by gcftf | Jan 23, 2017 | United States of America
California proposes the most ambitious plan in North America to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40 percent by 2030. The plan proposed by the California Air Resources Board builds on existing programs, continues cap-and-trade, and introduces an approach to cut GHG...
by gcftf | Nov 18, 2016 | Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, Peru, United States of America
This year’s 22nd Conference of the Parties (COP 22) to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has been coined the “The COP of Action,” promising to put the Paris Agreement into action. In response, jurisdictions from the Governors Climate and Forests...
by gcftf | Oct 27, 2016 | Brazil, United States of America
Governor Viana of Acre, Brazil and a high-level delegation of governmental and indigenous leaders from his state visited California in October 2016. The purpose of this visit was threefold: to foster collaboration with other early-mover GCF leaders (Governor Brown of...
by gcftf | Jul 7, 2016 | Brazil, United States of America
California’s Cap and Trade Program (AB 32), managed by the Air Resources Board, may soon be able to start allowing companies to meet emission reduction regulations by including rainforest jurisdictions in their offset options. This would allow regulated industries in...
by gcftf | Jun 11, 2016 | Brazil, Mexico, Peru, United States of America
GCF members rallied to support the ongoing effort by California to integrate jurisdictional REDD+ into its greenhouse gas (GHG) compliance system, which is the first such effort in the world. Members from topical forest states and provinces around the world hope to...
by gcftf | Jul 19, 2015 | United States of America
The Government of Norway has made a major pledge of USD 25 million to the Governors’ Climate and Forests Fund to support innovative rainforest states in their plans to implement the Rio Branco Declaration to reduce deforestation 80% by 2020 and provide...
