Low emission development paradigm as a framework for

sustainable energy

Daniela CarringtonClimate change policy advisor

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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

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Science -AR5 IPCC

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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

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) 4

COP19/CMP9

NAMAsNationally 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

• 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)

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New opportunities and commitmentsarea action institutions funding

Adaptation NAPs DNA SCCF/AF/GCF

Mitigation LEDS/NAMAs + MRV systemA 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 DNAs to NAMA DNAs

Nat./int.

Post 2020 Politics and public awareness, positions, ambition

Committees National and int.

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Urbanization – new issue under the convention• 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

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• 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

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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 low-emissions development strategies, including trough NAMAs

Our experience

• 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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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

9. Five electrical-cars 9

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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

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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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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!

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