Arab Countries Climate Positions

Arab Country Summary of Submissions and Positions
Global goal CO2 A1 aggregate target A1 Aggregate target Next commitment Low-emission
Global goal (oC) Global goal (% reduction) concentration for 2020 for 2050 period development plans Notes

Voluntary, recorded
in an international
registry held by
UNFCCC
Secretariat. Major
emitting developing
Alliance of countries [based on
Small Island absolute emissions]
States 350 ppm; peak year: take specific NAMA
(AOSIS) 1.5 degrees More than 85% 2015 45% 95% 5 year* targets.

Low carbon
20%, but 30% if others development
developed countries strategies containing
At least 50% below 1990 by commit to ambitious NAMAs. For
2050; need to reassess global reductions and developing
European goal in 2016 in the light of IPCC developing countries countries: 15-30%
Union 2 degrees AR5 450 ppm* contribute adequately 80%* NO POSITION below BAU

NAMAs important to
achieve global goal
and substantial
At least 40% below deviation from
Algeria NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION 1990 80-90% below 1990 NO POSITION baseline in NA1

Bahrain NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

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Developing countries
have voluntary
responsibility in
mitigation, on
different levels
according to the
Egypt NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION level of development

Jordan NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

Developing carbon
No specific and GHG
No specific numbers, Decision should be based on No specific numbers, Ambitious levels, no No specific numbers, position, management
preference for IPCC sound science and political preference for IPCC further details preference for IPCC preference to G77 strategies on
Kuwait ranges* realism* ranges* expressed* ranges* position* voluntary basis*

Issue of NAMAs is
crosscutting and
2 degrees, other Preference for 8 needs approval
goals based on IPCC At least 40% below years with mid- from several
Lebanon AR4 NO POSITION NO POSITION 1990* 85%* term review* NO POSITION ministries

Libya NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

At least 40% below At least 85% below
1990 (as part of June 1990 (as part of June Voluntary, no MRV.
2009 statement with a 2009 statement with a MRV only if support
Morocco NO POSITION NO POSITION 350-400 ppm* group of countries) group of countries) NO POSITION is public/multilateral*

Oman NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION



A1 support MRVed,
differentiation of
actions based on
Voluntary pledges by historic
NA1 and responsibility,
corrensponding special national
support in NAMA circumstances,
registry, no to social and human
differentiation among development and
Qatar NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NA1 degree of resilience

Support a long term A1
Stated that no No binding global goal under Stated that no number Do not support a mid target, figure not
Saudi Arabia number is needed shared vision is needed term target for A1 specified 8 year NAMAs voluntary

Should take
development and
growth needs into
Commitment consideration and
No position, period and date of should be contingent
preference for No position, IPCC AR5 on technology,
Well below 2 No position, preference for scientific based or preference for issuance should finance, capacity
Sudan degrees* scientific based or IPCC figures* IPCC figures* ambitious levels* NO POSITION be compatible.* building*

Development of
National Action
Plans for mitigation,
to be MRV'd.
Encouraging the
development of Natural gas for
No position, renewebale energy electricity soon for
preference for 350 No position, No position, preference and energy terrestrial transport
Syria Intention 2 degrees* NO POSITION ppm* preference for 40% * for 80-90%* No preference* efficiency.* sector*


No official position
2 degrees, other No position, No position, submitted outside
goals based on IPCC preference for 25-40% No position, preference preference for 8 NAMAs can be the African Union
Tunisia AR4* NO POSITION NO POSITION * for at least 70%* years* MRVed if supported* and G77 & China

UAE NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

Yemen NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

* information from delegate


Finance scale Finance source Financial institution CDM Bunkers Adverse impact Sectoral approach Notes

IMO and ICAO to
Any new financing address international
should be under the emissions from
authority of the COP. avaition and maritime
Establish Convention transport in
Adaptation Fund on cooperation with Sectoral approach to
Funding must be grant-based the polluter pays processes under be considered under
Alliance of and generated from developed principle, to UNFCCC and KP. NAMAs, particularly
Small Island country parties as well as complement not Consideration should for major emitting
States market mechanisms and private replace the KP be given to developing
(AOSIS) NO POSITION sector sources. Adaptation Fund. NO POSITION implications for SIDS countries.

