Time to Roll Up the Sleeves − Even Higher!

The briefing examines the operational requirements for implementing the Cancun LCA Agreement, specifically focusing on the design of the Green Climate Fund (GCF) and the creation of a Standing Committee on finance. It argues that the GCF's Transitional Committee lacks necessary multi-sectoral expertise and suggests an 'International Air Passenger Adaptation Levy' as a viable start-up funding mechanism to avoid the fund being 'stillborn' by the December 2011 Durban COP. Additionally, it critiques the current scope of the Standing Committee for lacking explicit oversight and accountability functions over the financial mechanism's operating entities.

• The author argues that the GCF design process risks sub-optimal outcomes because the TC currently restricts drafting to single-sector members and support staff, failing to incorporate non-government sectors such as academia, civil society, and the private sector.
• To secure immediate start-up funding for the GCF by the December 2011 Durban session, the author proposes a voluntary 'International Air Passenger Adaptation Levy' (IAPAL), based on the Leading Group's solidarity levy, which could charge $6 for economy and $62 for business/first class trips.
• The Standing Committee (SC) established under the Cancun Agreement is intended to assist the COP in mobilizing financial resources, improving coherence in climate finance delivery, rationalizing the financial mechanism, and measuring, reporting, and verifying (MRV) support to developing countries.
• The author identifies a critical gap in the Standing Committee's mandate: it lacks explicit functions to provide guidance to or ensure the accountability of the operating entities of the financial mechanism, which was the original justification for the committee's creation.

APA

Müller, B. (2011). Time to Roll Up the Sleeves − Even Higher! Climate Strategies. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/oies-cs-cancun-brief-final.pdf

Chicago

Müller, Benito. Time to Roll Up the Sleeves − Even Higher! Climate Strategies, 2011. https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/oies-cs-cancun-brief-final.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{mller2011time, author = {Müller, Benito}, title = {{Time to Roll Up the Sleeves − Even Higher!}}, institution = {Climate Strategies}, year = {2011}, month = jan, url = {https://climatestrategies.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/oies-cs-cancun-brief-final.pdf}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }