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Leading Country Climate NGOs: Centro Mexicano de Derecho Ambiental (CEMDA)
This post tries to identify and describe the work of a leading non-governmental climate organization in Mexico, focusing on reducing...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: The Italian Climate Network (ICN)
ICN is an Italian NGO working to build a broad and impactful movement for positive societal change towards a low-carbon...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Indonesia Forum for Living Environment
The Indonesian Forum for Living Environment (Wahana Lingkungan Hidup Indonesia, (WALHI) is an Indonesian environmental non-governmental organization. Established in 1980,...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI): Indian Non-Governmental Organization
Foundation for Development Initiatives (FDI) (https://www.developmentinitiatives.org/) is a national non-governmental organization in India focused on climate resilience interventions and activities....
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH)
Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) History and Mission DUH was founded in 1975 and has since developed into one of Germany’s leading...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: La Fresque du Climat
History of La Fresque du Climat La Fresque du Climat, or Climate Fresk, founded in 2018 by Cédric Ringenbach, is...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Generation Climate Europe (GCE)
Generation Climate Europe (GCE) is a coalition of youth-led networks at the European level that works to make a difference...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Environmental Defence, Canada
Environmental Defence has been a leading non-partisan Canadian environmental advocacy organization for 35 years. It works with government, industry, and...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Climate Observatory, Brazil
The Climate Observatory (OC) is a Brazilian network for articulating global climate change established on March 23, 2002. In addition...
Leading Country Climate NGOs: Climate Action Network Australia
Climate Action Network Australia (CANA) is Australia’s largest organization, bringing together climate advocacy groups across the country. It is currently...
The US Makes Use of Cap-and-Trade and Cap-and-Invest Programs
Only thirteen states have adopted an emissions trading system in the United States. Eleven states in the northeast (Connecticut, Maine,...
UK’s ETS Will Demonstrate Its Ability to Impact Emissions if Appropriate Future Market Policies are Put in Place
The UK Emissions Trading Scheme (UK ETS) replaced the UK’s participation in the European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU ETS)...
Turkey Takes the First Step with a Monitoring-Verifying-Reporting System
An Emission Trading System is of considerable significance because of the environmental and economic advantages it offers, such as; Carbon...
The Mandated Emission Trading Systems Market has been One of Spain’s Main Drivers of Emissions Reduction
Currently, there are two complementary carbon emissions trading systems in Spain: the mandatory regulated market and the voluntary market. They...
The Development of Voluntary Carbon Emissions Trading Systems in South Africa
Fig 1: Carbon Emissions Trading System Structure (A possible market structure is shown above with a nine-step process from...
Greenhouse Gas Crediting and Offsetting Mechanism (GCON) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is working on developing a carbon trading market by creating carbon credits that companies can buy to offset...
Nigeria’s New ETS Holds Promise in Driving Sustainable Development and Combating Climate Change
In Nigeria’s pursuit of sustainable development and climate action, the federal government, in collaboration with and support of the Africa...
Mexico is Waiting for the Results of a Pilot ETS
Mexico is a valuable case study in developing an Emissions Trading System (ETS) for a middle-income nation. While a full-fledged...
Italy Has a Cap and Trade System Based on the EU ETS
The EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS) is a strategy developed by the European Union to efficiently reduce greenhouse gas...
Indonesia’s Carbon Trading System May Not be Able to Deter Companies from Reducing Emissions
Indonesia launched its first carbon emissions trading market in September 2023. The market allows businesses and financial institutions to offset...