The workshop on "Mitigation Action and the role of market instruments – bridging readiness gaps", organized by the World Bank and the Ministry of Knowledge Economy of the Republic of Korea, took place on March 9 and 10 in Seoul, Republic of Korea. The workshop brought together policy makers and experts from both developing and developed countries (see the list of the participants). The workshop provided a forum for countries and experts to: - Provide their perspectives on their approach to pursuing climate change mitigation actions and what role, if any, market instruments may play in supporting such actions;
- Share experience and discusschallenges in establishing the core components of market systems; and
- Identify the capacity building needs and appropriate sources of implementation support for countries wishing to use market instruments.
Agenda Participants List Presentations: - Domestic mitigation actions and options for implementation
Presenters:  Leila Pourarkin (Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK ), Lucia Cortina Correa (Semarnat, Mexico), and Syamsidar Thamrin (National Planning Agency, Indonesia) - Experience and lessons learned: domestic emissions trading schemes
Presenters:  Felix Matthes (Öko-Institute), Ned Helme (Centre for Clean Air Policy), Seung-Chan Chang (KEMCO, Korea) - Using market instruments for achieving energy efficiency & renewable energy targets
Presenters:  Ashok Sarkar (World Bank), Duan Maosheng (Tsinghua University, China), Alok Kumar (Central Electricity Regulatory Commission, India), and Saurabh Kumar (Bureau of Energy Efficiency, India)
Izuru Kobayashi (METI, Japan) - Preparing readiness for market instruments
Presenter:  Jill Duggan (World Resources Institute) - Assessment of capacity building needs and costs of market readiness
Presenter:  Niklas Hohne (Ecofys) - Support for market readiness
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