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1. www.tap-­‐poten*al.org
TA P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !

2. TAP
is:
• Embedded
within
the
scope
of
the
Local
Government
Climate
Roadmap,
• Mo3vated
by
the
“Lima-­‐Paris
Ac*on
Agenda”
of
the
COP20
and
COP21
Presidencies,
• Encouraged
by
the
NAZCA
PlaAorm
operated
by
the
UNFCCC
Secretariat,
• In
support
of
the
Compact
of
Mayors
and
the
Compact
of
States
and
Regions.
TAP
is
developed:
• In
collabora3on
with
networks
of
local
and
subna*onal
governments
(ICLEI,
R20,
UCLG,
C40,
Euroci3es,
CEMR…)
• In
synergy
with
the
members
of
the
Ci*es
Climate
Finance
Leadership
Alliance
(CCFLA)
(e.g.
AFD,
GIB,
WWF,
GEF,
WB)
• In
partnership
with
other
ins3tu3ons.
TAP
is
launched
and
managed
by
ICLEI
–
Local
Governments
for
Sustainability
and
will
be
presented
at
the
COP21
Pavilion
co-­‐hosted
by
City
of
Paris
and
City
of
Bristol
–European
Green
Capital
2015.
The
TAP
aims
to:
• support
climate
investment
in
urban
areas
over
the
next
ten
years
• increase
the
quality
and
scope
of
local
and
regional
climate
ac3on
• create
support
mechanisms
to
assist
ci3es
and
regions
in
designing
bankable
and
transforma*ve
projects
• contribute
to
the
elabora3on
of
new
finance
mechanisms
for
local
and
regional
climate
ac3on
• create
trust
among
sub
na3onal
governments,
financing
ins3tu3ons
and
investors,
also
to
lower
the
current
percep3on
of
risk
• support
regular
monitoring
and
repor*ng
of
project
implementa3on
developments
• encourage
mul*-­‐level
coopera*on
and
governance
in
the
area
of
climate
mi3ga3on
and
adapta3on
• raise
visibility
of
local
and
subna3onal
climate
ac3on
at
the
na3onal
and
interna3onal
level.
Background
and
Overview
T A P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !

3. Increased
Access
to
Finance/Accelerated
Climate
Ac*on
Implementa*on
What
is
the
TAP?
T A P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !
Mobiliza*on
of
key
actors
Visibiliza*on
of
real
and
poten*al
climate
ac*on
Raised
Ambi*on
&
Accelerated
Climate
Ac*on
Implementa*on
Local
and
subna*onal
governments
Climate
Ac*on
Repor*ng
(Compact
of
Mayors,
Carbonn,
…)
Development
Agencies
Funding
bodies
and
banks
Na*onal
governments
(mul*-­‐level
coopera*on)
TAP
online
plaAorm
TAP
Pavilion
at
COPs

4. • Mobiliza*on
of
ci*es
and
regions
• Sustained
awareness-­‐
raising
• With
focus
on:
mul*-­‐
level
governance,
effec*ve
ver*cal
integra*on,
new
financing
mechanisms
• Kick-­‐off
at
COP21,
at
every
future
COP
thereacer
• Space
for
showcasing
of
TAP
projects
to
a
mul*-­‐actor
public
• Selec*on
of
100
TAP
frontrunner
ci*es
and
regions
every
year
• Support
with
applica*on
and
project
proposal
development
• Online
plaAorm
that
visibilizes
ac*on
poten*al
in
a
structured,
unified
format
• Informa*on
and
communica*on
facilita*on
for
local/
regional
governments
and
funding
bodies
The
4
Ac*on
Pillars
of
the
TAP
TAP
Project
Pipeline
TAP
PlaAorm
TAP
Pavilion
TAP
Advocacy
for
Accelerated
Climate
Ac*on
T A P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !

5. Type
of
Projects
TAP
Criteria
and
Selec*on
Process
The
Transforma*ve
Ac*on
Program
(TAP)
calls
for
project
applica*ons
from
subna*onal
authori*es
that
are
ambi*ous,
cross-­‐
cufng,
and
inclusive
-­‐
our
defini*on
of
transforma*ve.
"Fast-­‐track
Transformers”
“Post-­‐2020
Transformers”
• Ready-­‐to
implement,
fully
designed
projects/
ac3on
plans
with
an
iden3fied
need
for
funding
(investment
and/or
grants)
• Projects/ac3ons
plans
with
a
clear
budget,
clear
ac3on
plan
and
management
concept
• To
be
implemented
pre-­‐2020
• Well-­‐designed
project
concepts
• Iden3fied
need
for
funding,
capacity
building,
technical
advice,
strategy
development,
finance
exper3se,
etc.
• To
be
implemented
post
-­‐2020
T A P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !

