The problem – The Kyoto Protocol created flexible mechanisms for countries to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions in order to account for the increasing cost of interventions emissions the more a country reduces its emission. The treaty allows countries to trade funding emission reductions in their country for reductions in another country provided they are able prove that the foreign reductions would not have otherwise happened without their funding. Lost in the international debate concerning a follow-up treaty to the Kyoto Protocol are the simple actions that are already taking place worldwide by nongovernmental actors at the grassroots level.

The way forward – A program was created to evaluate and recognize exemplary mitigation and adaptation activities in order that they might be emulated and replicated worldwide.

Contribution– Project scoping, proposal review and editing; budget analysis and review; project management through regular calls, meetings, and site visits.