[sustran] Re: Guidance on Transport NAMAs

[Carlosfelipe Pardo]

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>
>
> It is a contribution to the Partnership on Sustainable Low-Carbon Transport.
> 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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