2. Climate
Action
The latest climate science
IPPC 5th Assessment Report – Key findings:
• Warming of the climate system is unequivocal
• Human influence on the climate system is clear
• Each of the last three decades has been successively
warmer at the Earth’s surface than any preceding
decade since 1850
• Continued emissions of greenhouse gases will cause
further warming and changes in all components of the
climate system.
• Limiting climate change would require substantial and
sustained reductions in greenhouse gas emissions
which, together with adaptation, can limit climate
change risks.
3. Climate
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Scientific evidence for warming of the climate system is
unequivocal.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Source: NASA Global Climate Change
8. Climate
Action
Staying below 2°C:
global action 2020-2030 is critical
Source: Climate Action Tracker
Warming projected by 2100
Baselines 4.1- 4.8 °C
(Before Paris) policy projections 3.6 – 4.2 ° C
With EU, US, CN pledges (INDC)2.9 – 3.1 ° C
Below 2 C: 1.5 – 1.7 ° C
Below 1.5 C: 1.3 – 1.5 ° C
• No new action: 3.7 – 4.8°C rise
• Delays will lead to high mitigation
and adaptation costs
• Can stay below 2°C and maintain
economic growth with global
action and smart policies
• Investment shift in power sector
towards low emissions required
13. Climate
Action
An historic Agreement
• A new chapter in international climate governance and
action
• A win for multilateralism
• A strong signal to policy makers, investors and businesses
• Great example of EU unity and leadership
16. Climate
Action
The Paris Agreement
• A legally binding, universal agreement
• 189 nationally determined contributions (NDCs)
• Ambitious long-term goals (well-below 2°C/pursue
1.5°C/global peaking asap/climate neutrality in the
second half of the century)
• Dynamic 5-year ambition cycle
• Enhanced transparency and accountability
• Greater emphasis on adaptation
• Support for poor and vulnerable countries
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17. Climate
Action
A transparent Agreement
• All Parties must account for their contributions –
track progress on targets
• Methodologies and common metrics will apply
• Enhanced transparency and accountability
framework, with biennial reporting and expert
review
• No double counting : essential for linking of
emission trading systems
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18. Climate
Action
A fair Agreement
• Support for vulnerable countries
• Goal of mobilising US$100bn per year extended to
2025, new goal to be set before 2025 widening the
donor base
• Capacity building and technology transfer for
developing countries ; support for monitoring,
reporting and verification
• Adaptation at political par; Loss and Damage for
the first time part of an international agreement
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26. Climate
Action
Supporting Climate Action
ENGAGEMENTS
The EU has agreed
that at least of its
budget for 2014-
2020- as much as €
180 billion- should
be spent on climate
change-related
action.
OBJECTIVES
Promoting low emissions and climate-resilient development
through, among others:
- supporting countries in building capacity for low emission
development strategies (LEDS) and related nationally
appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs)
- supporting development countries in designing, preparing and
submitting Intended Nationally Determined Contributions
(INDC), which allow governments to determine what effort
they will make to reduce emissions
- promoting Low-Emissions Urban Development Strategies in
Emerging Economy Countries
- promoting International Cooperative Initiatives (ICI) and
encouraging low-emission development pathways in key
sectors like energy efficiency, renewable energy or the reform
of energy subsidies
- promoting the development and transfer of climate relevant
technologies
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