The National Climate Change Response Green Paper

1. The National Climate Change Response Green Paper A general presentation on the Draft Green Paper and the development of South Africa’s National Climate Change Response Policy

2. Presentation Overview Summary of the policy development process to date. Proposed policy finalisation process. The Green Paper Structure Content Debates

3. The policy development process to date The 2004 National Climate Change Strategy The 2005 Climate Change Conference. The October 2007 draft LTMS findings. The July 2008 Cabinet policy directions. The March 2009 Climate Change Policy Summit. The December 2009 UNFCCC COP 15, Copenhagen. The May 2010 Policy Development Round Table. Draft Green Paper published in November 2010 Provincial workshops concluded 4 February 2011

4. Summary of progress against the approved implementation plan

5. The policy development process going forward Further focused engagements based on the key issues raised during the provincial workshops Other independent engagement processes, e.g. The Parliamentary Portfolio Committee’s Public hearings, the IRP engagements, the Treasury work on economic instruments, etc. Comment analysis and review – February/April 2011 Final national conference – 4 March 2011 Draft White Paper submitted to Cabinet May/June 2011

6. Green Paper structure Section 1 – Introduction: A 1-2 page encapsulation of the core climate change issues and, through this, the justification for a national policy Section 2 – The Objective: A succinct, clear and unambiguous description of the objective (desired outcome) of South Africa’s climate change response

7. Green Paper structure (Cont.) Section 3 – Principles: A concise list of the key principles guiding the proposed responses to climate change (e.g. precautionary principle) Section 4 – Strategy: A list of key strategies to be employed to meet the objective (e.g. use of economic instruments)

8. Green Paper structure (Cont.) Section 5 - Policy Approaches and Actions: This is the meat of the policy which is divided into key impacted and/or affected (economic) sectors The sectors are specifically chosen so as not to align with national department portfolios. Section 6 - Roles and Responsibilities Government Social Partners (Industry and Business; Organized Labour and Civil Society)

9. Green Paper structure (Cont.) Section 7 - Institutional Framework for Coordination The Inter-Ministerial Committee on Climate Change FOSAD Clusters and Outcomes Based Monitoring Intergovernmental Committee on Climate Change (IGCCC) Provincial and Local Government cooperation Partnering with Stakeholders

10. Green Paper structure (Cont.) Section 8 - Inputs and Resources Mobilisation Financial Resources Human Resources Technological Resources Information The National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Observed climate change Medium- and long-term modelling and down-scaled risk assessments Response Monitoring Early Warning Information Information and Communication technology

11. Green Paper structure (Cont.) Section 9 - Monitoring, Evaluation and Review Monitoring, verifying and Reporting Climate Changes Monitoring, verifying and Reporting Overall Mitigation Efforts

12. Green Paper structure (Cont.) – Unpacking Section 5 - Policy Approaches and Actions