Highlights International Advisory Council Meeting 15th November 2010, Budapest

The document details Climate Strategies' transition to a new research programme for 2011, focusing on eight themes including the low carbon economy and adaptation finance. It reviews 2010 projects on carbon pricing, power sector decarbonisation, and the EU's 2020 emissions targets. A significant portion of the text argues for a steel-specific negotiation forum within the UNFCCC to address carbon leakage and competitiveness, and proposes 'Climate Innovation Centres' (CICs) to facilitate technology transition in developing countries through multi-disciplinary coordination.

• Climate Strategies has identified eight priority research themes for 2011 to remain relevant in a changing international policy environment where a comprehensive binding agreement is less likely. These themes are: the low carbon economy, governance and architecture, sectoral design, pricing, technological change, trade, adaptation finance, and biospheric carbon (REDD and LULUCF).
• The steel sector accounts for 5% of global carbon dioxide emissions, and current national policies are insufficient to curb rising emissions due to competitiveness fears. The document recommends establishing a steel-specific negotiation forum within the UNFCCC to coordinate international agreements on six abatement categories: closing inefficient plants, improving energy efficiency, using best available technology for new plants, increasing recycled scrap, adopting Carbon Capture & Storage (CCS), and developing breakthrough technologies.
• Climate Innovation Centres (CICs) are proposed as multi-disciplinary umbrella organisations to accelerate technology transition in developing countries. They would coordinate applied R&D to adapt technologies to local conditions, create demand and markets, and support firms in developing products for local needs, such as solar lanterns or biomass-based power systems.
• Research indicates that current national emission pledges under the Copenhagen Accord are insufficient to peak emissions by 2020 or limit warming to 2 degrees Celsius. The study suggests that many pledges failed to account for the impact of the global recession and that a common framework is needed to translate percentages into tonnes of carbon for accurate comparison.
• The document argues against the EU's use of free emission allowances for energy-intensive sectors like cement, aluminium, and steel, claiming this creates windfall profits and undermines incentives for cleaner production. It proposes instead that carbon costs be levelled at the border by requiring importers to buy emission allowances, which would be compatible with WTO rules.

APA

Climate Strategies (2010). Highlights International Advisory Council Meeting 15th November 2010, Budapest. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/highlights-nov-2010.pdf

Chicago

Climate Strategies. Highlights International Advisory Council Meeting 15th November 2010, Budapest. 2010. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/highlights-nov-2010.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{climatestrategies2010highlights, author = {{Climate Strategies}}, title = {{Highlights International Advisory Council Meeting 15th November 2010, Budapest}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2010}, month = nov, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/highlights-nov-2010.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }