Briefing on the occasion of ADP 2.1119th October, 2015

The Lima-Paris Action Agenda(LPAA)

1/ A growing mobilizationMain messages

• Two months before the COP, state and non-state actors, through cooperative initiatives, are responding to the call for an action-oriented COP :

– Cooperative initiatives : climate-action initiatives are gathering new members and setting for themselves high targets. The LPAA partners have seen and assessed more than 100 initiatives.

– Companies are taking new commitments in the run up to the COP and using more and more the NAZCA platform to showcase them.

– Subnationals have seen growing mobilization throughout the year, with several political sequences, enlargement of the scope of their platforms, and new work on the support side.

– Civil society organizations are also part of the dynamic and active in a large number of initiatives

• This is just a start: as of now the LPAA website and the NAZCA platform are just capturing a part of the reality.

• More can be done : It is still time to register more actions on NAZCA and to declare your support to relevant initiatives.

1/ A growing mobilizationCooperative actions

• More than 50 cooperative initiatives, ambitious and robust :

– Innovative public-private multi-stakeholder partnerships to accelerate the development of a particular objective or solution;

– Some are coming from the Climate Summit, others are new;

– All with ambitious commitments;

– 30 already registered on the LPAA website on NAZCA, with hundreds of participants and more to be added.

Some Examples : • En.lighten, more than 60 governments and regions to speed-up the

progressive replacement of incandescent bulbs by more efficient

technologies. Could achieve a -52% energy consumption from Lighting.

• The Divest-Invest initiative, movement is speeding-up with major

pension Funds getting on board.

• The Compact of Mayors and the Convenants of Mayors are collecting,

supporting and mobilizing local policy makers engaged in the energy

transition.

• For details : see http://newsroom.unfccc.int/lpaa

1/ A growing mobilizationCities and subnationals

• More 1,700 subnational individual commitments on NAZCA, from 582 cities and 98 regions or states

• Covering more than a 1 Billion of citizens – 15% of the world population.

• Some regions are very well covered (e.g. Japan, US, Brazil, EU) while others are catching up rapidly (Latina America and Caribbean, Africa, Asia, Oceania).

Some Examples :

• Alliance of Peaking Pioneer Cities (APPC) 29 Cities of China and US (

4% of the world population, 12% of world GDP),

• More than 10 initiatives: Compact of Mayors, New York Declaration on

Forests, the Carbon Neutral Cities Alliance, the Compact of States and

Regions, the Covenant of Mayors

1/ A growing mobilizationBusinesses

• More than 1,150 businesses inscribed their commitments on NAZCA :

– half of the 4,279 commitments on NAZCA were made by companies

– 60% of them have quantified individual commitments

– the commercial value of these companies is equivalent to the cumulative GDP of Japan, Germany and France

Some Examples :

• Involvement of major companies vary among sectors: energy (2 of the

10 largest energy companies are on NAZCA), services (4 of the 10

largest), retailers (8 of the 10 largest), food and drinks (5 of the 10

largest), manufacturers (of the 10 largest), health (3 of the 10 largest), etc.

• At least 19 initiatives open to business: Caring for Climate (356

companies), Low-Carbon Sustainable Rail Transport Challenge (116

companies), Science based targets (45 companies), RE100 (29),

Business Leadership on Carbon Pricing (42), Green Freight, Cement

Sustainability Initiative, Global energy efficiency accelerator Platform, etc.

LPAA – 1/ A growing mobilizationCivil-society organizations

• Hundreds of Civil-society organizations are part of the LPAA dynamic : •Foundations•Universities and research teams•NGOs•Churches•Other organizations…

• Through Cooperative Initiatives, Civil-society organizations are visible on Nazca portal :

-As they own financial assets for instance, Churches or Universities can publicly commit to invest into renewables or energy efficiency-As they contribute to innovative solutions (know how, research etc.) or dissemination

Some Examples : • The Divest-Invest initiative, is gatherings dozens of foundations and

even citizens

• Initiatives such as Science Based Targets or Refrigerant Naturally

include major NGOs (Greenpeace, WWF…)

• etc

2/ Preparing the LPAA sequence for Paris‘LPAA Focuses’

12 action areas will be represented in Paris over 2 weeks (1 Dec. – 8 Dec.)

