The document discusses pre-2020 mitigation actions and long-term signals for mitigation from the Climate Change Expert Group. It notes the need to strengthen implementation processes and fill policy gaps to close ambition gaps. High-level events are important for increasing implementation of climate action. A long-term climate goal is critical to signal private sector investment, but also requires concrete shorter-term actions and national pathways to drive progress toward transformation.

1. Climate Change Expert Group www.oecd.org/env/cc/ccxg.htm
Pre-2020 mitigation actions
Long-term signals for
mitigation action
Gilberto Arias and Sarah Kuen

2. 2 Climate Change Expert Group
Pre-2020 mitigation actions
 We are observing decoupling of economic growth from
emissions, which was seen as a positive reinforcement for
greater short-term action.
 Need to move technical examinations (TEM process) forward
as a more clearly structured PROCESS on more specific topics
addressing all issues/barriers/gaps to enable implementation
action.
 Building on WS2 as a "solutions space" can feed into process
of ratcheting up ambition in bottom-up framework. Filling gap
in policy knowledge/implementation important to closing
ambition gap.
 High-level events (and periodic leaders' events outside
UNFCCC) important parts of cycle of increasing
implementation of action.

3. 3 Climate Change Expert Group
Pre-2020 mitigation actions
 Heard innovative policy recommendations – “green
quantitative easing”; specific national-level policy
recommendations (IEA report)
 Importance of aligning actions of non-state actors
(including business). Long-term goals in 2015 agreement
are important signal for short-term action pre-2020 for
non-state actors, as well as MRV/accountability
framework to give investors confidence that countries will
follow through on their ambitions.
 Need to include short-term actions that underpin long-
term transformation, not only low-hanging fruit.

4. 4 Climate Change Expert Group
Long-term signals for mitigation
Long-term goal critical for signaling to
private sector and non-state actors
A long-term goal is needed to align short-
and long-term actions.
An aspirational goal is not sufficient: need
concrete, shorter-term action to move
towards this
Goal could provide signal of “irreversibility”
of direction

5. 5 Climate Change Expert Group
Long-term signals for mitigation
Real innovation requires fundamental not
incremental shifts – clear signal for this
needed
Need national/sectoral long-term
pathways, not just global goal as these
drive action.
Building KNOWLEDGE critical to make this
more holistic process a reality