play and Stakeholder Experiences
Article 6 Piloting: State of Play and Stakeholder Experiences
This report is the 3rd edition of a series that started in 2019. It provides an updated overview of all aspects related to piloting and operationalisation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement .
Unlocking Smallholder Finance for Sustainable Agriculture In Southeast Asia
Unlocking Smallholder Finance for Sustainable Agriculture In Southeast Asia
This report, produced by Climate Focus in partnership with WWF Germany, presents the business case for smallholders to transition to sustainable farming practices.

Highlighted projects

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.
easyJet carbon-neutral initiative
easyJet carbon-neutral initiative
In 2019, easyJet, with Climate Focus as its technical advisor, became the first ‘carbon-neutral’ airline, compensating all its flights-related emissions with carbon credits (8-10MtCO2e per year).
Overcoming barriers for implementing the Beef Zero-Deforestation Agreement in Colombia
Overcoming barriers for implementing the Beef Zero-Deforestation Agreement in Colombia
With support from TFA, Climate Focus and its partners have developed a pilot project to monitor deforestation and traceability systems in the Meta department in the Orinoquía region of Colombia

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 Voluntary Carbon Market Dashboard
The Voluntary Carbon Market Dashboard
The Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) Dashboard is a Climate Focus initiative that provides consolidated data on relevant carbon market metrics, as reported by the leading carbon standards.

News

25 May 2021
2021 Edition of the Annual State and Trends of Carbon Pricing
The 2021 edition of the annual State and Trends of Carbon Pricing report was launched at Innovate4Climate today.
21 May 2021
NDC Conditionality and Article 6: An Analysis of African Countries’ Updated NDCs
A lack of conceptual clarity opens space for different applications in NDCs. This study proposes a first typology for the link between NDC conditionality and Article 6 carbon markets.
17 May 2021
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.
30 April 2021
Unlocking Smallholder Finance for Sustainable Agriculture In Southeast Asia
This new report presents the business case for smallholders in Southeast Asia to transition to sustainable farming practices and offers recommendations.
26 April 2021
Claims + Credibility: Embracing Diversification to Scale Carbon Markets
Climate Focus Co-Founder and Director Charlotte Streck and Head of Environmental Markets at Gold Standard Hugh Salway discuss the role a voluntary carbon market can play in lowering GHG emissions.
22 April 2021
Shades of REDD+: Creating a Bigger Tent for REDD+ Success
Climate Focus Co-Founder and Director Charlotte Streck shares lessons that look for ways to successfully reduce deforestation and address climate change.