Articles
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There is enormous untapped potential in middle-society in tackling climate change
By Bruno Jochum
1 December 2021Read here
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How can we build confidence and demonstrate to organisations the feasibility of the transition to net-zero carbon emissions?
By Bruno Jochum
17 September 2021Read here
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UN Emissions Gap Report reveals gulf between targets and reality
By Bruno Jochum
17 September 2021Read here
Policy brief
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Leading the way: How donors and organisations can unlock financial blockages to accelerate the climate and environmental transformation of the humanitarian sector
This document explores opportunities to unlock financial blockages slowing down efforts to scale up the implementation of climate and environmental strategies by humanitarian actors, and ways donors can further contribute to enable such transformation and “lead the way.”
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Reports
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Operationalizing and Scaling-up Donors’ Climate and Environmental Commitments
Joint analysis published by the Joint Initiative for Sustainable Humanitarian Assistance Packaging Waste Management (Joint Initiative) and the Climate Action Accelerator.
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Papers
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The illusion of carbon offsets in achieving our goals
Synthesis paper on why carbon offsetting shouldn’t be accounted for emissions reduction.
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Tools
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Toolkits
Get hands-on advice and tools to help you implement your organisation’s climate and environmental roadmap.
Explore our toolkits here.
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Health Facility Level Climate Vulnerability and Capacity Assessment (VCA)
Climate Action Accelerator has developed a toolkit to analyse climate change risks and vulnerabilities, and to generate solutions for health facilities in low- and middle-income settings.
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Key take away from events
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Climate Action Accelerator participates in a pre-European Humanitarian Forum roundtable
The second edition of the European Humanitarian Forum is coming up this March 2023! In the run-up, the Climate Action Accelerator attended the roundtable “Exploring the Climate Finance Ecosystem” on February 27th, 2023, co-organised by DG ECHO and the Egmont Royal Institute for International Relations.
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Climate Countdown: Our first public event
Climate Countdown: how to accelerate decisive action? Perspectives from the aid sector and beyond.
October 21, 2022
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HNPW – Key learnings for the humanitarian sector
How to halve an aid organisation’s carbon footprint by 2030? Key learnings for the humanitarian sector.
Climate Action Accelerator session at the Humanitarian Networks and Partnerships Weeks 202206 May 2022
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Success stories
How is the British NHS bringing suppliers on its net-zero journey?
How MSF France reduced its carbon footprint by switching to sea freight
Reducing air travel at ETH Zurich
A more circular approach to textile procurement at the Ministry of Defence of the Netherlands
Painting the roofs of buildings white: a century-old practice
Terre des hommes & the Gravit’eau system
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