Venue

UNFCCC Headquarters

Building: "Altes Hochhaus" (AHH), part of the United Nations (UN) Campus

Room: Upper conference room

Platz der Vereinten Nationen 1

53113 Bonn, Germany

All seminar participants have to go through the main gate area of the UN Campus, the Guard House, which will further direct the participants to the building. Having passed the UN security guard house, the entrance to "Altes Hochhaus" is located in the building to your left. The room is in -1 level, referred to as the lower conference room.

Further information on the location and venue can be downloaded from this link.

Please Note: Because of space limitations, this seminar is limited to 100 participants. States are invited to limit their number of nominations of participants for this seminar accordingly.

29 March 2017 update: Due to large demand for participation registration is now closed.

Accommodation

A list of preferred hotels can be downloaded from this link.

General Information

Interpretation services in Russian and English will be available.

Provisional Agenda

The Tutorial for ICAO Calculation Tools (3 April, AM) is open to State Action Plan Focal Points only.
The Seminar (from 3 April, PM) is open to all States and accredited organizations.

Seminar on States' Action Plans (3-4 April)
3 April
08.30 – 09.00	Registration
09.00 – 10.30	Tutorial – Baseline Calculation (Focal Points only) – Part 1 This tutorial will be open to Focal Points only. Focal Points are invited to join the tutorial with their own dataset and a laptop, so they can develop their own baseline.
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30	Tutorial – Baseline Calculation (Focal Points only) – Part 2
12.30 – 13.30	Seminar registration
13.30 – 14.00	Opening Ceremony – Welcome Session and Seminar Goals
14.00 – 15.00	Introduction to States' Action Plans Background information on the ICAO States' Action Plans initiative Overview of the content of an Action Plan Description of the relationship between the States' Action Plans initiative and CORSIA
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.30	Discussion and Wrap-Up
4 April
09.00 – 09.30	The States' Action Plan Process Information on project management Build effective National Action Plan Teams States' collection and reporting of robust data
09.30 – 10.30	ICAO Supporting Tools Presentation of the ICAO Fuel Savings Estimation Tool (IFSET) Presentation of the ICAO Carbon Calculator Explanation of the Rule of Thumb and presentation of the Environmental Benefits Tool (EBT) Description and use of the Aviation Environmental System (AES)
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.30	Overview of Mitigation Measures Presentation of ICAO's Basket of Measures For each measure, definition, identification of the stakeholders involved, opportunities to collect data, possibility to estimate costs and CO₂ emissions reduction potential Relevance of each Measure to the States' Action Plans
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.00	Overview of Mitigation Measures Presentation of ICAO's Basket of Measures For each measure, definition, identification of the stakeholders involved, opportunities to collect data, possibility to estimate costs and CO₂ emissions reduction potential Relevance of each Measure to the States' Action Plans
14.00 – 14.45	Selection and Prioritization of Measures The importance of Feasibility Studies Propose criteria to select the mitigation measures to be implemented Concrete case studies from the ICAO-European Union project
14.45 – 15.15	Coffee Break
15.15 – 16.00	Benefits to States and Stakeholders Description of the general benefits to States and to the Aviation Sector Identification of pathways to maximize these benefits Concrete case studies: ICAO capacity-building and assistance projects as a means to realize all benefits resulting from the development of States' Action Plans
16.00 – 16.30	Next Steps and States' Action Plans Seminar Closing

Seminar on the Carbon offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) (5 – 6 April)
5 April
09.00 – 09.30	Introduction to the CORSIA implementation seminar Objectives of the seminar Overview of the Carbon Offsetting and Reduction Scheme for International Aviation (CORSIA) as part of the basket of measures
09.30 – 10.30	Presentation: CORSIA and Resolution A39-3 (Part 1) Provisions for participation in CORSIA Phased implementation: pilot, first and second phase Voluntary participation and RTK criteria; exemptions Emissions coverage in CORSIA Route-based approach New entrants; no redistribution; compliance cycle Questions and answers
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
11.00 – 12.00	Small group exercise Participation and emissions coverage in CORSIA
12.00 – 12.30	Small group exercise Feedback from small groups
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.00	Presentation: CORSIA and Resolution A39-3 (Part 2) Calculation and distribution of offsetting requirements in CORSIA Calculation of emissions baseline Dynamic approach; individual and collective share in calculation of offsetting requirements CORSIA implementation elements Questions and answers
14.00– 15.00	Small group exercise Calculation and distribution of offsetting requirements in CORSIA
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.00	Small group exercise Feedback from small groups
16.00 – 17.00	Presentation: CORSIA MRV System Overview of MRV procedures; purpose of MRV Information on expected roles and responsibilities in the MRV process; what States and operators need to do in order to implement MRV Questions and answers
6 April
09.00 – 09.30	Recap of Day 3
09.30 – 10.30	Small group exercise Development of CORSIA CO₂ emissions report
10.30 – 11.00	Coffee Break
11.00 – 11.30	Small group exercise Feedback on discussions held in small groups
11.30 – 12.30	Presentation: Emissions units and Registries What is an emissions unit, and how emissions units are being created How the environmental integrity of emissions units is ensured Information on carbon markets and how to access them Roles and responsibilities in the CORSIA registry system Questions and answers
12.30 – 13.30	Lunch Break
13.30 – 14.30	Small group exercise Flow of CO₂ emissions data and emissions units under CORSIA
14.30 – 15.00	Small group exercise Feedback on discussions held in small groups
15.00 – 15.30	Coffee Break
15.30 – 16.30	Presentation and discussion: capacity building needs and next steps Timeline for CORSIA implementation Assessing States' current readiness; identifying assistance needs Planned assistance and capacity building activities Questions and answers
16.30 – 17.00	Closing Remarks

To download the agenda (Bonn, Germany Seminar) follow this link.

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Provisional Agenda

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