Transparency of climate finance provided and mobilized by Jane Ellis CCXG GF September 2016 Breakout D

1. Climate Change Expert Group www.oecd.org/env/cc/ccxg.htm
Transparency of climate
finance provided and
mobilised
Jane Ellis (OECD), jane.ellis@oecd.org
Based on a draft discussion document: “Enhancing transparency of climate
finance under the Paris Agreement: lessons from experience” by Jane Ellis
and Sara Moarif
CCXG Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change
13-14 September 2016

2. 2 Climate Change Expert Group
Main messages
Reporting
Data collection and reporting: widespread for climate finance
(CF) provided; significant gaps & methodological challenges
remain for CF mobilised. Greater reporting by Parties under
the Paris Agreement will still only result in a partial picture.
Review
Paris Agreement extends coverage of reviews for CF
provided; does not mention review of CF mobilised.

3. 3 Climate Change Expert Group
Presentation outline
 How has the Paris Agreement strengthened
provisions for reporting and review of climate
finance (CF) provided and mobilised?
 What is experience and current challenges with
data collection and reporting?
 Which issues still need resolving?
 Conclusions

4. 4 Climate Change Expert Group
Possible components of provided
and mobilised climate finance
Public
(bilateral)
Public
(multilateral)
Private
(multilateral)
Private
(bilateral)
Mobilised (indirect)
Not to scale
Export credits

5. 5 Climate Change Expert Group
Paris Agreement strengthens
provisions for CF reporting, review
 Strengthened reporting:
o Reporting on CF “provided” mandatory for
developed countries, recommended for “other
countries”
o Reporting on CF “mobilised”
 Strengthened review requirements for CF
“provided”:
o All reported information to be reviewed
 Some inconsistencies remain, as do gaps

6. 6 Climate Change Expert Group
Data collection of CF components
patchy (& impedes reporting)
Annex II Other
developed
Other
Public, bilateral
Public, multilateral
Export credits
Private, bilateral
Private, multilateral
Private, (indirect)
 MDBs also report on CF they provide, mobilise

7. 7 Climate Change Expert Group
Key remaining issues in reporting &
review
Reporting
 Significant challenges in estimating, attributing mobilised
CF, ensuring comparability of different estimates
 Overcoming gaps in information from individual Parties,
which is not enough to develop an overall CF aggregate
Review
 Clarify scope
 Aggregated review summaries (CF, technology, capacity
building) mask issues in reporting of CF

8. 8 Climate Change Expert Group
Conclusions
 Considerable experience exists with collecting, reporting,
reviewing some CF information …
 … but gaps and inconsistencies remain
 … which hinders development of an aggregate overview
 Collective reporting could improve completeness,
comparability - may need input from non-Parties
 Improved reporting could be encouraged by:
o Methodological developments
o More systematic data collection & clear reporting
guidelines
o Agreeing reporting tables for mobilised CF
o Modifying current review outputs

9. 9 Climate Change Expert Group
Thank you!
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