Brazilian Mitigation Scenarios Beyond 2020: Modelling and Methodologies
This brief lays out key research and modelling work that will allow for robust analysis of the economic and social implications of implementing carbon constraining measures on the Brazilian economy....
View ArticleThoughts on the necessary change to a low to zero carbon economy (eventually)
Throughout the world there are now numerous processes at national and sub-national levels planning emissions reductions, considering the green economy, or preparing contributions for the Paris COP. One...
View ArticleBuilding Evidence for INDCs: The MAPS Experience in Chile & Peru.
Andrea Rudnick, Latin American Liaison, MAPS Programme, was invited to present at the LEDS LAC Webinar- Building Evidence for INDCs: The MAPS Experience, on 25th March. The presentation featured the...
View ArticleINDC Forms: MAPS Experience
MAPS Director, Marta Torres’ presentation at the SADC regional workshop; In pursuance of a consolidated and unified African position in climate change negotiations, 8th April 2015, Pretoria, South...
View ArticleBuilding Evidence for INDCs- The MAPS Experience in Latin America
MAPS Programme Coordinator, Michelle du Toit’s presentation at the Africa LEDS Partnership & LEDS LAC webinar; Building Evidence for INDCs: The MAPS Experience in Latin America. The post Building...
View ArticleBuilding Evidence for INDCs-The MAPS Experience in Chile
Andrés Pirazzoli, Mitigation and International Negotiations Officer, Climate Change Office, Ministry of Environment of Chile’s presentation at the Africa LEDS Partnership & LEDS LAC Webinar-...
View ArticleInforming India’s Energy and Climate Debate: Policy Lessons from Modelling...
What should India put forward as the mitigation component of its climate contribution (or ‘Intended Nationally Determined Contribution’ (INDC))? Since energy accounts for 77% of India’s greenhouse gas...
View ArticleNegotiating the 2015 Climate Agreement: Issues relating to Legal Form and Nature
The on-going UN negotiations for a 2015 climate agreement have yet to resolve two fundamental legal issues on which the effectiveness of this agreement will hinge. First, they have yet to resolve the...
View ArticleThe Long Term Mitigation Scenarios: a decade later
The Long Term Mitigation Scenario (LTMS) process was an innovative and significant South African initiative conducted between 2006-8 in the emerging policy area of climate change mitigation. It was...
View ArticleWhat was the contribution of the Long Term Mitigation Scenario process to...
The LTMS is acknowledged as being the “foundation” of South African climate mitigation policy, both domestically and internationally. However the extent to which climate mitigation implementation has...
View ArticleUnpacking Implementation: The case of the MyCiTi Bus Rapid Transit in Cape Town
This case study of the implementation of the MyCiTi Bus Rapid Transit system is one of a series of studies which seek to identify key drivers and barriers that have contributed to or hindered the...
View ArticleUnderstanding the implementation of the REIPPPP in South Africa: Using the 5C...
The research aims to uncover key drivers and barriers that have contributed to or hindered the implementation of interventions with mitigation benefit in developing countries. . This case study...
View ArticleReflecting on climate mitigation policy in a development context: how we do...
This paper reflects on who the climate mitigation community of practice are and how they do what they do, particularly when it comes to working in developing countries. It investigates the concept of...
View ArticleClimate mitigation policy in a development context: How we do what we do?
I have worked on various aspects of climate mitigation policy in South Africa for over a decade, but it was only in early 2014 that I became aware that the climate mitigation policy community of...
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Poverty reduction and climate change mitigation: trade off or win win?
Can we have both poverty reduction and climate change? A decent lifestyle in a cool climate? Or do we need to choose between one of the two? The assumption of a trade-off between reducing emissions...
View ArticleMAPS Approach: learning and doing in the global South
This brief presents the main elements underpinning the MAPS Programme practice at national level. The brief examines the “how” and “why” of MAPS processes and identifies the commonalities and...
View ArticleMAPS Chile International Panel Discussions
MAPS Chile, together with the initiative ENERGIA 2050 and with the support of MAPS Programme, held six international panel discussions on mitigation for the long term. The meetings were attended by...
View ArticleMAPS Chile Presentation at Bonn 2015
MAPS Chile presentation at the Zero Emission side event in Bonn 2015 The post MAPS Chile Presentation at Bonn 2015 appeared first on MAPS.
View ArticleThe Institutionalisation of Climate Policy in India
The Institutionalisation of Climate Policy in India, Designing a Development-Focused, Co-Benefits Based Approach, working paper, seeks to analyse the evolution of India’s climate institutions and to...
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Power to the People: renewable energy projects must be a collaborative effort
Renewable energy is finally a reality in South Africa’s electricity mix. The government’s renewable energy programme has procured 92 solar, wind, hydro and biomass projects. Some of these are already...
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