Announced in COP22, the Ci-ACA initiative assists Parties in the development of carbon pricing instruments for implementing their Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) under the Paris Agreement. It seeks to foster cooperative climate action among jurisdictions.

The Ci-ACA initiative builds on existing NDC support projects, promotes awareness of carbon pricing and explore possibilities of joining carbon markets. Ci-ACA projects are implemented with the assistance of the Regional Collaboration Centres.  

James Grabert, Director, Mitigation at UN Climate Change explains: