COP25 climate change conference - Questions and Answers

COP25 climate change conference - Questions and Answers

(...)  2. What are the EU's expectations for COP25?

At COP25, the EU will deliver a strong political message on the urgent need for enhanced global action in light of the climate emergency and reaffirm its commitment to the multilateral process. The EU will encourage the effective implementation of the Katowice rulebook as soon as possible by all Parties, emphasise the importance of working to enhance global ambition in response to the latest science, and encourage ambitious action by all Parties and stakeholders.

A key topic for the negotiations will be the single element of the Rulebook left outstanding in Katowice: the guidance on voluntary cooperation and market-based mechanisms under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Securing a meaningful outcome for market measures under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement is important for the European Union. The EU is committed to working with all Parties to agree a robust set of decisions that ensure the integrity of these markets through clear accounting rules. Compromises that put environmental integrity at risk are not acceptable to us. The decisions we take at COP25 must prevent the double-counting of emissions reductions. The decisions should also create strong incentives to reduce emissions now and in the future. This means avoiding the use of past emissions reductions to undermine current and future ambition.

The new mechanism under Article 6.4 should avoid the weaknesses of the Kyoto Protocol Mechanisms.

We must also complete the second review of the Warsaw International Mechanism for loss and damage associated with the impacts of climate change, complete the review of the Lima work programme on gender, and advance technical work on the arrangements under the enhanced transparency framework that enables Parties to track progress towards their commitments under the Paris Agreement.

The EU attaches great importance to stakeholder engagement in COP25, particularly on Oceans. The Chilean Presidency has made this a top priority for this “Blue COP”. (...)