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Climate Focus is an advisory company committed to the development of policies and projects that reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Our international and multidisciplinary team works closely with companies, governments and non-governmental organizations on reducing emissions in energy, households, industry, agriculture and forestry.

Climate Focus is an independent expert in international and national climate law, policies, project design and finance. We have been pioneering carbon markets ever since their inception. We aim to find a creative and unique solution for every single client, ranging from the development of policies to protect the rainforest to structuring greenhouse gas mitigation projects in the energy sector. Our advice is rooted in a profound knowledge of climate change policies, emission trading schemes and project development.

Climate Focus has offices in Amsterdam, Washington DC and Beijing and representatives in São Paulo, Lisbon and Brussels. We complement our core team with a broad network of in-country and specialized partners. 

Featured Project: Domestic offsets in the EU: Article 24a

Domestic offsets in the EU: Article 24a

Can European Union member states host domestic offset projects? Climate Focus is facilitating discussions about how provisions under Article 24a of the amended Directive establishing a European Union Emissions Trading Scheme (EU-ETS) can create incetives for the generation of domestic offsets within the EU.

Featured Publication: Engaging the Private Sector in the Potential Generation of REDD+ Carbon Credits

Engaging the Private Sector in the Potential Generation of REDD+ Carbon Credits

Climate Focus led a team of experts to analyze opportunities for involving the private sector in the generation of REDD+ credits for the UK Department for International Development (DFID).

  Recent News

  • FINANCING GREEN GROWTH - PRIVATE SECTOR GOVERNMENT DIALOGUE- 1-2 SEPTEMBER 2010 1 September 2010

    The first dialogue in a series focused on climate change is being sponsored by the Governments of Mexico and Switzerland.  The World Business Council on Sustainable Development and the International Chamber of Commerce are hosting the series, and the first session, held on September 1-2 in Geneva, focuses on the role of the private sector in a future climate regime.  The first session of the Mexican Dialogues is being facilitated by Climate Focus Director Charlotte Streck, and is held at the Intercontinental Hotel in Geneva.  Read more...

  • CF EXAMINES THE NEW PROMISE OF AGRICULTURE 30 July 2010

    Although contributing 14% of the world’s GHG emissions, agriculture has been largely neglected until now. Michael Coren looks at the future of the agricultural sector and climate change in an editorial for the Katoomba Group. With synergies between mitigation and adaptation within reach, agriculture’s time has finally come. Read more...

  • CLIMATE FOCUS PROMOTES AFRICAN ACCESS TO CARBON MARKETS 15 July 2010

    Climate Focus promotes African access to carbon markets by actively participating in the World Bank sponsored African Electrification Initiative (AEI). Read more...

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