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Operational playbook for effective emissions reduction for international humanitarian organisations

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In recent years, both climate scientists and leading figures, such as the UN Secretary General and the US Secretary of Defence, have described climate change as an existential threat to humanity.

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IPCC, Climate Change 2022: Impacts, Adaptation, and Vulnerability Working Group II contribution to the IPCCs Sixth Assessment Report, 2022, p. 9. https://www.ipcc.ch/report/ar6/wg2/downloads/report/IPCC_AR6_WGII_FullReport.pdf, (Accessed 23 May 2024).

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The Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organizations, signatories as of March 2024. https://www.climate-charter.org/, (Accessed 23 May 2024).

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Humanitarian Aid Donors Declaration on Climate and Environment, signed in March 2022. https://civil-protection-humanitarian-aid.ec.europa.eu/what/humanitarian-aid/climate-change-and- environment/humanitarian-aid-donors-declaration-climate-and- environment_en, (Accessed 23 May 2024).

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IASC, Environmental Responsibility in Humanitarian Operations, Endorsed by IASC OPAG, 2023, https://www.icvanetwork.org/uploads/2023/11/IASC-Guidance-Environmental-Responsibility-in-Humanitarian-Operations-20231005.pdf, (Accessed 23 May 2024).

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Johan Rockström et al., Safe and just Earth system boundaries, Nature, 2023, https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-023-06083-8,(Accessed 23 May 2024).

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Effective emissions reduction refers to targeted approaches that aim to minimise the GHG emissions produced by an organisation or a sector with a view to reaching the Paris Agreement goal of halving GHG emissions by 2030. A quantified approach uses quantitative targets, implementation plans, and monitoring and reporting frameworks. It ensures that all emissions – whether direct or indirect – are accounted for and does not include offsetting in carbon accounting.

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In 2023 and 2024, Climate Action Accelerator launched a pilot project with Sahelian NGOs exploring ways to develop more resilient, low- carbon and sustainable operational procedures. Lessons from this initial pilot will be available in an upcoming playbook for local organisations, to be released in early 2025.

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IPCC, Assessment Report AR6, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, https://www.ipcc.ch/assessment-report/ar6/, (Accessed 23 May 2024).

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Climate Charter, Climate and Environment Charter for Humanitarian Organisations, https://www.climate-charter.org/, (Accessed 23 May 2024).

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