1 / 14

NAMAs and the Building Sector

NAMAs and the Building Sector. UNFCCC Workshop Buildings under UNFCCC Flexible Mechanisms Chia-Chin Cheng UNEP-SBCI Beihang University International Green Energy Center Bonn, Germany March 24, 2011. Outline. NAMAs context

bebe
Download Presentation

NAMAs and the Building Sector

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. NAMAs and the Building Sector UNFCCC Workshop Buildings under UNFCCC Flexible Mechanisms Chia-Chin Cheng UNEP-SBCI Beihang University International Green Energy Center Bonn, Germany March 24, 2011

  2. Outline • NAMAs context • CDM and NAMAs working together– a two-track developing country mitigation support mechanism • Benefits of the new NAMAs mechanism Three Papers/Reports from SBCI and Risoe: • The Kyoto Protocol, the CDM & The Buildings & Construction Industry- 2008 • NAMAs for Dispersed Energy End-Use Sectors: Using the Building Sector as an Example- 2009 Perspective Series • CDM, NAMAs and the Building Sector: a Two-Track Financing Mechanism for Post-2012 – 2011 working paper Insert Footer: View menu, Header and Footer. Apply to All

  3. New Development under UNFCCC • Developing Countries will share mitigation responsibilities • Bali Action Plan • Nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country Parties in the context of sustainable development, supported and enabled by technology, financing and capacity-building, in a measurable, reportable and verifiable manner. • Copenhagen Accord started signing up for NAMA • Cancun Agreement confirmed setting up NAMA registry for support

  4. Underlying causes for low EEB uptake • Long-tail characteristics of the sector- small saving, big effort • Fragmentation of sector / uncoordinated stakeholders • Insufficient R&D and information for new EEB technologies • Insufficient EEB tech and management expertise and tools • High upfront and transaction costs for tech adoption in DC • Lack financing mechanism and interests for EE investments • Lack of awareness and general inertia restrict uptake Source: Cheng, et al., 2008

  5. To Overcome Generic Barriers in Building Sector • These barriers are essentially market failure • CDM as an market-based mechanism cannot correct market failure • key long-tail sectors – market failures are prominent • rural sectors and LCD – no sufficient market activities • Public policies are required to correct market and overcome barriers • To fundamentally transform the building sector in developing countries: • Developing countries requires public sector support to enforce public policies -- NAMAs • Developing countries requires private sector support for compliance of public policies -- CDM Insert Footer: View menu, Header and Footer. Apply to All

  6. Possible Post-2012 Mechanisms -- Dual Track Financing • Policy based financing mechanism (NAMAs) • create enabling conditions for a systematic uptake for climate change mitigation activities from the private sector in developing countries • provide necessary funding, technology and capacity assistance for policy implementation, particularly to difficult sectors and in least developed countries • Project/program based carbon financing • The boost of enabling conditions foster large-scale private sector investment and make use of CDM as an additional mechanism • provide necessary means and financial resources to help regulated entities comply with government policies • increase speed, quality and depth of policy implementation Insert Footer: View menu, Header and Footer. Apply to All

  7. Important Issues to be Address before inserting NAMAs • All BAP elements need to be addressed in the new mechanism • Technology transfer and development • Capacity building • Sustainable development • Avoid double counting with CDM • Use non-carbon based MRV - some effective policy measures do not necessarily result in carbon emission reduction - many quantitative indicators available to measure success • Source of funding • Initially public funding • Later private sector funding Insert Footer: View menu, Header and Footer. Apply to All

  8. Need Based NAMAs Registry for the Building Sector • Mandatory building inventory and baseline performance • Mandatory minimum performance based standards • Mandatory/voluntary building rating and certification program • Loan, subsidies, incentives and tax breaks • Building auditing programs for compliance and certification • Building survey and monitoring programs for MRV purposes • Minimum performance standards for appliances and equipment • Building professional certification and education programs • Technology need assessment, demonstration and model house programs • Public sector building improvement and high performance building deployment programs • R&D programs for new building materials, technology, and practices • Awareness raising and informational campaign programs Insert Footer: View menu, Header and Footer. Apply to All

  9. NAMAs to Create Enabling Environment for Project Based Mechanism BAU BASELINES* Energy Performance KWh/m2 (by topology, climate zones) Time**

  10. NAMAs to Create Enabling Environment for Project Based Mechanism BAU BASELINES* Improved Future Baseline Energy Performance KWh/m2 (by topology, climate zones) NAMA Support (non-carbon credit based financing) NAMAs Mandatory Minimum Performance Standards Time**

  11. NAMAs to Create Enabling Environment for Project Based Mechanism BAU BASELINES* Improved Future Baseline Energy Performance KWh/m2 (by topology, climate zones) NAMA Support (non-carbon credit based financing) NAMAs Mandatory Minimum Performance Standards Carbon Credits CDM or Project & Program Based Mechanism (carbon credit based financing) Voluntary technology upgrade Building rating & certification Time**

  12. NAMAs to Create Enabling Environment for Project Based Mechanism BAU BASELINES* Improved Future Baseline Energy Performance KWh/m2 (by topology, climate zones) NAMA Support (non-carbon credit based financing) NAMAs Mandatory Minimum Performance Standards Carbon Credits CDM or Project & Program Based Mechanism (carbon credit based financing) Premium Carbon Credits Voluntary technology upgrade Building rating & certification CDM or Project & Program Based Mechanism (premium credits) State of the Art Technology, Best Practices Time**

  13. Benefits of the new NAMA mechanism • Because carbon credits are not the measurement of success , it avoids the double counting problem with the existing mechanisms. • Utilize public policy and funding to foster and mobilize private sector investment through the CDM. • For developed countries, the NAMA framework goes beyond offsetting mechanisms and focuses on supporting enabling environment for mitigation actions in developing countries. • Address all essential elements in the BAP 1b(ii) and include mechanisms to support activities for capacity building, technology, financing and MRV. Insert Footer: View menu, Header and Footer. Apply to All

  14. Benefits of the new NAMA mechanism • Integrate funding from developed countries for development aids for capacity building and technology transfer in the climate change sector and implement in a more systematic manner. • Correct market barriers for key end-use long-tail sectors and boost CDM activities in these underdeveloped sectors. • Change the regional distribution of the CDM by an enabling policy framework based on country needs. Insert Footer: View menu, Header and Footer. Apply to All

More Related