This slide deck is part of the "Gender equality and mitigation: COP21 implications for implementing mitigation activities" webinar (February 5, 2016) of the IUCN Gender Equality for Climate Change Opportunities (GECCO) Energy webinar series. A recording and more information about the webinar can be found at http://genderandenvironment.org/resource/gecco-webinar-gender-equality-and-mitigation/.

1. GENDER
EQUALITY
AND
MITIGATION:
COP21
IMPLICATIONS
FOR
IMPLEMENTING
MITIGATION
ACTIVITIES
WEBINAR,
FRIDAY,
FEBRUARY
5,
2016
COP
21,
INDCs
and
Future
Implementation
Tools
Alexander
Ochs
Senior
Director
Climate
&
Energy,
Worldwatch

2. COP
21
|
a
historical
milestone?
|
all
the
right
goals,
all
aboard,
all
in
the
box
|
a
framework
for
future
action
INDCs
|
what
they
are
|
what’s
in
them
|
where
they
get
us
IMPLEMENTATION
TOOLS
|
indcs,
leds,
namas
|
sectoral
strategies,
roadmaps
&
implementation
plans
|
toolkits
for
strategy
design
and
implementation
OVERVIEW
2/17

3. COP
21
|
a
historical
milestone?
|
all
the
right
goals,
all
aboard,
all
in
the
box
|
a
framework
for
future
action
3/17

4. HISTORICAL
MILESTONE
31-­‐pages
agreement
• All
the
right
goals
• All
aboard
• All
in
the
box
A
framework
for
action
• Now
or
never
-­‐
action
is
needed
4/17

5. UNFCCC:
EVOLVING
CLIMATE
REGIME
• Paris
the
latest
step
in
the
UN
Climate
Change
Regime
originating
in
1992
–
Prevent
dangerous
climate
change
• 1997
Kyoto
Protocol—”top-­‐down”
approach,
established
highly
differentiated
responsibilities
• 2009
Copenhagen
Accord
&
2010
Cancun
Agreement—Parallel
“bottom-­‐up”
approach
• Durban
COP17
and
Warsaw
COP19—Legal
Protocol
and
INDCs
5/17

6. ALL
THE
RIGHT
GOALS
6/17
• Based
on
science
• Prevent
dangerous
future
limiting
global
temperature
increase
“well
below”
2°C,
with
an
eye
toward
1.5
°C
• Peaking
as
soon
as
possible
• Regular
reviews
of
science
informing
process;
e.g.
IPCC
to
deliver
report
by
2018
scenarios
for
how
to
reach
1.5 °C
• Targeting
economic,
social,
environmental
sustainability
• Equitable
access
to
sustainable
development,
eradication
of
poverty,
• Empowerment
of
women,
intergenerational
equity
• Conservation
of
ecosystems
&
biodiversity

7. ALL
ABOARD
7/17
• Representing
consensus
of
all
196
parties
present
at
the
Conference
• Common
but
differentiated
responsibilities
and
respective
capabilities
• Wealthy
nations
to
take
lead
• Developing/emerging
countries
to
decarbonize
economic
growth
• Support
for
least
developed
countries
• Legally
binding
and
non-­‐mandatory
components

8. ALL
IN
THE
BOX
8/17
• Mitigation
–
reduces
emissions
fast
enough
to
achieve
temperature
goal
• Adaptation
–
strengthens
ability
of
countries
to
deal
with
climate
impacts
• Loss
and
damage
–
strengthens
ability
to
recover
from
cc
impacts
• Support
–
includes
financial
&
technical
assistance
to
build
clean,
resilient
futures
• Transparency
&
accountability
–
MRV
of
climate
action

9. INDCs:
intended
nationally
determined
contributions
|
what
they
are
|
what’s
in
them
|
where
they
get
us
9/17

10. INDCS
|
WHAT
THEY
ARE
• Climate
change
actions
a
national
government
intends
to
undertake
to
deal
with
climate
change
• Collected
and
submitted
to
the
UNFCCC
prior
to
COP21
in
a
manner
that
“facilitates
the
clarity,
transparency,
and
understanding
of
the
intended
contributions”
(COP20)
• Allow
tracking
of
collective
progress
towards
2C
goal
• Future
plans
must
not
be
less
ambitious
• Next
round
due
9-­‐12
month
prior
to
2020
COP
(contributions
for
timeframe
to
2030)
10/17

11. INDCS
|
WHAT
‘S
IN
THEM
• Tremendous
variety
allowed
in
INDCs
• Types
include:
absolute
economy-­‐wide
emissions
target,
deviation
from
a
BAU
scenario,
intensity
target,
or
a
set
of
general
policies
and
actions.
VARIED
GOAL
METRICS
• Chile:
Unconditional
INDC
target
of
30%
reduction
of
GHG
emissions-­‐intensity
per
unit
GDP
below
2007
levels
by
2030.
• Bhutan:
Aims
to
maintain
GHG
emissions
below
its
total
carbon
sink
from
land
use,
land
use
change,
and
forestry
• Turkey:
Economy-­‐wide
target
to
reduce
emissions
by
21%
below
BAU
in
2030
11/17

12. INDCS
|
WHERE
THEY
GET
US
• Submitted
pledges
account
for
94%
of
global
emissions
• If
all
158
pledging
states
meet
their
target:
2.7C
temperature
increase
by
2100
(Climate
Action
Tracker)
• 0.9C
lower
than
what
was
projected
from
policies
pre-­‐
INDCs
• More
ambitious
action
needed
• Gap
from
target
can
be
reduced
by
increased
effort
from
countries
with
“conditional
targets”
• Co-­‐benefits
can
offset
costs
of
stronger
action
12/17

13. Implementation
Tools
|
indcs,
leds,
namas
|
sectoral
strategies,
roadmaps
|
toolkits
13/17

14. INDCS,
NAMAS,
LEDS
LEDS
Transportation
Toolkit
14/17

15. WORLDW
SECTORAL
STRATEGIES:
SUSTAINABLE
ENERGY
ROADMAPS
15/17

16. • Collection
of
leading
instruments
and
methodologies
for
LEDS
in
the
energy
sector
• Quick
reference
guide
for
well
established
tools
available
at
low
or
no
cost
TOOLKITS
16/17

17. THANK
YOU!
Contact:
aochs@worldwatch.org
Worldwatch
Institute:
http://www.worldwatch.org/
LEDS
Energy
Working
Group:
http://en.openei.org/wiki/LEDSGP/sector/energy
17/17