Climate Change Mitigation
Our experts help policy-makers identify and prioritize options for reducing emissions, such as by developing clean and renewable energy systems. We also support developing countries in identifying and accessing financing for low-carbon development. We do this by developing road maps for reform, engaging proactively with policy-makers and the stakeholders they engage with, providing quantitative and qualitative analysis of policy options for energy and carbon mitigation, and identifying means of implementation.
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Climate Finance for South Africa May Kick-start a New Fossil Industry — Gas
At COP 26, a group of developed countries announced plans to provide climate finance to help South Africa move away from coal — but a crucial question is how to ensure these funds do not help another fossil fuel industry take off.
Canada’s Energy Future Report Must Go Further to Support Climate Action
Canadian governments and businesses need a fully modelled scenario to 2050 for the energy sector in line with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target.
What Does an Alliance to End Oil and Gas Mean for India?
With the launch of the Beyond Oil and Gas Alliance during COP 26 in November, where India positions itself could have far-reaching implications.
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Green or Brown? As lockdowns lift, governments face a recovery climate choice
Despite mounting pressure for economic rescue packages to be used to tackle climate change, most of the money spent so far on overcoming the coronavirus pandemic has gone towards propping up business as usual, according to three studies.
Governments put 'green recovery' on the backburner
G20 countries aim their pandemic bailout spending at fossil fuel industries, leaving Paris climate change targets in doubt
Canadian Climate Groups Urge ‘Green Strings’ On COVID Recovery Funding
As Finance Minister Bill Morneau prepares to release a fiscal update today, Canada’s leading environmental organizations are calling for “green strings” on Ottawa’s COVID-19 recovery funding package.
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Peter Wooders
Senior Director, Energy
Christopher Beaton
Lead, Sustainable Energy Consumption
Ivetta Gerasimchuk
Director, Sustainable Energy
Philip Gass
Lead, Transitions
Richard Bridle
Senior Policy Advisor
Vanessa Corkal
Policy Advisor, Canada Energy Transitions
Anna Geddes
Associate
Joachim Roth
Policy Analyst
Lourdes Sanchez
Senior Policy Advisor and Lead, Indonesia
Shruti Sharma
Senior Policy Advisor
Anissa Suharsono
Associate
Balasubramanian Viswanathan
Policy Advisor
Andrea Bassi
Senior Associate
Aaron Cosbey
Senior Associate
Andrea Bassi
Senior Associate
Avet Khachatryan
Associate
Deborah Murphy
Senior Associate
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