Energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in developing countries over the last 10 years will significantly reduce CO2 emissions from energy use by 2020, according to initial estimates. However, attributing exact emission reductions is challenging since many actors contribute to the same projects. There is also insufficient data and no common methodology for quantifying reductions. The 1 gigaton coalition is working to address these challenges and quantify the full reductions generated by energy projects.

1. Niklas Höhne, n.hoehne@newclimate.org
Yaping Cheng, yaping.cheng@yale.edu
7 December 2015, Paris COP 21

2. Key findings
Energy efficiency and renewable energy activities in developing countries in
the last 10 years will significantly reduce co2 emissions from energy use by
2020.
Attributing emission reductions to specific actors is challenging, as many
actors often contribute to the same projects.
There is insufficient data and no common methodology to quantify the
reductions.
Estimates in this report are an initial estimate of what could be achieved.
The 1 gigaton coalition is working to address these challenges to quantify the
full reductions generated by energy projects.

3. Energy efficiency and renewable energy
activities in developing countries significantly
reduce CO2 emissions

4. Energy efficiency and renewable energy
activities in developing countries significantly
reduce CO2 emissions

5. Energy efficiency and renewable energy
activities in developing countries significantly
reduce CO2 emissions

6. Energy efficiency and renewable energy
activities in developing countries significantly
reduce CO2 emissions

7. Energy efficiency and renewable energy
activities in developing countries significantly
reduce CO2 emissions

8. Energy efficiency and renewable energy
activities in developing countries significantly
reduce CO2 emissions

9. Content
Key messages
Country action
Selected bilateral projects
Selected multilateral cooperation

10. Policy activity on energy efficiency and
renewable energy is increasing

11. Country Case Studies
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12. Content
Key messages
Country action
Selected bilateral projects
Selected multilateral cooperation

13. Bottom-up Data Collection
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14. Bottom-up Research
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15. Bottom-up Research
The 42 projects will save a total of 11.4 TWh
Reduce CO2 emissions by 6 MtCO2 per year
$2.5 billion financial support from seven 1 Gigaton Coalition
partners – Norway, Japan, the UK, Germany, France,
Denmark and the European Commission
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16. What is the global potential?
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17. What is the global potential?
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18. Content
Key messages
Country action
Selected bilateral projects
Selected multilateral cooperation

19. Multilateral efforts account for
reductions in different ways

20. Recommendations to improve
data
Greater information sharing in measurement and reporting
Common reporting guidelines and frameworks
Country- and region-specific emission factors and data
Strengthen data collection on heating, cooling, and transport
Collect data on the co-benefits of renewable energy and energy
efficiency projects
Understand South-South cooperation

21. http://www.1gigatoncoalition.org
Niklas Höhne, n.hoehne@newclimate.org
Yaping Cheng, yaping.cheng@yale.edu
7 December 2015, Paris COP 21