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GOVERNORS’ CLIMATE AND FOREST TASKFORCE | 2010

The Governors’ Climate & Forests Task ForceARB Workshop Presentation

July 30, 2010

Tony Brunello (GCF Advisor; former Chair of the GCF for the CA Resources Agency)


Spearheaded by California in 2008 at the First Governors’Global Climate Summit and signing of MOUs

Now 14 states/provinces from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, and the United States, representing “early mover” REDD states

Substantial share (approx. 1/3) of the world’s tropical forests in GCF states/provinces

Multi‐jurisdictional process for sub‐national cooperation on climate and forests

Spearheaded by California in Spearheaded by California in 2008 at the First Governors2008 at the First Governors’’Global Climate Summit and Global Climate Summit and signing of signing of MOUsMOUs

Now 14 states/provinces from Now 14 states/provinces from Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Brazil, Indonesia, Mexico, Nigeria, and the United Nigeria, and the United States, representing States, representing ““early early movermover”” REDD statesREDD states

Substantial share (approx. 1/3) Substantial share (approx. 1/3) of the worldof the world’’s tropical forests s tropical forests in GCF states/provincesin GCF states/provinces

MultiMulti‐‐jurisdictional process for jurisdictional process for subsub‐‐national cooperation on national cooperation on climate and forestsclimate and forests


Aceh, IndonesiaEast Kalimantan, IndonesiaPapua, IndonesiaWest Kalimantan, Indonesia

Acre, BrazilAmapa, BrazilAmazonas, Brazil

Matto Grosso, Brazil

Cross River State, Nigeria

Pará, Brazil

Campeche, Mexico

California, U.S.Illinois, U.S.Wisconsin, U.S.

GCF


GCF ChairAmazonas | Pará 2010California 2009

GCF States and ProvincesUnited States Indonesia Mexico Brazil Observer StatesCalifornia Aceh Campeche Acre Sinoe County, LiberiaIllinois East Kalimantan Pará West Papua, IndonesiaWisconsin Papua Nigeria Amazonas South Kalimantan, Ind.

West Kalimantan Cross Mato Grosso Central Kalimantan, Ind.River State Amapa

IndonesiaCountry Coordinator

BrazilCountry

Coordinator

GCF Secretariat

Working Group 1 Working Group 2 Working Group 3Project Level Standards Accounting Frameworks Needs Assessmentand Criteria and Coordination Mechanisms

StakeholdersPartners


GCF Overall Objectives GCF Overall Objectives (2009(2009‐‐2010)2010)

Bring together key, early mover tropical forest states with Bring together key, early mover tropical forest states with U.S. states at the forefront of developing U.S. states at the forefront of developing subnationalsubnational GHG GHG compliance systems (most notably California) to: compliance systems (most notably California) to: Exchange ideas and build capacity (legal, institutional, Exchange ideas and build capacity (legal, institutional,

technical & scientific) to generate high quality offsets technical & scientific) to generate high quality offsets from REDD;from REDD;

Develop recommendations for bringing REDD and other Develop recommendations for bringing REDD and other forest carbon activities into climate policy; andforest carbon activities into climate policy; and

Move into the Move into the ““proof of conceptproof of concept”” stage in the effort to stage in the effort to bring REDD into existing and emerging GHG compliance bring REDD into existing and emerging GHG compliance systems and markets.systems and markets.


GCF milestones and key events GCF milestones and key events (2009(2009‐‐2010)2010)

BelBeléémm Meeting (June 2009) Meeting (June 2009) –– formal establishment of GCF; adoption of Joint Action formal establishment of GCF; adoption of Joint Action Plan; creation of 3 working groups; joint GCFPlan; creation of 3 working groups; joint GCF‐‐stakeholder meetingstakeholder meeting

LA meeting (Sept 2009) LA meeting (Sept 2009) –– GCF Governors meeting; adoption of REDD protocol GCF Governors meeting; adoption of REDD protocol assessment and needs assessment scoping study; joint Governorsassessment and needs assessment scoping study; joint Governors’’ letter to the letter to the Presidents of Brazil, Indonesia and US; joint GCFPresidents of Brazil, Indonesia and US; joint GCF‐‐stakeholder meetingstakeholder meeting

