[sustran] Re: Guidance on Transport NAMAs

[Carlosfelipe Pardo]

Cornie,

We agree on your points. However, I think this is not at all clear to 
governments (as happens with the Copenhagen documents, which are only 
decipherable after reading the Bridging the gap document or to those who 
were present in Copenhagen...).

I think all of us who are working in developing countries should find 
out how to include transport in NAMAs. The issue is that if we don't ask 
for it, they won't include it and thus the lack of recognition of 
transport in its role to reduce climate change emissions will still be a 
problem.

Best regards,

Carlos.

Cornie Huizenga wrote:
> Carlos,
>
> As I understand there will be possibilities after 31st January for 
> developing countries to make entries in Annex 2.  The 31st January 
> deadline applies especially for the developed countries to register 
> their emission reduction commitments in Annex 1 of the Copenhagen Accord.
>
> I understand the sentiment of Colombia that they want to know what the 
> emission reduction potential is and associated costs. It shows that 
> they are taking this serious. Some people have however argued that it 
> is good to have placeholders in Annex 2 of the Copenhagen Accord on 
> transport. Since there are no guidelines on how such NAMAs for 
> developing countries will be monitored there would at this point not 
> have to be a detailed quantitative assessment of emission reductions.
>
> With best regards,
> Cornie
>
> On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 11:32 PM, Carlosfelipe Pardo 
> <carlosfpardo at gmail.com <mailto:carlosfpardo at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     Hi,
>
>     Regarding NAMAs and the opportunity described below, I don't
>     understand
>     why the timeframe (until January 31st) is so short to submit
>     something,
>     especially since this is only for developing countries which haven't
>     developed strong methodologies.
>
>     We've consulted the Colombian agency in charge of climate change
>     mitigation and they've said they will not submit a NAMA as such
>     because
>     they cannot commit to anything that they haven't quantified in
>     terms of
>     mitigation potential or abatement costs. They are hoping that
>     there will
>     be future deadlines, which I find complicated because this may be a
>     window of opportunity which will close soon... or is it?
>
>     I'm not sure if anyone has been able to move forward with their
>     respective governments in such an insanely short timeframe (less
>     than 2
>     months from the publication of the Copenhagen Accord!).
>
>     Finally, thanks to Bridging the Gap initiative for producing such
>     useful
>     documents. We would otherwise have drowned trying to understand all
>     those acronyms and information that UNFCCC and other agencies produce.
>
>     Best regards,
>
>     Carlosfelipe Pardo
>     Country Director, Colombia
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>     SUTP Team wrote:
>     > Dear All and Climate-L readers,
>     >
>     > The Copenhagen Accord provides an opportunity for non-Annex I
>     country
>     > Parties to submit a list of Nationally Appropriate Mitigation
>     Actions
>     > (NAMAs) by the 31st January 2010, for inclusion within Appendix
>     II of
>     > the Accord. The ‘Bridging the Gap’ initiative has developed a
>     guidance
>     > document for Parties on the submission of NAMAs in the transport
>     sector,
>     > providing an overview of the potential mitigation actions, at
>     national
>     > and sub-national level, that could be included within NAMA
>     submissions.
>     >
>     > In the hope that this may help trigger further action towards
>     > sustainable low-carbon transport, we encourage you to
>     disseminate this
>     > widely, particularly to developing country Parties and their
>     relevant
>     > institutions/individuals involved in the
>     formulation/communication of NAMAs.
>     >
>     > A MS Word version is also available upon request, which we
>     welcome you
>     > to edit for your tailored purposes.
>     >
>     > Please also see our new report analysing the outcomes of COP15,
>     and the
>     > implications for the transport sector:
>     >
>     http://www.transport2012.org/bridging/ressources/documents/1/556,Copenhagen_report_FINAL_Bridging_the.pdf
>     >
>     > The document has been prepared by the Bridging the Gap
>     Initiative (GTZ,
>     > Veolia Transport, UITP and TRL)  in partnership with ITDP.
>     > www.transport2012.org
>     <http://www.transport2012.org><http://www.transport2012.org>
>     >
>     > It is a contribution to the Partnership on Sustainable
>     Low-Carbon Transport.
>     > www.slocat.net <http://www.slocat.net><http://www.slocat.net>
>     >
>     > Note: The Bridging the Gap Initiative does not endorse any
>     particular
>     > position on the Copenhagen Accord, nor is the document meant to
>     > prejudice the negotiation outcome in any way.
>     >
>     > With Best Regards,
>     >
>     > Daniel Bongardt, GTZ
>     > + 49 6196/79-1375,
>     >
>     > http://www.transport2012.org
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