Partnership Assembly Meeting (PA6): Barcelona

Turkey received a funding allocation to support its MRP and Indonesia presented a draft MRP for feedback. In addition, representatives from Kazakhstan and Shanghai provided updates on their respective domestic emissions trading programs. The PMR Secretariat provided a modality for evaluation of the PMR's work.
Date:
May 27 - 28, 2013
Venue:
Barcelona, Spain
Day 1: October 22, 2013 | ||
8:30 | Registration | |
1. Opening and Introduction | ||
9:00 | ||
Co-Chair: Juan Pedro Searle, Ministry of Energy, Chile | ||
Co-Chair: Robert Owen-Jones, Department of Climate Change & Energy Efficiency, Australia | ||
Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
2. Country Information Sharing | ||
Implementing Country Participants updated the PA on their PMR activities, in particular on the status of their MRP. The updates were made through PowerPoint presentations or oral briefings. | ||
9:30 | ||
Gulmira Sergazina, Ministry of Environmental Protection, Kazakhstan | ||
Kazakhstan: Domestic Emissions Trading Development | ||
Qingqing Li, Shanghai Environment and Energy Exchange, China | ||
China: Shanghai Emissions Trading Scheme | ||
Indira Al-Dahabi, Ministry of Environment, Jordan | ||
Jordan: The National Climate Change Policy 2013-2020 | ||
Yuji Mizuno, Ministry of the Environment, Japan | ||
11:00 | Break | |
3.1 Presentation of Final MRPs for Decision on MRP Implementation Funding | ||
Turkey presented a draft MRP at PA5 in Washington, DC for feedback from the PA. Based on this feedback, Turkey revised its MRP. In this session, Turkey presented the core elements of its final MRP, highlighting significant changes from the draft version. Adoption of a resolution on funding allocation is under agenda item 11. | ||
11:15 | ||
Şule Özkal, Ministry of Environment and Urbanization, Turkey | ||
Turkey: Final MRP Presentation |
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Turkey: Final MRP | ||
12:30 | Lunch | |
3.2 Presentation of Draft MRPs | ||
Indonesia presented its draft MRP in order to seek feedback from the PA; a representative from the PMR Expert Group who carried out the Expert Feedback Process also presented observations and suggestions. No funding consideration at this meeting. | ||
14:00 | ||
Dicky Hindarto, National Council on Climate Change, Indonesia | ||
Indonesia: Draft MRP Presentation | ||
Indonesia: Draft MRP | ||
Dian Phylipsen, SQ Consult B.V. | ||
Indonesia: Expert MRP Presentation | ||
16:00 | Break | |
4. Ideas and Key Issues in Developing Crediting Mechanisms | ||
Participants shared and discussed ideas on the design of domestic and international crediting mechanisms. The World Bank Carbon Finance Unit is working on the design of new crediting mechanisms. The CFU shared its initial thinking with Participants. | ||
16:15 | ||
Klaus Oppermann, World Bank | ||
Policy MRV–Quantifying Climate Benefits of Climate-friendly Fiscal/Economic Policies | ||
Alexandrina Platonova-Oquab, World Bank | ||
Carbon Crediting Options to Support Climate Action in Cities | ||
Michael Lazarus, Stockholm Environment Institute | ||
17:45 | Wrap up | |
End of Day 1 | ||
Day 2: May 28, 2013 | ||
5. Updates on Countries’ MRPs | ||
Implementing Country Participants updated the PA on their PMR activities, in particular on the status of their MRPs. Participants did verbal or PowerPoint presentations. | ||
9:00 | ||
Carlos Pardo, Ministry of Environment, Colombia | ||
Colombia: MRP Preparation Phase – Outline of Progress | ||
Chaiwat Muncharoen, Greenhouse Gas Management Organization, Thailand | ||
Thailand: MRP Update | ||
10:00 | Break | |
6. Update on Knowledge Management | ||
Fostering knowledge exchange is a core objective of the PMR. The Secretariat provided an update on the expert meeting on Modeling of Carbon Pricing Instruments held in April 2013, presented the proposed Technical Work Program: Building Readiness for Implementation (Note PA6-2013-1) for feedback and endorsement, and briefed the PA on the next phase of enhancements of the PMR website. | ||
10:15 | ||
Martina Bosi, PMR Secretariat | ||
Update on Expert Meeting on Modeling of Carbon Pricing Initiatives | ||
Mike McCormick and Martina Bosi, PMR Secretariat | ||
Technical Work Program Overview | ||
Note PA6-2013-1 | ||
Sarah Moyer, PMR Secretariat | ||
Ben Rattenbury, Columbia University | ||
Website Enhancement: Report on Collaboration with Columbia University | ||
7. Modality for Monitoring and Evaluation Framework | ||
In response to the request made during PA5, the Secretariat prepared a document Draft Proposal for the Establishment of a PMR Results Framework (Note PA6-2013-2) that outlines approaches and indicators for monitoring progress of the PMR’s operations, including at the country level. | ||
11:30 | ||
Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
Proposed Modality for Monitoring the Progress of the PMR | ||
Note PA6-2013-2 | ||
12:30 | Lunch | |
8. Strategic Orientation of the PMR | ||
14:00 | ||
Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
Strategic Direction of the PMR | ||
15:00 | Break | |
9. Fiscal Year 2014 Budget and Next Steps | ||
15:15 | ||
Sarah Moyer, PMR Secretariat | ||
Annual Budget Review and Proposal FY13 and FY14 | ||
Note PA6-2013-3 | ||
Meeting and MRP Schedule for PA7 | ||
10. Election of Co-chairs for PA7 | ||
In accordance with the Governance Framework, the World Bank will chair the first two meetings of the PA. Subsequent meetings will be co-chaired by a representative elected, respectively, from the Contributing Participants and from the Implementing Country Participants. Co-chairs serve for one PA meeting. Contributing and Implementing Country Participants meet separately to elect their respective co-chair. Each group announced the results of their decision to the PA. | ||
16:15 | ||
Election of Co-Chairs | ||
11. Decisions | ||
16:30 | ||
Adoption of Decisions by Participants | ||
o Allocation of the Implementation Phase Funding to Turkey | ||
Resolution No. PA6/2013-1 | ||
o Authorizing Budget for Fiscal Year 2014 | ||
Resolution No. PA6/2013-3 | ||
17:00 | Wrap up | |
18:30 | Reception | |
End of PA6 | ||