In order to provide theoretical and technical tools to participate in the design processes and subsequent implementation of an Emissions Trading System, the first capacity development course for the private sector jointly organized by SEMARNAT and GIZ has started.
Mexico has announced laying the groundwork for a pilot phase of an Emissions Trading System (ETS) in 2018 as a cost-effective instrument to promote mitigation and achieve the country’s climate goals.
To prepare the private sector for the introduction of an ETS, a series of interactive training courses is carried out. The series starts with a common core to familiarize the representatives of the energy, industry and other relevant economic sectors with the operation of the instrument and the direct implications that this entails for companies. The basic part, which will have three sessions, will be complemented by a specialized level course or “training for trainers”.
As part of the basic series, three training sessions for the private sector took place on the 1st, 8th and 15th of February 2018. Each session was attended by around 40 representatives from different sectors, including oil and gas, cement, steel and energy.
SCE: A collaborative effort
For the implementation of an ETS, generating spaces for dialogue with the private sector is crucial to develop the design of the instrument. The series of trainings aims at getting to know the main concerns and perspectives from the respective sectors regarding their participation in an ETS. During the sessions, topics such as production risks for the private sector linked to climate change, the preliminary implications and opportunities for companies participating in an ETS, corporate governance and the scope of the application of the ETS were analyzed. Some relevant points were highlighted that will be included in the design process. One of the most reiterative topics is how to maintain competitiveness in their respective sectors. In addition, international experiences from companies that are already part of an ETS were shared. Finally, the following topics were presented: a vision of other ETS in the world, including data on sectors, thresholds, covered gases, mechanisms for setting the carbon price and their considerations for competitiveness, and the link among the ETS, among others.
The training is organized by the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (SEMARNAT) and the “Preparation of an Emissions Trading System in Mexico” project of the Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) GmbH on behalf of the German Ministry of Environment (BMU). As part of the following activities, the course for a specialized level will be given in the coming weeks. The advances on it will be shared at the time.
For more information on this subject, please contact us at: capacitaciones.ets[AT]giz.de
More information about the topic:
a) Información sobre SCE en California y la Unión Europea California: https://www.arb.ca.gov/cc/capandtrade/capandtrade.htm
UE: https://ec.europa.eu/clima/policies/ets_es
b) Estudio sobre Competitividad, Carbon Trust, 2006: https://www.carbontrust.com/media/84880/ct-2004-04-euets-implications-for-industrialcompetitiveness.pdf
c) ICAP Status Report – Webinars: https://icapcarbonaction.com/en/unfccc-side-events-recent/373-icap-status-report-2016webinars