CR\1112815EN.docx PE595.725v01-00 EN United in diversity EN European Parliament 2014-2019 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety 20.12.2016 MISSION REPORT following the European Parliament delegation to the twenty-second session of the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP22), Marrakesh, Morocco – 14- 19 November 2016 Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety Members of the mission: Giovanni La Via (EPP) (Chair of the mission) Jo Leinen (S&D) (Vice-Chair of the mission) Peter Liese (EPP) Seán Kelly (EPP) Simona Bonafè (S&D) Dan Nica (S&D) Julie Girling (ECR) Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (ALDE) Estefanía Torres Martínez (GUE/NGL) Claude Turmes (Greens/EFA) Marco Affronte (EFDD) Barbara Kappel (ENF)
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CR\1112815EN.docx PE595.725v01-00
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European Parliament 2014-2019
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
20.12.2016
MISSION REPORT
following the European Parliament delegation to the twenty-second session of
the UNFCCC Conference of the Parties (COP22), Marrakesh, Morocco – 14-
19 November 2016
Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety
Members of the mission:
Giovanni La Via (EPP) (Chair of the mission)
Jo Leinen (S&D) (Vice-Chair of the mission)
Peter Liese (EPP)
Seán Kelly (EPP)
Simona Bonafè (S&D)
Dan Nica (S&D)
Julie Girling (ECR)
Gerben-Jan Gerbrandy (ALDE)
Estefanía Torres Martínez (GUE/NGL)
Claude Turmes (Greens/EFA)
Marco Affronte (EFDD)
Barbara Kappel (ENF)
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I. Composition of the delegation
On 4 May 2016, the Conference of Presidents agreed to send a 12 Member delegation from
the European Parliament to the high level segment (14-19 November 2016) of the 22nd
session of the Conference of the Parties (COP22) to the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and the 12th session of the Meeting of the Parties
to the Kyoto Protocol (CMP12), as well as the 1st session of the Conference of the Parties
serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA1).
In addition to the 12 Members of the mission a number of other MEPs attended COP22 and
partly followed the EP delegation programme, among them Mr József Nagy (EPP), Mr Gilles
Pargneaux (S&D), Mr Ian Duncan (ECR), Mr José Inácio Faria (ALDE), Mr Bas Eickhout
(Greens/EFA), Mr Jannick Jadot (Greens/EFA), and Mr Florent Marcellesi (Greens/EFA).
The mission was accompanied by: Ms Sabina Magnano, Mr Georgios Amanatidis and Ms
Emma Soto Renou from the secretariat of the Committee on the Environment, Public Health
and Food Safety (ENVI), Ms Elvira Ramirez Pineda and Ms Marie-Claire Uwizera from the
secretariat of the Committee on Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE), and Mr Janez Vouk
and Ms Amelia Neacsu from the Directorate-General for Communication.
The following group of political group agents also accompanied the delegation: Ms Gemma
Roig Linana (EPP), Mr Andy Flagg (S&D), Mr Russell Darke (ECR), Mr Wilhelm Bargum
Building, agreement on the process for the Global Stocktake, and the review of the Warsaw
International Mechanism on loss and damage. On transparency, good progress was made on
the way ahead, and the multilateral review process, which the EU and 20 Member States
participated in, was an opportunity to highlight the range of actions being taken to reduce
emissions.
Finance negotiations were particularly protracted, but the eventual compromise welcomes the
progress made by developing countries in mobilising finance towards the $100bn annual goal
by 2020. These difficult negotiations illustrate limited attempts at reinterpreting the Paris
Agreement at COP22. Despite the muted pushback there has been no backsliding from the
progress secured the last year in Paris.
The spectacular range of high-level, special, mandated and side events have taken place – the
action part of the action and implementation COP. These have allowed Parties, including the
EU, to highlight the range of special initiatives and work underway to reduce emissions,
transition to low carbon economies and support our partners in their mitigation and adaptation
efforts.
In the short-term, the way ahead is quite clear. Submissions, reflections notes and workshops
will all help pave the way for the next round of talks in Bonn next May. Looking further
ahead, finding the right balance between intergovernmental technical work and the non-State
the ‘climate expo’ activities witnessed in Marrakech will be an issue for further reflection.
