RE-CONNECT, funded by the European Commission, supports a range of countries to build capacity in the modelling, projections and tracking of GHG emissions, helping them to comply with their reporting requirements under the Paris Agreement. The programme aims to:
Improve the monitoring, reporting, verification and use of GHG emissions data and inventories by strengthening the exchange and information sharing between professionals and experts working in the field;
Increase the capacity within parties to the Paris Agreement for the collection and reporting of robust data on greenhouse gas emissions and associated climate policies and measures needed to ensure a transparent communication of climate action progress;
Enhance mitigation modelling capabilities of partners in target countries in a sustained manner and increase the use of their work by policy makers, including by creating and nurturing policy dialogues between modellers and policy makers, and;
Enhance the collaboration between national and EU-based teams through joint studies, workshops, expert matching and research exchanges.
To deliver these objectives the project is delivering a comprehensive package of capacity building activities including:
- Training workshops
- Expert matching
- Supporting attendance of modelling meetings
- Organisation of bilateral events
- Facilitating information sharing and outreach
Ricardo plc is leading the consortium that is delivering this project, which also include a number of leading international institutions in GHG emissions modelling and transparency issues. The partners are: