(Center for Climate Strategies) In partnership with RTI International, the Center for Climate Strategies (CCS) completed the Guatemala national Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) plan, a gold-standard public private participatory template to spur economic and social development while reducing GHG emissions beyond international commitments.
The Guatemala LEDS Plan is the culmination of a multi-year effort in support of the USAID/Guatemala Low Emission Development Project to develop a sustainable economic pathway for all sectors of the country. A total of 43 Low Emissions Development Strategies (LEDS) policies were selected, designed, and analyzed for short term and mid-century implementation through a collaborative, open, and fact-based process involving over 300 stakeholders. The ten steps participatory process designed and facilitated by CCS has been an effective platform to enable the private sector to step forward and play an active role in fostering governmental
together in a productive way which is exciting. both have a history of bipartisan accomplishments, so that s encouraging. there s a new report out from the center for climate strategies and they had an interesting chart that shows we have declined in the amount of emissions. the economy is the biggest factor, and if you look at this chart, that top pink ribbon is the decline in admissions because of the economy. all the rest of that stuff, though, together is the decline because of other factors, actions taken at the federal, state and local level. that reminded me what an important role the states have here, too, and, in fact, california has just started a new cap and trade program four days ago. they had their first action for greenhouse gas credits. they would be the eighth largest economy in the world. they re the largest state economy, so when they act it has a big impact actually. not quite as optimistic as you