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The International Climate

Initiative (ICI)

An innovative financing mechanism for

climate protection

Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany

• ICI in a nutshell?

• Value added, key message and strategy

• Methodology and projects

• Project examples

Presentation Outline

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• Contributes to „Fast-Start Finance“ approach,

supports preparation of NAMAs, Low Carbon

Growth Plans and data collection

• Has been promoting climate protection projects

in developing countries, emerging economies

and countries in transition since 2008

• Is financed through the auctioning of 8.8% of

German emission trading certificates

• 120 mill. € of German federal budget funds are

earmarked for the ICI per year

The International Climate

Initiative

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Investing in

Mitigation and Adaptation Measures in

Developing Countries,

Emerging Economies and

Countries in Transition

ICI Auctioning Emission

Allowances

Revenues

EU ETS

Climate Change

Presented by: Martin Weiss

• Innovative financing mechanism - Germany is

the first country to earmark revenues from the

auctioning of emission trading certificates for

investments in climate protection measures in

developing countries and emerging economies

• Targeted collaboration on climate issues with

partner countries

• Openness to a broad diversity of (international)

applicants for funding

• strengthen synergies between climate protection

and biodiversity conservation

Added value of the ICI as a

bilateral initiative

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Strategy 2010-2012

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The International Climate Initiative

• fosters innovation for low

carbon growth

• contributes to preparation for

MRV-able action in partner

countries

• Develops methodologies, capacities and know-how for

REDD in partner countries and helps to establish high

sustainability criteria

• General focus in the BRICS countries on capacity

building

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• development and implementation of (national)

emission reduction strategies

• renewable energies, energy efficiency

• emissions reduction in the transport sector

• support and further enhancement of the carbon

market

• monitoring and accounting systems for

mitigation actions

• substitution / mitigation of non CO2-GHG (in

particular F-gases)

Thematic priorities of the ICI –

climate-friendly economy

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• Capacity development for REDD+

methodologies and governance, including

institution building, strategy, enabling conditions

• Reaping synergies between conservation,

sustainable use, restoration of carbon sinks and

climate relevant biodiversity (contribution to

LifeWeb initiative of CBD)

• Enhancement of benefits of ecosystems

• Feeding experiences of climate relevance of

carbon sinks into the UNFCCC negotiations

Thematic priorities of the ICI –

preservation and sustainable use

of natural carbon sinks / REDD

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• Developing insurance schemes for people and

projects in regions affected by climate change

• Selected strategic adaptation projects

(outstanding pilots, parts of NAPAs)

• Linking different aspects of adaptation (water

management, land use, managing migration,

disaster prevention)

• Ecosystem-based adaptation

• Covering incremental costs of infrastrusture or

development projects

Thematic priorities of the ICI –

adaptation to climate change

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based on a two-step procedure:

first step:

– March 2010: Release of Call for Proposals

– until April 15 (& December 31): Submission of

project outlines

– May/June: Selection of Proposals

second step:

– Request for submission of complete

application/offer

– Project start: September/October 2010 (Mid-2011)

Selection of ICI projects 2010

(and 2011)

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• Coherence with partner country‘s strategies

• Sustainable Impact: Economic efficiency of climate

protection through capacity development, policy

support, framework conditions

• Innovativity: market launch of new technological,

social, economic, or institutional approaches

• Up-scaling: replicability of approach

Selection criteria

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• Ownership: partnering with target country in early

planning phases

• Preservation of natural, globally relevant carbon

sinks

• ODA eligibility: contributing to social and economic

development, effectiveness of activities

• Develop and implement innovative approaches to

reduce vulnerability of regions and people

Selection criteria

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• Close monitoring through BMU:

– Results from projects are linked to the negotiation

process

– Projects and partners are supported through

additional networking activities by BMU

– Up-scaling of innovative approaches is aspired

– BMU supports visibility of projects

Implementation of projects

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Thank you very much for

your attention!

For further information please see:

http://www.bmu-klimaschutzinitiative.de/en/news