interim reports_power sector proposals_climate standrards and pathways 9 24 08_tcm61-40489

1、Where Development Meets Climate24-25 September 2008The HaguePower Sector Proposals SD-PAMS and BAT/BPTechnical efficiency By system Variable endowments prevent sectoral performance standard By technology and vintagePower Generation portfolio standards RPS, fossil fuel upgrades or phase outsGrid upgr

2、ading (complementary) infrastructure Other policies and measures Pricing and subsidies DSM; efficiency mandates; decoupled revenuesNon-commercial technology development Developed Country CommitmentsMid-range targets acceptance and complianceCommitment to funding new mechanismsLong range credible nat

3、ional action pathways to 2050 goals PrinciplesBuild on national actions plans Double parallel funding facilitiesBased on country pathways to a low carbon economyDont reward bad behavior; dont punish good behaviorExpert administrationNo access to carbon markets (except low income nations)Time consist

4、ency and staging by development Efficiency Enhancement FundNational action plans for zero or negative (technical) cost mitigation implementationBarriers reduction complementary grants based on commitments to SD-PAMSPolicies and standards approximate area under curveTime path defined to amortize nati

5、onal action plan over compliance period with benchmarks for payments and eligibility for Zero Carbon FundMeasures and implementation Industry programs (top runner)Financing compatibility Decoupled electricity pricingCommodity and appliance standardsMRV on implementation? Barriers grant analysisColle

6、ctive action costs lower net value or national/private responsibilityTechnology availability in common pool (royalty rates?)Administrative costsPrice and regulatory distortions FinancingDistributional consequences Know-how (public; private)Remedial program form may be in services or cash? Zero Carbo

7、n FundNational low carbon development path studies define preferred actionsInverse auctions for measures and programs defined by expert TEAPS; UN trusteeship; TEAP operation self-revelation of national commitments to programs/carbon productivity; TEAP members from developed/developing nationsAny qua

8、lified applicant or combination thereof (public; private)Application by satisfactory progress across efficiency implementation benchmarksReward (punish) behavior in mid-range of curve (premium and discount rankings) BAT; BP; fossil phase outs Subsidy reduction ZCF fundsReward market transforming pro

9、grams and measuresSystem wide actions: full value chain Regulatory accommodationMarket access commitmentsLicensing regimes for ZCF supported technologiesCompletely voluntaryMRV and enforcement in contract FinancingDouble fund commitments Contribution flexibility from fixed amountComplementary financing of EEF by other multilateral agencies, bi-lateral ODA and philanthropyCarbon Trading problematic ZCF as too low a price if substitutable Quantifiability of tons in ma