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Scale of REDD Financing fromEmerging Carbon Markets:Estimates and Policy Considerations
Ruben Lubowski and Pedro Piris-CabezasEnvironmental Defense Fund
CIFOR Forest Day 3December 13, 2009
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The American Clean Energy and Security Act:House of Representatives (H.R.) 2454, June 2009
• Cap-and-trade system.• Covered sources (85% of emissions):
– 17% below 2005 by 2020– 83% below 2005 by 2050
• International offsets: 1-1.5 billion tons of CO2/yr• 5% allowance set-aside for REDD+
– 720 million tCO2/year by 2020 (6 billion tCO2/year by 2025)
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Estimated composition of U.S. abatementin global carbon market, 2013-2050
Source: EDF carbon market analysis.
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Estimated composition of abatement inother developed countries (G1), 2013-2050
Source: EDF carbon market analysis.
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Brazil’s National Plan for Climate Change
Source.
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Hypothetical Carbon Market Scenario:Brazil trades 50% of reductions below 1996-2005 historical baseline
20000 Km2 1996-2005
Source.
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Source: EDF carbon market analysis. Estimated opportunity costs for Brazilfrom Nepstad et al. (2007).
Potential returns from Brazil trading 50%of proposed reductions
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Reinvesting REDD gains from trade allowsgreater total reductions, 2013-2020
Source: EDF carbon market analysis.
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SUMMARY
• Significant opportunity for REDD financing through emerging global carbon market.
• Long-term targets raise near-term demand.
• Potential to reinvest gains from tradeto achieve greater overall reductions.