NACAG - Nitric Acid Climate Action Group

Government Agency
iSustain score 75

The long-term objective of Nitric Acid Climate Action Group (NACAG) is to incentivise the installation of effective N2O abatement technology in every nitric acid plant worldwide. NACAG’s vision is for the N2O emissions of an entire industrial sector to be mitigated on a global scale. The NACAG was launched by the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU) in order to increase mitigation action in the chemical industry. Considering technical and economic aspects, GHG abatement in the nitric acid sector is generally easy to implement and can be done at relatively low cost. This is the reason why this sector was chosen in the first place. The NACAG initiative offers financial and technical support to individual nitric acid plant operators until the end of 2023. While the technical support is available to all governments and nitric acid producers worldwide, the financial support is bound to the condition that the government of the country in which the plant is located commits to sustaining the emission abatement from year 2024 onwards. Support is available through grants and climate auctions. This support covers not only the procurement and installation of the abatement technology and monitoring equipment required, but also any necessary plant modifications and labour costs related to monitoring and maintenance.

Geographic focus

Central Africa
Central Asia
East Africa
East Asia
Eastern Europe
Middle East
North Africa
Pacific Islands
Pan-African
South Asia
Southeast Asia
Southern Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa
West Africa

Sector appetite

Climate Mitigation
Industry
Infrastructure

Fund size

Funded by the German International Climate Initiative (IKI)

Eligible recipients

Private sector
Public entity at the national level
Public entity at the regional level
Public entity at the sub-national level

Co-financing requirement

No formal co-financing requirement

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