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Tackling the Intellectual Property Elements of an Enabling Environment for Technology Transfer

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CAN_technology_Submission_28July2012.pdf

 

 

 

 

 

 

Executive Summary

Climate Action Network International (CAN) concurs with the apparent consensus at the third Technology Executive Committee (TEC) meeting (held on the 28th and 29th of May in Bonn) that intellectual property rights (IPR) is an issue in the transfer of climate technologies that could be an incentive, a barrier, neither or both. Furthermore, the determination of which role it plays can only be made at the national/sectoral level on a case-by-case basis. There are cases where IPR has been and can be a barrier and some parties are concerned that it will be a barrier to the transfer of key climate technologies to help mitigate their emissions and enhance their adaptive capacities. On the other hand, technology developers are concerned with the intellectual property enforcement risk in developing economies and potential negative impacts on innovation. In the absence of some guidance on key issues related to IPR from the Technology Mechanism (TM), countries and providers would be left to deal with each IPR issue that arises from scratch, stalling and even derailing much-needed technology deployment. 

But the UNFCCC can play a critical role here to ensure that countries have the tools they need to find resolution in a case where IPR issues threaten to pose a barrier to the transfer of a key climate technology while ensuring that appropriate incentives for technology innovation are maintained.  By providing appropriate guidelines on the use of existing tools and a platform to facilitate various forms of information sharing on IPR solutions among other initiatives, the UNFCCC has the opportunity to proactively prevent IPR from becoming a widespread barrier while building confidence in the TM among both demanders and suppliers of climate technologies.  

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Tags: 
CAN Submission
IPR
Technology Executive Committee
TEC
TM
Topics: 
Technology
Organization: 
Climate Action Network
CAN Positions
UNFCCC
Related Event: 
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2012

Fill the Fund in Qatar: $10-15 billion for the Green Climate Fund

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CAN_Finance_GCF_pledge_FINAL_-_12-7-12.pdf

 

In Qatar, developed countries need to put forward a climate finance package that includes:  

  • Commitments to total climate finance  (bilateral and multilateral, inside and outside the GCF) in 2013-2015 that are substantially above the levels of the Fast Start Finance period (2010-12); 
  • A pledge of at least $10-15 billion in new and additional public finance to be disbursed to the GCF over the years 2013-2015, with 50 percent of these initial resources for adaptation through direct access where possible and preferred;   
  • A clear roadmap for scaling-up climate finance to meet  the $100 billion per year commitment by 2020; 
  • Decisions that advance the most promising alternative sources of public finance as part of this roadmap;
  • Decisions allowing the full operationalization of the Green Climate Fund.  

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GCF
Green Climate Fund
Topics: 
Finance
Organization: 
Climate Action Network
CAN Positions
Related Event: 
COP18/CMP8 Doha Climate Conference

CAN Intervention - LCA Sectoral Approaches Spin-Off Group - May 23, 2012

Submitted by MBrockley on

Sect_App_-_23_May.pdf

 


Thank you Mr. Chairman for the chance t
o speak on sectoral approaches and more specifically 
on addressing emissions from bunker fuels. I am speaking behalf of the Climate Action 
Network.
We would like to address the questions you have posed to this group.
On the first question: We find ourselves in the interesting position of agreeing with Canada, 
and also with Burkina Faso, Singapore and Chile on the special status of international 
transport. There has to be separate treatment of those inherently international sectors where 
emissions occur outside and between national boundaries. So it is likely not a useful exercise 
to spend more time and efforts to develop a framework covering all sectors, unless it is 
involves recognizing and starting from this distinction.
ON the second question, we welcome the willingness expressed by most parties to send a 
signal to IMO, but we note some differences in what that signal should be. We think 
international maritime transport and aviation should be seen as uniquely global sectors with 
shared and overlapping jurisdiction between UNFCCC and the specialized agencies IMO and 
ICAO. In this context, it is not useful to propose that the principals of one body taking 
precedence over another, but of finding arrangements that reflect the principals and 
customary practices of both bodies. Saying that the principals of one body should take 
precedence over another is a clear recipe for continued stalemate.
On the third question – we think it is extremely important to get a robust outcome from Doha. 
For bunker fuels we need a signal that recognizes and encourages the ongoing work of the 
IMO and ICAO, and gives them advice on a way forward that reconciles the principles and 
procedures of the different bodies, and notes that these sectors should contribute their fair 
share to global efforts and increased ambition. We understand that the best way to do this in 
the context of the current discussions in both bodies of global market based measures, is to 
pursue global measures consistent with the procedures of the IMO and ICAO, while addressing 
differentiation and the UNFCCC principles through the use of revenue generated. This revenue 
can be used to directly address impacts on developing countries from the measures 
themselves, and additional financing can be channeled to developing countries for climate 
actions through the Green Climate Fund, as well as for in-sector actions.
Thank you Chair
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bunkers
IMO
maritime
CAN intervention
Tax
spin off
LCA spin off
Chile
spin
off
Topics: 
Bunkers
Region: 
Canada
Latin America
West Africa
Organization: 
AWG-LCA
Climate Action Network
UNFCCC
Related Event: 
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2012

