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Understanding the role of the EU in future climate negotiations &

Understanding the role of the EU in future climate negotiations & Options for strengthened engagement with developing countries Noriko Fujiwara, CEPS “Post Copenhagen: Practical consequences for Europe”, Brussels, 23 March 2010.

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  1. Understanding the role of the EU in future climate negotiations & Options for strengthened engagement with developing countries Noriko Fujiwara, CEPS “Post Copenhagen: Practical consequences for Europe”, Brussels, 23 March 2010

  2. Did CPH demonstrate a “new world order” in the climate change negotiations (and beyond)? • Highlight on the G2 & BASIC • Was the EU side-lined? • BASIC joint statement in Jan 2010 • China & India moved to association with the Copenhagen Accord

  3. Where are the priorities for 2010 in reaching an effective agreement that engages different negotiating blocs? • Incorporate the CPH Accord’s political guidance into UN negotiating texts • Concrete decisions in Cancún in 2010 • Agreement on the EU 2020 target in the June Council

  4. Raising the EU 2020 target to 30%? • Sum of national targets and actions is insufficient to meet the 2°C limit. • The EU may not be so ambitious as other major emitters. • Impacts of the economic crisis make the compliance less costly.

  5. Are there new roles that the EU can play in the way it engages in the climate change process? • Normative leadership • Strategic leadership • Facilitator to pull together the constituency • Architect in designing rules, procedures, & mechanisms

  6. Available processes • UN negotiating tracks • G20 • Major Economies Forum • EU bilateral frameworks & groupings

  7. Does the EU have a role in acting as a ‘bridge’ with developing countries in the negotiations? • Swift implementation of fast start finance • Priority to the vulnerable • Incorporation of ccinto development cooperation • Development of the carbon market

  8. What are the practical options for ensuring more rapid action on climate change in middle- and low-income countries? • Fast start finance • Technology deployment and diffusion • Capacity building

  9. Selected references “Reinvigorating the EU’s role in the post-Copenhagen landscape”, CEPS commentary “The Copenhagen Accord: A first stab at deciphering the implications for the EU”, CEPS commentary “Flexible mechanisms in support of a new climate change regime: The Clean Development Mechanism and beyond”, CEPS Task Force Report

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