The project considers Chile as a host country and Switzerland and New Zealand as partner countries. These countries share a history of trust, climate ambition, and complementarity with regards to the availability of resources and low-cost emission reduction potential. There is, therefore, a high likelihood that a Climate Teams initiative between them could materialise after the concept is further developed and it gains political support. However, the project is not predicated upon pre-commitment from any government to proceed with negotiations. Its aim is to implement an international collaborative process involving research and facilitated dialogue among technical experts to develop a prototype Climate Team agreement. This agreement could potentially form the basis for future negotiations to transfer mitigation outcomes between host and partner governments. Regardless of how the prototype is used in the future, the work to develop the prototype will help with identifying and overcoming the technical challenges associated with government agreements for international transfers of mitigation.
Resources
- Supporting Acceleration of Transition At-Scale: Exploring Climate Action Teams (CAT) and Other Jurisdictional Mechanisms to Accelerate Decarbonization
- At COP27, Chile, New Zealand Representatives Express Support for Potential Collaboration in Climate Action Teams
- Potential Greenhouse Gas Reductions Beyond Chile’s Nationally Determined Contribution to 2030
- Chile, New Zealand Representatives Express Support for Potential Collaboration in Climate Action Teams
- Climate Action Teams: Un Mecanismo para la Transferencia de ITMOs
- Climate Action Teams at COP26
- Climate Change Mitigation Modelling- Chile-NZ knowledge exchange. June 2021
- “Más mercados y menos gases de efecto invernadero” (More markets and less Greenhouse gases), Diario Financiero, June 2021
- Implementación de Equipos Climáticos en Chile: Una propuesta para combatir el cambio climático y la contaminación local
Countries
Associated People
- Suzi Kerr
- Francisco Pinto
- Ana Pueyo
- Álvaro Lorca
- Andres Pica
- Rodrigo Pizarro
- Juan Pablo Montero
- Jose Miguel Valdés