SLCP Focus Day

The Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA) Focus Day on Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (SLCPs) was held on 4 December 2015 in Paris, France by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC), and the UN Environment Programme (UNEP). Held during the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the SLCP Focus Day brought together policymakers, academia, representatives from the business community, and multilateral institutions to discuss measures to address SLCPs.

The LPAA is a joint undertaking of the Peruvian and French COP presidencies, the Office of the UN Secretary-General and the UNFCCC Secretariat. The LPAA was announced in December 2014, with the objective of strengthening climate action throughout 2015, at COP 21 and beyond. It seeks to demonstrate that the transition to low-emission and climate-resilient development is both urgent and feasible, with state and non-state actors creating and implementing initiatives and generating momentum for climate action in different action areas. The SLCP Focus Day is one of the thematic focus events being organized under the LPAA to provide an opportunity for stakeholders to present issues in their action area and showcase solution pathways to tackle.

During the event, participants heard from high-level participants and panel discussants describing progress on SLCPs at the national and local levels, as well as from non-state actors. Participants heard strong messages from ministers of environment, trade and transport among others, pledging to address SLCPs in their sectors. Representatives from multilateral development banks and other donors showcased options for funding and supportive actions to reduce SLCPs, including pipeline projects and other tools to finance mitigation activities. More