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Federal Department of the Environment,
Transport, Energy and Communications DETEC
Federal Office for the Environment FOEN
International Affairs Division
Funding Scheme for
the Bali Action Plan
Overview of the Swiss Proposal
Bonn, 5 April 2009
The Swiss Proposal in brief
Polluters pay principle
• Levy on GHG emissions: 2 US$/ton CO2
Common but differentiated responsibilities
• Exemption from the tax up to: 1,5 ton CO2/cap
• Net transfer of money from high income countries
(>20’000 US$/cap) to middle income countries
(15’000-20’000 US$/cap) and low income countries
(<15’000 US$/cap)
Transfer through a Multilateral CC Fund
• Prevention pillar: risk reduction
• Insurance pillar: risk transfer
Funding Scheme for the Bali Action Plan | A Swiss Proposal
Thomas Kolly, FOEN
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General overview
High income
60% (14.0bn)
National Fund
40% (9.3bn)
30% (1.3bn)
Middle income
National Fund
70% (3.0bn)
Low income
> 1.5 tCO2/cap
15% (3.1bn)
National Fund
85% (17.6bn)
Low income
< 1.5 tCO2/cap
2 x 9.2bn
Funding Scheme for the Bali Action Plan | A Swiss Proposal
Thomas Kolly, FOEN
Multilateral Fund
(18.4bn)
1. Prevention
(9.2bn)
2. Insurance
(9.2bn)
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