This document contains a summary of several topics related to climate change including: 1) Science from the IPCC AR5 report indicating climate change is already occurring and poses risks. 2) Opportunities for green economic growth and investments from mitigation actions in the post-2012 international climate regime. 3) Overviews of the COP19 outcomes, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs), opportunities and commitments in areas like adaptation, mitigation, technology transfer and reporting. 4) A regional project supporting countries' transition to low-emission development including development of LEDS and NAMAs.

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Low emission development
paradigm as a framework for
sustainable energy
Daniela Carrington
Climate change policy advisor
BRC UNDP

2. Science -AR5 IPCC
Climate change is no longer a future threat but
something which is happening today
Failure of decision-makers in business and government to appreciate the magnitude of what
has already happened, and the implications these changes have for the future, are putting the
long term sustainability (and indeed survival) of natural systems, communities and companies
at risk

3. Post 2012 international CC regime:
Entering into new era of green global economic growth,
through significant mitigation of GHG emissions and generating
funding for mitigation and adaptation actions and thus creating
new investment opportunities
We have witnessed three economic transformations in the past century. First
came the industrial revolution, then the technology revolution, then our
modern era of globalization. We stand at the threshold of another great
change: the age of green economics.” UN Secretary General, Ban Ki-moon
High level CC Summit 23 Sept 2014

4. COP19/CMP9
The outcomes of the UNFCCC negotiations in Warsaw successfully
met expectations of being “implementing” COP
- Adopting significant new decisions “Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss
and Damage,” and the “Warsaw Framework for REDD+”
- Work towards a universal climate agreement in 2015, to both close the pre-2020
ambition gap and establish an agreement for the post-2020 period – all to submit
mitigation contributions by the first half of 2015
- Ratification of the SCP of the KP is not on track, of 144 only 4 countries ratified to
date - Japan has decreasing its mitigation target and Australia may do the same
- Finance – new funding for the AF and GCF capitalized by mid 2014
- On the development of New Market Based Mechanisms (NMM) a moratorium has
been placed by Bolivia, supported by others
- Issues of specific interest for some of the countries in the region (Belarus,
Kazakhstan and Ukraine and Turkey)

5. NAMAs
Nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country
Parties, supported and enabled by technology, financing and
capacity-building, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner
• Domestic MRV adopted
• Guidance for NAMA design (UNFCCC, UNDP, UNEP)
http://unfccc.int/files/cooperation_support/nama/application/pdf/guidance_for_nama_design_(2013)_final.pdf
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MRV on cycling (Climatefocus and UNDP)
NAMA Registry operational
GCF capitalized mid 2014
Already developed and supported NAMAs
– 36 NAMAs seeking support are currently uploaded in the UNFCCC Registry –
– 12 seeking support for development and 24 seeking support for preparation
– (as per October 2013)

6. New opportunities and commitments
area
action
institutions
funding
Adaptation
NAPs
DNA
SCCF/AF/
GCF
Mitigation
LEDS/NAMAs + MRV system
A I to submit info on LEDS
DNA for submitting to
UNFCCC & approval
GCF, GEF,
bilateral
Technology
Transfer
TNA to be integrated with NAMAs,
NAPs and LEDS; TRM?
DNE to participate in
global CTCN
GCF
Reporting
Biennial reports
National system
GEF
Access to GCF Readiness activities for direct
access
Institution/Fund
GCF
Market
mechanisms
No JI and CDM ETS? converting
CDM to NAMA, NMM??
To transform CDM
Nat./int.
DNAs to NAMA DNAs
Post 2020
Politics and public awareness,
positions, ambition
Committees
National
and int.

7. Urbanization – new issue under the convention
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Half of humanity ( 3.5 billion people) – live in cities today
By 2030, ≈ 60% of the world’s population will live in urban areas
95 % of urban expansion in the next decades in developing world
The world’s cities occupy just 2% of the Earth’s land, but account for 60-80% of
energy consumption and 75% of carbon emissions
• Rapid urbanization is exerting pressure on fresh water supplies, sewage, the living
environment, and public health
• The high density of cities can bring efficiency gains and technological innovation
while reducing resource and energy consumption
• Urban development will have to fundamentally change to facilitate the transition
towards a green economy
• Unique opportunities exist for cities to lead the greening of the global economy

8. Regional project on supporting ECIS transition to
Low-emission development - 2010-2015
Governmental agencies in the region have an enhanced
capacity to design, access finance and implement lowemissions development strategies, including trough NAMAs
Our experience
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Bosnia and Herzegovina: LEDS + NAMAs
Croatia: LEDS + domestic NAMAs
UNMIK Kosovo: LEDS
Albania: streamlining of CC in the cross sectorial strategy
Turkey: NAMA
Kazakhstan: LEDS, energy sector LEDS, and 2 NAMAs
Uzbekistan: LEDS + paper mainstreaming gender in CC
Moldova: LEDS, cont. with HQs on LEDS
Turkmenistan: LEDS + LED AP
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9. Urban NAMA in Bosnia and Herzegovina – town of Tuzla
Complex Urban NAMA for implementation
Actions:
1. Increased capacity of Municipality in mainstreaming CC challenges
into development plans, Municipal EE&RES Revolving-Fund
2. Awareness: Tuzla CC&EE Educational-Centre
3. Increased EE (cogeneration) Tuzla District Heating
4. Increased EE of all Municipal public-buildings increased
5. Coal-heating replaced with biomass in 3400 households with
technical/geographical barriers for District-Heating connections
6. Overall public-lightning optimised
7. 1MW photovoltaic power-plant constructed on 3 multi-purpose
locations in city-centre
8. 5km bicycle-path constructed in city-centre operational
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10. Continuation - Tuzla NAMA
Mitigation potential: 440,777 tons CO2-reduction
Co-benefits:
• 23,516 man-month green-jobs generated by end Year13)
• Reduced market-barriers for households, SMEs and investors
• Significant environmental impacts & improvement of citizens’ health
conditions
Total budget for 5-year Project timeline:
28,253,040.00 Euro, with 15,000,000.00 Euro provided by NAMA
mechanism. Remaining 13,253,040.00 Euro will be provided by:
Tuzla Municipality , Tuzla District Heating company, Private sector
/Fund-clients (households, SMEs)
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11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION!!!
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