Publications

This technical report was commissioned by African Ministerial Conference on the Environment (AMCEN) to inform policymakers of the shortcomings and opportunities for adaptation to climate change in Africa.

The allocation framework described in this paper is based on the assumption that the allocation decisions with regard to concrete proposals are taken by the Green Climate Fund Board based on agreed principles, priorities and criteria.

For the operation of the Green Climate Fund, it will be essential to define how the objective to promote paradigm shift towards low-emission and climate-resilient development pathways - as specified in the governing instrument – will be operationalised.

This paper summarises the clarifications made in Doha for surplus units under the Kyoto Protocol and uses a unit trade model to estimate the effective emissions in the second commitment period.

This report analysis how the 2°C goal has affected global climate ambition and makes the case for increasing this goal to 1.5°C due to the projected increased severity of climate impacts and the required ambition to counter the speed of climate change.