In this side-event organised by the German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE), the Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership, VU University Amsterdam, and Ecofys, experts, policymakers and representatives of non-state and subnational climate initiatives have discussed:

• the potential of cooperative initiatives (non-state and subnational climate initiatives) –featuring experiences and best-practices from business and civil society;the current landscape of cooperative initiatives – featuring the ‘Climate Initiatives Database’
• Linkages between the multilateral climate regime and a groundswell climate actions – featuring a proposal for a ‘Global Framework for Climate Action’.

Moderation:

• Harro van Asselt, SEI

Speakers:

• Nicolette Bartlett, CISL
• Nicholas Harrison, Ecofys
• Sander Chan, German Development Institute / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik (DIE)
• Jacob Scherr, NRDC (tbc)