2. Science -AR5 IPCC
Climate change is no longer a future threat but
something which is happening today
Failure of decision-makers in business and government to appreciate the magnitude of what
has already happened, and the implications these changes have for the future, are putting the
long term sustainability (and indeed survival) of natural systems, communities and companies
at risk
3. Post 2012 international CC regime:
Entering into new era of green global economic growth,
through significant mitigation of GHG emissions and generating
funding for mitigation and adaptation actions and thus creating
new investment opportunities
We have witnessed three economic transformations in the past century. First
came the industrial revolution, then the technology revolution, then our
modern era of globalization. We stand at the threshold of another great
change: the age of green economics.” UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon
High level CC Summit 23 Sept 2014
4. COP19/CMP9
The outcomes of the UNFCCC negotiations in Warsaw successfully
met expectations of being “implementing” COP
- Adopting significant new decisions “Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss
and Damage,” and the “Warsaw Framework for REDD+”
- Work towards a universal climate agreement in 2015, to both close the pre-2020
ambition gap and establish an agreement for the post-2020 period – all to submit
mitigation contributions by the first half of 2015
- Ratification of the SCP of the KP is not on track, of 144 only 4 countries ratified to
date - Japan has decreasing its mitigation target and Australia may do the same
- Finance – new funding for the AF and GCF capitalized by mid 2014
- On the development of New Market Based Mechanisms (NMM) a moratorium has
been placed by Bolivia, supported by others
- Issues of specific interest for some of the countries in the region (Belarus,
Kazakhstan and Ukraine and Turkey)
5. NAMAs
Nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country
Parties, supported and enabled by technology, financing and
capacity-building, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner
• Domestic MRV adopted
• Guidance for NAMA design (UNFCCC, UNDP, UNEP)
http://unfccc.int/files/cooperation_support/nama/application/pdf/guidance_for_nama_design_(2013)_final.pdf
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MRV on cycling (Climatefocus and UNDP)
NAMA Registry operational
GCF capitalized mid 2014
Already developed and supported NAMAs
– 36 NAMAs seeking support are currently uploaded in the UNFCCC Registry –
– 12 seeking support for development and 24 seeking support for preparation
– (as per October 2013)
6. New opportunities and commitments
area
action
institutions
funding
Adaptation
NAPs
DNA
SCCF/AF/
GCF
Mitigation
LEDS/NAMAs + MRV system
A I to submit info on LEDS
DNA for submitting to
UNFCCC & approval
GCF, GEF,
bilateral
Technology
Transfer
TNA to be integrated with NAMAs,
NAPs and LEDS; TRM?
DNE to participate in
global CTCN
GCF
Reporting
Biennial reports
National system
GEF
Access to GCF Readiness activities for direct
access
Institution/Fund
GCF
Market
mechanisms
No JI and CDM ETS? converting
CDM to NAMA, NMM??
To transform CDM
Nat./int.
DNAs to NAMA DNAs
Post 2020
Politics and public awareness,
positions, ambition
Committees
National
and int.
