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Setting the Scene..

Setting the Scene. Do we need a general slide on the CC/development relationship, or do they ‘get’ this already?. Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs). John Drexhage Director, Climate Change and Energy December 4, 2010. NAMAs: an evolving definition.

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Setting the Scene..

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  1. Setting the Scene.. • Do we need a general slide on the CC/development relationship, or do they ‘get’ this already? Nationally appropriate mitigation actions(NAMAs) John Drexhage Director, Climate Change and Energy December 4, 2010

  2. NAMAs: an evolving definition • Voluntary actions taken by developing countries that reduce GHG emissions. • General Principles: • The level of ambition commensurate with level of development • A registry will link mitigation actions to developed country support • Level and type of support will depend upon the NAMA in question • Three broad types of NAMAs: • Unilateral or autonomous NAMAs • Supported NAMAs • NAMA crediting

  3. IISD approach to NAMAs • Despite the fact that negotiations have stalled, there is considerable interest in moving forward on low-carbon development in LDCs and emerging markets • Recognize there is a key opportunity to (a) attract fast-start financing and (b) shape ongoing negotiations around NAMAs • Important to ensure that NAMAs definition is sufficiently broad to allow for actions that generate co-benefits

  4. Initial work • Innovative Policy NAMAs • Focusing on measures that reduce GHG emissions, have a low or negative cost to government, and contribute to broader SD benefits • Examples of innovative policy NAMAs include energy efficiency and removal of fossil fuel subsidies • Up-front capacity building and financing required to overcome barriers to implementation • Develop a replicable framework to be used in other countries

  5. Initial work • NAMAs in LDCs • Investigating the opportunities for NAMAs in LDCs • Identifying opportunities to draw on lessons learned through the National Adaptation Programs of Action (NAPA) process to inform the NAMA process

  6. Project Concepts • Developing NAMA frameworks in fast emerging economies • Development of guidelines of how to structure NAMAs • Application of guidelines in-country • Exploring opportunities for NAMAs in the agriculture sector • Policy paper to assess NAMAs and their potential to be a catalytic force in emission reductions in the sector • In-country work to develop and apply a replicable framework and methodology

  7. Project Concepts • Using public procurement to advance NAMAs in energy efficiency and renewable energy • Development of resource materials for developing country governments • Work with two pilot countries to develop policy framework

  8. Thank you! For more information please contact: John Drexhage jdrexhage@iisd.org +1 (613) 238 9820

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