19 November 2014: A technical paper published by the UNFCCC Secretariat continues work on the impact of measures implemented in response to climate change. As such response measures may have various impacts, whether social, environmental or economic, parties have looked for areas of convergence in addressing this issue, including through a forum held on 6 June 2013. The technical paper summarizes opportunities for cooperation on this issue.

The technical paper was jointly mandated by the Subsidiary Body on Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) and the Subsidiary Body on Implementation (SBI), which requested the Secretariat to synthesize: views submitted by parties, practitioners, experts and relevant organizations; and the work of the forum, presentations and statements made, and the review of the forum.

According to the paper, three common areas in all submissions can be identified for further cooperation and collaboration: assessment and analysis of the impact of response measures; economic diversification and transformation; and just transition of the workforce and the creation of decent work and quality jobs.

The paper will inform the work of SBSTA and SBI at their 41st sessions. The subsidiary bodies may then provide recommendations for consideration by the Conference of the Parties at its 20th session (COP 20), which will take place in December 2014, in Lima, Peru. [Areas of Convergence Related to Areas of Cooperation on the Issue of the Impact of the Implementation of Response Measures: Technical Paper]