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Fragmentation of international regimes: cap-and-trade agreements and TOAs

Fragmentation of international regimes: cap-and-trade agreements and TOAs. Heleen de Coninck (ECN/IVM) ECN side-event COP13 – December 7th, 2007. Introduction. Aim: To explore the consequences of co-existing cap-and-trade and technology-oriented agreements in an international climate regime

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Fragmentation of international regimes: cap-and-trade agreements and TOAs

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  1. Fragmentation of international regimes: cap-and-trade agreements and TOAs Heleen de Coninck (ECN/IVM) ECN side-event COP13 – December 7th, 2007

  2. Introduction Aim: To explore the consequences of co-existing cap-and-trade and technology-oriented agreements in an international climate regime Project: Compatibility of TOAs with cap-and-trade approaches (with VU University of Amsterdam and Utrecht University) Acknowledge Dutch government for funding and support, however, this presentation is not meant to represent the views of the Dutch government

  3. Methodology • Identify cap-and-trade and TOA variants • Analyse all combinations and identify the major frictions if they would co-exist • TOAs: CCS and sugarcane-based bioethanol • Cap-and-trade variants: • Kyoto-Continued • Multistage: no-lose/intensity • Rules and modalities of co-existence: • Separate: e.g., APP and Kyoto • Linked: e.g., ETS and CDM • Joined: e.g., CDM and Kyoto

  4. Institutional analysis: bioethanol

  5. Institutional analysis: CCS

  6. Consequences of post-2012 patchwork • TOA always causes a “technology bias” in a technology-neutral cap-and-trade treaty, so reduces cost-effectiveness • Fragmentation of the international institutional landscape: • Several treaties with similar aim but different sets of rules • Problems with consistency, accountability and transparence • More possibilities for power play; has been shown to weaken weak Parties • Avoid fragmentation of the climate regime! TOA and cap-and-trade regimes both coordinated under one UNFCCC umbrella

  7. Thank you • More information and report copies: • Heleen de Coninck • Energy research Centre of the Netherlands • Unit Policy Studies • Radarport 60/P.O.Box 56890 • 1040 AW Amsterdam • deconinck@ecn.nl • Tel. +31-224-564316

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