VIEWS ON TIMEFRAMES AND CYCLES for sustained capacity

VIEWS ON TIMEFRAMES AND CYCLES for sustained capacity building in support of international climate change negotiations pour un renforcement durable des capacités en appui aux négociations internationales sur les changements climatiques european capacity building initiative ecbi european capacity building initiative européenne de renforcement des ecbi

CYCLE FEATURES Basic Dynamic Contributions Cycle Scope: Communication - consideration [aggregate, with provisions for further evolution] inscription • Most INDCs are either 2025 with a 2030 outlook OR 2030 potentially with a trajectory; both can be adjusted to the fit the 5+5 formulation • Scope of cycles includes adaptation, mitigation, finance, technology, capacity building and modalities [modalities agreed in Paris as part of the agreement] • Technical work for benchmarking - adequacy - defining the gap, further elaborated between 2016 -2017; with the consideration in 2018 and inscription in 2019 • Different understanding of the procedures for aggregate consideration; assessment [technical] vs consultative processes [diplomatic] differentiated based on the type of obligations, types of mitigation commitments, equity. Questions: What is the design of the Global Stock-take? Can it address the scope expressed by Fellows? How feasible is 5+5 formulation for the EU? european capacity building initiative ecbi 5 concrete + 5 indicative to address durability, dynamically link successive implementation time periods; avoid locking-down low ambition; difficulty with adjustment

ADAPTATION to Decisions in Paris for the work plan [only start-up period] 2 years to implementation 2018 - 2019 [cyclical] 1 year implementation [cyclical] to Consideration Inscription Minimum info and vehicle to exante communicate: planning, implementation needs, voluntary recognition of effort by developing countries; support for upcoming cycle by developed countries Principles, modalities of the global stock-take based on planning and implementation needs Formalisation process linked to housing provisions of the agreement Planning and implementation guidelines; Needs assessment Methodologies; Transparency of adaptation support provisions; Guidelines for seeking recognition european capacity building initiative ecbi 3 years implementation [cyclical] Communication Questions: Assurance needed in respect of finance burden? Assurance in respect of intrusiveness? Flexibility and conditionality of planning? Stocktaking in aggregate on the basis of agreed guidelines and methodologies ; outcome is assessment of gaps in planning regimes AND adequacy of support Inscription of undertakings for the upcoming cycle

FINANCE Consideration Inscription to Minimum information of post 2020 support; replenishment finance; multilateral finance, bilateral finance, private sector finance Principles, modalities of the global stock-take based on aggregate needs for mitigation and finance; Replenishment finance mechanism under the agreement in terms of scale Formalisation process linked to housing provisions of the agreement, and consideration provisions. Decisions in Paris for the work plan [only start-up period] Transparency guidelines for counting and accounting for the different types of support Define multilateral provisions for replenishment finance; Modalities for the aggregate assessment of support 2 years to implementation 2018 - 2019 [cyclical] Further development of accounting-counting provisions to facilitate transparency Stocktaking in aggregate on the basis of agreed guidelines and methodologies 3 years implementation [cyclical] 1 year implementation [cyclical] to european capacity building initiative ecbi Communication Question: How can the minimum obligation in the Convention be enhanced? Transparency of support? Inscription undertakings for upcoming cycle of the

MITIGATION to Decisions in Paris for the work plan [only start-up period] 2 years to implementation 2018 - 2019 [cyclical] 1 year implementation [cyclical] to Consideration Inscription Define minimum information to be communicated by Parties in respect of mitigation; agree on timeframes Principles, modalities of the global stock-take based on planning and implementation needs Formalisation of inscription procedures; linked to housing provisions of the agreement Elaboration of stock-taking modalities and fairness of efforts; european capacity building initiative ecbi 3 years implementation [cyclical] Communication Questions: How do you assess and benchmark? How do you incorporate equity considerations? What are your views on the inscription process? Stocktaking in aggregate on the basis of agreed guidelines and methodologies ; outcome is assessment of gaps in planning regimes AND adequacy of support Inscription of undertakings for the upcoming cycle