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20: the text has a very qualitative nature and does not provide
concrete agenda items for the policymaker. Hence: relevance of
current section E to the SPM is limited.
(Government of European Community / European Commission)
B 18 5 18 5 Integrating climate change “considerations” into… U.S.
Government
(Government of U.S. Department of State)
31 A 18 13 20 19 We propose to replace the text from line 13 to 19 with: "Policy
reforms conducive to sustainable development can often be found
that simultaneously release mitigation options. Important examples
are elimination of energy subsidises or other inefficiencies in the
sectors. Regulations in the energy sector may be designed to
promote competition, and secure existence of efficient operators or
fuels. Reforms should try to avoid a situation where machinery is
outdated, for reasons such as high inflation and interest rates, policy
uncertainty, etc." Furthermore we propose deletion of the text i line
23-to 27 at page 18. The text from line 31 to 36 at page 19 may be
reduced because it is mostly covered in para 31. General comment
to paragraphs 31 and 32: The text in the draft represent flawed logic
if one is not more careful a) in developing a common thread and b)
in highlighting that a bundle of studies (those subsequently cited,
and graphed) represent examples. It is key i) to use the word reform
(i.e. change in policy) rather than the word ‘policy’, and ii) to
highlight that the win-win options relate both to existing policies
(such as energy sector subsidies) and to the direction of the reform
(removal of those subsidies). It has no informational content, no
educational value, to say that ‘fiscal policies can have a profound
impact on emissions. But to say that fiscal policy reform is
conducive to a more efficient use of energy if either energy
subsidies can be eliminated or if the investment climate can be
improved to get more efficient machinery in place makes a lot of
sense. Peer reviewed literature demonstrating the power of energy
Expert Review of Second-Order-Draft
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Response suggested by cochairs
REJ; this is relevant
identical A-1245
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DISCUSS 12 Relates to text
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