The document discusses how existing climate initiatives can support the UNFCCC's Mitigation Work Programme (MWP) to enhance climate mitigation ambition and implementation. It outlines how the MWP aims to urgently scale up mitigation actions through annual dialogues and reports. It then discusses how leveraging existing initiatives like the Africa Renewable Energy Initiative, Breakthrough Agenda, and Clean Energy Ministerial could foster collaboration to accelerate mitigation. Connecting these initiatives to the MWP could increase awareness of tools and efforts, engage more actors, and maintain focus on priority areas to help maximize impacts and trigger enhanced climate action.

1. Climate Change
Expert Group
Harnessing existing initiatives to
support the mitigation work programme
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Sofie Errendal (CCXG/OECD)
Based on “Towards an impactful mitigation work programme under the
UNFCCC”, S. Jeudy-Hugo and S. Errendal”(2023, draft)
Hybrid CCXG Global Forum | 12 September 2023

2. Outline
• Brief context on the Mitigation Work Programme
• Harnessing existing initiatives to enhance mitigation ambition and
implementation
• Conclusion
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3. Brief context on the Mitigation Work Programme (MWP)
Global Dialogue 1/
Investment-
focused event 1
Summary
report
Annual
report
Presentation at
annual high-level
MRT on pre-
2030 ambition
Draft decision
for consideration
and adoption
Global Dialogue 2/
Investment-
focused event 2
Summary
report
Other dialogues
Summary
reports
Outcome:
Urgently scale up
mitigation
ambition and
implementation in
this critical
decade
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Repeated annually between 2023-2026

4. Harnessing existing initiatives to enhance mitigation
ambition and implementation
• Africa Renewable Energy Initiative
• Breakthrough Agenda
• Clean Energy Corridors
• Clean Energy Finance and Investment
Mobilisation Clean Energy Ministerial
Opportunity to connect
Countries and non-Party
stakeholders (NPS) with
existing initiatives
MWP
Could foster synergistic
collaborate to enhance
mitigation action
Using existing initiatives to accelerate mitigation
Use existing elements
– instead of reinventing
the wheel
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• Energy Transition Council
• Mission Innovation
• Powering Past Coal Alliance
• Regional Climate Weeks
• Small Island Developing States Lighthouse
Initiative

5. E.g. UN Energy Compacts
E.g. Mission Innovation
E.g. Powering Past Coal Alliance
E.g. Energy Transition Council
Bringing in relevant initiatives to the MWP
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Increase awareness of on-going activities and available tools
Crowd-in additional members behind existing initiatives
Increase engagement of relevant actors in the MWP process
Maintain political attention on relevant initiatives over time
Help increase
the impact of
existing initiatives

6. E.g. Breakthrough Agenda E.g. Clean Energy Ministerial
Building on the work of relevant initiatives to inform the
MWP
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Work by existing initiatives
could inform and focus MWP
discussions
Synergies with existing
initiatives could address MWP-
identified priority levers
Inform activities by relevant initiatives to focus on priority
levers

7. Conclusion
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• Help to “connect the dots” between various initiatives related to the annual MWP topic
• Help to increase the impact of on-going activities and trigger enhanced mitigation
efforts
• Work together with relevant existing initiatives in a complementary, mutually
reinforcing manner
The MWP provides a valuable multilateral platform that can:

8. THANK YOU!
Climate Change
Expert Group
http://oe.cd/ccxg
Sofie.errendal@oecd.org
Sirini.jeudy-hugo@oecd.org