Side event COP 23 : Carbon Pricing – Generating and Using Revenues

Date: November 8th

Time: 10:00am – 11:30am

Location: French Pavilion

Organisers: I4CE, AFD, Enerdata

Event Summary:

This event examined (1) the challenges of the implementation of carbon pricing policies, with particular attention given to the experience of France, Europe and developing countries, and (2) the use of revenues generated to support the transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient economy. Building on more than a decade of experiences in the most pioneering countries, the presentations invited us to reflect on the challenges of implementing carbon pricing policies.

The event was structured around a roundtable with stakeholders discussing both the issues of carbon pricing policies and the opportunities offered by the use of carbon revenues. The discussion focused in particular on the experience of Francophone African countries.

Chairman: Benoît LEGUET, Managing Director I4CE

Speakers:

• Céline RAMSTEIN, Project Coordinator, World Bank/PMR « Carbon pricing: states and trends » (in French)
• Charlotte VAILLES, Project Manager, I4CE « L’expérience de l’UE: les défis du système de quotas pour l’industrie et l’énergie » (in French)
• Rachel BOTI-DOUAYOUA, Coordonnator of CDM projects, in charge of carbon pricing, Environnement and Sustainabile Development, Ivory Coast
• Javier TORRES, Climate Manager, Group EDF “Carbon pricing for the electric sector: which conditions for an effective decarbonation” (in French)
• Andrei MARCU, Directeur “European Roundtable on Climate Change and Sustainable Transition”, ICTSD.