15 December 2014
COP President Launches Nazca Climate Action Portal
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The Government of Peru has launched the Non-state Actor Zone for Climate Action (Nazca) Climate Action Portal to increase the visibility of climate actions being undertaken by cities, regions, companies and investors.

The portal was developed with the support of the UNFCCC Secretariat and launched on the sidelines of the Lima Climate Change Conference.

nazca11 December 2014: The Government of Peru has launched the Non-state Actor Zone for Climate Action (Nazca) Climate Action Portal to increase the visibility of climate actions being undertaken by cities, regions, companies and investors. The portal was developed with the support of the UNFCCC Secretariat and launched on the sidelines of the Lima Climate Change Conference.

Introducing the portal, COP President and Peruvian Environment Minister Manuel Pulgar-Vidal expressed hope that the new portal would trigger confidence and ambition. In a press release, the UNFCCC states that the range of actions included in the portal is impressive but not sufficient to address climate change challenges. UNFCCC stresses that the portal’s data underscores the fact that a “strong, universal climate agreement” is necessary for cities, regions, companies to be able to “unleash even further innovation” on mitigation and adaptation.

The portal draws on data from sources that are reporting and tracking progress, including the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) and the Carbonn Climate Registry; and showcases the pledges and initiatives launched at the UN Secretary-General’s Climate Summit in September 2014.

To date, the Nazca Climate Action Portal includes 913 cooperative and individual actions on climate change by 319 cities, 69 subnational regions and 261 companies. The portal is expected to expand and evolve over time to showcase the increasing range and number of actions being undertaken by cities, investors and corporations. Many of these actions are being undertaken in partnership with governments and UN agencies.

The Nazca Portal is named after the “vast ancient lines found in the landscape of Peru,” which are works of art that depict the “agility of the hummingbird, the creativity of the monkey and the soaring ambition of the condor,” all necessary qualities for realizing short- and long-term climate action. [UNFCCC Press Release] [Nazca Climate Action Portal][IISD RS Earth Negotiations Bulletin summary of Lima Climate Action High-Level Meeting]


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