Technical Workshop 7: Stakeholder Engagement and Communication (Marrakesh)
Stakeholder engagement and communication play critical roles in building support for carbon pricing instruments. This workshop brought together representatives from industry, civil society, and government to share experiences on what has worked well and not so well.
Date:
Oct 24, 2013
Venue:
Marrakesh, Morocco
| October 24, 2013 | ||
| 8:30 | Registration | |
| 1. Introduction | ||
| 9:00 | ||
| Sarah Moyer, PMR Secretariat | ||
| 2. Approaches to Stakeholder Engagement: Good Practices and Lessons Learned | ||
| In this session, four in-depth case studies from EU, Japan, Australia, and South Africa provided the basis for broader discussions on good practices (e.g., methodologies, process, format, monitoring, evaluation etc.) and lessons learnt from stakeholder engagement process and communication. A panel made up of country representatives from European Commission, Mexico, and Kazakhstan followed as well as a general discussion among all participants. | ||
| 9:15 | ||
| Moderator: Joëlle Chassard, World Bank | ||
| Felix Matthes, Öko Institut | ||
| EU-ETS: Stakeholder Engagement Case Study | ||
| Yuko Nishida, Tokyo Metropolitan Government, Japan | ||
| Tokyo Cap-and-Trade: Stakeholder Engagement | ||
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | ||
| Robert Owen-Jones, Department of Industry, Australia | ||
| Peter Janoska, National Treasury, South Africa | ||
| South Africa Carbon Tax Stakeholder Consultation Process | ||
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
| 14:00 | ||
| Panel Discussion: European Commission, Mexico, Kazakhstan General Discussion: Participants shared information on their respective stakeholder processes, key issues and concerns raised by stakeholders, and the key lessons drawn from their experiences. |
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| 3. Stakeholders’ Perspectives | ||
| In this section, a set of stakeholders reflected on their experiences with engagement in two panel discussions. Private sector participants shared experience in addressing competitiveness concerns and bringing authorities to consensus-driven decisions. NGOs discussed their involvement in promoting and assessing the integrity of carbon pricing policies. | ||
| 15:00 | ||
| Moderator: Dirk Forrister, IETA | ||
| Jean-Yves Caneill, Eurelectric and Électricité de France | ||
| Manuel Möller, European Energy Exchange | ||
| European Energy Exchange and Stakeholder Engagement | ||
| Daniyar Khalitov, Eurasian Natural Resources Corporation of Kazakhstan | ||
| Irene Samouel, Shell | ||
| Shell and Stakeholder Engagement | ||
| 16:30 | Break | |
| 16:45 | ||
| Stephan Singer, WWF International | ||
| Joel Levin, Climate Action Reserve | ||
| Climate Change Policy and Public Engagement in California | ||
| Michael Tubman, Center for Climate and Energy Solutions | ||
| C2ES: Research, Partnership, and Outreach | ||
| 4. Next Steps and Workshop Wrap up | ||
| The Secretariat invited Participants to share feedback and ideas on the next steps for future PMR work on this topic. | ||
| 18:00 | ||
| Pierre Guigon, PMR Secretariat | ||
| 18:30 | Wrap up | |
| End of workshop | ||