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I dentifying gaps and improvements to the UNFCCC reporting framework: mitigation Jane Ellis (OECD), Jane.ellis@oecd.org Based on a draft discussion paper by Jane Ellis and Sara Moarif Global Forum on the Environment, CCXG 8 September 2015 Climate Change Expert Group www.oecd.org/env/cc/ccxg.htm

Presentation outline  Current situation  Current gaps and inconsistencies  Potential future gaps  Conclusions  Discussion questions Climate Change Expert Group 2

Current situation: different types of information are requested Information Information needed to needed to understand give confidence commitment, in data reported target, pledge Information Other needed to information track progress Climate Change Expert Group 3

Current gaps: Annex I BRs  Completeness, transparency of reporting varies  Reporting better for information that has been reported for longer Source: UNFCCC technical reviews of 41 BRs Climate Change Expert Group 4

Current gaps/ inconsistencies: Non- Annex I emissions  Only 14 BURs Year of latest GHG data (NC or BUR) submitted  Reporting guidelines request BURs to include NIR (not Data represents requested in NC) approx 11% of  Information NAI CO 2 emissions old/incomplete … so cannot be used to assess collective emissions levels/ trends Climate Change Expert Group 5

Potential future gaps: what info is needed to track progress post-2020? Scope of collective efforts Understanding Providing confidence (I)NDCs Tracking Other progress Climate Change Expert Group 6

Conclusions  Number, form, coverage of country contributions different now to when reporting framework originally established  Quality of reporting on emissions, mitigation has improved – but no recent data from most developing countries  “In theory, there is no difference between theory and practice. In practice, there is.” (Yogi Berra)  Not all aims of B(U)Rs are being met  Reporting of information needed to understand and track progress towards individual mitigation targets pre-2020 not always mandatory … which also prevents tracking progress to collective mitigation goals  Frequency and content of reporting will need to change to adequately track some post-2020 contributions Climate Change Expert Group 7

Discussion questions  What is the aim of reporting under the UNFCCC, is country reporting meeting those aims, and if not, what should be changed?  Would current reporting under the UNFCCC need to change post-2020 to track progress to the mitigation components of NDCs, and if so, how? Climate Change Expert Group 8

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