Kakhaber Mdivani Chief Specialist Climate Change Office

Low Emission Development Strategy of Georgia(LEDS) Process overview

“Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy in the Mainstream of Georgia’s Energy Policy ” 05 April 2016 – Georgia

• International Climate Processes and Georgia;

• Low Emission Development Strategy;

• LEDS institutional Structure;

• LEDS Next Steps;

O u t l i n e

Georgia Follows International Processes in Climate Change

Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions

2007: COP 13

G E O R G I A ’ S V I S I O N O N N A M A s

2009: COP 15

I n t e n d e d N a t i o n a l l y D e t e r m i n e d C o n t r i b u t i o n

2013: COP 19

2021: Paris Agreement

1994 2009 1997 2007 2021 2013 2015

G E O R G I A ’ S I N D C

2015: COP 21

• Memorandum of Understanding 2012

I n t e r n a l C l i m a t e I n i t i a t i v e - L E D S

To support Georgia’s efforts to increase climate change mitigation through energy efficiency and clean energy;

I n s t i t u t i o n a l S t r u c t u r e o f L E D S

L E D S N E X T S T E P S

Correspond with overarching national document

INDC;

Communicate to the ongoing process

NEEAP;

• Measures matching;

• Time managing;

• Transparence assuring;

L E D S N E X T S T E P S

SC meeting; Milestones; Stagegates;

Mitigation options; Synergy issues; Prioritization;

T h a n k Yo u f o r Yo u r A t t e n t i o n !