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ANNEX I: Delegation programme
Monday 14 November 2016
Schedule Delegation programme
During the day Arrival of the MEPs to COP22, accreditation and familiarisation with the
venue, both the Green and the Blue zones
16:30 - 17:30
Meeting with Mr Tomokatsu Kitagawa (head of delegation) and Mr Issei
Tajima from the Japanese House of Representatives, and Mr Yasuyuki
Sakai and Mr Ryosuke Takeda from the Japanese House of Councillors
(EP room)
18:00 - 19:00 Information session on COP22 by Mr Miguel Arias Cañete,
Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy, and Mr Norbert Kurilla,
State Secretary, Ministry of Environment of the Slovak Republic to
MEPs, Members of National Parliaments, Members of the European
Economic and Social Committee and Members of the European
Committee of the Regions
(EU coordination room)
Tuesday 15 November 2016
Schedule Delegation programme
09:30 - 10:00
Short briefing by Mr Norbert Kurilla, State Secretary, Ministry of
Environment of the Slovak Republic after EU Coordination meeting
(EP room)
10:00 - 11:30
UNFCCC - CMA1 Opening of the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the
meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement (CMA1)
(MEPs and EP staff can follow the debate in the Plenary overflow room)
13:15 - 14:30 Lunch
14:45 - 15:00 Family photo
15:00 - 16:00
Kick-off meeting of the delegation in the presence of EU Ambassador to
Morocco, Rupert Joy
(EP room)
16:00 - 17:00
Presentation of the study “Implementing the Paris Agreement – Issues at
stake in view of the COP22 Climate Change Conference in Marrakesh”,
followed by Q&A with Mr Klaus Radunsky, Senior Expert,
Umweltbundesamt, Environment Agency Austria
(EP room)
17:00 -18:00
Meeting with Minister Josh Frydenberg, Minister for the Environment and
Energy and Head of the Australian Delegation at COP22
(EP room)
18:00 - 19:00
Briefing by Mr Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action
and Energy
(EP room)
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Wednesday 16 November 2016
Schedule Delegation programme
09:30 - 10.00
Short briefing by Mr Norbert Kurilla, State Secretary, Ministry of
Environment of the Slovak Republic after EU Coordination meeting
(EP room)
10:00 - 11:00
Meeting with Ms Patricia Espinosa, Executive Secretary of the United
Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
(Office of UNFCC Executive Secretary)
11:00 - 12:00
Meeting with NGO representatives (e.g. CAN International, WWF, World
Resources Institute, Global Forest Coalition...)
(EP room)
12:00 - 13:00
Meeting with Mr Adnan Amin, Director-General of the International
Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA)
(EP room)
13:00 - 14:00 Lunch
14:30 - 16:00
EP Side event: “The ICAO offsetting scheme in the context of the Paris
Agreement: what next to reduce aviation emissions?”
(EU Pavilion – Brussels room)
16:15 - 17:00
Meeting with Mr Javier Manzanares, Executive Director (ad interim) of the
Green Climate Fund (GCF) and Mr Howard Bamsey, incoming Executive
Director of GCF
(EP room)
17:00 - 18:00
Meeting with a delegation from the Israeli Parliament (Knesset)
Mr. Zouheir Bahloul (Labour Party)
Mr. Akram Hasoon (Kulanu Party)
Ms. Yael Cohen Paran (Labour Party)
(EP room)
18:00 - 18:30
Briefing by Mr Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action and
Energy
(EP room)
18:30 - 20:00
Side-event organised by the European Commission: EU 2030 climate and
energy framework with Mr La Via as speaker
(UNFCCC Pacific room)
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Thursday 17 November 2016
Schedule Delegation programme
09:00 - 09.45
Meeting with Dr Fang Liu, Secretary General of the International Civil
Aviation Organization (ICAO)
(EP room)
09:45 - 10:15
Short briefing by Mr Norbert Kurilla, State Secretary, Ministry of
Environment of the Slovak Republic after EU Coordination meeting
(EP room)
10:15 - 11:00
Meeting with Ms Kyte, CEO of the Sustainable Energy for All (SE4ALL)
and Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General for Sustainable
Energy for All
(EP room)
11.00 - 12.00
Meeting with Dr P. Taalas, Executive Director of the World Meteorological
Organisation (WMO)
(EP room)
12:30 - 13:15
Meeting with Mr John Roome, Senior Director on Climate Change, World
Bank, Washington, D.C. USA
(EP room)
13:15 - 14:00
Meeting with Mr Chowdhury, President of the Inter-Parliamentary Union
(IPU)
(EP room)
14:00 - 15:00 Late lunch
15:00 - 16:00
Meeting with members of Business and Industry NGOs (BINGO), led by
Ms Norine Kennedy from U.S. Chamber of Commerce and Mr Nick
Cambell from Business Europe
(EP room)
16:00 - 16:45
Meeting with Kamel Ben Naceur, Director, Sustainability, Technology and
Outlooks at the International Energy Agency
(EP room)
17:00 - 18:00
Meeting with Ms Karen Florini, Deputy Special Envoy for Climate
Change, U.S. Department of State
(EP room)
18:00 - 18:30
Meeting with Mr. Cedric Thomas Frolick (Head of Delegation), Mr.
