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IPCC WGIII Fourth Assessment Report, Second Order Draft
29 A 15 32 15 36
effectiveness is one of the conditions of economic efficiency.
(Cédric PHILIBERT, International Energy Agency)
Paragraph 29 should be deleted. The Kyoto Protocol is simply a
political instrument and should not be singled out by the authors for
exceptional treatment, especially in the context of an SPM.
(Government of Australia)
30 A 15 37 16 5 The placing of broader participation under an assessment criterion
of cost-effectiveness makes little sense. There is an attempt to
motivate this on page 16, lines 3-5. There is a logical link between
a broad participation and envrionemtnal effectiveness, yes, but what
is the link to cost? Cost for whom? The marginal value of a dollar
or a Rupee spent on mitigation is greater for a poor person than for
a rich person; therefore if richer countries pay for mitigation, it is
less costly. I suggest a) deleting "moving towards broader
participation" on page 15, line 39; and b) deleting "will be more
costly" on page 16, line 5.
(Harald Winkler, University of Cape Town)
29 A 15 33 15 36 I would add one other major achievement of the Kyoto Protocol
and the COPs associated with it: The COPs and their Kyoto-debate
are one of the PR-events (or THE major one) to sensitise the world
(and especially the public in the host country) for the climate
change issue, for its challenges and the possible mitigation
solutions. How else does climate change obtain so much visibility
in the media when the media report nearly daily from the COP and
when the ministers gather? We know that public understanding for
the risks and challenges of climate change is a necessary condition
so that governments (in Annex I countries) can decide on regulation
to mitigate climate change. See my comments on this for chapters
11 or 13.
(Manfred Treber, Germanwatch)
29 A 15 33 0 36 Para 29. The text in bold is a value statement and should be
modified. One notable achievement of the Kyoto Protocol that is
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REJ; the rest of the world
deserves an analysis of its
impacts; KP is an instrument
like many others; no reason to
delte this because of political
differences on its value
REJ; broader participation in a
global arrangement does lower
costs, because of the benefits of
trading to capture the lowest
cost options
REJ; not a major issue
REJ; these are facts; national
commitments are mentioned
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