EU Presidency priorities for COP.19/CMP.9. Vilnius, 30 October 2013

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1 EU Presidency priorities for COP.19/CMP.9 Vilnius, 30 October 2013

2 Warsaw deliverables Balanced package of decisions Enhancing the implementation of previous decisions Develop and operationalise institutions and architecture up to 2020 Post-2012 finance Adaptation Mechanisms Advancing work under ADP Preparing the ground for 2015 Agreement Closing the pre-2020 ambition gap

3 Flexibility mechanisms Improve existing market-based mechanisms incl. JI Constructive and efficient discussion on revision of the JI Guidelines with a view to adopting the new set of rules at CMP.9. The revised and streamlined JI procedures should enable JI to reach its potential while ensuring environmental integrity. JI should become a mechanism implemented at the national level under the international guidance and oversight of a new governing body and under the authority of, and with accountability to, the CMP. Agree at COP19 on modalities and procedures for the new market-based mechanism to support greater mitigation ambition

4 Pre-2020 mitigation All Parties (beyond KP CP2 Parties) should: implement fully and without delay mitigation commitments and actions put forward so far consider in 2014 how could enhance mitigation efforts to close ambition gap ASAP clarify existing pledges and continue the process in SBs Need for ministerial level meeting still under the Polish COP Presidency on ambitions of all Parties EU offers to move to a 30% reduction by 2020 (vs 1990) provided that other developed countries commit themselves to comparable emission reductions and more advanced developing countries contribute adequately according to their responsibilities and respective capabilities

5 Characteristics of the 2015 Agreement Ambitious single global legally-binding agreement applicable to all The principles of the Convention should be the foundation of an inclusive, rules-based and equitable climate regime The format of the new agreement should preferably be a protocol Include mitigation commitments from all Parties of the Convention Responsibilities and capabilities are differentiated but evolve over time reflect those evolving realities by including a spectrum of commitments in a dynamic way

6 Characteristics of the 2015 Agreement concise and focus on essential elements include only such provisions that require legally binding form operational and effective build on existing institutions and processes avoid inefficient duplication of efforts

7 Towards the 2015 Agreement: Warsaw - Paris Warsaw Lima Paris capture progress made plan work for 2014 agree upfront information requirements Signal that all must start preparing committments prior 2015 considering elements for a draft negotiating text Leaders Summit Sept 2014: Further highlevel momentum 2015 Agreement Negotiating text available well before May 2015

8 Towards the 2015 Agreement: COP.19 Agree a process for all Parties to formulate ambitious mitigation commitments for the 2015 agreement Timetable to prepare proposed commitments in 2014 Provision of necessary up-front information So that proposed commitments: Transparent Quantifiable Verifiable Comparable Ambitious Necessity of common accounting rules in the context of spectrum of committments Process to assess proposed commitments before the conclusion of the 2015 agreement collective level of ambition informed by science consistent with the below 2 C objective

9 Assessment of ambition and fairness of proposed commitments prior Paris Contribution to the below 2 C objective Using balanced and objective indicators Facilitative and transparent Taking into account the need for countries to maximise benefits in terms of sustainable development Guided by considerations of evolving capability and responsibility

10 2015 agreement provisions Regular assessment and adjustment mechanism Incl. increase in the level of ambition Should aspire to address the totality of antropogenic greenhouse gas emissions Robust common accounting rules and reporting and verification requirements Environmental integrity Progress towards the below 2 C objective Transparency of action of market-based mechanisms (avoiding double-counting)

11 Accounting Up-front information required from all should include inter alia: Target year and/or target period Sector coverage Gas coverage Metrics used to calculate equivalence of greenhouse gases Period for reaching commitment Expected contribution (if any) of international market-based mechanisms Additional up-front information required from specific commitments inter alia: Quantified (absolute) target Carbon neutrality target tco 2 e reduced for target year/period Base year/period Intensity target (emission per unit of GDP, per capita ) Projected tco 2 e reduced for target year/period Actual GDP, pop growth in base year Projected GDP, pop. growth in target year/period Deviation from Business-As- Usual (BAU) Projected tco 2 e reduced for target year/period Projected emissions in BAU/reference scenario Methodologies to project BAU/reference scenario, with the need for internationally agreed guidance Other type of commitments: Set of policies and measures, Projected tco2e reduced for target year/ period Projected methodologies, with the need for internationally agreed guidance For all commitment types, key accounting need to be elaborated an agreed up-front in order to clarify how commitments will be met. These should include inter alia: Market-based mechanisms What rules do we need to adopt to allow the use of markets mechanisms while safeguarding environmental integrity? e.g. use and/or issuance of units/outcomes: which ones and how much (tco2e)? AFOLU Is AFOLU included in the target? What methodology should be used to calculate emissions and removals from AFOLU?

12 Adaptation Further strengthen international action on adaptation and work with other Parties to identify concrete areas for action for the 2015 agreement Include provisions that reinforce the commitments by all Parties to undertake actions to facilitate adequate adaptation, including by enhancing international cooperation to enhance understanding and expertise, support adaptation efforts of developing countries, especially those that are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of climate change. Key issues for Warsaw: Budgetary issues relating to the Adaptation Committee Framing adaptation in the context of the new agreement the role of the technical paper on adaptation the link to adaptation finance commitments The future of the Nairobi Work Programme, and its linkages to the AC and the institutional arrangements to address loss and damage.

13 Loss and Damage Both mitigation efforts and enhanced efforts to build resilience will be key to avoid disruptive loss and damage to economies and livelihoods Needs a tangible outcome in Warsaw Increase our understanding and expertise on approaches to address loss and damage Focus on options that are practical, efficient and effective, maximise the synergies between processes. draw and build on the bodies under the Convention, leverage the expertise of relevant organisations and processes outside the Convention mobilise the engagement of all relevant stakeholders.

14 Framework on Various Approaches Establish the necessary building blocks to secure a common, reliable and transparent accounting framework for market based mechanisms and related units which cross Party borders to the extent that such units are used towards UNFCCC commitments (not necessarily denominated in units mitigation outcomes) Guarantee a comparable level of environmental integrity and mitigation action for all units used towards UNFCCC commitments Crucial elements requirements for reporting (transparency) criteria for assessment (rules) eligibility requirements (certification / tracking)

15 Conclusions - Warsaw is to clear the last bits of KP CP2 rules - Warsaw deliverables are crucial to frame the process for delivering the global agreement - Building common understanding of the process forward - Identifying and elaborating the building blocks of the the agreement - Building trust... - Enhancing political support for the global agreement - Pre-2020 ambition further steps are needed for closing the ambition gap (KP ambition alone is not enough)

16 Thank you!