Transcript Mr. John Christensen: Research Activities in Response to IPCC TAR

Research Activities in
Response to IPCC TAR
John Christensen
UNEP
Outline of Presentation
• UNEP’s general role w. IPCC
• Research areas :
• CC Science & Impacts
• Vulnerability & Adaptation
• Mitigation
• Technologies, P & M, Finance
• Kyoto Mechanisms
• Sustainable development and CC
CC Science and Impacts
• World Climate Programme
• World Climate Impacts and Response
Strategies Programme (WCIRP)
• Support to the Global Climate Observing
System (GCOS)
• Impact analysis guidance
Vulnerability & Adaptation
• The TAR identified gaps in existing understanding of
the nature of vulnerability and opportunities for
adaptation.
• Plus a need for improved scientific and technical
capacity to conduct the integrated, multi-disciplinary
regional investigations necessary to fill these gaps,
esp. in developing countries.
V & A (II)
• AIACC - Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to
Climate Change in Multiple Regions and Sectors
• National regional research on V & A including 40
countries
• Training and capacity building
• 2nd generation V & A assessments
• Vulnerability Indicators
• Integrated assessment of adaptation options
in development context
IPCC Research Priorities –
WG III
• Further exploration of the regional, country and sector specific
potential of technological and social innovation options
(technology diffusion, social innovation).
• Economic, social and institutional issues related to cc mitigation
in all countries (developing countries).
• Methodologies for analysis of the potential of mitigation options
and their costs (technology learning, risk, assessing
implementation policies).
• Evaluating cc mitigation options
in the context of development,
sustainability and equity.
Mitigation (I)
• Development and Climate
• Energy technologies and finance
• Policy Instruments and mitigation
analysis
• CDM & Emissions Trading
• LULUCF
Development and Climate
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International UNEP programme
with partner institutions from
Bangladesh, Brazil, China,
India, South Africa, Senegal,
Denmark, Canada, France,
Germany, Netherlands and the
United States
Organisations associated with
the project include IEA, OECD,
UN Foundation, WB, UNDP,
FCCC Secretariat and a number
of government institutions from
development and environment
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Explore national development
strategies and policies that both
meet development priorities and
address climate change
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Identify policy options and
projects that assist in the
transition to long term
sustainable development
including climate change
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Extract lessons towards a global
regime addressing climate
change
Energy Activities
• Renewable energy
• Example : Rural enterprise development programme (REED)
with activities in 4 African countries, Brazil and China, Solar
energy in India, RETs in North Africa – all combine concept
development and pilot applications
• Energy Finance
• Sustainable energy finance initiative
• Energy for SD
• Global network on energy for SD (GNESD)
• Transport
• Mobility Forum, Network on Sustainable Transport
Global Network on
Energy for SD
•GNESD Structure:
Network Members
Network Assembly
-Established Energy Centres
-Energy Research Institutions
Network Partners
Steering Committee
Secretariat
Ad Hoc
Working
Groups
-Government agencies
-UN organizations / IGOs
-International Development Banks
-Existing regional energy networks
-NGOs
-Private sector companies and industry
associations
-Donors
CD for CDM
• Awareness raising
• Support national
capacity development in
12 countries
• Facilitate institutional
structures inc. DNA
• Facilitate development
of pipeline of projects
• Analytical work program
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SD indicators
Baseline assessment
Legal issues
Bundling
Finance
Mainstreaming
LULUCF
• Assessment of socio-economic and
environmental aspects
• Mainstreaming in forestry and
agriculture w. CGIAR
• Linking adaptation and mitigation
• Capacity Building