Mohlopi Philemon Mapulane, Mr. Olifile Sefako, Ms. Machwene Rosina
Semenya, Mr. Mlungisi Johnson, Mr. Zondi Silince Makhubele, Mr.
Thomas Hadebe, Ms. Johanna Edwards and Ms. Hilda Nyambi, Members
of Parliament of South Africa
(EP room)
18:30 - 19:15
Briefing by Mr Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action
and Energy
(EP room)
19:15
onwards
Evening reserved for political group activities
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Friday 18 November 2016
Schedule Delegation programme
09:00 - 09:45
Meeting with Mr Tosi Mpanu-Mpanu, (Democratic Republic of Congo),
Chair of the Least Developed Countries Group and Chair of the African
Group on Climate Change Negotiations
(EP room)
09:45 - 10:00
Short briefing by Mr Norbert Kurilla, State Secretary, Ministry of
Environment of the Slovak Republic after EU Coordination meeting
(EP room)
10:00 - 11:00
Meeting with Minister Xie Zhenhua, Head of the Chinese Delegation at
COP22
(EP room)
11:00 - 12:00
Meeting with members of the International Emissions Trading Association
(IETA) led by Mr Dirk Forrister, CEO and president of IETA
(EP room)
12.00 - 13.00
Meeting with Mr Hoesung Lee, Chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on
Climate Change (IPCC)
(EP room)
13.00 - 14.00 Lunch
14.00 - 14.30
Meeting with Minister Hakima El Haite, Minister Delegate in Charge of
Environment of the Minister of Energy, Mining, Water and Environment of
Morocco
(Pavillion 5, Moroccan delegation room)
14:30 - 15:30
Meeting with Minister Shri Anil Madhav Dave, Minister for the
Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and Head of the Indian
Delegation at COP22
(Pavilion 1, India delegation meeting room)
16:00 - 16:30
Briefing by Mr Miguel Arias Cañete, Commissioner for Climate Action
and Energy
(EP room)
17:00 - 20:00
UNFCCC - CMA1 Final Plenary session
(MEPs and EP staff can follow the debate in the Plenary overflow room)
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ANNEX II: Side Event programme
European Parliament Side Event in COP22
The ICAO offsetting scheme in the context of the Paris Agreement: what next to reduce aviation emissions?
Wednesday 16 November, 14:30-16:00
Brussels room, EU Pavilion, Marrakesh Conference
Aviation emissions are expected to grow significantly during the coming decades, seriously impacting the global carbon footprint. The Paris Agreement urges all sectors to act on a global scale to meet the well below 2°C objective. The recent decision of the ICAO Assembly to develop an offsetting scheme in order to ensure a neutral carbon growth in the aviation sector will be debated in the context of the Paris Agreement objective. The side event will examine all possible emission reduction options in the aviation sector, including international, regional and domestic aviation emissions. In particular, the environmental integrity of the ICAO offsetting scheme and the EU’s response following the expiration of the “stop-the-clock”, and the development of the new ETS will be addressed.
List of Speakers and Topics
Giovanni La Via, MEP, Chair of the Environment Committee and the European Parliament delegation to COP22 Welcome and introductory remarks
David Lee, Professor, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK
Environmental integrity of the ICAO offsetting scheme and the aviation part of the ETS under various scenarios
Martin Cames, Head of Energy & Climate Division, Öko - Institut
Aviation emission reduction targets consistent with the well below 2°C objective and the need of high quality credits for the ICAO offsetting scheme
Fang Liu, Secretary General, International Civil Aviation Organisation The ICAO offsetting scheme for achieving the ICAO's aspirational goal of carbon neutral goal from 2020 onwards
Jos Delbeke, Director General, DG CLIMA, European Commission A European perspective following the ICAO offsetting scheme