Enhancing the implementation of TNA results:

From Priorities to Transactions

Philip LaRocco Wytze van der Gaast

Mandate from the TEC

• Review TAPs & Project Ideas

• Review existing TNA guidance for TAPs and project

• Review samples of non-TNA guidance and examine a sample of non-TNA programmes, projects and support activities to elaborate possible improvements

• Recommend improvements for guidance on TAPs and project ideas for enhanced implementation of priority technologies

Purpose of the paper

Structure of paper

• Review of TNA TAP and project ideas – Completeness of TAPs and project ideas: Ch. III

• Identify Good Guidance – Non-TNA climate programmes: Ch. III & Annex I – Climate-relevant guidance documents: Ch. IV

• Review of existing TNA guidance – Process, barriers & enablers, funding: Ch. V

• Way forward: – Recommendations for updated guidance on

implementation of TNA results: Chapter VI – Keeping track of results – Role of CTCN and NDEs

Review of TAPs and project ideas in Global TNA project

Overview of TNA Main Steps

Overview of Main Deliverables

Global TNA Project 2009-2013

• Countries are well able to prioritise technologies for mitigation and adaptation against country development criteria

• Participatory, country-driven processes

• Technologies’ climate & development benefits considered at larger scale, not just projects

• Detailed analysis of barriers

Global TNA Project 2009-2013, ctd.*

• Draft TNA Good Practice Report (Sept. 2014)

– Lack of benefit-to-cost data and ratios in TAPs and project ideas

– Most TAPs unclear about possible funding sources

– Insufficient success measurement provision

– Insufficient involvement of finance and investment professionals

* TAPs: 29 countries -> 328 TAPs (142 mitigation ; 186 adaptation) Project ideas: 26 countries -> 262 project ideas (105 mitigation ; 157 adaptation)

Completeness Indicators*

* Based on 328 TAPs (142 mit.; 186 ad.)

Review of Existing TNA Guidance for TAPs and project ideas for

accelerated implementation of priority technologies for delivery

of climate and development benefits

Existing TNA Guidance on Implementation of priority technologies

• Process – TNA Handbook Chapter 6

• Identify barriers and enablers – UDP Guidebook

• Identify funding opportunities – UDP Guidebook

• Reporting - TNA and TAP Reporting Template

Review of TNA-TAP-project idea Guidance

Strengths Weaknesses

“What” to do? Limited guidance on “How” to do it?

Consideration of larger scale ‘Packed’ reading material

System-level focus for barrier analysis Links between guidance documents could be stronger

Distinguish between market and non-market barriers and actions

Insufficient guidance on costs determination and how to finance

Provides overview of funding sources for mitigation and adaptation

Insufficient guidance on monitoring

Overall limitations TNA-TAP-project idea process

Only basic methodology – TAPs pioneered as new step in TNA process

Insufficient time and resources for full TNA-TAP-project idea process

Review of non-TNA Guidance and Programmes

Lessons from non-TNA Guidance and Programmes

• Reviewed six diverse non-TNA guidance documents and a sample of low emission programmes

– No other model “guidance document” can be recommended

– Consider some of their processes, content, examples and good practices for TNA guidance

• Keep guidance for TNA result implementation as streamlined and focused as possible

• Supplement focused guidance with training materials and actively managed web-based resources

• Recognize those elements that “connect” the macro (priorities at scale) to the micro (individual programme, project or support activity transactions)

“Connecting” Macro and Micro

Way forward

Recommendations for update TNA guidance

• Streamline the guidance to a minimum level – “Here is what you, the user, need to know in order for this guidance to be

meaningful”

• Emphasize that TAPs and project ideas support national low emission and climate resilient development planning – risk mitigation factor

• Be clear on role of stakeholders – champions, enablers

• Provide targeted users with additional support if desired: – “If you want deeper background or information on A, B and C, here are

resources to keep up to date”

• Focus on basic requirements of multi-purpose ‘good quality’ TAPs and project ideas

• Reduce jargon and acronyms and emphasize neutral terms • Downplay the distinction between public and private sector ideas • Provide ‘coaching’ as TAPs and project ideas evolve

Two main guidance steps

1. What: identify actions for successful technology implementation

• Scale, time frame, type of technology transfer, barriers, enablers

2. How: prepare for implementation of actions in TAPs and project ideas

• Delivery of climate and development benefits, responsibilities, time frame, costs, possible funding, monitor performance,

Actions in a TAP can be: – ‘hard’ and ‘soft’, commercial and non-commercial – E.g. training programme, R&D to make technology work under

country conditions

Tracking Lessons from Implementation

• Overview of TAP & project idea implementation status

• How funding has become available

• How enabling support has been made available (capacity building and training)

• Showcase good practice TNAs, TAPs and projects

• If possible, for all TNAs since early 2000s

• UNFCCC secretariat or UDP TNA portal

Role of CTCN in catalysing TAP implementation

• CTCN: support developing countries in conducting TNAs and enhancing implementation of TNA outputs

• TNA/TAP Implementation Support Programme (TIP) – Align updated TNA guidance with TIP actions

– Use recommended guidance revision for TNA Phase I, II and III

• Link with CTCN and TIP could relieve TNA process resource pressure

• NDEs can help identifying country needs and requesting CTCN support – May require capacity building support to NDEs

Recommendations TEC on TNAs Specify the roles of key stakeholders as ‘champions’ or ‘enablers’,

implement actions for mitigation and adaptation and examine what can be funded by whom

Develop a slim guidance document to identify actions

For wider scale implementation of priority technologies for social, environmental and economic benefits

Formulate TAPs to manage these actions

• Focus on basic requirements of multi-purpose ‘good quality’ TAPs/projects

Enhance guidance on how to attract funding for actions in TAPs

Minimum requirements for determining costs of actions in a TAP

Compare costs with benefits: cost-to-benefit ratio

Identification of potential funders for actions?

Elaborate on the potential role of and capacity needs for NDEs, as a contact or focal point in a country, and of the CTCN for supporting implementation of priority technologies in the countries concerned

Enhanced guidance also applicable for actions plans in TNA Phase I, II, III