Transcript Gleneagles follow up

Gleneagles follow up: creating the
conditions for an international
agreement
Amal-Lee Amin
International Climate Change Policy
Global Atmosphere
Department for Environment, Food and
Rural Affairs
UK
Progressing Action to Create Basis for
Agreement on a Future Climate Process through
the Gleneagles Dialogue
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Gleneagles Outcomes on Climate Change
Mexico Ministerial meeting of the Dialogue 3 - 4 Oct 2006
Stern Review
IEA Energy Technology Perspectives
World Bank – led work to develop global investment
framework to address climate change challenges
• Gleneagles Dialogue Moving Forward
G8 and EU Presidencies 2005
•February: Avoiding Dangerous Climate Change – Science
conference
•March: Energy and Environment Ministers meeting of 20
countries with large and growing energy needs
•March: G8 Environment and Development: focus on climate
risks and threats to Africa’s development
•May: Workshop on Innovation and Research on Energy
(WIRE)
•7th July G8 Summit at Gleneagles
•September: EU Summits with China and India – launched
partnerships on climate change
•1st November first meeting of the Gleneagles Dialogue
•Announce Stern Review on the economics of climate change
•Ongoing outreach events with business, civil society and
legislators
Progress in 2005
•Widening and deepening climate change debate beyond
Environment Ministries (energy, development, finance)
•Clear recognition on developing countries needs for
increasing energy for sustainable development – challenge
to address energy and climate security
•Debate moved beyond the science of climate change to..
•…..how to promote the investment necessary to enable
global transition to a secure and low carbon economy?
•Strengthened support for international cooperation on
technology development and deployment (and transfer)
•Awareness of climate impacts, threats to development and
the achievement of the MDGs (World Summit)
•Confidence and understanding – basis for positive outcome
at Montreal and momentum for discussions on the future
Key elements of the G8 Political Agreement
To act with resolve and urgency now to meet the shared and multiple
objectives of reducing greenhouse gas emissions, enhancing energy
security and efforts to reduce poverty..
Need to work together, and in partnership with major emerging economies,
to find ways to achieve substantial reductions in greenhouse gas
emissions .. through promotion of low-emitting energy systems
To take further action to
•promote innovation, energy efficiency, conservation, improve policy,
regulatory and financing frameworks; and accelerate deployment of low
carbon technology
•work with developing countries to enhance private investment and transfer
of technologies, taking into account their own energy needs and priorities
•raise awareness of climate change and our other multiple challenges,
and the means of dealing with them;
Gleneagles 7th July 2005
•Heads of the G8 countries and Brazil, China, India, Mexico
and South Africa (the +5)
•G8 Agreement to Gleneagles Plan of Action on Climate
Change Clean Energy and Sustainable Development, in
particular recognising the need for G8 to work with developing
countries to:
• enable a global transition to low carbon economy
• improve resilience to climate impacts and integration of
adaptation strategies
•The +5 proposal for a “new paradigm” on international
technology cooperation
•Gleneagles Dialogue between the G8 and countries with large
and growing energy needs
•Report to Japan’s G8 Summit in 2008
Gleneagles Dialogue
•To address the strategic challenge of transforming our energy
systems for secure and sustainable future
•Monitor implementation the Gleneagles Plan of Action and
explore how to build on this progress
•Share best practice between participating governments
•Work with appropriate partnerships, institutions and initiatives
including:
• the IEA on alternative energy scenarios and strategies
aimed at a clean clever and competitive energy future
• the World Bank will take a leadership role in creating an
new investment framework for clean energy and
development
•Stern Review on the costs of action and inaction
Key initiatives that will inform the Gleneagles
Dialogue
• Low Carbon Societies Workshop: Japan 2006
• Energy Research and Innovation Workshop (WIRE): Brazil
hosting follow-up 19-20 Sep 2006
• EU-China Near Zero Emissions from Coal (NZEC) using
Carbon Capture and Storage
• Asia Pacific Partnership
• Partnerships and initiatives REN21 and REEEP, new Global
Bioenergy Partnership, CSLF etc
• Joint UK-India Technology Transfer Study (including IPR)
• World Economic Forum and World Business Council on
Sustainable Development
• GLOBE – parallel legislators dialogue up until 2008
• Outreach activities with civil society (Chatham House)
Gleneagles Dialogue in 2006
• Mexico Ministerial Meeting to consider three major
challenges for addressing energy and climate security:
• Economic challenge – Stern Review
• Technology challenge – IEA energy technology
perspectives (June 2006)
• Investment challenge – World Bank leading process for
a global Investment Framework
• Aim for agreement on:
• Challenges and opportunities at the national level
• Potential for enhancing international cooperation and
elements of a “new paradigm”
