Dubai, UAE, December 2, 2023 – Aligned with its work for increasing climate ambitions, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) facilitated the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment (NMCE) and the Moroccan Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development (MTEDD). The signing ceremony, held at the […]

Dakar, Senegal, 9 November 2023 – As part of the Global Green Growth Institute’s (GGGI) DAPA program, or “Designing Article 6 Policy Approaches”, a Memorandum of Understanding has been signed between Norway and Senegal, marking a significant step towards bilateral cooperation on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. This MoU has been signed during the […]

Seoul, South Korea, October 27, 2023 – On the final day of the Global Green Growth Week 2023 held at the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) headquarters, the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of Indonesia and the Ministry of Climate and Environment of Norway made a significant progress towards international climate collaboration by signing a […]

On June 13-14, 2023, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) and Nepal’s Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE) organized the two-day workshop “Mitigation Outcomes Purchase Agreement (MOPA)” as part of the project Mobilizing Article 6 Trading Structures (MATS) funding by the Swedish Energy Agency (SEA). Climate Focus led the training event which included representatives from […]

In the next five years, SPAR6C will provide extensive support to the Government of Colombia as it prepares to access the international carbon markets outlined in Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The program aims to benefit the government, academia, and the private sector by focusing on capacity building, providing a toolbox, and generating pilot […]

Enhancing Institutional Capacities for Facilitating the Use of ITMOs Through Electric Mobility Kigali, 17 April 2023 The Government of Rwanda (GoR) has prioritized the transition to e-mobility using a combination of incentives and policies to promote the uptake of Electric Vehicles (EVs). The transfer of Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes (ITMOs) has been identified as a […]

The global interest and focus during COP26 & COP27 on Article 6 have demonstrated the importance of facilitating climate action and producing inroads for unprecedented international cooperation through market-based mechanisms. Anticipating the importance of carbon markets to climate action, GGGI has piloted and built programs that facilitate the Paris Agreement such as Designing Article 6 […]

Senegal validated on February 21, 2023, at Fleur de Lys Hotel, Dakar, the National Strategy for operationalizing the implementation of Article 6 of the Paris Agreement in Senegal. The validation workshop gathered nearly 40 participants from sectoral ministries, the private sector, professional associations, and NGOs. Under the leadership and guidance of the Ministry of Environment, […]

Seoul, Republic of Korea – 17 January 2023 – Article 6 of the Paris Agreement establishes a mechanism for government and private sector to achieve the scale of transformation required for keeping within 1.5 °C climate change goal. Article 6 carbon markets offer the opportunity for countries to engage in cooperative approaches to greenhouse gas […]

In 2016, Rwanda ratified the Paris Agreement (PA) to combat climate change by limiting the global temperature rise to below 1.5º, as articulated in the 2015 Paris Agreement (PA). Submitted to the UNFCCC (United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change), the National Greenhouse Gas Inventory reported that the per capita Green House Gases (GHG) emissions […]

El evento se desarrolló en el marco de proyecto liderado por el Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) bajo el programa de asistencia técnica del Instituto de Industria y Tecnología Ambiental de Corea (KEITI), el cual busca apoyar al gobierno peruano en los primeros pasos para la elaboración de una hoja de ruta hacia un mercado […]

On 12 July 2022, the Viet Nam Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) and GGGI successfully kicked off the workshop “Mobilizing resources for green growth in Viet Nam through carbon credit exchange” with support from the Government of Norway. The event was honored by the presence of the Ambassador of Norway to Viet Nam, Ms. […]

Round Up: Third meeting of the Project Steering Committee DAPA ” Design of Policy Approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement”    Rabat, Morocco May 18, 2022 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in close collaboration with the Ministry of Energy Transition and Sustainable Development, organized the third steering committee virtual meeting of […]

Seoul, Republic of Korea – On 9 June 2022, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) completed the 3-month consultation phase for its latest initiative to promote the opening of international carbon markets, the Carbon Transaction Platform (CTP). The “Global Event on Article 6 and the Carbon Transaction Platform” was a hybrid online/in-person event hosted at […]

Article 6.4 of the Paris Climate Agreement to allow private companies to access this new market is being configured, a Senegalese official announced. The carbon market is a mechanism for trading greenhouse gas emission rights. It is one of the incentives provided for by the Kyoto Protocol to encourage states to reduce their emissions and […]

September 30, 2021 – As a part of the implementation of the Designing Policy Approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement DAPA project, GGGI Senegal held a kick-off meeting to officially mark the beginning of the second stage of the program. The meeting was chaired by the Director of Environment & Classified Establishments on […]

                                        Related posts   Click the calendar to see in full view:   The UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties (COP26), hosted by the UK in partnership with Italy, kicked off on October 31 and […]

February 1, 2021 – Recognizing the importance of a green post COVID-19 recovery as a critical moment for sustainable finance, the Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) participated in the Abu Dhabi Sustainable Finance Forum on January 20, 2021. GGGI Director-General, Dr. Frank Rijsberman, took part in a panel discussion to share his insights on a sustainable […]

Rabat, Morocco February 11, 2020 – The Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI) in close collaboration with the Department of Environment within the Ministry of Energy, Mines and Environment and with support from the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment organized a one-day consultation workshop on Policy Approaches under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. The […]