Copenhagen COP 15 (Dec 2009) Copenhagen COP 15 (Dec 2009) –– GCF Governors meetingGCF Governors meeting

Sacramento (Feb 2010) Sacramento (Feb 2010) –– Technical Meeting on REDD Regulatory Design (Options Technical Meeting on REDD Regulatory Design (Options Paper developed by the GCF available on ARB and GCF websites)Paper developed by the GCF available on ARB and GCF websites)

Banda Aceh Meeting (May 2010)Banda Aceh Meeting (May 2010)——creation of 4 priority Tasks for the second half of creation of 4 priority Tasks for the second half of 2010; joint GCF2010; joint GCF‐‐stakeholder meetingstakeholder meeting

SantarSantaréémm, , ParParáá Meeting (Sept 13Meeting (Sept 13‐‐17, 2010), including joint GCF17, 2010), including joint GCF‐‐stakeholder meetingstakeholder meeting

Cancun COP 16 (Dec 2010)Cancun COP 16 (Dec 2010)


GCF Working GroupsGCF Working Groups Working group 1 Working group 1 –– standards and criteriastandards and criteria Clarity on general criteria for projectClarity on general criteria for project‐‐level activitieslevel activities Support multiple pathways to compliance standards for nested Support multiple pathways to compliance standards for nested

projectsprojects Working group 2 Working group 2 –– coordination and accountingcoordination and accounting State/province REDD program development; stakeholder and State/province REDD program development; stakeholder and

governance issuesgovernance issues Connecting projects with state/provinceConnecting projects with state/province‐‐level performance level performance

(nesting)(nesting) Linkage agreements between compliance systems and Linkage agreements between compliance systems and

state/province REDD programsstate/province REDD programs Working group 3 Working group 3 –– needs assessmentneeds assessment Facilitating state/province needs assessments; knowledge Facilitating state/province needs assessments; knowledge

databasedatabase Strategy for accessing interim public financeStrategy for accessing interim public finance


February 2010 Technical MeetingFebruary 2010 Technical Meeting(Sacramento, CA)(Sacramento, CA)

ObjectiveObjective: to convene technical experts to develop : to convene technical experts to develop regulatory design recommendations for regulatory design recommendations for incorporating REDD into emerging GHG compliance incorporating REDD into emerging GHG compliance systems, with a specific focus on options for CA systems, with a specific focus on options for CA ARBARB’’ss Preliminary Draft Regulation (PDR) for CapPreliminary Draft Regulation (PDR) for Cap‐‐andand‐‐Trade. Trade.

Covered regulatory design options on a number of Covered regulatory design options on a number of topics, summarized in Options Paper available on topics, summarized in Options Paper available on the ARB website, including: the ARB website, including:


February Tech. February Tech. MeetingTopicsMeetingTopics (cont(cont’’d)d) SectoralSectoral Crediting PathwaysCrediting Pathways

StateState‐‐Level Accounting Level Accounting

Reference Level Baselines Reference Level Baselines

Crediting BaselinesCrediting Baselines

StateState‐‐wide REDD Planswide REDD Plans

Tracking and Registry InfrastructureTracking and Registry Infrastructure

Project Nesting and Reconciliation ArchitectureProject Nesting and Reconciliation Architecture

Monitoring, Reporting, and Verification (StateMonitoring, Reporting, and Verification (State‐‐ and projectand project‐‐level)level)

Safeguards (Environmental, Protection of Interests, and Benefit Safeguards (Environmental, Protection of Interests, and Benefit Sharing)Sharing)

Enforceability, Liability, and Risk ManagementEnforceability, Liability, and Risk Management

Early Action/Phased ApproachesEarly Action/Phased Approaches


Work Tasks from May 2010 Aceh Meeting/ Work Tasks from May 2010 Aceh Meeting/ Outputs for Santarem & Cancun MeetingsOutputs for Santarem & Cancun Meetings

Develop GCF design recommendations for Develop GCF design recommendations for subnationalsubnational REDD frameworks (building off of Tech. REDD frameworks (building off of Tech. Meeting)Meeting)

Continue work on public financing opportunities for Continue work on public financing opportunities for GCF member states and provincesGCF member states and provinces

