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IPCC WGIII Fourth Assessment Report, Second Order Draft
30 A 15 38 15 39
also be checked with the underlying chapter and TS.
(Andy Reisinger, TSU IPCC Synthesis Report)
It is suggested to delete "...(flexible, economically efficient, moving
toward broader participation, providing adequate investment
certainty)". The reason is these four criteria have its own factors,
and here only the factors of cost-effective are listed. In order to
keep consistence with other items, such as fair/equitable and
institutionally feasible, that part in the bracket should be delete.
(Government of China Meteorological Administration)
30 A 15 38 16 18 The authors need to review paragraph 30 and its following dot
points to ensure that they are not over stepping the mandate of the
IPCC, by engaging in political commentary. In particular, (at page
16 lines 3-4) the authors imply that common but differentiated
responsibilities should be entrenched in any future approaches.
(Government of Australia)
30 A 15 38 15 39 Delete parenthetical phrase, whose placement suggests that it is a
definition of “cost-effective.” Cost-effective has a specific
meaning that is not equivalent to the range of attributes in
parentheses. U.S. Government
(Government of U.S. Department of State)
30 A 15 42 0 44 There is no mention of the possibility of setting supply reduction
goals for fossil fuels as a proactive measure to reduce harm,
stimulate development of alternative/renewable energy sources, and
avoid wasted investment in exploring/developing new fossil fuel
resources.
(Stephen Sheppard, University of British Columbia)
30 A 15 42 15 42 Suggest removing the term “important for investment decisions”,
since the link is not clear. Regulatory certainty is important,
however, the relation between long term goals and regulation is not
clear particularly if it is not clear how the goal will be met or
enforced. Such goals can also reduce regulatory certainty and form
Expert Review of Second-Order-Draft
Confidential, Do Not Cite or Quote
Response suggested by cochairs
REJ; attempt is made to
categorise the manu different
issues under four criteria; then a
link should be made between
the issues and the criteria
TIA; all statements should be
strictly based on literature and
phrased in a policy neutral
fashion; this may go gainst
country preferences, but so be it
See A-1137
REJ; not covered in the chapter
TIA; modify by adding sentence
addressing investment
conditions
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Considerations
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team
See new
executive
summary of the
chapter
(13) SPM is
consistent with
chapter Chapter
13 will suggest
new wording
here.
See new
wording of the
bullet in the
executive
summary
(13)
Reject
(13) There
seems to be a
difference in
opinion in
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