€22 to 50 billion/ yr
by 2020 from Propose creating a
international public An institutional system Framework for
funding, on the basis that is accetable to Action on
of ability to pay, donors and recipients Adaptation to build
responsibility for and a registry to match Aviation and transport a more climate
emissions, and finance with needs in in the Copenhagen Advanced resilient society
emissions reduction developing countries agreement, EU developing countries through effective
commitments of low carbon supports the use of as part of their low adaptation
contributing development global market-based Minimize adverse carbon development supporting
countries. The EU strategies. EF, reform instruments to reduce impacts strategies, set sustainable
fair contribution to improve emssions. An particularly on the ambtious baselines development .
would be of € 2 to 15 Domestic private and public effectiveness and In transition to sector international poorest and most for specific sectors Considers CCS a
billion per year (10% finance could deliver 20 to 40%, efficiency, main its role specific mechanisms agreement to be vulnerable parties and which can allow key technology
to 30%) in 2020 the carbon market up to around as the entity operating set end date for CDM approved in 2011 on without for participation in especially during
depending on the 40%, and international public the financial in sectors participating the basis of compromising the sectoral crediting the transitional
European outcome of the finance could cover the mechanism of the in international furtherwork in IMO and ultimate objective and trading periods towards low
Union agreement. remainder. convention competition ICAO of the UNFCCC mechanisms carbon economy



Should be
Exempt developing cooperative and not
countries or give them imposed by some NAMAs can
financial and parties on others achieve substantial
technologicall support and should not deviation from
to enable them to Response undermine baseline if support
Only from developed countries, comply with measures to be differentiation if significant and
no further details on how money Programmatic CDMs incremental costs and addressed under between A1 and consistent with NA1
Algeria NO POSITION will be generated* NO POSITION under NAMAs constraints adaptation NA1 needs

Bahrain NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

All vulnerabilities Generally share the
NO POSITION; Public funding complemented Should be handled of developing views expressed
preference for agreed with private sector, direct under the IMO and countries should under the G77 &
Egypt full incremental cost. access to funding* NO POSITION NO POSITION ICAO * be addressed* NO POSITION China

Jordan NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

Should be handled
under the IMO and
ICAO within the Kuwait shares the
Additional funding principles of the Minimize adverse global communities'
from Annex II parties Increase effectiveness UNFCC especially impacts as well as Violates the core concerns on
within the ranges Mechanism under the of CDM under KP, no common but impacts of principle of the addressing climate
proposed by the Preference for Norwegian COP, no further details further details differentiated response UNFCC principle of change on
Kuwait G77* Financial Mechanism* expressed* expressed* responsibility* measures* comprehensivenss* equitable basis*

Full consideration
for developing
countries suffering
All relevant emissions from abnormal
must be included in burden due to
Only from developed countries, mitigation efforts, adverse impacts
0.5 to 1% of A1 GNP no further details on how money Public funds, low share Nuclear power should including maritime and or response
Lebanon (G77 position) will be generated* of private* not recieve support aviation transport measures NO POSITION

Libya NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION



Only from developed countries, Keep under new Consider response
0.5 to 1% of A1 GNP no further details on how money If multilateral, then agreement, facilitate Exempt Arab measures under
Morocco (G77 position)* will be generated* under COP* procedure* countries* mitigation only* NO POSITION

Oman NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

Oppose sectoral
approach and setting
Support G77 & China targets or trade
position ie 0.5- 1% Annex I to provide the bulk of New financial Response related regulations
GNP, funding should financing, mainly public finance. mechanism under the Should be handled measures to be and standards under Recognize natural
be new and Access to funding direct for COP (support G77 & Support Saudi under the IMO and addressed under concept of sectoral gas as a possible
Qatar additional recipients China position) Arabia's position* ICAO * adaptation approach transitional option

Support and
accreditation
mechanism, a new
institution under COP CCS within CDM, (Sep
to match proposed 29, together with
action and support, Kuwait called for clean
provide direct fuels in CDM),
supervision, focus the promotion of
Support G77+China efforts, channel all the cooperation in
new and additional resources, avoid technology
based on principle of Annex I countries to provide fragmentation, and development of clean
equity, direct access bulk of funding, proceeds from facilitate the fossil fuels and non- Response Against sectoral
without layers of CDM and JI, access to funding flow of finances in a energy uses of fossil Against emissions measures to be approach prefer
conditionality and must be direct for recipient balanced and fair fuels such as reductions from addressed under economy wide
Saudi Arabia barriers countries manner petrochemicals bunkers adaptation approach

Figure should be Adverse impacts is
adequate and based Should cover relevant more key than
on scientifically Only from developed countries, priorities, have fair response
sound no further details on how money regional distribution measures for the
Sudan methodologies.* will be generated* NO POSITION and access* NO POSITION country's situation* NO POSITION



In principle under
mitigation not
under adaptation,
Governemental budget A1 Keep CDM Cooperatition between better for
countries, no further details on Financial mechanisme mechanism, no further UNFCCC and IMO and developing poor
Syria NO POSITION how money will be generated* under COP* details expressed* ICAO* countries* NO POSITION

Should be considered
in the agreement. But Response
Preference for Include in new position will depend on measures to be
mechanism under agreement, facilitate consequences yet to addressed under Against the sectoral
Tunisia NO POSITION NO POSITION COP and-or bilateral* procedure* be determined* adaptation* approach*

UAE NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION
Yemen NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION NO POSITION

* information from delegate


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