CAN Intervention - Long Term Finance Consultations - May 22, 2012

Submitted by MBrockley on

LTF_Work_Programme_Intervention_-_May_22.pdf

Distinguished delegates. Thank you for the opportunity to speak. My name is Lies Craeynest from Oxfam International, and I will speak on behalf of the Climate Action Network.

Thank you co-chairs for your proposal on how to implement the decisions made in Durban on the Long Term Finance work programme. Many delegates from developing countries have spoken about the need for a balanced approach in taking forward the Durban agreement, and have stressed that the discussion on raising mitigation ambition pre 2020 needs to go hand in hand with the discussion on  mobilising the means of implementation to do so. We agree. 
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bonn
finance
Long term finance
informal
Bonn 2012
Consultation
term
long
Topics: 
Finance
Organization: 
Climate Action Network
UNFCCC
Related Event: 
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2012

CAN Side Event: ADP,
 KP 
and 
LCA: 

Pathway 
to 
Qatar 
and 
2015


Submitted by MBrockley on

CAN_side_event_presentation_22May2012.pdf

Building a workplan across KP, LCA and ADP to ensure a successful 2015 protocol.

Tags: 
Side Event
Topics: 
Agriculture
Bunkers
Capacity Building
Equity/effort-sharing
Finance
Flexible Mechanisms
Forests-Sinks
Legal Issues
Mitigation
MRV
Shared Vision
Technology
Organization: 
AWG-ADP
AWG-KP
AWG-LCA
Climate Action Network
Related Event: 
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2012

CAN Presentation: Workshop to further the understanding of the diversity of nationally appropriate mitigation actions by developing country Parties, underlying assumptions, and any support needed for implementation of these actions

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CAN-NAMA-Workshop-presentation.pdf

                          

Tags: 
NAMA
low carbon development
Topics: 
Mitigation
MRV
Organization: 
AWG-LCA
Climate Action Network
UNFCCC
Related Event: 
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2012

CAN Intervention - Informal consultations on Article 6 of the Convention - May 18

Submitted by MBrockley on

Art6-intervention.pdf

 

Thank you chair for giving us the opportunity to present our views on behalf of CAN international. Public support and engagement at the local and national level is critical to the success of meaningful climate mitigation and adaptation policies and we welcome the opportunity to offer a few concrete proposals. In relation to the timeframe of the next work programme, we would suggest that to established a permanent work program that is fully reviewed and amended every four years.

In order to ensure an in-depth review of the implementation of each of the elements of the amended New Delhi Work Programme we would suggest partial biannual reviews that tackle the thematic areas under two parallel groupings:

(1)  education, public awareness and training in one, and

(2)  public participation and access to information in the second, international cooperation being crosscutting.

These partial reviews should take place every two years on an alternate basis.  These reviews could include workshops as well as submissions made in advance focusing on best practices, challenges and gaps in implementation.

When reporting on implementation of article 6 related activities in their national communications, parties are encouraged to report specifically on actions taken for each of the six thematic areas and along the lines of indicators to be developed by the parties during the first partial review applying to each of the groupings.

We call for a mandate to the secretariat to request submissions and subsequently prepare a synthesis report on best practices related to the engagement of all stakeholders on national actions related to the UNFCCC.  These actions include:  preparation of national negotiating positions and reports to the UNFCCC (including national communications); and efforts to promote public participation in the negotiation process.

Thank you Mr Chair, we look forward to continue contributing to these discussions.

Tags: 
education
participation
SBI
Article 6
national communications
national actions
public awareness
Topics: 
Adaptation
Legal Issues
Mitigation
MRV
Organization: 
Climate Action Network
Related Event: 
Bonn Climate Change Conference 2012

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