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Environmental and SD guidelines - for ITMOS and the SDM

This project meeting discusses the implementation of markets and non-markets provisions in the Paris Agreement, focusing on sustainable development and the SD tool. It explores the background, evaluation, and recommendations for improvement, as well as issues and concerns for discussion.

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Environmental and SD guidelines - for ITMOS and the SDM

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  1. Implementation of markets and non-markets provisions in the Paris Agreement First project meeting, 15 May 2016, Hotel KanzlerAndenauerallee 148, 53113 Bonn, Germany Environmental and SD guidelines- for ITMOS and the SDM Karen Holm Olsen Low Carbon Development Programme UNEP DTU Partnership

  2. Outline • SD provisions in Article 6 ofthe PA • Built on CDM SD toolexperience • Background andevaluationofitsusefulness • Recommendationstoimprovethetool • Howtotranstionfrom CDM to SMM andbeyond? • Issuesandconcernsfordiscussion • Outlook tothefutureof a SMM SD(G) tool

  3. Climate change and sustainable development • The PA Article 2 (objectives), Article 4 (mitigation) and Article 6 (cooperative approaches) state that climate change shall not be seen in isolation but in context of SD and poverty alleviation • In the PD the UN 2030 Agenda for global SDGs is welcomed The PA and SDGs recognize the intrinsic relationships between SD and CC. Yet, the two processes are parallel but separate and approaches and tools to ensure synergies and avoid trade-offs are largely missing

  4. SD provisions in Article 6 • ITMOs (Art. 6.2): SHALL ensure that it promotes SD • SMM (Art. 6.4): • Has the double aim to ‘contribute to mitigation of GHG emissions and foster SD’ • Rules for the SMM will be developed at international level by the CMA • The PD, par. 37 b states that rules shall be based on: ‘Real, measurable, and long-term benefits related to the mitigation of climate change’ • Non-market approaches (Art. 6.8-6.9): A framework for non-market approaches to sustainable development is defined SD should be treated the same way across all Art. 6 market provisions to ensure the consistency and integrity of the PA (A. Marcu, discussion paper for this meeting)

  5. The CDM SD tool – background • The CMP in 2011 mandatedthe CDM EB tohighlight SD co-benefitsof CDM projects • CDM EB launchedthe CDM SD tool in 2012 anditwent online in April 2014 • In 2015 the German Emissions Trading Authority taskedthe Wuppertal Institute and UNEP DTU Partnershiptoconducttheresearchproject ‚Evaluation anddevelopmentofrecommendations on the CDM EB‘s SD toolincludingthesustainabilityrequirementsofother flexible mechanisms‘ Reports areavailablehere: http://www.dehst.de/EN/Climate-Projects/climate-projects_node.html;jsessionid=73B7A1323914B67BF48C1F9ADADCD764.2_cid292

  6. Comparing the CDM SD tool with other mechanisms & stakeholder needs

  7. Recommendations for improvements • Recommendations at two consecutive levels: • Level 1: Improvements to the SD tool • Level 2: Enhancement of the SD tool • Level 1: Improvements • Introduce no-harm safeguards • Develop monitoring and reporting guidelines • Introduce 3rd Party validation and verification of SD claims • Link enhanced stakeholder requirements to the CDM SD tool • Level 2: Enhancements • Introduce UNFCCC certification of SD co-benefits - Meet interest in national certification (see Thailand); - Develop UNFCCC certification framework for DNAs with low capacity • Create a global standard for quantification of SD co-benefits- Develop a global approval standard for quantification methodologies

  8. Issues for discussion • The host country prerogative to define SD • Voluntary or mandatory SD assessment • International guidelines and contribution to SDGs • Additionality for GHG and SD outcomes? • One aim per mechanism

  9. Outlook to the future for the CDM SD tool • Enhanced CDM SD tool can set best practice guidance beyond CDM • Linking and harmonization with emerging mechanisms (Art. 6.2, 6.4 and 6.8-6.9) • Not only carbon, also development relevance (SDGs) • Globally harmonized SD assessment has multiple benefits: • - Comparable across mechanisms • - Mainstreamed into national development planning • -Integrated into national and international performance measurement Enhanced SD(G) tool CDM SD Tool Source: Adaptedfrom CDM EB88 Annex 1

  10. Thanks! Karen Holm Olsen kaol@dtu.dk

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