DESIGNING THE RATCHET-UP PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE TALANOA DIALOGUE AND LEVERAGING THE TRANSPARENCY FRAMEWORK

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1 DESIGNING THE RATCHET-UP PROCESS: LESSONS LEARNT FROM THE TALANOA DIALOGUE AND LEVERAGING THE TRANSPARENCY FRAMEWORK Yamide Dagnet, Senior Associate, UNFCCC lead - World Resources Institute 14 TH CLIMATE CHANGE POLICY RESEARCH WORKSHOP NEW DELHI, INDIA 26 & 27 JULY 2018

2 THE PARIS AGREEMENT CYCLE OF IMPLEMENTATION AND AMBITION

3 CONNECTING THE INTERNATIONAL TO THE DOMESTIC

4 LINKAGE BETWEEN THE ENHANCED TRANSPARENCY FRAMEWORK AND THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE

5 LINKAGES ACROSS ELEMENTS OF THE PARIS IMPLEMENTING GUIDELINES Linkages between the enhanced transparency framework and Common timeframes NDC mitigation elements Adaptation communications Reporting and tracking of NDC implementation and achievement during the implementation period Accounting informs Art. 13 reporting and tracking Should be alignment between Art. 7 and Art guidelines Cooperative implementation Global stocktake Art. 6. efforts, especially Art. 6.2, reflected in Art. 13 reporting and scrutinized during the technical expert review (TER) Enhanced transparency framework (ETF) outputs can serve as inputs into the global stocktake Ex-ante communications on finance Nothing prevents Parties from considering efforts and progress on Art 9.5 during the facilitative, multilateral consideration of progress (FMCP) Facilitating implementation and promoting compliance Art. 15 receives inputs or referral from ETF Failure of reporting or persisting failure to address advice that emerged from the TER Clear (established) linkage with significant implications Potential (indirect) link that needs to be taken into account

6 WE ARE NOT STARTING FROM SCRATCH Solid-colored boxes indicate an explicit mandate in the Paris Agreement. Shaded boxes with dashed outlines indicate components that are expected to continue from current practice.

7 TRANSPARENCY KEY DECISION POINTS Common set of MPGs with flexibility No backsliding - can report and review more but you cannot do less. The improvement overtime from developing countries who need it, must be supported. Precision of the language and frequency to reflect the differentiation already embedded into Art13. Possibility to increase the scope of reporting and review as deemed relevant in their context. Use of Latest IPCC guidelines which includes a tier approach Common tabular formats Explanation as appropriate, as to why countries could not fulfill with a requirement to facilitate the identification of areas of improvement, and ways to address it. Flexibility in format/type of technical review: individual countries or group of countries (regional, same circumstances); centralized unless decided otherwise (use of criteria) Review should help the country being reviewed, to produce an improvement plan, to address identified gaps, when appropriate More inclusive: should be supported by a broader pool of experts (from gov. NGOs, academia, private sectors); online platform (more inclusive) in addition to in-person consideration Review clause: revision of the guidelines based on experience and lessons.

8 KEY DECISION POINTS FOR THE GLOBAL STOCKTAKE Agree to organize the global stocktake in workstreams oriented toward assessing progress toward the Paris Agreement s long-term goals of mitigation, adaptation, climate impacts, and finance. Each stream should take stock of implementation of other thematic elements of the Agreement. Establish the duration of the first global stocktake:18 months & key milestones. Timing of inputs: ahead of the subsidiary body meetings in the year preceding the relevant CMA for the global stocktake (e.g., 2022). Equity: conducting the global stocktake in the light of equity would include consideration of how countries have described their NDCs to be fair. Further research and dialogue under SBSTA and IPCC should be encouraged Identify the outputs of the global stocktake, including technical reports from each stream and a summary report for policy makers and COP decision.

9 CONCLUSIONS KEY RECIPE FOR RATCHET Maintain the universal nature of the collaborative deal agreed in Paris while acknowledging the different stages of development and capacity. We do not start from scratch. Opportunity to make the process more participatory and inclusive. Processes aligned with goals/objectives, but as comprehensive as possible (mind the cherry-picking). Designing a coherent package linkages matters Cycle of Improvement implication at international and national level (institution, data, actions) Better cooperation (access, scale, predictability, scope, type of funding/collaboration)

10 THANK YOU