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Climate Change Expert Group

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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

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Presentation outline

 Current situation  Current gaps and inconsistencies  Potential future gaps  Conclusions  Discussion questions

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Current situation: different types of information are requested

Information needed to understand commitment, target, pledge Information needed to track progress Other information Information needed to give confidence in data reported

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Current gaps: Annex I BRs

 Completeness,

transparency

• f reporting

varies

 Reporting

better for information that has been reported for longer

Source: UNFCCC technical reviews of 41 BRs

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Current gaps/ inconsistencies: Non- Annex I emissions

 Only 14 BURs

submitted

 Reporting guidelines

request BURs to include NIR (not requested in NC)

 Information

• ld/incomplete … so

cannot be used to assess collective emissions levels/ trends Year of latest GHG data (NC or BUR)

Data represents approx 11% of NAI CO2 emissions

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Potential future gaps: what info is needed to track progress post-2020?

(I)NDCs Scope of collective efforts Understanding Tracking progress Providing confidence Other

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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

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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?

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Thank you!

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