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Civil G20 Meeting in Mexico, 23.02.2012
v) Promoting sustainable development, green
growth and the fight against climate change:
from MEXICO’S to Russia’s PRESIDENCY OF G-20
© Вадим Штрек
View from Russian NGOs
Dr. Evgeny Shvarts,
WWF Russia
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We are not beginners in the process
Russia’s Presidency in G20 (2013) and G8 (2014)
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2006: Civil G8 Summit in
Moscow;
2010: G20 Global Marine
Environment Initiative
(President D. Medvedev,
Toronto – Seoul – Paris),
implementation on regional
and national levels (Arctic
Council; draft of Russian Oil
Pollution Act, Presidential
orders);
2011-2012: Green Tax Reform
– Fossil Fuel subsidies
studies
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From Mexico’s to Russia’s: G20
Presidency: similarities and differences
Russian specific:
Similarities:
State owned oil
companies;
Population is
suspicious to AngloSaxon version of
private property on
natural resources and
land as tools to solve
all economic problems
Around 70% of export – oil, gas,
minerals,
Around 34% of GDP – oil and gas
sector;
Do you know what means “Green
Growth” model for Russia?
No one FI are members in
international voluntary sustainability
mechanisms of FI (EP, UNEP FI, UN
PRI, CDP etc);
2,5-3,5 times less energy efficiency
(CO2 per 1$ GDP) than in EU and NA;
- 39-42% of potential increase of
Energy Efficiency – in housing
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Redirecting fossil fuel
subsidies
The G20 took the lead in eliminating
fossil fuel subsidies at the Pittsburgh
Summit in 2009, but countries have not
yet fully implemented this reform.
The billions of US dollars that can be
saved from these reforms can then be
reinvested into renewable energy access
for all, directly supporting healthy lives
and modern economies
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Redirecting fossil fuel
subsidies towards protection
of Arctic and utilization of
associated oil gas
Targets:
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“Second breath” for G20 GMEI;
Stop arctic oil drilling before
“Three gaps” (knowledge,
response and technologies) will
closed;
Utilization of 95% associated
oil gas
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Oil and gas expansion in Arctic during nearest 10-20
years (red lines)
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Estimated flared volumes from satellite data
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15,2
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11,3
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10,0
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3,8 3,8 3,7 2,8 2,5
2,3 2,1 2,1 2,1 1,9 1,9 1,8 1,8 1,5
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Estimated flared volumes from satellite data, 2010 (bcm)
Share of global flaring level, 2010 (%)
30
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%
Bcm
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The sustainable management of natural capital
and the critical ecosystems that support life on
earth
The sustainable management of natural capital requires that its
value is properly accounted for and reflected in national accounts
and corporate balance sheets
Tasks:
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G20 to support the best international voluntary environmental
standards as the base for honest and even global
competition and as a base for new generation o of
sustainability indexes (FSC, MSC, ASC, sugar cone, coffee,
palm oil etc);
Accounting and transparency of CO2 Emissions;
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FSC certification in Russia
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Innovative financing for climate change and
biodiversity
Mexico showed great leadership in helping to set up the
Green Climate Fund to help developing countries reduce
emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change.
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Market-based mechanisms on international maritime and
aviation transport as funding sources for the Green
Climate Fund.
Financial Transaction Taxes as potential for investing in
climate action, biodiversity protection as well for the
funding of news measures emerging from Rio+20
Support and promotion of TEEB agenda and payments
for Ecosystem Services – direct payments for protection
of the most important natural landscapes and ecosystems,
especially transboundary
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From Financial Inclusion to Global
Responsibility of Financial Institutions:
Targets:
• State owned development FI (including sovereign funds?) should
set up the same environmental and social requirements in their
Policies and Procedures as WB/IFC Group and RDB (EBRD, ADB):
- Project categorization, public EIAs with fixed periods of
complains, participation and protection of stakeholders;
- Compliance mechanisms in place;
• “The Equator Principles” FI should adopt regular “independent third
party audit” for membership continuation(IFI and State regulatory
financial authorities should recommend it);
• WB/IFC and RDBs: Mandatory requirement of countries
membership in EITI for any mining project financing;
• Mutual funds with high level of environmental responsibility of
investments policies – as potential source as financing for “green
growth” in oil and gas producing countries
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Green Growth and Market
Transformation issues
Commodity Markets Subgroup of the Energy
and Commodity Markets Working Group, within
the Finance Track (???) - Sustainable
commodities (FSC, MSC, ASC, etc) have less
price viability);
Green growth is a transversal topic that will be
taken into account in all the above mentioned
priorities.
Role of BRICS in financing sustainable development
and climate change;
the Development Working Group deal with
sustainability criteria for infrastructure planning
and execution (???)
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Do you follow the best
international standards and
practices?
If not – we come for you!
© WWF России / Владимир Филонов
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