COP21 Side event ASEAN Cooperation on Climate Change and Post-2015 Vision Peter Wehrheim, Head of Unit, European Commission Co-organised by the ASEAN Secretariat and the Government of Viet Nam 1

Two issues 1.Paris Agreement and climate finance 2.Cooperation EU – ASEAN on climate issues

Opening statements from Heads of States: President Zuma/South Africa: Climate change is a major global challenge, requires a global response President Obama: Paris must agree on a long-term strategy, give confidence in a low-carbon future Chinese President: Ecological civilization President Putin: Must end the Kyoto Protocol Business leaders: "Phasing out fossil fuel subsidies" Chancelor Merkel: Paris Agreement should become universal, binding, ambitious, differentiated, fair, balanced, dynamic Negotiations: 26 Articles, 37 pages, lots of [ … ] 1. Paris Agreement

Finance commitments pre-2020 At the Cancun Agreement in 2010 the developed countries agreed to three climate finance commitments: - Fast Start Finance of USD 7.2 bn USD 100 bn per year by 2020 from a variety of sources, public and private, bilateral and multilateral, including alternative sources of finance (called Long Term Finance) - Establish the Green Climate Fund as a major channel for climate finance

EU Council Conclusions on Climate Finance of 10 November pre-2020 Commitment to scaling up climate finance in years ahead EU and its Member States provided € 14.5 bn in climate funding in 2014, a clear scale up from 2013

20 % of total bdgt for Climate Related projects EU scaling - up climate relevant grants for Developing Countries 2.33% 1.64% 2.46% 3.43% 2.67% 6.70% 4.73% 9.63% 8.77% 9.04% 8.85% By 2020 EU will double its climate finance!

Blending facilities GCCA+ ENER GY BLEN DING FORE STRY MITI GATI ON AGRI CULT URE PROJECTS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AS THE MAIN OBJECTIVE PROJECTS WITH CLIMATE CHANGE AS A SIGNIFICANT OBJECTIVE OBJECTIVE: mobilise additional financing from other sources, both private and publics for achieving EU external policy objectives, complementary to other aid modalities and pursuing the relevant regional, national and overarching policy priorities. Blending is the combination of EU grants with loans or equity from public and private financiers. EU regional blending facilities have been established in all regions of EU external cooperation. ENGAGEMENTS: 2014 – 2020: expected volumes € 2 billion in grant finance, mobilising about € 50 billion.

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EU-ASEAN Cooperation Supporting the ASEAN Economic Community Supporting the ASEAN Socio- Cultural Community Supporting the ASEAN Political- Security Community + ASEAN Economic Community + ASEAN Socio- Cultural Community

EU-ASEAN Cooperation !!!

Sustainable Use of Peatlands and Haze Mitigation in ASEAN (SUPA) 12 Examples of EU-ASEAN Projects Distribution of ASEAN Peatlands

Examples of EU-ASEAN Projects Purpose: To improve sustainable peatland management, mitigate the adverse impact of climate change and manage the risk and reduce of trans-boundary regional haze in ASEAN. Results: 1)Enhanced capacity and identification of ASEAN peatland areas characterized by their degradation rate and their potential for rehabilitation and conservation; 2)Significantly reduced peatland fires and associated haze through fire prevention and peatland rehabilitation; Sustainable Use of Peatlands and Haze Mitigation in ASEAN (SUPA)

Examples of EU-ASEAN Projects Sustainable Use of Peatlands and Haze Mitigation in ASEAN (SUPA) Purpose: To improve sustainable peatland management, mitigate the adverse impact of climate change and manage the risk and reduce of trans-boundary regional haze in ASEAN. Results (continued…): 3)Integrated management of targeted peatlands to maintain ecological functions and biodiversity and reduce GHG emissions; 4)Peatlands are sustainably managed to enhance livelihood and maintain economic value.

Global Climate Change Alliance: GCCA+ Platform for dialogue and exchange of experience between the EU and developing countries, Focus on climate resilience and adaptation Technical and financial support for world's most climate-vulnerable countries Scaling up : from €300 to € 350 million by 2020= one of the largest climate initiatives! The GCCA+ focuses its technical support on five priority areas: Mainstreaming climate change into poverty reduction and development efforts Adaptation Reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD) Enhancing participation in mitigation efforts Disaster risk reduction

NAMA Facility: nationally appropriate mitigation actions Indonesia Sustainable Urban Transport Program Indonesia (NAMA SUTRI) - It is estimated that GHG emissions can be reduced by 0.6 to 1.5 million tons CO2e per year in 2020 Thailand Refrigeration and Air Conditioning NAMA (RAC NAMA) - cut emissions by 19.4 million tonnes CO2eq over the lifetime of the equipment. Equivalent annual reduction by 2030 = 6.4 per cent or 46 million tonnes CO2eq Climate action - ASEAN

Future EU-ASEAN Projects on Climate Change 17 Support to Environmentally Sustainable, Low Carbon and Climate Resilient ASEAN Cities (ESC) Identification to start in 2 nd semester 2015…

Future EU-ASEAN Projects on Climate Change 18 EU Support to ASEAN Environment Education Programme Identification to presumably start in 2016…

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