• Joint initiatives and practical cooperation for
scaling-up climate related investment
Stern Review
• Implications for energy demand and emissions as a result
of economic growth over the coming decades
• Economic, social and environmental consequences of
climate change
• Impact and effectiveness of national and international
policies and arrangements in reducing net emissions in a
cost-effective way
• Economics of moving to a low-carbon global economy,
focusing on the medium to long-term perspective, and
drawing implications for the timescales for action, and
choice of policies and institutions
• An assessment of the potential of different approaches for
adaptation to changes in the climate
IEA: Energy Technology Perspectives
IEA: Energy Technology Perspectives
• Possible to return energy-related emissions to current levels by
2050
• Using technologies that already exist or are under development
(energy efficiency, decarbonisation of electricity and bio-fuels for
transport)
• Costs are not disproportionate (< US$25/te CO2) but will require
substantial effort and investment by both public and private sector
• Policy implications
• Energy efficiency is top priority
• Well focussed R&D programmes are essential and transition
from R&D to deployment critical
• Governments must create a stable policy environment that
promotes low-carbon energy options that are global in scope
• Non-economic barriers must receive attention
• Collaboration with developing countries essential
Aims of World Bank led work on a global
Investment Framework
• IFIs have a critical role in mobilising investment from a range of
sources, including public and private sector
• Improve coordination and coherence of existing sources of
energy investment: public sector; domestic and international
capital markets; multilateral institutions; sources of
concessionary finance as well as; carbon finance
• Assist in overcoming obstacles to investment in developing
countries
• Facilitate the transfer of finance and technology
• Allow financing from different sources to be combined effectively,
to catalyse the investment needed
• World Bank to lead – work closely with Regional Development
Banks which are now establishing their own work programmes
and activities
World Bank Activities So Far
• WB programme of work focused on three pillars: access to
energy; low carbon technology and; adaptation.
• Work proceeding on two-tracks:
• Track 1: Until Annual Meeting Sep 2006 – further work to
develop the Framework and detailed work programme
2006–2008, including proposals for country case studies
• Track 2: Implementation of the 2006-2008 work programme
• Emphasis on ensuring existing financing instruments work
most effectively to address energy and climate security
• Also propose new Clean Energy Financing Vehicle (CEFV):
• assist in scaling up and commercialisation new technology
• buy down the costs of low carbon
technologies/infrastructure
• mitigate technology risks by blending different types
of finance (loans, grants, carbon finance)
Realising the Vision for a Global Investment
Framework to Achieve Energy and Climate Security
• Potential for transforming global investment patterns – to
support energy and climate security
• Realising this requires long-term commitment for financing,
human and institutional capacity building
• Requires broad support and high level of ambition from the
banks’ stakeholders, both developed and developing countries
• Encourage the banks to work together to produce an integrated
Framework that promotes shift in global investment patterns
• Strengthen linkages with the work of other international and
regional organisations including IEA and relevant partnerships
• Further engagement with business, industry and civil society
• Need to demonstrate potential early on – explore with
developing countries how the new initiatives and instruments
can benefit in national efforts to attract investment in low carbon
energy and adaptation
Gleneagles Dialogue Moving Forward
• Need to understand challenges for making the transition to a low
carbon economy globally… and the opportunities for working
together to achieve this
• Identify incentives for channelling investment in low carbon
technology and adaptation at the national level
• Elaborate the concept of a “new paradigm” for technology
cooperation, including technology transfer N-S, S-S and S-N as
well as how to drive innovation into new technologies
• Practical cooperation to pilot projects and programmes to
demonstrate successful investment and financing approaches
– utilising the new financing instruments developed
• Demonstrate tangible progress on technology cooperation
- example: UK-Brazil-South Africa Taskforce on Biofuels
• Ongoing outreach to all key stakeholders – business,
civil society and legislators
Finally…
• Demonstrating that all countries can make the transition
to a secure and low carbon economy consistent with
strong economic growth will create a firmer basis for
agreement to a future climate change process that
involves all Parties
• Enabling such a transition requires a concerted global
effort involving all Governments and all stakeholders at
the national and international level
• Japan G8 Summit 2008 key milestone in global efforts to
combat climate change and achieve long-term
sustainable development
Thank You