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: AIXG flyer. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/env/cc/aixg
This paper compares model estimates of national and sectoral GHG mitigation potential across six key OECD GHG-emitting economies: Australia, Canada, the EU, Japan, Mexico and the US. It examines the implications of model structure, baseline and policy assumptions, and assesses GHG mitigation potential estimates across a variety of models, including models that are used to inform climate policy-makers in each of these economies.
This paper highlights existing knowledge and information about a range of different types of mitigation support and outlines a structure for a future framework for MRV to provide greater accountability and transparency. Mitigation specific financial flows (ie aiming to limit emissions) are estimated to be in the range of 8 - 53 billion USD in 2007, which is small relative to financial flows to mitigation relevant sectors (e.g. energy, infrastructure, etc). The paper also highlights the need for domestic policy frameworks to steer private investments across relevant sectors and, within each sector, towards projects fostering mitigation.
This paper first reviews proposals for the design of sectoral and related market mechanisms currently debated, both in the UNFCCC negotiations, and in different domestic legislative contexts. Secondly, it addresses the possible principles and technical requirements that Parties may wish to consider as the foundations for further elaboration of the mechanisms. The third issue explored herein is domestic implementation of sectoral market mechanisms by host countries, incentives to move to new market mechanisms, as well as how the transition between current and future mechanisms could be managed.
NEW!Reporting and Recording Post-2012 GHG Mitigation Commitments, Actions and Support (October 2009)
Jane Ellis (OECD), Sara Moarif (IEA)and Joy Aeree Kim (OECD)
This paper explores the possible purposes, coverage and form of a reporting/recording mechanism for greenhouse gas actions, support and commitments post-2012 and highlights the decision points that are needed in order to establish such a mechanism. It explores what information such a mechanism could include in terms of actions, commitments and support, as well as the institutional implications of different design options.
Richard Baron, Barbara Buchner (IEA) and Jane Ellis (OECD)
This paper considers the carbon market aspects of sectoral approaches to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in developing countries.
GHG mitigation actions: MRV issues and options (March 2009)
Jane Ellis (OECD), Sara Moarif (IEA)
This paper provides an overview of current efforts to assess if GHG mitigation actions underway in different countries and regions are “measurable, reportable and verifiable”. Linking Mitigation Actions with Mitigation Support in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework (March 2009)
Joy Aeree Kim, Jan Corfee-Morlot (OECD), Philippine de T’Serclaes (IEA)
This paper suggests a number of elements for a possible conceptual framework to "link" mitigation actions with mitigation support, including how one might measure, report and verify progress, with a view to understanding the role for such a framework in a post-2012 agreement.
The Economics of Climate Change Mitigation: Policies and Options for Global Action Beyond 2012
