CLIMATE ACTION ACCELERATOR
What is the Climate Action Accelerator?
The Climate Action Accelerator is a global advisory network that provides rapid, high-quality, short-term technical assistance for developing countries.
Ad Hoc Support for Nationally Determined Contributions, Long-Term Strategies, and Transparency Systems
Do you need support in designing, implementing, or updating your Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC), Long-term Strategies (LTS), or transparency systems? The Climate Action Accelerator is available. The Climate Action Accelerator provides targeted technical assistance in matchmaking to developing countries, government agencies, and other members to advance ambitious climate action.
Supporting Local Needs and Driving Global Impact
The Climate Action Accelerator is a versatile program that can support a wide range of technical assistance activities, adaptable to each country’s individual needs. The Climate Action Accelerator fosters climate leadership by sharing lessons and successes with other countries through GCAP’s Communities of Practice (CoPs). The Climate Action Accelerator supports innovative approaches that can be replicated across regions and countries to accelerate climate solutions.
Submit Your Request Today!
The Climate Action Accelerator accepts requests from developing countries, government agencies, and technical or other institutions and organizations that are working directly with national governments to plan and implement their NDCs, LTS, or transparency systems.
To request support, please email us with the following information:
- your information (name, organization, title, and country);
- your preferred language of communication;
- the request’s affiliation with any government entities (either directly submitted or endorsed); and,
- details on what support you are looking to receive.
The Climate Action Accelerator at Work
Discover Our Impact
In Fiscal Year 2024, GCAP supported…
- 13 countries in 22 technical assistance requests to accelerate climate action in bioenergy, transportation, waste, agriculture, and land use.
- 5 workshops designed to build the institutional capacities of global stakeholders in tackling climate challenges, from livestock emissions to organic waste management to electric mobility.
- 11 roadmaps providing key actions for developing, implementing, and monitoring sustainable action plans to ensure long-term success of innovative climate solutions.
- 13 proposed regulations and policies informed by best practices, including the development of incentive programs, new standards, and technology adoption support.
“The [CAA] has allowed us to highlight the contribution of emission reduction actions in the cement industry towards Peru’s NDC targets. It is an important step on the road to carbon neutrality by 2050.”
– Carlos Adrianzén, Manager of Safety, Environment, and Sustainability at UNACEM, Peru
“The [CAA] provided a unique entry point for the development of actions and policies aimed at a circular economy. The roadmap [developed under the CAA] will be crucial for converting and materializing sustainable productive development actions in the future.”
– Henry Moreira, Analyst of Productive Promotion at the Consortium of Provincial Autonomous Government of Ecuador (CONGOPE), Ecuador