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Explore issues under UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol, upcoming COP 12 and COP/MOP 2 concerns, mitigation challenges, and political dynamics. Key topics include emission trends, adaptation strategies, and engaging developing countries in global efforts.
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Post-2012 Issues under the UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol& Upcoming Issues for COP 12 and COP/MOP 2______________ ECBI Regional Workshops 2006 M.J. Mace FIELD London
Presentation Outline • Framework Challenges • Mitigation Challenge • Political Challenges • Process for Negotiation (AWG, Dialogue) • Significant issues at UNFCCC COP 12 • Significant issues at Kyoto COP/MOP 2
Post-2012 Framework Challenges • Convention - aims to bring developed country GHG emissions back to 1990 levels toward stabilisation of concentrations • Kyoto - aims to reduce overall developed country emissions by about 5% below 1990 levels over ‘first commitment period’ 2008-2012 • Kyoto anticipates ‘subsequent’ commitment periods, but does not specify duration or goal
Issues to be resolved • What concentration level avoids dangerous climate change? (400?, 450? 500 ppm?) • What overarching percent reduction in GHG emissions? • Over what timeframe? • How long should the second commitment period be? • What types of commitments? • How to apply the principle of ‘common but differentiated responsibilities and respective capabilities’ to developing countries? • How to address adaptation?
What is the role of the flexible mechanisms and sinks in the 2nd CP? • Should there be changes to the sectors and sources of emissions covered (e.g. international bunker fuels?) • What role should non-Kyoto Parties play? (e.g., US, Australia) • How can the Post-2012 climate regime draw in broader commitments from more countries? (e.g., China, India, Brazil) • Should groups of developing countries be differentiated in a future framework? How?
Mitigation Challenges • Clearly major reductions are needed • IPCC 1995: stabilisation of CO2 requires an immediate reduction of 50-70% and further reductions thereafter; • IPCC 2001: GHGs need to be reduced to ‘a very small fraction of current emissions’ • Impacts of climate change already being seen. • Yet emissions continue to trend upwards
Annex I Emissions Percent change relative to 1990 levels (2003) Canada +24.2% US +13.3% EU -1.4%
Projected development of GHG emissions around the world Source: Presentation by Vildis Bisters, Ministry of Environment, Latvia, April 25, 2006, at workshop on ‘Scenarios and options for second commitment period, Baltic Perspective’
Political challenges • Some developed countryConvention Parties with major emissions have decided not to ratify Kyoto Protocol – and thus are not working within a target (US, Australia) • Some developing countries that have ratified Kyoto do not have targets but have rapidly increasing emissions (e.g., China).
Developed countries with Kyoto targets • represented only 30% of total emissions in 2000. • European Union • represented only 14% of emissions in 2000. • Developing country emissions are increasing substantially • up 55% from 1990 – 2003 • Vulnerable countries need to see global emission trends decrease in the short term to avoid dangerous climate change.
How to address this dynamic? • Article 3.9 of the Kyoto Protocol required Parties with targets to begin discussion of the second commitment period no later than 7 years before the end of the first commitment period (2005). • With some countries not active in Kyoto, another process had to be found for engaging these countries.
Two negotiating processes established to discussing future commitments • Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group (AWG) • Open to all Parties • Considers future commitments for Annex I Parties • Dialogue on long-term cooperative action to address climate change by enhancing implementation of the Convention • Open to all Parties • Considers cooperative action to promote existing agreement under UNFCCC
1. Ad Hoc Working Group on Article 3.9 • Tasked to consider further commitments for Annex I Parties beyond 2012 under the KP • Aims to complete work as early as possible, to ensure no gap between first and second commitment periods • Met for first time, May 17- 25 • Discussed written submissions of Parties, oral statements • Considered a process for its future work
AWG results to date: Chair has produced an indicative list of topics relevant to the AWG’s work • Scientific basis for determining level of ambition for further Annex I commitments • Scenarios for stabilising GHG concentrations (to guide KP’s role in contributing to ultimate objective of UNFCCC) • Adverse impacts; costs of impacts and adaptation • Other relevant scientific, technical and socio-economic information • Emissions trends, mitigation potential of Annex I Parties • Costs of impacts and adaptation • Socio-economic drivers, PAMs • Sectoral analyses and impacts on competitiveness
3. Experience gained in implementing the KP • methodologies, LULUCF, PAMS, flex mechs, demonstrable progress 4. Architecture of further commitments for Annex I Parties • Length of commitment period • review of sectors and sources of emissions • differentiation and burden sharing • feasibility of measures to complement targets, e.g., sectoral approaches • contribution of flexible mechanisms • incentives for development, deployment of technology 5. Legal matters • Scope of amendments to Annex B, elements of KP to be amended or supplemented to give effect to Annex B amendments • Entry into force of amendments to Annex B, avoidance of gap.
