Business views on addressing climate change

beyond 2012

COP10 side event Buenos Aires, 13 December 2004

Laurent CorbierProgram Director, Energy and Climate

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Overall context

Rising populationDevelopment

Poverty alleviation Energy supply and consumption

Impacts and global warming

Those themes

interact…

…how do we understand and face the challenges ?

Millenium Development Goals (2000)

WEHAB, (2002)

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Business has an important role to play

Business’ contribution is key to design and implement « workable » solutions, that respond to the « 4A » principle:Accessible, Affordable, Acceptable impacts, Adequate returns.This implies:

getting a shared understanding of the facts, and of the challenges and dilemmas, participating to the design and implementation of workable framework conditions: bringing realism and pragmatism into the debate.

Energy and climate change

Facts and Trends to 2050

setting the scene…

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The business agenda

Conditions for sustained action

Markets

Visibility / predictability

Cost-effective frameworks and mechanisms

A level playing field

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Moving forward….a new approach is needed

For immediate implementation:

energy efficiency and conservation,

enhance the contribution of renewable sources and non emitting technologies,

workable, cost effective and “market-realistic” mechanisms,

prepare for the longer term: innovation & technology;

Key elements for an effective long term response:

global framework, decentralized implementation,

realistic and quantifiable objectives,

a major effort on technology development and deployment; new types of cooperation needed

Thank You !

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EU, NA and Japan: 80%Regional Network: a counterbalance

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Japan 21

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Europe - Other

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Central & Eastern Europe

Oceania

Asia

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Membership by geographical distribution