Annex I Expert Group on the UNFCCC

The Annex I Expert Group is an ad hoc group of government officials from Environment, Energy and Foreign Affairs ministries from countries that are listed in Annex I to the United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change, and those that have acceded to Annex I commitments. Annex I countries include most OECD member states and some countries from central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States that are undergoing the process of transition to a market economy (EITs).

The OECD and IEA carry out analytical work for this Group to support 1) Annex I countries in the UNFCCC negotiations, and 2) national climate change policy development. For more information on the nature and purpose of the Group, click here: general information flyer.

Latest Releases from the Annex I Expert Group on the UNFCCC:

• SD-PAMs: What, Where, When and How? (Dec 2007)
• Adaptation to Climate Change: International Agreements for Local Needs (Dec 2007)
• Financing Mechanisms to Reduce Emissions from Deforestation: Issues in Design and Implementation (Dec 2007)
• Policy Uncertainty, Investment and Commitment Periods (Dec 2007)
• Emissions Trading: Trends and Prospects (Dec 2007)
• Carbon Capture and Storage in the CDM (Dec 2007)
• Incentives to Reduce GHG Emissions from Deforestation: Lessons Learned from Costa Rica and Mexico (April 2007)
• Policy Frameworks for Adaptation to Climate Change in Coastal Zones: The Case of the Gulf of Mexico (May 2007) 
• Technology Penetration and Capital Stock Turnover: Lessons from IEA Scenario Analysis (April 2007)
• Overcoming Barriers to Clean Development Mechanism Projects (April 2007)

Programmes:

• Adaptation
• Long-term Issues/Post-2012 Framework
• Emission Trading
• Project-based Mechanisms
• Policies and Measures
• Reducing Emissions from Deforestation 
• Countries with Economies in Transition

Upcoming meetings of the AIXG (contact Elizabeth.Corbett@oecd.org for more info.):
5-6 May 2008: Seminar with non-Annex I countries, OECD Conference Centre rm 12, Paris: draft agenda.
7 May 2008: Meeting of the Annex I Expert Group, OECD Conference Centre rm 12, Paris
25-26 September 2008: Meeting of the Annex I Expert Group, IEA HQ, Paris

Past meetings: 
10-11 October 2007, at IEA Headquarters, Paris.

Seminar of 19-20 March 2007: "Working Together to Respond to Climate Change", in Paris (All presentations are available at that link).
March 27-28 2006 in Paris: "Working Together to Respond to Climate Change": Annex I Expert Group Seminar with Developing Countries in Conjunction with the OECD Global Forum on Sustainable Development. All paper and presentations downloadable free from www.oecd.org/env/cc/GFSD2006.
March 2005 Seminar with developing countries: Summary report, presentations

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