6. Criteria
for
TAP
Projects
Defining
the
Transforma*ve
Poten*al
of
Projects
Ambi*ous
Cross-­‐cufng
Inclusive
First-­‐3me
projects/
ac3on
plans
that
will
serve
a
meaningful
percentage
of
the
popula3on
OR
Exis3ng
projects/
ac3on
plans
that
will
be
scaled
up
and
that
will
serve
an
increasingly
large
amount
of
the
popula3on/
jurisdic3on
area/etc.
People
Demonstrate
how
ci3zens,
in
par3cular
those
iden3fied
from
disadvantaged
communi3es,
will
benefit
in
the
short-­‐
and
mid-­‐term,
e.g.
urban
poor,
unemployed,
elderly,
youth,
women,
ethnic
minori3es,
etc.
Place
Improve
different
aspects
of
the
loca3on
by
op3mizing
the
use
of
local
resources
[air,
water,
waste,
land,
biodiversity
/
ecosystems,
energy]
across
services
and
sectors
Planet
Contribute
to
na3onal
and
global
sustainability
goals
(SDGs)
City
administra3on
Coordinate
within
the
city
administra3on,
i.e.
cross-­‐departmental
coordina3on
processes
and
mechanisms
have
to
be
in
place
to
assure
effec3ve
project
implementa3on
and
financing
Civil
society
Engage
ci3zens
and
local
stakeholders
ac3vely,
encouraging
their
par3cipa3on
in
the
design,
implementa3on
and
monitoring
of
the
project.
Mul3-­‐level
governance
Establish
concrete
efforts
to
foster
collabora3on
and
coopera3on
with
govern-­‐mental
stakeholders
at
all
governance
levels:
municipal,
local,
sub-­‐na3onal,
na3onal,
regional
Business
Reach
out
to
local
business
and
industry
to
s3mulate
green
growth
in
the
local
private
sector
TAP
applicants
should
have
the
poten*al
to
transform
society,
and
par*cularly
respond
to
ACI
–
ambi*ous,
cross-­‐
cufng,
and
inclusive.
These
3
key
components
of
“transforma*ve”
are
captured
in
the
table.
T A P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !

7. Timeline
for
the
TAP2015
applica*on
and
selec*on
process
T A P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !
When
Stage
of
TAP
process
Responsible
En*ty
Early
May
2015
Launch
of
Offline
applica3on
form
TAP
team
Early
June
2015
Launch
of
Online
applica3on
form
TAP-­‐team
May
+
June
2015
Support
webinars
for
poten3al
applicants
TAP
team
15th
June
2015
1st
deadline
for
TAP
applica3ons
TAP-­‐team
June-­‐July
2015
Establish
the
TAP
Project
Selec3on
Panel
TAP
Management
Commi_ee
(MC)
15th
July
2015
2nd
deadline
for
TAP
applica3ons
TAP-­‐team
15th
August
2015
Final
deadline
for
TAP
applica3ons
TAP-­‐team
August
2015
First
Screening/Pre-­‐Selec3on
of
Projects
based
on
completeness
of
applica3on
form
TAP
MC
September
2015
Selec3on
of
(up
to)
100
TAP
projects
TAP
Project
Selec3on
Panel
(TAP-­‐PSP)
October
2015
No3fica3on
of
successful
TAP
projects
TAP
team
30
Nov
-­‐11
Dec
2015
Presenta3on
of
a
selec3on
of
TAP
projects
at
the
TAP2015
Pavilion
at
COP21
TAP
team,
TAP
MC

8. The
TAP
–
how
we
work
The
TAP
consists
of
3
key
en**es:
§ A
mul3-­‐disciplinary
TAP
project
team
responsible
for
the
day-­‐to-­‐day
ac3vity
coordina3on
and
implementa3on,
closely
working
with
TAP
partners.
§ TAP
Management
Commikee
consis3ng
of
the
core
TAP
Management
and
a
selec3on
of
advisors
from
partners.
It
is
responsible
for
providing
strategic
direc3on
of
the
TAP,
suppor3ng
the
broad-­‐scale
mobiliza3on
of
ci3es
and
regions
and
the
pre-­‐selec3on
of
TAP
project
applica3ons
based
on
completeness
of
the
applica3on
form.
§ TAP
Project
Selec*on
Panel
comprised
of
representa3ves
of
local
and
regional
government
networks,
funding
ins3tu3ons,
development
banks,
development
ins3tu3ons,
and
others.
It
is
responsible
for
the
selec3on
of
up
to
100
TAP
projects/ac3on
plans
for
2015
that
are
looking
for
climate
finance,
that
will
receive
official
TAP
endorsement,
and
that
will
obtain
an
opportunity
to
present
their
project
at
the
TAP2015
Pavilion
at
COP21
in
Paris-­‐Le
Bourget.
T A P t h e p o t e n t i a l o f l o c a l a n d s u b n a t i o n a l c l i m a t e a c t i o n !