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The International Climate Initiative at COP29 in Baku
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Dear IKI partners and friends,
At the UN Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan, the implementation of last year's resolutions on energy, mitigation and adaptation targets was on the agenda – and above all the negotiation of a new approach to climate financing. The questions of how to shape and finance the just transition were also among the topics discussed during the IKI High Level Event and the IKI Networking Event at COP29.
With the launch of the IKI Thematic Call 2024 at the High Level Event, the IKI ministries presented a concrete example of how the International Climate Initiative promotes solutions for current challenges in the field of climate action and biodiversity conservation. The nine thematic priorities of the call range from mobilising private capital, decarbonising energy-intensive industries and conserving critical wetlands to enhancing climate resilience and preventing conflicts.
In this issue of the newsletter, we highlight events and other IKI activities at the UN Climate Change Conference. Click here for further details on our COP29 topic page.
In addition, many IKI projects were represented at the conference with events that we are unfortunately not able to report on. However, we would like to take this opportunity to thank everyone involved for their commitment.
Enjoy reading!
Best regards,
Your IKI Communications Team
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IKI High Level event at the German Climate Pavilion
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The IKI High Level Event took place under the motto ‘Pathways to transformative climate action, just energy transitions and innovative financing mechanisms’. In a discussion involving Federal Minister of Economics and Climate Action Robert Habeck, it became clear how countries such as South Africa and Germany could learn from each other with regard to these challenges. The official launch of two IKI calls illustrated how the IKI contributes to concrete solutions.
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How can we mobilise financial resources for climate action?
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Networking is a success factor for the the IKI as the diverse experiences from the projects are shared at face-to-face meetings. Around 90 participants used the IKI networking event at COP29 to exchange ideas with representatives from the three IKI ministries. Among other things, they discussed how financial resources can be mobilised for climate action. In the informal part of the evening, participants took the opportunity to socialise with people from the IKI community.
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How the IKI contributes to the decarbonisation of industry
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A key topic at COP29 was the decarbonisation of industry. In this context, the Climate Club has launched the Global Matchmaking Platform. The aim is to accelerate the decarbonisation of emissions-intensive industries and promote the development of low-emission industries in emerging and developing countries. In this article, you can find out how the IKI is involved – and what the ‘Global Pledge for Industry Decarbonisation Assistance’ is all about.
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IKI’s support for the JETP in Indonesia
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How the global energy transition can succeed is an ongoing topic at the annual UN climate change conferences. In this article, we use the example of the Just Energy Transition Partnership (JETP) in Indonesia to show what this path could look like for a specific country. The JETP is supported by several IKI projects in the fields of industrial decarbonisation, the just energy transition and sustainable energy financing.
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Climate adaptation for global resilience and stability
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Financing adaptation to the impacts of climate change contributes to strengthening the resilience of humankind and nature as well as to global stability. For this reason, the German government announced at COP29 that it would contribute 60 million euros to the Adaptation Fund through the IKI. The Adaptation Fund helps those countries which are most at risk from the climate crisis to prepare for the impact of global warming, thus averting future climate damage through anticipatory action.
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Combining climate action and biodiversity conservation
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One of the International Climate Initiative's unique strengths is its ability to combine climate action and biodiversity conservation. Financing for the protection of nature and biodiversity was therefore also a topic for the IKI at COP29. With this year's contribution of 8 million euros to the HIPCA (High Impact Partnership on Climate Action) Fund, which is provided via the IKI, Germany is reminding the international community of the need for stronger integration between international conventions on climate and biodiversity.
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Seeking trailblazing projects on biodiversity and climate action
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With its Thematic Call, the IKI is looking for ambitious project ideas from around the world to combat the climate crisis and protect biodiversity. This year’s priorities are designed to rigorously implement the IKI Strategy for the years up to 2030. Accordingly, involving the private sector and mobilising private capital for climate action are at the forefront of the competition.
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Including participation and equitable opportunities in project ideas
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The 5th IKI Medium Grants ideas competition is open until 14 January 2025! One of the two thematic priorities focuses on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, the other one on the protection and sustainable use of urban biodiversity. In both cases, participatory approaches are emphasised as diverse perspectives increase the effectiveness of the project work.
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Empowering small organisations
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Small organisations working at national, regional or local level in ODA-eligible countries can apply for funding for climate action and biodiversity conservation projects. The IKI Small Grants programme provides funding of between 60,000 and 200,000 euros per project and is open until 15 January 2025. Organisations are invited to apply for funding directly.
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Funding ambitious climate change mitigation projects
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The Mitigation Action Facility continues to fund ambitious climate change mitigation projects to implement Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) and long-term strategies that are central to meeting the Paris Agreement goals. The Call for Projects 2025 will offer climate finance for the implementation of mitigation projects aligned to ambitious new NDCs. Read more … |
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Fireside chat on just transition and climate finance
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Discussion between Robert Habeck, Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action, and Crispian Olver, Chairman of the Presidential Climate Commission of South Africa, on just transition and climate finance.
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Launch of IKI Thematic Call and IKI Small Grants
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At COP29, Jennifer Morgan, Special Envoy for International Climate Policy at the Federal Foreign Office, took the opportunity to launch the IKI Thematic Call 2024 and the next IKI Small Grants Call.
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NDCs 3.0 – raising ambition with industry
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With global industry emissions on the rise, we hear from government, industry and finance representatives about how the next round of climate plans can and must bring down emissions today.
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IKI Independent Complaints Mechanism
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The IKI offers an online seminar for implementing organisations and their partners as well as potentially affected persons and non-governmental organisations to learn about the new aspects resulting from the IKI Independent Complaint Mechanism policy.
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IKI online event calendar
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Submit your event to the IKI website!
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To make the wide range of IKI events more visible to the IKI community and to help with event promotion, a digital event calendar is available on the IKI website. In addition to the exclusive management of your event entries, you will significantly boost the visibility of your events, particularly within the IKI international community. Meanwhile, IKI website users can enjoy the convenience of saving events in their preferred time zone and exporting them to personal calendars. Use this form to enter your events ... |
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