Some Next Steps for Climate Change at UNDP AAP – Dakar 12 November 2012 Benoit Lebot UNDP Climate Change Advisor
GHG Emissions GHG Concentration GHG Sinks (Sequestration) ppm ppm ~+2°C 32 Gtons CO 2 /year 15 Gtons CO 2 /year
Today World Average South 4.2 tCO 2eq /Cap North 16.1 tCO 2eq /Cap 2050 Target 50% Global Emissions CO 2 /Cap/year UNDP HDR Objective for 2050: In the north, - 80% in emissions In the south, - 20% in emissions 2020 Pathway towards a 2°C Global Warming
A pressing need for global GHG mitigation
18% 1% 8% 14% 59% World Green House Gas Emissions CH 4 N2ON2O F Gas CO 2 From Combustion CO 2 From LUCF
Trend in Green House Gases Low Carbon Path Change Behavior Today Tomorrow Improve Efficiency Renewable Energy REDD & Sequestration
NAMA Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions
Framework NAMA IncentivesGovernance Transverse Policies Sectoral Policies Programme Project Financing Public or private funds in the form of bonds, capital, tax credit… Trading System Distribution of exchangeable allowances Credit Credit issuance after emissions reductions Centralized International or multilateral Monitoring committe Decentralized Bilateral National Ingredients of a low carbon pathway
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Managing climate finance: It’s a plumbing job - Get money flowing to those who need it
CPEIR Climate Public Expenditure & Institutional Review
Advantages of climate finance through national budget Budget is existing process which engages all of government led by Ministry of Finance Much climate expenditure already flows through national budget Budget can disperse large volumes of finance Allows funds to “top-up” sector spending to support “mainstreaming” of climate
Proportion of 'climate relevant' expenditure Financed by domestic revenues Financed by external grants or loans Bangladesh77%23% Cambodia13%87% Nepal44%56% Samoa41%59%
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