Transcript REGATTA

Climate Change and Technology Transfer
Government
of Norway
Regional Gateway for Technology
Transfer and Climate Change Action
REGATTA
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Bernard Jamet, Head Technology Transfer, Division of
Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP-Paris
Regional
Gateway for
Technology
Transfer and
Climate Change
Action
IV Seminario de Eficiencia Energética en América Latina y el Caribe
Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, 3-4 August 2011
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Government
of Norway
o A UNEP initiative funded by the governments
of Spain and Norway
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o Officially launched at the RIOCC Meeting in
Montevideo, Uruguay, 21-23 September,
2010
o First roundtable took place in Panama City,
Panama – 27-28 April, 2011
Regional
Gateway for
Technology
Transfer and
Climate Change
Action
What is REGATTA?
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Regional platform for coordination, partnership
and exchange supporting LAC countries to
jointly address CC adaptation and mitigation
REGATTA is based on the principles of:
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Demand-driven support
Open participation
Promote mitigation/adaptation synergies
Use and strenghten existing regional
capacities
o Flexibility to respond to changing needs
Not just another regional CC network…
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of Norway
REGATTA
Regional
Gateway for
Technology
Transfer and
Climate Change
Action
In LAC and there are more than a dozen
existing CC networks, REGATTA therefore
aims to be a tool to improve the impact and
efficiency of existing and future CC networks
and initiatives through:
o Identifying and promoting synergies and
collaboration;
o Identifying needs and filling remaining gaps;
o Identifying and promoting regional CC
leaders (experts, centres, organizations,
networks, initiatives).
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o By 2030 EE&C could save 7.1 gigatonnes of CO2 emissions and
Clean energy sources would save about 6.6 gigatonnes (IEA) Energy efficiency measures are cheaper, cleaner and faster to install
than any other energy options
o Economic growth is compatible with energy decoupling and
decarbonization, which also offers major co-benefits (e.g. Brazil)
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o Many proven technologies, techniques and methods exist and could
rapidly be deployed
o Private sector from the North and the South has major interests in
getting involved (reducing CO2 footprint, production cost savings,
seizing new market opportunities)
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o There are major gains to be obtained from making an early start on
decarbonization in terms of the availability of international financing
and access to cleaner technologies (UNFCCC negotiations and
Clean Energy Ministerial, July 2010)
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Working in partnership with other organizations, networks and
initiatives REGATTA will:
o Encourage inter-sectoral coordination for low carbon
development fostering dialogue, synergies and coordination
between the national CC offices and the actors from the energy
sector
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o Encourage them to act jointly on Climate Change mitigation
o Better link the national energy activities to serve the climate
agenda and vice-versa
o Linking energy and CC agendas will also support countries in
channeling climate funds to EE
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and Climate Change Action - REGATTA
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¡Gracias!
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Bernard Jamet, Head Technology Transfer, Division
of Technology, Industry and Economics, UNEP-Paris
Regional
Gateway for
Technology
Transfer and
Climate Change
Action
IV Seminario de Eficiencia Energética en América Latina y el Caribe
Santa Domingo, Dominican Republic, 3-4 August 2011
REGATTA and Red LAC-EE (1)
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of Norway
Strong interest and potential for partnership and
collaboration
o UNEP-ICA partnerships (MoU, SEAN-CC, SWH)
o UNEP-OLADE partnerships (SWH, LACCF, en.lighten)
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Regional
Gateway for
Technology
Transfer and
Climate Change
Action
o EE and C major tool for CC mitigation