International Energy and Climate Policy - International Climate Policy
ECN Policy Studies carries out studies on the design of international climate policy, the role of energy technology, technology transfer and the interaction with other energy policies. Knowledge is applied for supporting policy makers in discussions and negotiations regarding international climate policy, with emphasis on the continuation of the Kyoto-process, and regarding bilateral and multilateral climate programs.
Ongoing and recent projects
ECN contributes to the post-2012 climate negotiations, particularly to the Bali Action Plan building blocks 'Mitigation', 'Technology' and 'Finance', by the projects below. Recent work has focused on issues around Low Carbon Development, NAMAs, MRV, and technology transfer.
- With support from the Dutch government, ECN Policy Studies is contributing to more clarity and understanding on the Copenhagen Accord concept of Low-Emission Development Strategies. In Ghana and Indonesia, the project explores how an LEDS could be beneficial in practice. Read more
- In Methodology for Climate Technology Priorisation in a Global Context, ECN provided support to the World Bank on the methodological approach for the planned Technology Needs Assessment in China
- In Scoping post-2012 instruments for transport, ECN works on an analysis of how international funding mechanisms, particularly NAMAs, can work for sustainable transport in developing countries under the post-2012 climate agreement. Report.
- Opportunities for transatlantic energy and climate policy, with NREL. Read more
- International support for domestic action, with Cambridge University. Read more
- MRV in the Copenhagen Agreement aims to support the climate negotiations by analysing how mitigation actions non-Annex I countries and support by Annex I countries can be measured, reported and verified.
- Balancing the Carbon Market investigates the interaction between the CDM and potential post-2012 mitigation actions by non-Annex I, including sectoral approaches and NAMAs. Report
- In Financing Technology Transfer ECN supported the UNFCCC by providing analysis and recommendations future financing options to scale up development and transfer of technologies. Read more
Earlier projects
Publications
- Applicability of post 2012 climate instruments to the transport sector. August 2010
- Low-carbon technology cooperation in the climate regime - An exploration of opportunities, barriers, and ways forward, June 2010
- Tradable Carbon Allowances: the experience of the EU and lessons learned. November 2009
- Progress on including CCS projects in the CDM: Insights on increased awareness, market potential and baseline methodologies. April 2009
- Balancing the carbon market - Carbon market impacts of developing country emission reduction targets. March 2009
- Balancing the carbon market - Overview of carbon price estimates. March 2009
- Differentiation in the CDM: Options and impacts. June 2009
- Oil prices and climate change mitigation. May 2009
- ECN contributed to the UNFCCC Expert Group on Technology Transfer report on Financing options for technology transfer. March 2009.
- Considering technology within the UN climate change negotiations. November 2008.
Earlier publications
Presentations
- Low Carbon Development Strategies – a reality check – X. van Tilburg, L. Würtenberger, August 2010
- The political economy of climate change and the role of technology - H.C. de Coninck, March 2010
Tools
- Non-Annex I Mitigation Action Cost Curve
- A climate change toolkit to visualise data relevant for the climate negotiations
- 'ClimateTechWiki', an online database with descriptions of mitigation and adaptation technologies
For more information please contact: Stefan Bakker or Laura Würtenberger
