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Monitoring Just Transitions: Global Lessons from Cape Town
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The first ICAT project supported Brazil in assessing implementation of the NDC and alternative mitigation scenarios with additional mitigation actions. It concluded with a proposal for a MRV framework for the Brazilian NDC. The second ICAT project estimated the potential of 3 Brazilian states to contribute to the NDC commitments and MRV indicators. In a third ICAT project, currently under implementation, ICAT is supporting Brazil in estimating the potential expansion of variable renewable energy and biomass sources and assessing the respective sustainable development impacts. In parallel, ICAT is alslo supporting the preparation of the national Climate Plan for 2024, specifically contributing to the “Just Transition” transversal axis and the development of sectoral mitigation plans.
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Status
In Progress
Start date
2024-07-08
Overview
The objective of the project is to contribute directly to the establishment of more ambitious mitigation targets for the next Brazil NDC.
GHG projections
Policy assessment
- Development of three sectoral mitigation plans, namely for the LULUCF sector, industry sector, and cities (with a focus on urban mobility)
- Development of MRV frameworks to track progress in the three sectors and contribute to the development of a cross-cutting strategy for tracking the progress of the sectoral plans under Plano Clima.
Project highlights will be displayed here as the project implementation progresses.
Deliverables will be made available here as the project progresses.
Status
In Progress
Start date
2024-06-11
Overview
Support the preparation of Brazil's national Climate Plan for 2024, specifically contributing to the “Just Transition” transversal axis through a roadmap for monitoring the just transition. The Climate Plan will provide the basis for Brazil’s next NDC update. This extended project will cover five sectors of the Climate Plan: energy, agriculture, land-use change and forestry, industry, and waste.
- Assessment of the potential socio-economic and socio-environmental impacts of the actions suggested in the sectoral targets of the Climate Plan through the use of ICAT’s Sustainable Development Methodology. The five sectors of the Climate Plan: energy, agriculture, land-use change and forest, industry, and waste.
- Development of the elements of a just transition strategy that can help address some of the potentially negative impacts identified. The strategy will have as a core an M&E framework with indicators to define the just transition and enable its monitoring. This strategy will be based on ICAT’s Just Transition Monitoring Guide.
Project highlights will be displayed here as the project implementation progresses.
Status
In Progress
Start date
2023-03-01
Overview
Conduct an impact assessment of current and proposed policies on the future expansion of electricity production from variable renewable energy sources (wind, solar photovoltaic, and biomass) up to 2050, alignment with the NDC targets and contribution to the sustainable development goals.
Policy assessment
- Estimate the potential expansion of variable renewable energy (VRE) and biomass sources and its impact in the national grid up to 2050 using the ICAT Renewable Energy Policy Impact Assessment Tool.
- Assess the sustainable development impacts of the VRE and biomass expansion in the Deep Decarbonization Scenario (DDS Brazil) in comparison with the expansion under the current policy scenario, applying the ICAT Sustainable Development Methodology.
- Scoping report
- Work plan
- Report on VRE and biomass expansion under current policies
- Report on VRE and biomass expansion under the deep decarbonization scenario
- Recommendations for policymakers on how to improve the existing legal and regulatory framework
- Defining the objectives, policy framework, impact categories, and indicators for the sustainable development assessment and planning a just transition assessment
- Results of the sustainable development impacts assessment and initial steps for the Just Transition monitoring
- Lessons learned and key achievements
Status
Complete
Start date
2020-02-01
End date
2021-11-30
Overview
Develop a strategy to commit Brazilian states to helping the country achieve the NDC goals.
GHG projections
Policy assessment
Subnational and non-state action
- Estimating the potential of states to contribute to the NDC commitments and MRV indicators.
- Building climate change awareness in states not still committed to climate actions.
- Consolidating a network of partnership with stakeholders, as MCTIC, governments and civil society.
- Report highlighting key achievements and lessons learned in the 1st phase of the project
- Inception Report
- Report with an assessment of historical sectoral emissions and possible trends of the 3 selected states
- Report with an assessment of the emissions estimates up to 2030 (Reference Case Scenario) for the 3 selected states, and an evaluation of their contribution to the Brazilian NDC targets
- Report with assessment of the mitigation actions that could be implemented in the 3 selected states (mitigation scenario) and an evaluation of their potential contribution to the Brazilian NDC targets
- A report with an evaluation of the seminar held with states’ government agents and local stakeholders to present the results of the project
- Synthesis Report (Portuguese)
- Report on MRV indicators to track emissions pathways in each State
- Report on strategy workshops with States
- Results of seminar with pilot states to present project outcomes
- Achievements and lessons learned in ICAT project Phase 2
- Assessment of transformational impacts of solar power expansion
Status
Complete
Start date
2018-03-01
End date
2019-10-31
Overview
Support the development of a methodology to calculate the effect of different sets of mitigation actions in terms of avoided GHG emissions. The project also contributed to establishing an MRV framework by defining indicators for tracking the implementation of the Brazilian NDC and developing a draft decree which expands the regulation of the climate change national policy to cover the tracking of the NDCs.
MRV frameworks
Policy assessment
- Assessment and analysis of the current status of NDC implementation
- Assessment of additional mitigation actions with input from relevant stakeholders
- Proposal of a methodology for the development of a MRV system to track the implementation of the NDC
- Draft of an MRV bill
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