About the project
OBJECTIVES
ACTIVITIES
OUTCOMES
- To develop state-level guidelines on urban low carbon actions by 2012
- To leverage national/international finance for urban low carbon actions
- Framework for a monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) system for low carbon actions
- Local Government GHG Protocol: a tool to understand, quantify, and manage greenhouse gas emissions
- Assist State Governments, by strengthening their technical know-how, to combat the impacts of climate change
ACTIVITIES
- Report on financing opportunities for Low Carbon Urban Growth and channelising funds through national and international governments
- Online knowledge portal for cities
- India specific Local Government GHG Protocol
- City level MRV system guidebook
- State specific reports on low carbon potential for urban areas and state level low carbon guidelines
- Capacity building of city staff on GHG inventory & proposal writing
- International and national dissemination of India’s GHG Protocol and developed state level guidelines on LCAs
OUTCOMES
- State-level guidelines on low carbon actions
- Report on financial opportunities for urban low carbon actions
- Indian GHG protocol for local governments
- Submission of 3 projects proposals by project cities for funding
- MRV System for annually reporting emission reductions
- Endorsement by State Government of ‘State Level Low Carbon Guidelines’
- Information dissemination and learning for other cities from project cities