Create GCF knowledge databaseCreate GCF knowledge database

Develop communications strategy & enhancement Develop communications strategy & enhancement of stakeholder involvement in GCF process of stakeholder involvement in GCF process


The GCF &CaliforniaThe GCF &California

(1) The GCF is a hub for and source of international (1) The GCF is a hub for and source of international scientific, technical, and donorscientific, technical, and donor‐‐level expertise on level expertise on REDD, which it hopes has provided, and can REDD, which it hopes has provided, and can continue to provide, helpful input to California as it continue to provide, helpful input to California as it develops its capdevelops its cap‐‐andand‐‐trade program and considers trade program and considers international offsets. An example of this is the international offsets. An example of this is the February Technical Meeting and followFebruary Technical Meeting and follow‐‐up that the up that the GCF facilitated.GCF facilitated.


The GCF &California, contThe GCF &California, cont’’dd

(2) (2) The GCF provides a platform for cooperation and The GCF provides a platform for cooperation and informationinformation‐‐sharing between emerging market sharing between emerging market regulators (e.g. ARB) and tropical forest states and regulators (e.g. ARB) and tropical forest states and provinces. provinces. The relationships formed have helped facilitate the The relationships formed have helped facilitate the

free exchange of thoughts on regulatory design, on free exchange of thoughts on regulatory design, on the ground circumstances in tropical forest states, the ground circumstances in tropical forest states, where to seek and direct funding for REDD readiness, where to seek and direct funding for REDD readiness, and other key issues, and could provide the and other key issues, and could provide the foundation for future bilateral agreements in a foundation for future bilateral agreements in a compliance market. compliance market.


The GCF &California, contThe GCF &California, cont’’dd

(3) The international community is looking to (3) The international community is looking to CaliforniaCalifornia’’s grounds ground‐‐breaking AB 32 implementation breaking AB 32 implementation to provide a model for REDD and send clear signals to provide a model for REDD and send clear signals to tropical forest states and provinces on how to to tropical forest states and provinces on how to design their REDD programs. design their REDD programs. The GCF has been a twoThe GCF has been a two‐‐way conduit for information way conduit for information

about Californiaabout California’’s effort in state, national, and s effort in state, national, and international international forafora around the world.around the world.


Stakeholder Involvement in the GCF Stakeholder Involvement in the GCF 20092009‐‐ early 2010early 2010::

Invited stakeholders to participate in GCF biInvited stakeholders to participate in GCF bi‐‐annual meetings annual meetings

Invited stakeholders to provide input on Working Group & Task GrInvited stakeholders to provide input on Working Group & Task Group oup OutputsOutputs

Invited stakeholders to develop recommendations re the design ofInvited stakeholders to develop recommendations re the design ofenvironmental safeguards, protection of rights/interests, benefienvironmental safeguards, protection of rights/interests, benefitt‐‐sharing sharing and multiand multi‐‐stakeholder process by compliance market regulators and stakeholder process by compliance market regulators and tropical forest states.tropical forest states.

Current GCFCurrent GCF‐‐wide communication is through emails and website wide communication is through emails and website ((www.gcftaskforce.orgwww.gcftaskforce.org). In). In‐‐country engagement of NGOs delegated to country engagement of NGOs delegated to Country Coordinators and states and provinces. Country Coordinators and states and provinces.


Stakeholder Involvement in the GCF, contStakeholder Involvement in the GCF, cont’’d d June 201oJune 201o‐‐::

The GCF has recognized a need for, and has committed to, among The GCF has recognized a need for, and has committed to, among other actions:other actions:

Developing a formal GCF stakeholder process with stakeholders Developing a formal GCF stakeholder process with stakeholders (will be circulated widely for review before Santarem) drawing o(will be circulated widely for review before Santarem) drawing on n existing multiexisting multi‐‐stakeholder process modelsstakeholder process models

Improving timeliness and availability of helpful information (inImproving timeliness and availability of helpful information (inmultiple languages)multiple languages)

If interested in being added to the stakeholder email list, pleaIf interested in being added to the stakeholder email list, please se contact the GCF Secretariat at: contact the GCF Secretariat at: [email protected]@colorado.edu

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