Summary post 2015 agreement-ccxg gf march 2014

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Climate Change Expert Group www.oecd.org/env/cc/ ccxg.htm Gilberto Arias and Paul Watkinson Breakout Group A Designing a flexible and durable 2015 agreement CCXG Global Forum 19 March 2014

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Climate Change Expert Group www.oecd.org/env/cc/ccxg.htm

Gilberto Arias and Paul Watkinson

Breakout Group ADesigning a flexible and durable

2015 agreement

CCXG Global Forum

19 March 2014

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Key emerging themes (1 of 2)

Emphasis on co-operation, incentives, inclusiveness, facilitation

Language: perhaps “adjustments” not the best term

Review-ist and transformation-ist schools of thought

Difficult to change outcomes of domestic policy making processes once completed

Need long term perspective, context of 2 degree curve, encourage early action

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Key emerging themes (2 of 2)Calls for clarification of time frames, successive

contribution periods could have complementary functions

Information on implementation of actions and adherence is an important policy lever

Need more creative ways to discourage backsliding – moratoriums, safety valves, facilitative mechanisms, rebalancing of packages of contributions

Agreement to embrace role of non-UNFCCC actors

Process will be started not completed in 2015, consider “potential” of the 2015 agreement