Mon 30th

NovTues 1st

DecWed 2nd

DecThur 3rd

DecFri 4th

DecSat 5th

DecSun 6th

DecMon 7th

DecTues 8th

DecWed 9th

DecThur 10th

DecFri 11th

Dec

RESILIENCE FOCUS

ENERGYFOCUS

10:15 - 13:30

FOREST

15:00 - 18:15

AGRICULTURE

10:15 - 13:30

RESILIENCE

15:00 - 18:15

RESILIENCE

10:15 - 13:30

TRANSPORT

15:00 - 18:15

BUILDING

10:15 - 13:30

PRIVATE FINANCE

15:00 - 18:15

SHORT-LIVED CLIMATE

POLLUTANTS

ACTIONDAY

10:15 - 13:30

RENEWABLE ENERGY

15:00 - 18:15

ENERGY EFFICIENCY & ACCESS

10:15 - 13:30

CITIES & SUB-NATIONALS

13:30 – 15:00

BUSINESS

15:00 - 18:15

INNOVATION

2/ Preparing the LPAA sequence for ParisOrganizers of ‘LPAA Focuses’

Forest1st, December, 2015 – Morning

Peru

Agriculture1st, December, 2015 – Afternoon

France + FAO

Resilience2nd, December, 2015

Peru + Partners

Transport3rd, December, 2015 – Morning

PPMC (SloCat + Michelin Challenge Bibendum)

Building3rd, December, 2015 – Afternoon

UNEP + WBCSD + WGBC

Private Finance4th, December, 2015 – Morning

France + UNSG

Short-Lived Climate Pollutants4th, December, 2015 – Afternoon

CCAC

Action Day5th, December, 2015

LPAA Partners

Renewable Energy7th, December, 2015 – Morning

IRENA

Energy Efficiency7th, December, 2015 – Afternoon

SE4All

Cities and Subnationals8th, December, 2015 – Morning

France + UNSG

Business8th, December, 2015 – Lunch

Caring for Climate + others

Innovation8th, December, 2015 – Afternoon

IEA + CTCN

3 hours + 15mn break

1. Review of the background and rationale for a 2-degree-consistent and resilient scenario in the action area concerned + discussions on technological developmentsand comparative public policies

2. Presentation of the major changes that will drive transformation and how the LPAA initiatives concretely contribute to that change

• Assess progress of initiatives launched at the Climate Summit

• Showcase new cooperative initiatives contribution and potential

• Feature concrete impacts

3. The ways forward for these initiatives and for the action area in general: challenges ahead, progress expected in the future, emerging initiatives…

2/ Preparing the LPAA sequence for ParisLPAA Focus Events

WHAT PATHWAYS FOR a 2C SCENARIO ? Moving towards an almost complete de-carbonization oftransport is a challenge but is increasingly technically and economically feasible. LPAA initiativessupport a three-pronged transformation, which combines action on: (1) Freight transport, (2)Urban mobility; and (3) Aaccelerated deployment of electric and low emission vehicles.

2/ Preparing the LPAA sequence for ParisExample : LPAA Focus on Transport

10.15 – 10.25 Welcome and Introduction

10.25 – 10.45 Current global transport landscape and prospective trends

10.45 – 11.00 Freight and long distance transport

11.00 – 11.40 Urban mobility, low carbon & clean vehicles, walking & cycling

11.40 – 12.30 Transport’s Adaptation to Climate Change

12.50 – 13.20 Conclusions & Action beyond COP21

WHAT PATHWAYS FOR a 2C SCENARIO ? As the world faces the greatest wave ofurbanization in its history, a rapid, international scale-up of urban and local climatemitigation and resilience action is now urgently required. The support of the internationalcommunity is crucial to increase this unprecedented mobilization of local players, from citiesto regions and federal states. Thus, through a 5-year Vision, this Focus will discuss the mainsolutions to scale up local action in the coming years.

