Institutional arrangements for a national MRV
framework for mitigation actions in Chile
4th Annual Global Meeting, Brussels, Belgium
Wednesday, 15.10.2014, by Meike Sophie Siemens
LECB-Chile Project Coordinator, Climate Change Office
Ministry of Environment from Chile
Experiences from Chile
Why does Chile need
MRV?
What is Chile doing on
MRV and how?
What are the
challenges in MRV?
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Why does Chile need MRV?
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Monitor progress of implementation and effectiveness of plans and
national policies
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Have clarity on what information needs to be developed and presented to
the UNFCCC
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Manage and report information related to international (financial)
support received in a transparent way
Others:
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Avoid double counting of emission
Prioritize sectorial efforts
Identify and solve methodological flaws
Identify technical and financial needs
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What is Chile doing on MRV
and how?
MRV of Chile’s voluntary commitment
MRV of national GHG emissions and sinks
MRV of other relevant actions
MRV of financial support
MRV of domestic NAMAs
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Chile’s voluntary commitment
“En base a este sentido de responsabilidad, quisiera
reafirmar el compromiso voluntario de Chile de
reducir en un 20% sus emisiones proyectadas al 2020,
sujeto a apoyo internacional. ”
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MRV of Chile’s voluntary
commitment
“Chile will take NAMAs to achieve a 20% deviation below the
‘business as usual’ emissions growth trajectory by 2020, as
projected from year 2007. To accomplish this objective Chile will
need a relevant level of international support.
Energy efficiency, renewable energy, and land use, land use
change and forestry measures will be the main focus of Chile’s
nationally appropriate mitigation actions.” (August 2010)
• Definition of baseline through MAPS
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What is Chile doing on MRV
and how?
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MRV of national GHG emissions and sinks
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MRV of relevant actions
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MRV of financial support
• MRV of domestic NAMAs
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MRV of domestic NAMAs
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Climate Change Office in MoE has been developing NAMAs since
October 2010 in main emitting sectors
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Chile was 1st country to register a NAMA in the UNFCCC Registry
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Currently, Chile has 5 registered NAMAs and a portfolio with
initiatives in energy efficiency, sustainable construction,
agriculture, etc.
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Sectorial approach for MRV of NAMAs, but common focus =>
MRV System as a Management System
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MRV of domestic NAMAs
• NAMA is achieving its objectives?
Expected impacts, magnitude, timeframe?
• NAMA has un-intended & un-foreseen impacts?
• NAMA needs adjustments? Which ones?
• Institutional arrangements for a national MRV framework
for mitigation actions in Chile (2014) => based strongly on
WRI Policy and Action standard, but country-driven process
and adapted to specific MRV need in Chile
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MRV of domestic NAMAs
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MRV of domestic
NAMAs
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MRV of domestic
NAMAs
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MRV of domestic
NAMAs:
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MRV of
domestic
NAMAs:
Levels of
Validation
1. Validation at
technical level
2. Validation at
political level
=>
Ministerial
Committee for
Sustainability
and Climate
Change
1. Validation at
technical level
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MRV of domestic NAMAs:
Timeline for Reporting
CCO
NAMA Developer
Biennial
Update
Report
NAMA
MRV
Plan
National
NAMA
Progress
report
Biennial
Update
Report
NAMA
MRV
Plan
National
NAMA
Progress
report
NAMA
progress
Report
National
NAMA
NAMA Progress
MRV report
Plan
NAMA
MRV
Plan
NAMA
Progress
Report
2016
2017
2018
2019
What are the challenges in MRV?
• Working on MRV of co-benefits
• Identify role of private sector in the development of new
NAMAs and the design of its MRV
• Developing a national MRV platform
• Chilean MRV Guidebook for NAMAs (2015)
-minimum standards
-common indicators
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Thank you!
Meike Sophie Siemens
msiemens@mma.gob.cl
MRV of domestic NAMAs
Chile’s 5 NAMAs in the UNFCCC Registry
Sector
NAMA
Type
Expected reductions
Industry/
Energy
Clean Production Agreements in Chile
2012-2020
For recognition
18.4 MtCO2e
Forestry
Implementation of a National Forestry
and Climate Change Strategy, including
the development and implementation of
a Platform for the Generation and
Trading of Forest Carbon Credits
Seeking support
for
implementation
42 MtCO2e
Energy
Expansion of self supply renewable
energy systems in Chile
Seeking support
for
implementation
1.7 MtC02e/yr
Waste
National Program for Catalyzing
Industrial and Commercial Organic
Waste Management in Chile
Seeking support
for
implementation
12 MtCO2e
Transport
Santiago Transport Green Zone
Seeking support
for
implementation
1.43 MtC02e
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“Programme for Minimum Efficiency
Performance Standards for
residential lighting (MEPS)”
-Mapping causal chain
-Defining limits
Programme
of MEPS for
residential
lighting
Restriction
on selling
of
inefficient
light bulbs
Gradual
increase of
demand and
use of
efficient
light bulbs
Reduction of
electricity
consumption
from the grid
Increase
of life of
light
bulbs in
houses
Increase
of import
of efficient
light bulbs
Fostering of
national
industry
producing
efficient light
bulbs
Stopping
supply of
inefficient light
bulbs at selling
points
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Reduction of GHG
emissions of the grid
Increase of hours
of use of light
bulbs and other
electric appliances
Savings in
electricity
spendings in
houses
Decrease
of
frequency
of
purchase
of light
bulbs
Decrease
import of
light bulbs
from abroad
Increase of
import of
light bulbs
abroad
Increase in
GHG
emissins of
the grid
Secondary
effect; no
data
availability
Decrease of GHG
emissions due to
production and
transport of light
bulbs abroad
Increase in GHG
emissions due to
production and transport
of light bulbs abroad
Occurs
mainly
abroad
Increase of GHG
emissions due to
This effect would happen at
manufacturing of efficient very long term and is not of
light bulbs in the country
Stopping import and national
production of inefficient light
bulbs
main interest
Happens
Reduction in GHG emissions due to
mainly
less import of ineffienct light bulbs
abroad
Reduction of GHG emissions of production of
inefficient light bulbs in Chile
It is not of main interest and no data availability
MRV of domestic NAMAs
Process 1: Indicator Selection
Step 1 - Causal
Chain
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Step 2 - Assess
relevance of
impacts
Step 3 - Selection
of impacts to be
MRVd
Step 4 - Identify
suitable
indicators for
selected impacts
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Chile’s Carbon Management
Programme: MRV at Facility Level
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Development of Carbon Management Programme by the Ministry of Environment
from Chile, in the framework of the LECB-Chile project.
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Aim: foster, organize, support and monitor the quantification and management of
GHG emissions in the public and private sector.
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Calculation tool allows to quantify and report emissions of corporations, elaborating
a GHG inventory through a web based platform, fulfilling all the requirements of the
ISO 14064 (recently converted into a Chilean standard) through standarized
reporting frameworks.
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Technical support for participating institutions.
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Companies are invited to participate on a voluntary and cost-free basis in the pilot
testing phase of the calculation tool and collaborate in the design of incentives and
the implementation of the programme.
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