Stepping Up to the Challenges: Domestic Climate Action and Carbon Pricing Instruments (March 2014)
Mexico, China, South Africa, Brazil, the European Commission, and the United States showcased examples of innovative and progressive domestic climate action, including the use of carbon pricing instruments. Discussion focused on drivers and challenges to generate support for enhanced national action on climate change.
Date:
Mar 05, 2014
Venue:
Mexico City, Mexico
| March 5, 2014 | ||
| 1. Opening | ||
| 15:00 | ||
| Moderator: Juan Carlos Belausteguigoitia, Centro Mario Molina, Mexico | ||
| Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, World Bank | ||
| 2. Domestic Climate Action in Mexico | ||
| Mexico showcased examples of innovative and progressive domestic climate action, including the use of carbon pricing instruments. Please note that the presentations are in Spanish. | ||
| 15:10 | ||
| Rodolfo Lacy Tamayo, Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources, Mexico | ||
| Mexico: Climate Action | ||
| Alejandro Nieto Enriquez, Ministry of Urban Development and Housing, Land, Territorial, and Urban Development, Mexico | ||
| Mexico: Climate Change Mitigation and Mexico’s Urban and Housing Policy Development | ||
| 3. Carbon Pricing Instruments in Domestic Contexts | ||
| Panelists from three countries shared their experiences of carbon pricing instruments. | ||
| 16:00 | ||
| Peter Janoska, National Treasury, South Africa | ||
| South Africa: Pricing Carbon with a Carbon Tax: Coupling Domestic Offsets and a Carbon Tax | ||
| Wang Shu, National Development and Reform Commission, China | ||
| China: Recent Development of Chinese ETS | ||
| Martin Hession, DG Climate Action, European Commission | ||
| EU: 2030 Framework for Climate and Energy - A Key Step in EU "Domestic Preparations" | ||
| 17:00 | Break | |
| 17:30 | ||
| Adriano Santhiago de Oliveira, Ministry of Environment, Brazil | ||
| Brazil: Domestic Mitigation Actions Before 2020 | ||
| 18:00 | ||
| Alexia Kelly, Office of Global Change, U.S. Department of State | ||
| United States: Recent Developments in U.S. Climate Change Policy | ||
| 5. Closing | ||
| 18:30 | ||
| Ede Jorge Ijjasz-Vasquez, World Bank | ||
| 19:00 | Reception | |
| End of event | ||