Dear colleagues,
We are pleased to announce the release of a new paper on
Opportunities and safeguards for ambition raising through Article 6 -
The perspective of countries transferring mitigation outcomes
Ambition raising is embedded as an aspiration in several provisions of the Paris Agreement, including for Article 6 approaches, which are expected to “…allow for higher ambition in their mitigation and adaptation actions...” in participating countries. Designing such a role in countries who plan to transfer mitigation outcomes to other countries via Article 6 (i.e. the ‘originating Parties’) will be quite challenging. In this paper, we discuss the ambition raising implications to engage in voluntary cooperation under Article 6 for the originating Parties. The paper shows why Article 6 should focus on driving mitigation in otherwise inaccessible abatement options and why it is critical that support should only last for a limited time period, after which own action must kick-in. Whilst participation in mechanisms may potentially deliver benefits, the realisation of these opportunities is entirely dependent on the effective design and implementation of measures to safeguard against potential risks that can create conditions for ambition disincentives. The paper identifies four broad safeguards to ensure that instruments developed under Article 6 can deliver effectively on the needs of those who transfer mitigation outcomes, whilst providing positive incentives for ambition raising.
This paper has been commissioned by the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). It was prepared by the NewClimate Institute team. The views and assumptions expressed in this paper represent the views of the authors team and not necessarily those of the funder.
-- Download paper: https://newclimate.org/wp-
-- More information: https://newclimate.org/2018/
Best regards,
Nicolas Fux
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Nicolas Fux
Marketing & Communications | NewClimate Institute
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