Center for Clean Air Policy-Europe
Avenue de Tervueren 402, 1150 Bruxelles, Belgium
Email: ccapeurope@interel.eu
Phone: +32 (2) 808 04 84
Fax: +32 (2) 777 05 10
Sectoral Study
Global Sectoral Approaches as Part of the Post - 2012 Framework
Progress in reducing global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will ultimately require participation from the global community. The Bali Action Plan marks a major step toward this objective to reach agreement on mitigation actions that are “measurable, reportable and verifiable” for both developed and developing countries.
“Sectoral approaches,” in which developing countries undertake efforts to reduce GHG emissions intensity or growth in key sectors, with assistance from developed countries, offer a new set of options for climate progress in key industries. This approach for mitigation action was described in the Bali Action Plan as “cooperative sectoral approaches and sector-specific activities.”
Supported by the Competitiveness and Innovation Framework Programme of the European Commission, an international team set out to explore the proof-of-concept for sectoral approaches. This study’s objective was to help move beyond voluntary actions and facilitate participation by developing countries in international climate change actions.
Washington, DC: September 2009
Mexico City, Mexico: September 2009
Beijing, China: May 2009
Tokyo, Japan: February 2009
Mexico City, Mexico: September 2008
Brussels, Belgium: September 2008
Beijing, China: July 2008
Preliminary results from the CCAP global sectoral study released at the UN climate change conference in Poznan. The results indicate that there is great potential to reduce emissions in the Mexican cement and oil refining sectors.