NAMAs and international support for their development & implementation Presentation title NAMAs and international support for their development & implementation Japan-Caribbean Climate change Partnership Inception Workshop 26 – 27 January, 2016 Tshering Dolma Sherpa UNFCCC secretariat

Overview Background Submission of NAMAs NAMA Registry INDCs Renewable Energy Landscape Regional Efforts Pre-2020 actions International Support

Sub-paragraph 1 (b) (ii) of the Bali Action Plan Presentation title Background Nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) Sub-paragraph 1 (b) (ii) of the Bali Action Plan Developing country Parties will undertake nationally appropriate mitigation actions in the context of “sustainable development” enabled by finance, technology and capacity building support, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner

Background COP 15 requested developing country Parties to submit to the secretariat information on their NAMAs; All the NAMAs submitted to the date have been compiled in document FCCC/SBI/2013/INF.12/Rev.2 Dominica submitted its Low Carbon Climate Resilient Development Strategy submitted. Renewable energy – geothermal (120MW), solar, wind, hydro etc. All the individual submissions can be found at: http://unfccc.int/focus/mitigation/items/7172.php

provide recognition to domestically supported actions; Presentation title NAMA Registry The UNFCCC NAMA Registry, an online public platform, http://www4.unfccc.int/sites/nama/SitePages/Home.aspx set up to: Facilitate matching of finance, technology and capacity building support to mitigation actions and provide recognition to domestically supported actions; Participation is voluntary and the registry contains only the information submitted specifically for recording. No NAMAs from J-CCCP countries in the registry

Closed web page of the registry accessible through log in credentials Closed web page of the registry accessible through log in credentials. For this please contact the secretariat. Interface Submit NAMAs seeking support Submit NAMAs for recognition Browse information Perform query Database NAMAs for support NAMAs for recognition Support Support provided/received

NAMAs in the Registry Presentation title In 2015, the total users of the registry has increased by 17% as compared to 2014. About 60% percent of developing countries now has access rights to the registry that enables them to upload their NAMAs;

Latin American countries leading

Benefits of participating in the registry Support for development and implementation of NAMAs CTCN and the secretariat are collaborating to offer developing countries technical assistance to develop NAMAs. Secretariat organizes NAMA Market Place sessions – platform to present your NAMAs to a diverse range of private and public investors Increases probability for obtaining international support in development and implementation of NAMAs Promotion and marketing Platform Gain visibility for undertaking climate actions NAMAnews.com and UNFCCC social media channels Information and knowledge sharing platform For sharing best practices, technical tools, information and knowledge for designing and implementing NAMAs

J-CCCP countries with INDCs Country INDC 1 Dominica Implement Dominica Low Carbon Climate Resilient Strategy (2012). Emissions will be reduced by 44.7% from 2014 levels by 2030. Energy industries reduction will be 98.6 % (principally from harnessing of geothermal resources) – development of alternative energy sources National Energy Policy (draft) (2014), and Sustainable Energy Plan (draft) (2014) 2 Grenada Reduce GHG emissions by 30% from 2010 levels by 2025, with an indicative reduction of 40% from 2010 levels by 2030. 3 St. Lucia 16% reduction from 2010 levels by 2025, 23% by 2030. Reductions expected from managing energy demand, electricity generation and transportation sector 4 St. Vincent & Grenadines to achieve an unconditional, economy-wide reduction in greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions of 22% compared to its business as usual (BAU) scenario by 2025. Support needed to develop NAMA in transport sector

J-CCCP participating countries with INDCs Country INDC 5 Guyana Guyana’s intended contributions will focus on the forest and energy sectors, where the majority of our current and historic emissions are produced 6 Jamaica Reduce 7.8% in comparison to BAU in 2030 on 2005 level (reductions in energy sector). Will implement this INDC through the Climate Change Policy Framework and the National Energy Policy 2009-2030. Additionally, Jamaica has developed a nationally appropriate mitigation action for the scale-up of renewable electricity that will be central to the full implementation of this INDC. 7 Belize Actions in Energy, Forestry, Transport, Waste sectors (plans for NAMA in waste sector) 8 Suriname Actions in Energy and Forestry sectors.

Renewable energy landscape All J-CCCP countries have submitted INDCs One common thread – renewable energy measures. Most of them are based on existing policies and strategies. No surprise – Caribbean countries face several critical challenges associated with their dependence on fossil fuels The challenges are far outweighed by the region’s tremendous potential for sustainable energy solutions By capitalizing on this potential Caribbean countries can take a leading role in the global efforts to combat climate change while promoting sustainable regional economic and social development Regional transition to sustainable energy has been initiated

Regional effort CARICOM regional energy policy 2013: charts a climate-compatible development path that harnesses renewable energy resources, among others; CARICOM Sustainable Energy Roadmap and Strategy (C-SERMS) - designed to provide CARICOM member states with a coherent strategy for transitioning to sustainable energy; An ambitious regional target of 48% renewable energy generation by 2027; NAMAs can be scaled up regionally in the Caribbean to: Achieve economies of scale Crowd-source financial, technological, institutional and legislative support from development partners Exchange experiences Lower transaction cost

Regional effort – potential RAMA World Bank Group has conducted a study and developed an approach: Opt-in framework for solar PV Financial and technical support Identified key actors Developed a potential business model Identified incentive for participation Required institutional arrangement MRV Framework

Pre-2020 actions – technical expert meetings Organize technical expert meetings to share policies, practices and technologies and address finance, technology and capacity-building needs of developing countries Enhance the visibility of actions with high mitigation potential UNFCCC has been organizing technical expert meetings on a number of themes, including on renewable energy http://unfccc.int/focus/mitigation/technical_expert_meetings/items/8179.php http://unfccc.int/bodies/awg/items/8112.php

Main findings related to renewable energy Policy menu

Support to mobilize means for implementation Support efforts that are scalable, replicable, innovative and leverage complementary funding sources lead to the most effective and successful outcomes. Access to and delivery of finance, technology and capacity building are critical to catalyse scaled-up national action by developing countries.

Role of a broad group of stakeholders in provision of support Financial resources Technology transfer Capacity-building Financial resources Technology transfer Capacity-building Financial resources Technology transfer Capacity-building Private sector UNFCCC support institutions United Nations and other international organizations Non-State actors Parties Cooperative initiatives Civil society

Enhancing collaboration, synergies and international cooperation Presentation title Enhancing collaboration, synergies and international cooperation UNFCCC support institutions Technology Executive Committee (TEC) Climate Technology Centre and Network (CTCN) Durban Forum on Capacity Building (DFCB) Executive Board of Clean Development Mechanism (EB-CDM) Green Climate Fund (GCF) Global Environment Facility (GEF) United Nations and other international organizations UNEP (including UNEP DTU) European Investment Bank World Bank Group NAMA Facility IEA WBCSD ICLEI C40 IRENA SE4ALL GIZ UNDP UNIDO

Specific renewable energy related trainings Frankfurt School of Finance and Management – UNEP Collaborating Centre online training - Certified Expert in Climate and Renewable Energy Finance CIFAL Scotland, Strathclyde Uni and UNITAR online training on Renewable Energies for Developing Countries

Thank you tsherpa@unfccc.int