7. Urbanization – new issue under the convention
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Half of humanity ( 3.5 billion people) – live in cities today
By 2030, ≈ 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas
95 % of urban expansion in the next decades in developing world
The world’s cities occupy just 2% of the Earth’s land, but account for 60-80% of
energy consumption and 75% of carbon emissions
• Rapid urbanization is exerting pressure on fresh water supplies, sewage, the living
environment, and public health
• The high density of cities can bring efficiency gains and technological innovation
while reducing resource and energy consumption
• Urban development will have to fundamentally change to facilitate the transition
towards a green economy
• Unique opportunities exist for cities to lead the greening of the global economy
8. Regional project on supporting ECIS transition to
Low-emission development - 2010-2015
Governmental agencies in the region have an enhanced
capacity to design, access finance and implement lowemissions development strategies, including trough NAMAs
Our experience
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: LEDS + NAMAs
Croatia: LEDS + domestic NAMAs
UNMIK Kosovo: LEDS
Albania: streamlining of CC in the cross sectorial strategy
Turkey: NAMA
Kazakhstan: LEDS, energy sector LEDS, and 2 NAMAs
Uzbekistan: LEDS + paper mainstreaming gender in CC
Moldova: LEDS, cont. with HQs on LEDS
Turkmenistan: LEDS + LED AP
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9. Urban NAMA in Bosnia and Herzegovina – town of Tuzla
Complex Urban NAMA for implementation
Actions:
1. Increased capacity of Municipality in mainstreaming CC challenges
into development plans, Municipal EE&RES Revolving-Fund
2. Awareness: Tuzla CC&EE Educational-Centre
3. Increased EE (cogeneration) Tuzla District Heating
4. Increased EE of all Municipal public-buildings increased
5. Coal-heating replaced with biomass in 3400 households with
technical/geographical barriers for District-Heating connections
6. Overall public-lightning optimised
7. 1MW photovoltaic power-plant constructed on 3 multi-purpose
locations in city-centre
8. 5km bicycle-path constructed in city-centre operational
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10. Continuation - Tuzla NAMA
Mitigation potential: 440,777 tons CO2-reduction
Co-benefits:
• 23,516 man-month green-jobs generated by end Year13)
• Reduced market-barriers for households, SMEs and investors
• Significant environmental impacts & improvement of citizens’ health
conditions
Total budget for 5-year Project timeline:
28,253,040.00 Euro, with 15,000,000.00 Euro provided by NAMA
mechanism. Remaining 13,253,040.00 Euro will be provided by:
Tuzla Municipality , Tuzla District Heating company, Private sector
/Fund-clients (households, SMEs)
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We have witnessed three economic transformations in the past century. First came the industrial revolution, then the technology revolution, then our modern era of globalization. We stand at the threshold of another great change: the age of green economics.” UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon
underlines the urgency of implementing commitments related to finance and TT;recognizes the commitment by developed countries to jointly mobilize US$100 billion annually by 2020 in the context of meaningful mitigation actions and transparency of implementation, and the importance of providing clarity on the level of financial support; acknowledges the pledges and announcements by developed countries since COP 18;requests parties to enhance their enabling environments and policy frameworks;urges developed countries to maintain continuity of mobilization of public climate finance at increasing levels from the fast-start finance period from a wide variety of sources, including public, private and alternative;calls on developed countries to channel a substantial share of public funds to adaptation and recalls that a significant share of new multilateral funding for adaptation should flow through the GCF; requests developed countries to prepare biennial submissions on their strategies and approaches for scaling up climate finance from 2014-2020, including information on quantitative and qualitative elements of a pathway; requests the SCF to consider ongoing technical work on operational definitions of climate finance; and decides to continue deliberations on LTF, including in in-session workshops, and convene a biennial high-level ministerial dialogue on climate finance from 2014-2020.USD 100million committed to the Adaptation Fund. Donors include Belgium (€3.25m), Austria (€500,000), Norway (€1.8m), Finland (€5m), France (€5m), Germany (€30m), Switzerland (€8.1m), Sweden and the Brussels Capital ((€23.5 million).Japan: $16 billion over three years (2013 – 2015), with an additional $3billion from private sources. The package to be a mix of concessionary loans, loans, grants through bilateral and multilateral sources, with some focus on “Pacific, African and Asian nations”.Korea: USD 48 million to the Green Climate FundNetherlands: € 304millionSweden: 300 million Swiss Krona (approx. USD 45 million) in 2014 to the GCFNew Zealand: USD 80million over the next 3 years to the Pacific RegionEuropean Union: total of USD 1.6 billion. Part of this is expected to include an increase to the LDCF (least developed countries Fund, managed by GEF) in the near future, possibly USD 150m according to one intervention by the EU.