Climate and Clean Air Coalition
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) is a voluntary partnership of over 200 governments, intergovernmental organizations, and non-governmental organizations founded in 2012, and convened within UNEP. Partners who join the CCAC are working to reduce powerful but short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs) such as; methane, black carbon, hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), and tropospheric ozone, that drive both climate change and air pollution. The CCAC supports action to reduce short-lived climate pollutants in over 70 countries through their project funding and the individual actions of their partners.
The initiative aims to connect ambitious agenda-setting with targeted mitigation action within countries and sectors. Robust science and analysis underpin their efforts.
The partnership works to reduce global warming in the near-term to achieve Paris Agreement goals and support economic development, improved health, and environmental and food security benefits. This happens through the CCAC Trust Fund, they fund projects in developing countries to enable actions that deliver climate, air quality and development benefits. The project funding is split between national policy development and implementation of mitigation measures.
They aim to connect ambitious agenda setting with targeted mitigation action within countries and sectors. Robust science and analysis underpin their efforts.
Their work is focused on five key areas: 1) National planning and policy development; 2) Sector mitigation; 3) Science Policy; 4) and Political Leadership and coordination.
By targeting decision makers across the spectrum of government, business, development banks and other key organizations, The initiative aims to foster leadership and secure commitments for ambitious action.
