27 Countries sign a COP29 Declaration on GHG-emission pricing of food
27 Countries endorse a COP29 Declaration on GHG-emission pricing of food in OECD, China for the Loss & Damage Fund
Thursday 21st November, 27 countries will send a Declaration to Ministers of the OECD countries and China to urge them to start GHG-emission pricing in their agri-food systems. This could lead to a reduction of up to 3 per cent of OECD and Chinese national emissions, while at least 20 per cent of pricing revenues can be used for climate finance of the Loss and Damage Fund.
The Declaration is signed by six African countries, led by Nigeria. The Declaration is also signed by SPREP, representing 21 Small island developing states in the Pacific. The African nations represent over 30 percent of all citizens in Africa. The proposal could generate 40-186 billion USD per year. COP29 negotiators hope to find 1,3 trillion USD per year for this Loss & Damage fund. Countries and supporting organisations can still sign the Declaration here, till June 2025 before the start of the UNFCCC conference in Bonn.
In the next days and weeks, more countries are expected to sign the Declaration. Signatories propose a COP29 or COP30 agreement text to: ‘transitioning away from animal protein overconsumption’, similar to the COP28 agreement to ‘transitioning away from fossil fuels’. They also urge rich countries and China to start pricing agri-food emissions. This could be a GHG-emission tax on livestock, like Denmark announced this week, or it could be a higher price on meat and dairy (food processors). Another option is an Agri-Food Emission trading scheme, e.g. for slaughterhouses and dairy factories, now explored by EU Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra. An obligatory contribution of a percentage of annual revenue of food and retail companies is another possibility, comparable with the Cali Biodiversity Fund (COP16 signed in Colombia two weeks ago). Over 100 NGO’s across the world also signed the Declaration too.
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Press conference COP29 21st November 9.30-10 am AZT
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Recording and available: https://unfccc.int/event/tapp-coalition-eu-agri-food-ets-danish-ghg-emission-livestock-tax-or-meat-tax-models-for-oecd
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Attachment: list of organisations that endorsed the Declaration and represent 27 countries
African countries:
Nigeria
Uganda
Chad
Equatorial Guinea
Democratic Republic of Congo
Liberia
Small Island Developing States in the Pacifici SPREP Member countries and territories:
American Samoa
Cook Islands
Federated States of Micronesia
Fiji
French Polynesia
Guam
Kiribati
Marshall Islands
Nauru
New Caledonia
Niue
Northern Marianas
Palau
Papua New Guinea
Samoa
Solomon Islands
Tokelau
Tonga
Tuvalu
Vanuatu
Wallis & Futuna
Signatories:
- ABBAS LAWAL, Balarabe, Minister of Environment Nigeria
- CHEPTORIS, Sam, Minister of Water and Environment Uganda
- HOUNLY, Porgo, Director General of the Environment, Chad
- NAWADRA, Sefanaia , Director General, Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment Programme, Representing 21 Small Island Developing States in the Pacific.
- NDONG NZANG, José Nsue, UNFCCC Focal Point for the Ministry of Environment. Equatorial Guinea
- TOIRAMBE BAMONINGA, Benjamin, Secretary General for the Environment and Development
République Démocratique du Congo
- TUINABUNA, Tomasi, Assistant Minister, Ministry of Agriculture and Waterways, Fiji
- YARKPAWOLO, Emmanuel Urey, Executive Director of the Environmental Protection Agency, Liberia
NGO signatories:
100+ NGO's signed the declaration too.
Attachment 2: list of replies from OECD ministers
The climate minister Simon Watts of New Zealand replied in a letter, including a sentence about an Agri-ETS system by 2030 for pricing GHG emisions in the agriculture sector: "The Government has also committed to a fair and sustainable pricing system for agriculture by 2030. To support this work, we are standardising a methodology for use by existing emissions calculators and farm management tools to support pricing in the future and onfarm emissions measurement by 2025".