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- News 26 November 2024 SPAR6C Supports Pakistan in Launching Carbon Market Policy Guidelines at COP29, Baku The opening day of COP29 in Baku saw a landmark breakthrough for the proliferation of carbon markets, with the approval of standards for the Paris Agreement Crediting Mechanism (PACM), key to implementation of Article 6.4. This represents a critical step towards concluding Article 6 negotiations. Nearly 200 governments agreed on the framework that sets up a centralized global mechanism with clear rules and procedures for countries and companies involved in carbon credit transactions. Article 6…
- News 21 November 2024 Zambia's Climate Commitment Yields Results: Bilateral Agreements Signed with Sweden and Norway at COP29 Achieving a critical milestone towards implementation of the Paris Agreement and continued action to address climate change, Zambia’s Ministry of Green Economy and Environment (MGEE) has signed two Bilateral Agreements – one with Sweden and one with Norway – to underpin the country’s future international cooperation on Article 6 carbon markets. The Bilateral Agreements were signed today at COP29 in Baku with the assistance of the Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Cooperation (SPAR6C)…
- News 19 November 2024 Using carbon markets to drive equitable climate action: COP29 highlights The potential of Paris Agreement-aligned carbon markets to finance urgent climate action while ensuring equitable outcomes were in focus during a high-level side event at COP29. Discussions centered on Article 6’s transformative potential in mobilizing climate finance for ambitious climate commitments. Critical aspects of climate finance, such as accessibility, empowering country-driven solutions and strengthening platforms for collaboration were highlighted with the clear aim of enhancing…
- News 10 November 2024 Solar e-cookers cut costs and emissions in Uganda Christine Nakanwagi Kagimu adds the peeled plantain to the water and pushes the button at the base of the green electric cooker. Running on batteries and using induction, the e-cooker promptly brings the water to a boil, and when Christine adds greens, her small kitchen on the outskirts of Kampala quickly fills with an appetizing aroma. Christine first saw the e-cooker at her father’s 87th birthday party. Her sister bought one for their parents explaining that using electricity to cook is both…
- News 10 November 2024 Ugandan banana farmers gain first-ever insurance to tackle climate impacts It was supposed to rain. James had bought the coffee husks and spread them under his new banana plants for fertilizer, expecting the rain to come in mid-August as it usually does. But it didn’t rain. James Mugume in front of his banana plantation James Mugume and his family are banana farmers with a plantation located about an hour from Bushyeni in Southwest Uganda, a country known as Africa’s breadbasket because of its fertile soil. In his 48 years, he has never experienced a dry…
- Event 7 November 2024 Meet us at COP29 Events 13. November 15.00-16.00 - Arctic Pavilion, D17 - Streaming Mental Health at the Intersection of Loss and Damage: Empowering Arctic Youth and Indigenous Communities 14. November 12:00-13:00 - Faith Pavilion G14a - Streaming Breaking Barriers: Navigating Adaptation Limits: Addressing Loss and Damage through Inclusive and innovative Climate Action 15:00-16:30 - Side event 8 - Streaming From Commitments to Action:…
- News 7 November 2024 Huge uplift needed on climate adaptation, starting with finance commitment at COP29 As climate impacts intensify and hit the world’s most vulnerable hardest, the Adaptation Gap Report 2024: Come hell and high water, from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), finds that nations must dramatically increase climate adaptation efforts, starting with a commitment to act on finance at COP29. The Adaptation Gap Report is co-produced and co-edited by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. Global average temperature rise is approaching 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, and…
- News 3 November 2024 Healthier homes, greener futures: The shift to e-cooking in Uganda In Uganda, the shift towards electric cooking technologies represents a promising alternative to traditional cooking methods reliant on unsustainable charcoal and firewood. These conventional fuels are not only becoming increasingly expensive but also pose significant health risks, including respiratory diseases caused by household air pollution. Electric cooking systems offer substantial savings, often allowing users to recover their initial investment within one to two years. The Ugandan…