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Phase 1 of the Community Climate Action Programme is underway. Projects will take a range of actions to reduce carbon and make our local communities more climate resilient. For more see: https://buff.ly/3FnoSvK #SDCCClimateAction #CommunityClimateActionProgramme

Day 1: Exploring the Intersections of the Climate Crisis and a Just Society 🌍 How can we fight the climate crisis while building a just society? Join us on Day 1 of United for Change as we explore how climate resilience can be integrated into social services like immigration, housing, and Indigenous support. Plus, don’t miss the powerful dialogue on how Indigenous knowledge can guide responses to environmental and societal challenges. 📅 Date: October 31, 2024 🕘 Time: 9 AM - 3:30 PM 💬 Be part of the solution! 📍 Registration link - https://ow.ly/E8TN50TISQI #ClimateJustice #UnitedForChange #IndigenousKnowledge #EquityAndInclusion #Sustainability #SkillsforChange

As I head to #newyorkclimateweek I wanted to offer a few thoughts on the CFTC's finalised guidance on voluntary carbon credit derivatives: 👏 A welcome step forward. In a market that struggles with trust issues, it’s great to see the world's biggest regulatory body of commodity futures and derivatives taking the time to craft thoughtful guidance for contracts linked to voluntary credits. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen issued a statement saying the guidelines “promote the integrity of carbon credits and enable greater liquidity and price transparency” and I broadly agree. ✅ Regulation is essential to help the market scale. I believe this is the first time a US financial regulator has issued guidance for contract markets that direct capital towards global decarbonisation efforts. This is really important; if global carbon markets are to scale meaningfully, governments have to show their clear support for them. You can’t attract capital to a market if investors aren’t sure it will still be there in a few years time. While it may slightly put the cart before the horse offering guidance on contracts linked to unregulated instruments, the US deserves praise for being an early mover in this sector. We hope it signifies to other countries, including the UK, that project-based carbon is essential to accelerating the climate transition and that effective guidelines and regulations can stimulate growth. ❌ However this guidance does not necessarily fulfil the CFTCs desire to manage risk in this market. The CFTC’s guidance seems to imply that as long as a credit is additional, has published its carbon accounting, and comes from a standard that uses risk buffers and requires third party verification of projects, then it’s sufficiently robust to be delivered to a derivative contract and no further due diligence is required. For an organisation whose mandate includes protecting market users and the public from systemic risk, it seems odd that none of this guidance includes ensuring risk is appropriately understood and managed. 🔎 Independent ratings play a significant role in many regulated markets as the tool for governments to ensure that market players are acting appropriately and not taking excessive risks. This market should be no different. While the CFTC is a commodities regulator, carbon credits are not a commodity. Every single project is different and every single credit has risks, both idiosyncratic and market. Until regulation starts to take this into account in how it’s crafted, the market will face the same doom loop of individual project failure causing a disproportionate crisis of confidence in entire sectors or the market as a whole. This is something we as a ratings agency are fully committed to helping the market overcome. I’m excited to be joining my US colleagues in NY this week. Check out our events schedule and email commercial@bezerocarbon.com if you’d like to talk. https://lnkd.in/eapKqz-y

🌍🚀 As a CSI Global Advisory Board member, I'm excited to share our latest groundbreaking publication! 📚✨ 📖 Publication Title: Sustainable Remedies at the Grassroots Level for Climate Change Highlighted in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) ✍️ Authors: Srajati Tiwari & Deepika Shukla Our research uncovers innovative solutions and strategies at the grassroots level, emphasizing the pivotal role of local actions in National Adaptation Plans (NAPs) to combat climate change effectively. 🌱💪 🌟 Key Highlights: 🌾 Grassroots Innovations: Showcasing transformative community-driven solutions for climate resilience. 🌐 Policy Recommendations: Enhancing the integration of local practices into national strategies for a robust climate response. 🌍 Sustainable Practices: Presenting practical approaches to sustainability that can be adopted globally for long-term impact. Join us in exploring how grassroots initiatives shape our national and global responses to climate change. Scan the QR code below to dive into the full report! 📄🔍 Deepika Shukla #CSIxYOUNGO #ClimateAction #CollaborationForChange #ClimateChange #Sustainability #NationalAdaptationPlan #GrassrootsInnovation #ClimateAction #EnvironmentalPolicy #AdaptationStrategies #GreenSolutions #CSI #Research

We're looking forward to sharing our new Climate Action Plan for #Yorkshire and #Humber with you next Thursday (26 September)! It's the product of 2 years' intensive engagement and collaboration with nearly 1000 people, including experts, researchers, leaders and citizens. #YorkshireClimate #climatechange #climateemergency #nature #justtransition #climateadaptation #climateresilience #netzero #reducingemissions

🌍 Calling all Climate Champions! 🌱 If you had the power to drive Climate Action in Africa, what bold steps would you take? Picture a community project, a groundbreaking campaign, or a tech-driven solution. Share your visionary concepts below, and lets create a tidal wave of positive change together! 💡 #ClimateActionChange #JLA #YouthForClimate #ClimateActionInnovation #AfricanClimateImpact

The new CARMINE Project will work to help metropolitan communities in Europe become more climate resilient through co-developed adaptation and mitigation strategies, early warning and disaster risk management systems, high-resolution risk assessment models linking climate, earth system processes, and socio-economic drivers, Digital Twins, and more. The 8 metropolitan areas that will serve as case study areas: Prague (CZ), Leipzig (DE), Funen-Odense (DK), Athens (EL), Barcelona (ES), Bologna (IT), Brașov (RO), Birmingham (UK). In metro Athens, the focus will be on adaptation and resilience to #ExtremeHeat! #ResilientCities #ClimateAdaptation #ClimateResilience #DisasterRiskReduction #CarmineProject #MissionAdaptation

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Climate Action we possess the need to have a similar collective political will, effort and strength to create urgency and drive lasting change while fostering community resilience to mitigate the negative impacts of climate change by embracing collective climate action activities. #climatechange #sustainability #environmentalprotection Read more in the link; https://lnkd.in/dpdG9n-Q

🌏🦠THIS TUESDAY🦠🌎 Join us for the Climate Virus online workshop lead by Julia Sterling. Explore COVID-19 lessons and insights from environmental leaders to inspire new ideas. Collaborate with others to brainstorm urgent climate action plans for Canada. Envision a just and sustainable future together! To learn more about Give it up for the Earth! or to find additional resources, visit https://lnkd.in/emtedziG #giveitupfortheearth #climateaction #climatejustice #sustainablefuture #climatecrisis #cdnpoli #environmentaljustice #climateactionnow #justtransition #CPJ #publicjustice