ECO is delighted that yesterday’s session on Common Timeframes showed progress. At the first meeting of SB 48, like at COP23 last year, a large number of parties again expressed their support for a 5 year NDC implementation period.
ECO is cheering this effort on. To avoid locking in low ambition and to harness rapidly evolving real world opportunities, 5 years is the way to go. Countries should decide on a common 5 year NDC implementation period at COP24, so that the next round of NDCs could be submitted in 2025 and be implemented from 2031 to 2035.
Big thumbs up to:
AILAC, African Group, South Africa, LDC, New Zealand, Brazil, Bangladesh, Marshall Islands. Special recognition goes to Switzerland for considering adjusting its domestic process to allow 5 year cycles.
Big thumbs down to:
Japan and Norway — ECO wants to understand; why you are resisting? Even in a 5 year regime, there is nothing that prevents you from sending long term signals to your domestic constituencies or even communicating an indicative 10 year target internationally.
Fence sitters
ECO is particularly watching the MoCA-leaders still sitting on the fence! EU — what’s taking you so long to decide? China — ECO welcomes you now consider 5 year as an option. 5 year cycles seem to be perfectly in sync with your domestic 5 year planning. What’s not to like? Canada — ECO is surprised that you are still too shy to tell us what you prefer in terms of years, is it 5 or is it 10?
