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The Kyoto Protocol requires industrialised countries to reduce their emissions in absolute terms from business-as-usual levels. The Protocol clearly establishes both the need for countries to respond to the threat of climate change and the size of the response that is required in the medium term. The key question for governments is how to achieve the commitments established in the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol's co-operative mechanisms (known as "Kyoto mechanisms") are a key part of a package of measures that Annex I Parties will use to respond to climate change cost-effectively. These mechanisms are: international emissions trading (article 17); joint implementation (article 6); and a clean development mechanism (article 12). Industry representatives are well-placed to provide ideas on how different sectors of the economy can contribute to this response in ways that make good commercial sense.
Objective:
The objective of this workshop is to provide a unique opportunity for a range of major industry sectors to provide "their" views on the climate change challenge in a dialogue with OECD governments. Recognising that each sector has different opportunities and challenges, the workshop is an opportunity to distinguish the common and different views on a sector by sector basis with a special emphasis on the Kyoto mechanisms. Industry, government and other participants are asked to bring forward their experience and proposals to the workshop as input to the on-going international climate change discussions. The meeting will bring industry representatives from many different sectors and regions together with government delegates to discuss the implementation of the Kyoto mechanisms.
Participants:
- Industry representatives from a range of geographic regions and from different sectors including energy supply (oil, gas, coal, electricity, renewables), industrial energy consumers (paper, steel, aluminium, chemical, cement), transportation and agriculture.
- Government delegates from a variety of Ministries.
- Environmental non-government organisations and trade union representatives that are attending the OECD/IEA Forum on Climate Change.
Documents:
Workshop Summary and Agenda
Background documents: Industry Sector Reports
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Economic Aspects of Adaptation to Climate Change: Costs, Benefits and Policy Instruments
