Prof (Adj/conjt) Kim Lovegrove FRSN, MSE, RML.’s Post

Setting up multilevel dialogues isn't always easy, and yet, for national climate and #energylaws you shouldn't go without. If you're looking to touch base with your national government and multiple stakeholders - here is a replication programme to help you figure out the best strategy to make your voice heard: https://lnkd.in/e-9C6b_p #NECPlatform Institute for European Energy and Climate Policy Foundation (IEECP), North West Croatia Regional Energy and Climate Agency (REGEA)

Discussions at #Innovate4Climate highlighted the vital role of private actors in climate financing.   Yet, many countries lack an environment that enables private investments.   Explore IEG’s findings on how governments can address barriers to #PrivateCapital for climate action. https://bit.ly/3Rf1CHp

Hello friends! We often hear about the climate adaptation financing gap. I thought it would be helpful to set forth the categories of spending on climate adaptation, how much is needed, and where financing might come from. For climate financing answers, see: https://lnkd.in/gS8EBxvH

Especially this time of year around the large climate conferences, we talk about #finance gaps in nine-figure terms. Global #adaptation financing needs really do involve hundreds of millions of dollars annually - a truly dizzying sum - but this analysis by Daniel Potash breaks down that sum into (slightly) more manageable categories that align readily to specific sectors and solutions. Thanks for doing some big math for us all, Dan!

🌍 The contribution of the Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF) towards climate action and the green transition is unclear. 🌱 Spending allocation on climate projects could be overestimated by €34.5 billion 🌱 Not all measures tagged as ‘green’ were assessed as being so 🌱 No full account of the actual sums spent on climate action in EU countries 📗 Read the full report 👇

Like a never-ending story, output and performance indicators prove once again to be a very poor instrument to steer and analyse the results of a policy based on call-for-projects. As this funding mechanism puts forward short-term accountability and paper promises in an austeritarian context where the pressure to spend quickly is huge, it is not surprising that local/national authorities prioritise what's on the market (or in their pipe) over the developement of alternative projects. And eventually play a bit with the figures. To adress the emergencies of climate change, why not be bold and allocate again a portion of these funds to full-public programmes that will not only spend but also plan, develop and run the projects deemed useful by the community ? Why stick to existing, and unsatisfactory projects, if we could experiment less-intermediated forms of funding ?

with the HoD of RI in 8th Ministerial on Climat Action (#MoCA) Enhancing and Enabling Global Climate Action Implementation toward the Purpose and Long Term Goal of the #ParisAgreement

Important reading from the European Court of Auditors on how the #RRF may not be as green as initially expected. As we think about a new generation of incentives, it's essential to draw lessons from #RRF and other funds on directionality, instruments, clear criteria, and simplification. With the #Draghi Report calling for a significant scale-up in investments to keep the European Union on the right track and highlighting the role of public #incentives in leveraging private funds, aligning the interpretation of #green criteria between Member States' fund managers and auditors becomes critical, simplifying and clarifying the process for all. #industrial policy #innovation #climate adaptation #climate change

🎉New #OARSCommitment! #OSPAR plans to boost #oceanacidification monitoring and explore regional ocean climate tracking, support evidenced-based policy and inform frameworks such as the EU Marine Strategy Framework Directive. View OSPAR's Commitment here:

✨The 50 #CommunitiesforClimate receiving support from EU Funds for local EU climate action have been announced! ⚡️ The selected energy communities will benefit from specialised expertise, peer-learning opportunities, and guidance to maximise their impact. Read more here! 👉 https://bit.ly/4epV9md #EUinmyRegion #EUClimatePact #EUClimateAction #RePowerEU