Market-based mechanisms (MBMs) are increasingly common policy tools that create incentives for managing greenhouse gases (GHGs) cost-effectively and can be used to satisfy broader economic and... read more
GHG Mitigation
RALI GHG MRV Harmonization Framework
Countries around the world have set ambitious targets for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and are now pursuing a breadth of mitigation actions across sectors and at all scales, from local projects... read more
Supporting Low Emission Development by Generating Electricity from Biogas from Palm Oil Mill Effluent: Costs, Benefits, and the Potential for Replication
In this paper, USAID Resources to Advance LEDS Implementation (RALI) presents lessons learned from efforts undertaken in Indonesia to recover biogas methane (CH4) from palm oil mill effluent (POME)... read more
Development Impact Assessment for Low Emissions Development
Development Impact Assessment for Low Emissions DevelopmentConstructing a LEDS requires a tool that enables governments to evaluate and prioritize policies across an economy and clearly explain the... read more
Second Regional Technical Dialogue on Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) – Asia-Pacific & Eastern Europe
This brief highlights the latest discussion and insights on INDCs presented at this technical dialogue, organized by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Bangkok, Thailand during... read more
Time to Act: To reduce short-lived climate pollutants
The Climate and Clean Air Coalition to Reduce Short-Lived Climate Pollutants (CCAC) has released a report, titled ‘Time to Act – To reduce short-lived climate pollutants (SLCPs).' The... read more
Asian Greenhouse Gas Management Center Flyer
The Asian Greenhouse Gas Management Center (AGMC) is a new regional facility that serves as an “open platform” for coordinating and delivering state-of-the-art training, needs... read more
Pathways to Deep Decarbonization
This interim 2014 report by the Deep Decarbonization Pathway Project (DDPP) summarizes preliminary findings of the pathways developed by the DDPP Country Research Teams with the objective of... read more
Development and Mitigation (DevMit) Ideas Kit
The DevMit Ideas Kit provides an entry point into the wealth of ideas and information that emerged from the DevMit Forum. These are clustered into four themes, each with sub-themes. The ideas... read more
Bringing Development and Climate Together in Asia: Asian Co-Benefits Partnership White Paper
Mitigating climate change can be accomplished through policies, programmes or projects conceived specifically for that purpose. It can also be achieved with policies, programmes or projects that meet... read more