Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Focus Thematic Event

The Short-Lived Climate Pollutant (SLCP) Focus Thematic event will take place on 4 December 2015 in Paris, France, during the 21st session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 21) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Organized by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC), the SLCP Focus Thematic event is one of 12 Thematic Focus events being organized under the Lima-Paris Action Agenda (LPAA).

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 12 Thematic Focus events are official high-level thematic events where stakeholders will present issues in their action area and showcase solution pathways to tackle.

The SLCP Focus Thematic event will show possible pathways for action on SLCPs, the available measures to address SLCPs and how these can be implemented across sectors. It will also highlight the policies and tools enacted at various levels of government and society to mitigate SLCPs.