AWG Future work • Meets again November 2006 • Will hold an in session workshop to allow presentation and exchange of relevant information - which could include: • Scientific basis for determining future commitments • Scenarios for stabilisation of atmospheric concentrations • Emission trends for Annex I Parties • Mitigation potential of policies an technologies in different national circumstances • Costs and benefits of emission reductions. • IPCC will present at this event. See FCCC/KP/AWG/2006/L.2/Rev.1, (May 25, 2006) • Parties to submit information on topics they wish to present at workshop to Secretariat by 1 September.
2. Dialogue on long-term cooperative action to enhance implementation of the Convention • 4 workshops, first held May 15-16, 2006 • Open-non-binding exchange of views • To exchange experiences, discuss strategic approaches for long-term cooperative action on: (1) advancing development goals in a sustainable way; (2) addressing action on adaptation; (3) realising the full potential of technology; (4) realising the full potential of market-based opportunities. • Informed by best available scientific information.
Dialogue is designed to: • identify actions to promote research, development and deployment of cleaner technologies; • identify ways to support voluntary actions by developing countries • Identify ways to promote access by developing countries to climate-friendly technologies and technologies for adaptation.
Dialogue results to date: • First workshop May 15-16 in Bonn, took the form of an initial exchange of views, followed by discussion of the four thematic areas • Far ranging discussions, constructive atmosphere • Recognised need for future sessions to have more focus • A co-facilitators’ report will be produced by the end of August, which will present proposals on how to organise the next Dialogue • The report will serve as an input to discussions at COP-12 and COP-13 • Next Dialogue will likely be held in Nairobi in November.
Significant issues at UNFCCC COP 12 • 5 Year Work Programme on Adaptation • SBSTA to consider activities to be taken up to June 2008, based on draft negotiating text, and recommend a decision for adoption • Technology Transfer • COP 12 will review the EGTT’s progress and EGTT’s terms of reference, and consider the status and continuation of EGTT
National Communications from Annex I Parties • SB 24 began review of Reports of Demonstrable Progress (RDPs) • Many reports were not submitted in a timely manner • Many do not demonstrate progress toward Kyoto targets • Negotiations continue • Capacity Building • Negotiations resume on possible steps to regularly monitor capacity building activities
Avoided Deforestation • Workshop will take place 30 August to 1 September in Rome • SBSTA will continue consideration of scientific, technical, methodological issues, policy approaches and positive incentives in November 2006 • Second workshop will be held before SB 26 (May 2007)
Significant issues at Kyoto Protocol COP/MOP 2 • Article 9 Review of the KP • Parties are to periodically review the KP in light of best available scientific information on climate change and its impacts, and take appropriate action • First review is to take place at COP/MOP 2 • Extent of review is unclear – could be fundamental • Views on how to carry out this review are to be submitted to the Secretariat by September 1
Adaptation Fund • Many unresolved issues • negotiations will continue on draft text (FCCC/SBI/2006/L.18) • Institutional issues (GEF or other body?) • Governance issues? • Eligibility criteria? • Priority areas/sectors? • How to ‘monetarize’ the share of the proceeds from the CDM • Questions presented to UNEP, UNDP, GEF on ability to handle Adaptation Fund, responses by COP 12
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) • CCS is the capture of CO2 emissions from industrial facilities, its compression into a liquid state, transport, and injection into geological storage sites, to avoid emissions to the atmosphere • Two workshops were held at SB-24 (May 2006) on CCS • CDM Executive Board has been requested to consider proposed new methodologies for CCS activities and make recommendations to COP/MOP on issues related to project boundary, leakage and permanence • COP/MOP-2 will consider workshop reports and CDM EB recommendations, with a view to a decision on how to consider CCS as CDM project activities (Decision 7/CMP.1)
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