Regional climate cooperation ECRAN Environment and Climate

Regional climate cooperation

ECRAN

Environment and Climate

Regional Accession Network

Imre Csikós

[email protected]

Project implemented by Human Dynamics

Consortium This Project is funded by the European Union

mailto:[email protected]

ECRAN

• ECRAN = Environment and Climate Regional Accession

Network

• To assist beneficiaries countries to converge with the EU

Environment and Climate acquis

• Provide a network of experts from beneficiary countries

and EU Member States on convergence issues

• ECRAN builds on its predecessor RENA

Means: Studies, Workshops, Practical Training, High Level

Events, Progress Monitoring Exercise, etc.



ECRAN

The main ECRAN beneficiaries include Ministries of

Environment (and other relevant line Ministries) of

• Albania,

• Bosnia and Herzegovina,

• Croatia

• the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia,

• Kosovo*

• Montenegro,

• Serbia

• Turkey

* This designation is without prejudice to positions on status, and is in line with UNSCR 1244 and the ICJ opinion on the Kosovo

declaration of independence



ECRAN

• Follow-up of RENA. Builds on RENA Climate results

• Kick-of was October 2013

• Around 10 Meuro +

• Over 30% for climate related activities (To reflect climate mainstreaming EU budget)

• Active engagement of public sector expertise through TAIEX



RENA Climate: Many activities and events



ECRAN period 2013 – 2016

Four working Groups

• WG 1: Climate Policy Development and Climate Awareness

• WG 2: GHG Inventory and the MMR

• WG 3: Emission Trading

• WG 4: Adaptation

Horizontal activities

(under steering by Country Coordinators and DG Clima)

• Sectoral Documents on EU Clima Acquis to be prepared and disseminated

• Progress Monitoring



Overview



ECRAN Climate

Working Group 1: Climate policy and Climate awareness

1.1: Capacity

Building

Scenarios/Tools

A: Regional Capacity

Assessment

B: Regional Training

Workshops

C Regional modeling

exercise

1.2: Capacity

Building on selected

climate acquis

1.3: National

High Level

Seminars

1.4: Practical

hands on

assistance

A: Five training

workshops

-ODS/F

-CCS

-Fuel quality

-Cars/vans

-Special topic

A: 7 TAIEX

missions

A:High level events

-Serbia

-Turkey

-Montenegro

-Albania

-Kosovo*

-FYRoMacedonia

-BiH

B: IPA project

pipeline


1.1: Capacity

Building

Scenarios/Tools



Assessment


Workshops


Assessment


Workshops


Assessment

C Regional modeling

exercise


Workshops


Assessment

1.2: Capacity

Building on selected

climate acquis

A: Five training

workshops

-ODS/F

-CCS

-Fuel quality

-Cars/vans

-Special topic

1.3: National

High Level

Seminars

A:High level events

-Serbia

-Turkey

-Montenegro

-Albania

-Kosovo*

-FYRoMacedonia

-BiH

A: 7 TAIEX

missions

B: IPA project

pipeline

Ends and means Working Group 1: • Aligning policies with climate acquis

• Aligning with climate policy goals of the EU (2020, 2030,

2050)

• Building capacity for low emission scenario/policy

planning

• Increase capacity regarding analytical tools for low

emission scenario/policy planning

• Increase capacity for reporting on emission scenarios

• Helping to develop policy and strategy documents, IPA

projects



Working Group 1 - 1. Capacity building on modeling, scenario development

Particular emphasis will be put on harmonising

approaches and building capacity for:

– assessment of policies and measures

– development of modelling aided scenario

work for EU and UNFCCC reporting

requirements,

– assisting development of strategies (e.g. Low

Emission Development Strategies)



Working Group 1 - 1. Capacity building on modeling, scenario development

ECRAN will implement the following steps until

the end of 2015.

– Step 1: Regional assessment of capacities for

modeling and scenario development

– Step 2: Regional Training workshops on the

development of climate policies. Special attention will

be paid to the models applied in the EU for climate,

energy and transport policy development, also in the

framework of the 2020 targets, the 2050 roadmap and

the 2030 Framework.



Working Group 1 - 1 Capacity building on modeling, scenario development

ECRAN will implement the following steps until

the end of 2015.

– Step 3: Regional modelling exercise for emission

reduction scenarios until 2030



Regional Modeling Exercise

• Start from Results of RENA MMD Working Group on the CRF Sector 1 (2009 Combustion fuels were filled by all countries)

• Selection of National teams/experts and support team

• Selection of model or models to be used (uniform approach)



Regional Modeling Exercise

• Three scenarios to run with selected models for CRF 1 (> 80 % of all GHG emissions in the region) – Scenarios to be modelled:

• Without measures

• With measures (EU 2020 climate-energy package related

policies)

• With additional measures (policies enabling to reach 2050

decarbonisation target)



Process

• TNA will be in February/March

– Preparation of outline programme and questionnaire by end of January 2014

– Mission to all ECRAN beneficiaries in February March (Jozsef, Agnes and Imre)

• Results translated into

– a detailed modeling pilot exercise

– Three technical expert training workshops



Process

• National Teams to be selected in consultation with the ECRAN beneficiary climate coordinators for the pilot exercise

• Model(s) to be applied selected

• Tentative period of implementation of pilot is between September 2014 until End of September 2015



Working Group 1 - 3. Climate Policy Development and

climate awareness building

• To aid the regional modelling exercise, national high

level seminars will be held in the ECRAN beneficiaries

based on identified priorities, needs and circumstances

• The High Level Seminars will focus on modelling and

scenario work, development of national climate

strategies, as well as defining GHG targets, the 2015

international climate agreement as well as the expected

EU 2030 climate and energy framework.



Working Group 1 - 3. National High level seminars

– Agendas to be developed taking into account

the needs of host countries

– Communication and awaress raising on

climate agenda, bringing into the picture local

messages

– June – Serbia (tbc)

– September – Turkey (tbc)



Working Group 1 - 4. Practical hands on assistance on low-carbon policy and

legislative development

• Practical hands on assistance and short

missions: Demand drive, based on specific

requests • Policy documents

• Legislative proposals

• Impact assessment reports

• IPA climate project proposal development • Support to develop project appliactions

• Initiate process - autumn



Follow-up activities for the period 2013 – 2016



ECRAN Climate

2.3: Best

Practice

Document

2.1: CRF 1

(Energy) training

Working Group 2: MMR

C Module 3: MRV on site

(fugitives), other sectors

B:Module 2: Tier 1

A: Module 1: MRV on site

2.2: CRF 2 – 6

Training

A: Five training

workshops A:Best practice

document

B: Regional

MMR exercise

selected CRF

sector




ECRAN Climate

2.3: ETS

Strategy

documents

Working Group 3: ETS

3.2: 2 training

mission EU MS

A: Two Seminars

ETS roadmaps

B:Five targeted

TAIEX missions

3.1: Regional MMR

and A&V training

A: TNA

B:Module 1: Aviation

C: Module 2: Regional

MMR / A&V training

D: Module 3: MRR

operators




ECRAN Climate

4.2:

Adaptation

Planning

4.1: Best practices

on adaptation

Working Group 4: Adaptation

B: Regional traning on

vulnerability assessments

(TNA and 3 regional

trainings

A: Regional High Level

Seminar on Adaptation A: Prioritisation

adaptation needs

B:Identify

adaptation options

C: Prioritise

adaptation options

D: Policy and legal

changes

Discussion

18

January

Northern

Italy

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