Institutional arrangements for a national MRV framework for mitigation actions in Chile
4th Annual Global Meeting, Brussels, Belgium
Wednesday, 15.10.2014, by Meike Sophie Siemens
LECB-Chile Project Coordinator, Climate Change Office
Ministry of Environment from Chile
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Experiences from Chile
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Why does Chile need MRV?
What is Chile doing on MRV and how?
What are the challenges in MRV?
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Why does Chile need MRV?
• Monitor progress of implementation and effectiveness of plans and national policies
• Have clarity on what information needs to be developed and presented to the UNFCCC
• Manage and report information related to international (financial) support received in a transparent way
Others:
• Avoid double counting of emission • Prioritize sectorial efforts• Identify and solve methodological flaws• Identify technical and financial needs
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What is Chile doing on MRV and how?
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MRV of Chile’s voluntary commitment
MRV of national GHG emissions and sinks
MRV of other relevant actions
MRV of financial support
MRV of domestic NAMAs
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“En base a este sentido de responsabilidad, quisiera reafirmar el compromiso voluntario de Chile de reducir en un 20% sus emisiones proyectadas al 2020, sujeto a apoyo internacional. ”
Chile’s voluntary commitment
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MRV of Chile’s voluntary commitment
“Chile will take NAMAs to achieve a 20% deviation below the ‘business as usual’ emissions growth trajectory by 2020, as projected from year 2007. To accomplish this objective Chile will need a relevant level of international support. Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and land use, land use change and forestry measures will be the main focus of Chile’s nationally appropriate mitigation actions.” (August 2010)
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• Definition of baseline through MAPS
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What is Chile doing on MRV and how?
• MRV of national GHG emissions and sinks
• MRV of relevant actions
• MRV of financial support
• MRV of domestic NAMAs
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MRV of domestic NAMAs
• Climate Change Office in MoE has been developing NAMAs since October 2010 in main emitting sectors
• Chile was 1st country to register a NAMA in the UNFCCC Registry
• Currently, Chile has 5 registered NAMAs and a portfolio with initiatives in energy efficiency, sustainable construction, agriculture, etc.
• Sectorial approach for MRV of NAMAs, but common focus => MRV System as a Management System
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MRV of domestic NAMAs
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• NAMA is achieving its objectives? Expected impacts, magnitude, timeframe?
• NAMA has un-intended & un-foreseen impacts?
• NAMA needs adjustments? Which ones?
• Institutional arrangements for a national MRV framework for mitigation actions in Chile (2014) => based strongly on WRI Policy and Action standard, but country-driven process and adapted to specific MRV need in Chile
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MRV of domestic NAMAs:Levels ofValidation
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1. Validation at technical level
2. Validation at political level =>Ministerial Committee for Sustainability and Climate Change
1. Validation at technical level
2016
NAMA MRV Plan
Biennial Update Report
NAMA progress Report
National NAMA
Progress report
2017 2018 2019
NAMA MRV Plan
National NAMA
Progress report
NAMA MRV Plan
NAMA MRV Plan
Biennial Update Report
NAMA Progress Report
National NAMA
Progress report
CCO
NAMA Developer
MRV of domestic NAMAs: Timeline for Reporting
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What are the challenges in MRV?
• Working on MRV of co-benefits
• Identify role of private sector in the development of new NAMAs and the design of its MRV
• Developing a national MRV platform
• Chilean MRV Guidebook for NAMAs (2015)-minimum standards-common indicators
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MRV of domestic NAMAs
Chile’s 5 NAMAs in the UNFCCC Registry
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Sector NAMA Type Expected reductions
Industry/Energy
Clean Production Agreements in Chile 2012-2020
For recognition 18.4 MtCO2e
Forestry Implementation of a National Forestry and Climate Change Strategy, including the development and implementation of a Platform for the Generation and Trading of Forest Carbon Credits
Seeking support for implementation
42 MtCO2e
Energy Expansion of self supply renewable energy systems in Chile
Seeking support for implementation
1.7 MtC02e/yr
Waste National Program for Catalyzing Industrial and Commercial Organic Waste Management in Chile
Seeking support for implementation
12 MtCO2e
Transport Santiago Transport Green Zone Seeking support for implementation
1.43 MtC02e
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“Programme for Minimum Efficiency Performance Standards for residential lighting (MEPS)”
-Mapping causal chain-Defining limits
Increase of hours of use of light
bulbs and other electric appliances
Increase in GHG emissions due to
production and transport of light bulbs abroad
Decrease import of
light bulbs from abroad
Increase in GHG
emissins of the grid
Decrease of GHG emissions due to production and
transport of light bulbs abroad
Decrease of
frequency of
purchase of light bulbs
Reduction of GHG emissions of the grid
Savings in electricity
spendings in houses
Reduction in GHG emissions due to less import of ineffienct light bulbs
Reduction of GHG emissions of production of inefficient light bulbs in Chile
Increase of GHG emissions due to manufacturing of efficient light bulbs in the country
Increase of import of
light bulbs abroad
Stopping import and national production of inefficient light
bulbs
Increase of life of
light bulbs in houses
Reduction of electricity
consumption from the grid
Stopping supply of inefficient
light bulbs at selling points
Restriction on selling
of inefficient light bulbs
Programme of MEPS for residential
lighting
Gradual increase of
demand and use of
efficient light bulbs
Fostering of national industry
producing efficient light
bulbs
Increase of import
of efficient light bulbs
Secondary effect; no
data availability
Occurs mainly abroad
This effect would happen at very long term and is not of main interest
Happens mainly abroad
It is not of main interest and no data availability
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MRV of domestic NAMAs
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Step 1 - Causal Chain
Step 2 - Assess relevance of
impacts
Step 3 - Selection of impacts to be
MRVd
Step 4 - Identify suitable
indicators for selected impacts
Process 1: Indicator Selection
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Chile’s Carbon Management Programme: MRV at Facility Level
• Development of Carbon Management Programme by the Ministry of Environment from Chile, in the framework of the LECB-Chile project.
• Aim: foster, organize, support and monitor the quantification and management of GHG emissions in the public and private sector.
• Calculation tool allows to quantify and report emissions of corporations, elaborating a GHG inventory through a web based platform, fulfilling all the requirements of the ISO 14064 (recently converted into a Chilean standard) through standarized reporting frameworks.
• Technical support for participating institutions.
• Companies are invited to participate on a voluntary and cost-free basis in the pilot testing phase of the calculation tool and collaborate in the design of incentives and the implementation of the programme.
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