Highlights and images for 26 September 2017

France

Summary

The 21st meeting of the Climate & Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) Working Group continued on Tuesday, 26 September 2017, in Paris, France. In the morning, participants heard reports from the breakout groups that had taken place on Monday, 25 September, on country perspectives and conclusions on next steps, as well as on support for the voluntary actions and the draft High Level Assembly (HLA) Bonn Communiqué.

They then engaged in a session on leveraging financing at scale, which was held in the morning and afternoon. This session included a panel on financing and presentation of case studies by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), Climate-KIC, the Institute for Governance & Sustainable Development (IGSD), the International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and Mexico.

The afternoon continued with a discussion of the proposed CCAC financing strategy that builds on the current five-year Strategic Plan of the Coalition. Participants approved the financing strategy in principle. They then engaged in a session to discuss the upcoming HLA, which is scheduled to take place in November 2017, during UNFCCC COP23. Participants approved the draft HLA agenda with some minor changes. A revised draft HLA Communiqué was circulated based on comments formulated the previous day.

The last session of the day was dedicated to housekeeping and included various updates from the CCAC Secretariat, the Household Energy and Bricks Initiatives, and the Demonstrating Impact Task Force. Participants also heard presentations on the upcoming UN Environment Assembly and the Marrakech Partnership for Global Climate Action, and adopted the Secretariat budget for 2018. The next Working Group meeting will convene in April 2018 in Toronto, Canada. The meeting was closed by the CCAC Working Group Co-Chair at 6:14 pm.

IISD Reporting Services, through its ENB+ Meeting Coverage, provided daily web coverage from the 21st meeting of the CCAC Working Group. In addition IISD Reporting Services, will produce a summary report of the meeting which will be available on Friday, 29 September 2017.

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Reporting Back from Working Groups and Next Steps

Carmen Gloria Contreras Fierro, Chile, and Vigdis Vestreng, Norway, reporting back on breakout groups

Dany Drouin, CCAC Working Group Co-Chair, Canada

Chris Malley, Stockholm Environment Institute

Charles Haines, Canada (right)

Participants during the morning session

Dan McMillan, CCAC Secretariat

Annika Markovic, Swedish Ambassador to the OECD

Bert Van Loon, Belgium

José Abraham Ortinez Álvarez and María Amparo Martínez Arroyo, Mexico

Dany Drouin, CCAC Working Group Co-Chair, Annika Markovic, Swedish Ambassador to the OECD, and Helena Molin Valdés, Head, CCAC Secretariat

A view of the dais during the morning session

Leveraging Financing at Scale

Romina Picolotti, Institute for Governance and Sustainable Development (IGSD), Ruth Coutto, UN Environment, and Ray Minjares, International Council on Clean Transportation

Arnico K. Panday and Mats Eriksson, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development

Valerio Micale, Climate Policy Initiative

Remco Fischer, UN Environment, and Dan McDougall, CCAC Secretariat

Victor Gancel, Climate-KIC

Julie Cerqueira, US, and Maria Magdalena Hill, Uruguay

Catherine Witherspoon, ClimateWorks Foundation

A view of the room during the meeting

HLA, Housekeeping and Closing

Helena Molin Valdés, Head, CCAC Secretariat, and James Morris, CCAC Secretariat

Reto Thönen, Switzerland

Mark Radka and Soraya Smaoun, UN Environment

(L-R) Adelard Mutombo Kazadi, Democratic Republic of Congo, Norma Patricia Campos Mesén, Costa Rica, and Victor Viñas, Dominican Republic

Dany Drouin, Working Group Co-Chair, with members of the CCAC Secretariat

Abboud Jamal, Morocco, and Janine van Aalst, the Netherlands

Around the Venue

Carolin Sanz Noriega, UN Economic Commission for Europe

Kike Green Cook stove

Various stove models displayed, including charcoal and top-lift up-draft gasifier

Biogas stove (right)

Participants consulting during the lunch break

Home Mate efficient lighting display