EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THE COP21 BUT WERE

AFRAID TO ASK…

I. International climate negotiations : previous steps

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I. International climate negotiations : regional groups

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ALBAALBA

LMDC LMDC

AFRICAARAB AOSISBASIC LDC AILAC

Cartagena Dialogue

European Union

Environmental Integrity Group

Umbrella group133 countries

South Africa 28 Member states 5 countries 10 countries

42 countries

4 countries

48 countries Angola

6 countries

Guatemala

39 countries Maldives

23 countries

21 countries

11 countries

Rainforest countries Coalition

53 countriesTanzania

40 countriesPanama

Non-coalition countries: Belarus, Turkey, Israel

Luxembourg Switzerland

G77+China

• Host country of the Conference, France will be in charge of its organisation and proper functioning, under the auspices of the United Nations,

• Presidency of the Conference, France’s role will be to:

o facilitate the debates

o ensure a transparent and inclusive functioning of the negotiation process

o be attentive to countries’ concerns, national situation and needs, while remaining impartial

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II. Preparation of Paris 2015

What will be our role as host country?

III. The Paris Climate Alliance : Which objectives?

• Define an action plan and a legal framework ensuring that the temperature rise is to be limited to 2°C, enabling societies to adapt to climate change and promoting low-carbon development pathways.

• Seal a “Paris Climate Alliance” that addresses these issues and includes:

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a legally binding

agreement the national

contributions the financial

chapterthe Lima Paris action agenda

IV. National contributions …(Intended National Determined Contributions – INDC)

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Source: World Ressource Institute

56 contributions ont déjà été publiées…

… couvrant 60,3% des émissions

globales de GES.

More than 153 contributions

have been published…

… covering more than

87% of global greenhouse

gas emissions.

IV. National contributions …

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Countries % of worldwide GHG emissions

INDCs

China 22,3% i) Peak of CO2 emission by 2030 ii) -60/65% in 2030 from 2005

level iii) 20% non-fossil energy in 2030 iv) Carbon market in 2017 v) Alliance of Peaking Pioneer

Cities (11 cities and provinces)

United States 13,4% -26/28% in 2025 from the 2005 level

European Union 9,3% -40% in 2030 and -80%/95% in 2050 from the 1990 level

India 5% -33 to 35% of reduction intensity in 2030 from the 2005 level

Canada 1,8% -30% in 2030 from the 2005 level

IV. The case of France …Energy transition bill (promulgated on August 18, 2015)

Main objectives : -40% greenhouse gas emission in 2030 compared to 1990 -30% of fossil energy consumption 32% of renewable energy (from 14%) part of the nuclear energy : from 80% to 50% 100,000 more jobs

Few examples: tax refund of 30% of the cost of renovation (up to 16,000 € for a couple) 0% interest loan up to 30,000 € Half of the government’s car pool will be electrical Employers will have to subsidized bicycles for their employees. Highways' fees reduced for electrical cars 10,000 € incentive for purchasing an electrical car From January 1st, 2016 : no more plastic bags in the stores

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V. The financial chapter

“The cost of inaction is greater that the cost of action”

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Mobilisation by developed

countries of $100 billion annually, from public and

private sources, by 2020

work on accountancy

methods for a better estimation of

climate finance flows

strengthening the momentum of

financial transition towards a low-

carbon economy

VI. The Lima Paris action agendahi

• Energy efficiency

• Renewable energies

• Resilience and adaptation

• Forests

• Cities and subnational entities

• Industry

• Agriculture

• Transport

• Technology

• Financing

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the RE100 program

launched by IKEA

International Cement

Sustainability Initiative

Carbon Pricing Initiative

International Association of

Public Transport Initiative

Resilient cities acceleration

initiative

African alliance for climate smart

agriculture

VII. Pace of the negotiations..

• The Durban Platform working group brought together the 196 delegations under the leadership of its two co-chairs, Ahmed Djoghlaf and Dan Reifsnyder and is responsible for producing the agreement.

• The Bonn session has produced a new draft text:

• The agreement itself (31 pages) : common but differentiated responsibilities, “no back-sliding”, national circumstances (vs. respective capacities), adaptation, loss and damages, technology transfer, capacity building…

• Decisions (20 pages), incl. INDCs

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