Projects | CLIMATE FOCUS

Identifying drivers for soy and cattle producers to become more sustainable

Climate Focus, on behalf of the Meridian Institute, conducted a study to identify major incentives and drivers for soy and cattle producers to make their operations more sustainable.

New York Declaration on Forests (NYDF) Progress Assessment

Climate Focus, in collaboration with the NYDF Assessment Partners, will release fourth the edition of the NYDF Progress Assessment Report in November 2018, with a focus on forest governance.

Enhancing Attractiveness of Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) Investments in Kenya

Climate Focus collaborated with SNV and UNIQUE to increase the volume of private capital deployed in Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) ventures.

Driving Private Sector Action in the Cocoa & Forests Initiative

Climate Focus and partner Meridian Institute are supporting the World Bank, World Cocoa Foundation, and Cocoa/Chocolate companies as part of the Cocoa and Forests Initiative (CFI).

Implementing Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in the Solid Waste Sector in Peru

Climate Focus supports the governments of Perú and the Nordic countries in assessing opportunities for the Peruvian waste sector under Articles 6.2 and 6.4 of the Paris Agreement.

Sun in the City

Seeing is believing: that’s the idea behind our Sun in the City initiative (“Zon in de Stad” in Dutch) that encourages city dwellers to power their houses and apartments by solar panels.

Assessing the Zero-Deforestation Supply Chain Movement

Climate Focus is currently undertaking an assessment of the zero-deforestation supply chain movement for the Tropical Forest Alliance 2020 (TFA 2020).

Climate Focus and partners developing suite of educational materials on carbon taxes

Climate Focus is working with the United Nations Institute for Training and Development (UNITAR) and Gnarly Tree Sustainability Institute to develop a suite of educational materials on carbon taxes.

Platform for Information and Dialogue in the Colombian Amazon (PID) update

During 2017 the PID project organized a number of capacity building workshops, multi-stakeholder meetings and published over 60 articles.

The Guide to Communicating Carbon Pricing

This guide, due to be published later this year, aims to support policymakers in communicating their carbon pricing policies to those audiences whose support is needed for the policy's success.

Climate Focus to support the West African Alliance on Carbon Markets and Climate Finance

With the adoption of the Paris Agreement in 2015, the context in which market mechanisms can be used has changed, leading to new challenges.

Supporting the design of an emissions levy for Costa Rica

Climate Focus and its partners are supporting the Ministry of Environment of Energy of Costa Rica (MINAE) in the design of an emissions levy for mobile and stationary sources.

Design options for integrated carbon pricing systems in Chile

Climate Focus and its partners, OfReC Regulation and Compliance and EBP, are advising the Chilean Ministry of Energy on design options for an integrated set of carbon pricing mechanisms.

PMR Carbon Tax Guide: A Handbook for Policy Makers

In this handbook, Climate Focus and partners provide a practical tool to help policy makers determine whether a carbon tax is the right instrument to achieve their climate change policy goals.

Climate Focus and Koru Climate to lead CDM transition initiative

An initiative led by Climate Focus and Koru Climate analyses options for taking elements of the CDM forward and provide a platform for interested parties to discuss and refine them.