2/ Preparing the LPAA sequence for ParisExample : LPAA Focus on Subnational

10:15 – 10:30 Opening words: why local-level action is key to a 2C pathway

10:30 – 10:45 Sharing a common narrative: main messages of the 2d assessment report on climate change in cities from the Urban Climate Change Research Network

10:45 – 11:15 Building on existing commitments: feedback from the Summit of Local Leaders (4th December)

11:15 – 12:45 Scaling up local action through public-private partnerships and innovative solutions

12:45 – 01:15 Collectively committing to a 5-year vision to accelerate local-level transformation

01:15 – 01:30 Closing statements from COP21 and COP22 Presidencies

2/ Preparing the LPAA sequence for ParisStatus of preparation

Programs:

Under finalization

Will be progressively added on the LPAA website

Interactivity and dynamism

Organizers asked to set up lively and dynamic events

Films, announcements, panel discussions, etc

Speakers:

1st invitations to be issued

Speakers invited to present cooperative initiatives and their role/ motivation in participating.

Great attention paid to geographical and gender balance

During the COP :

• International media coverage : Press conference at the conclusion of each Focus Event, to communicate the announcements around the world

• Mobilization of the social networks

• Additional communications support from Initiatives, non state actors, companies

After the COP

• A full brochure presenting the LPAA outcomes

• Keeping the mobilization going: NAZCA regular up-date, regular featuring, etc.

3/ Communication and mobilization for ParisPlans for Paris

3/ Communication and mobilization for ParisTwo key websites to engage or find information

31-08-2015

NAZCA = Non-State Actor Zone for Climate Action:

Launched in Lima, the NAZCA portal collects, showcases and tracks progress to highlight the scale of individual commitments by non-State actors and cooperative action involving bothstate and non state actors.

NAZCA displays the stakeholders commitments uploaded from data partners.

http://climateaction.unfccc.int/

LPAA Website:

Provides information on the LPAA along the year, the Paris sequence, and further details to showcase LPAA labelled initiatives.

The registered initiatives are assessed according tocriteria of the LPAA.

French version just released, spanish to come.

http://newsroom.unfccc.int/lpaa/

Thank you !

States : States can engage by…

Joining or partnering with initiatives, either to get some support for accelerated domestic action or to bring national expertise and assistance

Encouraging domestic non state actors to take individual commitments or join networks and existing initiatives,

Launching new initiatives.

Working with sub-national actors in a vertically integrated approach

Sub-national actors : Sub-national actors can engage by…

Committing to GHG reductions, climate planning, climate resilience or taking sectoral commitments;

Joining large-scale cooperative and multi-stakeholder initiatives;

Setting up new partnerships

Working with States in a vertically integrated approach

Businesses : Businesses can engage by…

joining partnerships or cooperative initiatives. Cooperative action can be Action-oriented, Industry-orientated or Technology-oriented

Individual Action : on Mitigation, Resilience, or Finance

Public Policy Action: actively supporting the implementation of internal and public policies for combating climate change and developing low-carbon economies, especially on carbon prices

Civil society – IIPP – Youth…: Civil society can engage by…

Committing to GHG reductions, enhance climate resilience;

Joining or creating large-scale cooperative and multi-stakeholder initiatives;

ANNEX– Contributing to the momemtum

ANNEX– Join the LPAACriteria

There are several criteria for an initiative to be included in the LPAA. It must:

• Be cooperative, be inclusive, open and regionally balance.

• Be ambitious: short and long term quantifiable targets – transformativeactions guided by a 2°C and resilient pathway.

• Be science based: Address a concrete impact of climate change mitigation oradaptation issues to get us on a resilient and below 2°C pathway.

• Have the capacity to deliver. Ability to directly deliver and implementcommitments.

• Showcase implementation of existing commitments (sufficient level ofmaturity in Paris)

• Follow-up and report. Ready to report on implementation.

ANNEX – Lessons learned and way forward

• High-level leadership of the process is needed,

• A dedicated support team is essential: to track, coordinate, trigger, engage, and support initiatives.

• Clearly established governance – it may take 1-3 years for initiatives to ramp-up and deliver. Useful to have had the 4 Partners to ensure complementary perspectives and roles.

• General principles and minimum scrutiny are necessary to ensure robustness and credibility to the process.

How to keep the dynamic after Paris?

How could the technical examination process of the Workstream 2 harverst the energy of the LPAA to improve its work after Paris?