Transcript Introduction

UNFCCC CGE Global Training
Workshop on Mitigation
Assessment
Seoul
Republic of Korea
26-30 September 2005
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Hosts
• The Government of the Republic of Korea.
• The Consultative Group of Experts (CGE) of the United Nations
Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)
Presenters
Dr. Daniel Bouille
Vice President, Fundación Bariloche,
Argentina
Dr. Charles Heaps & Dr. Chella Rajan
Stockholm Environment Institute
Dr. Willy Makundi
Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory, USA
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Workshop Modules
1. Introduction to Mitigation under the UNFCCC.
2. Mitigation Assessment: Concepts, Structure
and Steps.
3. Mitigation Options: A Sectoral Review.
4. Barriers to Mitigation.
5. Mitigation Methods and Tools.
6. Reporting of Mitigation Assessments in
National Communications.
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Module 1
Introduction to Mitigation Under the
UNFCCC
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The science of climate change.
Definition and scope of mitigation
Contributions of IPCC Working Group 3 (WG3) on
mitigation in the Third Assessment Report (TAR).
The UNFCCC Guidelines on mitigation assessment.
The potential benefits of mitigation
Interactions between mitigation and development
Integrating mitigation and adaptation
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Module 2
Mitigation Assessment:
Concepts, Structure and Steps
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Introduction
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Why do a mitigation assessment?
Preparation, structure and steps
Data collection
Key participants
Baseline scenarios
Screening
Mitigation scenarios
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Module 3
Mitigation Options: A Sectoral Review
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General considerations
Industry
Buildings
Transport
Energy supply
Solid waste and wastewater
Land-use, land-use change and forestry
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Module 4
Barriers to Mitigation
a. Concepts
b. Sectoral Barriers
c. Overcoming Barriers
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Module 5
Mitigation Methods and Tools
5.1. The Energy Sector
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Approaches for energy sector mitigation modeling
Review of modeling tools
MARKAL
ENPEP-BALANCE
LEAP
RETScreen
5.2. Agriculture, land-use, land-use change &
forestry
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Module 6
Reporting of Mitigation Assessments in
National Communications
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Reporting commitments
Overall goals
Suggestions for reporting
Suggested results to include
Other aspects of reporting
Preparation of Project Proposals
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Hands-On Exercises
1. Mitigation Screening
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Part 1: Using a Spreadsheet to Prepare a
Cost Curve
Part 2: Qualitative Ranking of Options
2. Preparing a Mitigation Scenario Using
LEAP
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