Transcript UNFCCC and SDG 3

CAS/GAW/SSC3, 15 Mar 16
Post 2015 international development
policy agenda:
UNFCCC and SDG 3
Maxx Dilley, D/CLPA
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General information
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COP 21, in Le Bourget, Paris, 30 Nov.-11 Dec. 2015
150 Heads of states on first day in the Leaders Event
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Around 37,000 registered participants in Blue Zone, plus
around 10,000 in the Green Zone
154 delegates from 82 NMHSs
40 PRs, 3 Presidents of RAs, 2 Vice-presidents and
President of WMO
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Paris Climate Change Conference (COP21)
(30 November – 11 December 2015)
 Ahead of the meeting, 184
countries, responsible for
95% of global greenhouse
gas emissions, had
delivered their national
climate action plans
(NDCS)
 UN Secretary-General:
“For the first time, every
country in the world has
pledged to curb
emissions, strengthen
resilience and join in
common cause to take
climate action”
 196 parties to the
UNFCCC reached an
ambitious, dynamic and
universal agreement that is
designed to last
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Key features of the Paris agreement / 1
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New legal agreement for the post-2020 climate regime
under the UNFCCC
Addresses mitigation, adaptation and minimizing loss
and damage
Ambition to limit warming to well below 2 °C above preindustrial levels while pursuing efforts to limit the
temperature increase to 1.5 °C above pre-industrial
levels
Addresses the means of implementation: finance,
technology and capacity building
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Key features of the Paris agreement / 2
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Funding mobilization efforts with a new collective
quantified goal of USD 100 billion per year by 2020,
setting a new goal on the provision of finance from the
USD 100 billion floor before 2025
Builds on Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs)
from Parties to the UNFCCC, a crucial step towards
common objective
Countries invited to update emission targets by 2020 and
every five years
Transparency and reporting on national progress
The agreement will enter into force after 55 countries that
account for at least 55% of global emissions have
deposited their instruments of ratification
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SBSTA 43
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Encouraged GCOS to consider the outcomes of COP21
when preparing the new GCOS Implementation Plan.
Invited GCOS to collaborate with relevant partners to
continue enhancing access to, and understanding and
interpretation of, data products and information to support
decision-making on adaptation and mitigation at national,
regional and global scales.
Urged Parties to work towards addressing the priorities and
gaps identified in the GCOS 2015 Status Report,
Invited Parties and relevant organizations to provide inputs
to, and contribute to the review of, the new GCOS
implementation plan. GCOS will submit the new
implementation plan to COP22
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Implications for GAW IG3IS / 1
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High ambitions for limiting temperature increase necessitate high
ambitions for limiting GHG emissions
Paramount importance of limiting GHG emissions leads to emphasis in
Paris Agreement and NDCs on emissions monitoring and reporting
The balance between which is more disruptive, climate change or
reducing emissions, e.g. from reducing fossil fuel consumption, differs
among the Parties
Nevertheless, a significant number of Parties, e.g. SIDS, for whom sea
level rise is an existential threat, have much more to gain from ensuring
the Paris/NDC targets are met
Such Parties would have a great deal of incentive to support
independent monitoring of NDC self-reporting through enhanced
monitoring of GHG concentrations
Climate projection models are currently based on reported emissions,
which are different from observed GHG concentrations
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Implications for GAW IG3IS / 2
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Analysis of potential barriers to strengthening GHG
monitoring network:
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Political – weak support in some countries offset by extremely strong
support in others (recalling that not all countries need to have
monitoring stations for the system to still be highly effective)
Financial – strong political commitment for Paris Agreement and NDCs
overall + efficacy of IG3IS for verification + continuing strong SBSTA
endorsement of GCOS + Green Climate Fund and other climate
financing + relatively low cost of observing stations = affordable/bargain
Communication – who to communicate with, and how, about what can
be achieved through strengthened IG3IS, and what measures would be
required to strengthen the system, and to what degree
Technical – policy-oriented stakeholders are not technical and vice
versa, complicating the dialogue on technical specifications, etc.
Organizational – coordination challenges in guiding multiple
stakeholders in numerous countries to implement system in interoperable manner
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The post-2015 Development Agenda: SDGs
Nb of targets: 13
Total : 28
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