Supplementary written evidence submitted
by the Department for International Development
30 April 2009
At the recent IDC inquiry "Sustainable Development
in a Changing Climate" where both Lord Hunt and I provided
evidence, I promised to provide further information regarding
low carbon development funds and whether DFID would join the United
Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO).
I attach a list of the different funding mechanisms
for low carbon development (Annex A), and the DFID Sustainable
Development Action Plan (SDAP) for your reference.[158]
The issue of whether DFID will join the UNWTO will require further
discussion within the department and I will let the committee
know of the outcome at a later date.
With regard to the question of funding for climate
change programmes from sources additional to ODA, as stated at
the evidence session (Q264) I will write to the Committee to keep
them informed of progress once we are able to discuss this issue
publicly without undermining negotiations in the run-up to Copenhagen.
Yours sincerely
Michael Foster MP
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State
Annex A
UK CONTRIBUTIONS TO EXISTING FUNDING MECHANISMS
FOR LOW CARBON DEVELOPMENT
Disbursement (£m) from UK to project funds
Fund
| Area | 2007-08
| 2008-09 | Total to be
disbursed by
2011-12
|
Global
Environment Facility (Replenishment 4)
| Climate Change | 11.66 |
46.66 | |
Strategic Climate
Fund
(From Environmental Transformation Fund—International Window)
| | | |
|
| Forest Carbon
Partnership Facility
| | 2.5 | 15
|
| Congo Basin
Forest Fund
| | 3 | 50 |
| Scaling up
Renewable Energy
Programme
| | 5 | 25 |
Clean Technology
Fund[159]
(From Environmental Transformation Fund—International Window)
| | | 60 |
383 |
Energy Sector
Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP)
| Low Carbon
Growth studies | 3.2
| 3.2 | 9.7 |
Global Village
Energy Partnership |
| 1 | 1 | 4
|
Notes:
1. Future funding needs for climate change and low carbon
development are inherently difficult to estimate accurately, and
estimates vary widely. One such estimate produced by the UNFCCC3[160]
is that by 2030 around $200 bn extra finance and investment per
year would be needed to make the world "low carbon",
of which around half would need to be spent in developing countries.
Based on current spend they suggest over 80% would need to come
from private sector.
2. The table above lists existing funding mechanisms that
the UK contributes to, which support developing countries to pursue
a low carbon development pathway. It does not include funding
mechanisms for adaptation, research or mechanisms piloted by other
donors or institutions to which the UK has not contributed.
158
Sustainable Development Action Plan (SDAP)-2007/08-2008/09, DFID,
June 2007 (reviewed October 2008) - http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Documents/pdf_misc/updated-SDAP-07-08.pdf Back
159
The most advanced of the Climate Investment Funds is the Clean
Technology Fund. Three national investment plans (Mexico, Egypt
and Turkey) have already been endorsed with another nine (including
South Africa and Brazil) expected by the end of 2009. Once
a national plan has been endorsed funding for individual projects
can be requested. The CTF committee approved $100m funding
for the first renewable energy project in April Back
160
UNFCCC Secretariat August 2007 Back
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