Securing Climate Finance for Projects and Programs with Co-benefits with Air Quality Read more about Securing Climate Finance for Projects and Programs with Co-benefits with Air Quality This presentation provides an overview of the Asian Development Bank's commitments and progress in climate finance, specifically in relation to air quality improvement projects. It also highlights the various financing mechanisms and initiatives, such as the ETM Funding Vehicle and the Innovative Finance Facility for Climate in Asia and the Pacific, that the ADB is implementing to mobilize climate finance and support the transition to clean energy.
Swati Mitchelle Dsouza Keywords Asia Clean Blue Skies clean air blue skies air quality air pollution climate change co-benefits environment Read more about Swati Mitchelle Dsouza Swati Mitchelle Dsouza is a climate change specialist at the Asian Development Bank. Swati’s research interests include just transitions, power and transport sector decarbonization, and supply chain security. She was the India lead analyst for the IEA, a consultant on new strategic initiatives at IEEFA, and co-developed the India ZEV center at UC Davis on transport sector decarbonization. She founded the climate change center at the National Foundation for India and led one of the first studies on just transitions in India in 2021.
Practical Approaches and Opportunities for Integrating Climate and Air Pollution Action Read more about Practical Approaches and Opportunities for Integrating Climate and Air Pollution Action This presentation provides an overview of the opportunities and practical approaches for integrating climate and air pollution action, with a focus on urban areas. It highlights the importance of integrating climate and air quality efforts, the key opportunities in action planning processes, data and data systems, and communication and engagement, and provides examples of successful city-level actions in addressing climate change and air pollution.
Rose Bailey Keywords Asia Clean Blue Skies clean air blue skies air quality air pollution climate change co-benefits environment Read more about Rose Bailey Dr Rose Bailey is an international climate change action planning and transparency expert. She has 14 years of international experience, providing support, advice, technical assistance, and capacity building at the city, state, and country levels.
Tackling Climate Change and Air Pollution at the City-Level Read more about Tackling Climate Change and Air Pollution at the City-Level This presentation provides an overview of the efforts and progress made by C40 Cities in tackling climate change and air pollution at the city level, including the implementation of high-impact climate actions, the reduction of PM2.5 concentrations, the drivers of progress, and the tools and initiatives used to integrate climate, air quality, and health into city planning and decision-making processes.
Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions to Air Pollution and Climate Change in Southeast Asia: Participatory Governance, Social Co-benefits and Co-Innovation Read more about Sustainable and Inclusive Solutions to Air Pollution and Climate Change in Southeast Asia: Participatory Governance, Social Co-benefits and Co-Innovation This presentation provides an overview of the Asian Co-benefits Partnership and its emphasis on social benefits and implementation, with a case study on renewables in West Java. It also highlights the potential for solar PV in Bandung and the estimated co-benefits of its installation in residences. Additionally, it mentions the connections between climate actions, environmental impacts, health impacts, and impacted groups, and the need for a tool to demonstrate these connections.
The Co-benefits Approach to Reduce Threats Posed by Climate Change and Air Pollution Read more about The Co-benefits Approach to Reduce Threats Posed by Climate Change and Air Pollution
Assessing the Costs of Inaction in Tackling Air Pollution and Climate Change Read more about Assessing the Costs of Inaction in Tackling Air Pollution and Climate Change
Air Pollution and Climate Solutions in Southeast Asia Read more about Air Pollution and Climate Solutions in Southeast Asia
NDCs and National Air Quality Programs Read more about NDCs and National Air Quality Programs This presentation provides an overview of the importance of including air pollution in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), examples of how countries have included air quality in their NDCs, the options for including air pollution in NDCs, and the support provided by the Climate and Clean Air Coalition (CCAC) to enhance NDCs.