1. PaMs Report: Energy Sector
Policies and measures of Annex I Parties presented in their third national communications
Special Event during COP8
25 October, 2002, New Delhi, India
Harald Diaz-Bone
Programme Officer
UNFCCC Secretariat

2. Overview GHG Profile of the Energy Sector Key Energy Policy Objectives
Key Policy and Measures
Trends in the Energy Sector
Conclusions

3. GHG Profile of the Energy Sector
Two sub-sectors: Fuel combustion and fugitive fuel
Reference for this presentation: Fuel combustion, excluding transport
Share of total GHG emissions in 2000: 56%
Share of total CO2 emissions in 2000: 71%
CO2 emission rose by 8% between 1990 and 2000
CO2 from energy supply industries rose by 14%

4. GHG Profile of the Energy Sector

5. Key Energy Policy Objectives
Safeguarding the environment
Promoting economically efficient energy supply and energy use
Energy security
Climate change (mostly targeting CO2)
Competitiveness of the economy had a strong influence on the choice of energy PaMs

6. Overview of Key PaMs

7. Trends in the Energy Sector
In the early 1990s, the mix of policies was somewhat fragmented, emission were rising
Now, more rigorous approaches are taken which are designed to reduce the emissions substantially below the base-line level
At the end of 1990s, only a few Parties were on a clear rising emission trend
Stabilization or reduction trend is visible in most Parties’ projections with existing, adopted and planned measures

8. Energy Sector: Latest Trends
Almost all Parties reported new mandatory policies, e.g.
taxes on energy and CO2
negotiated agreements
emissions trading schemes
energy efficiency standards
generation quotas for RES or CHP

9. Conclusions
Most Parties are now, after a long period of “wait and see”, putting in place PaMs that should reduce emissions substantially from baseline levels
For the most part, these new PaMs have not begun to have their full impact on reducing emissions
Even so, many Parties acknowledged that these PaMs will not be sufficient in themselves to guarantee stable or falling emissions