Benefits of Climate Transparency

Benefits of Climate Transparency

This paper aims to explore the potential benefits that robust and self-sustained transparency systems can bring to governments. Using examples from developed and developing countries, this paper highlights how transparency unlocks benefits…

NDC Progress Indicators: a guidance for practitioners

NDC Progress Indicators: a guidance for practitioners

This paper aims to provide assistance to countries in their selection of National Determined Contribution (NDC) -related indicators for their first Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs). By introducing the concept of SMART indicators, the…

Climate Action and Transparency under the Paris Agreement
Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) / Öko-Institut e.V.

Climate Action and Transparency under the Paris Agreement

This guidance note provides an overview of what countries need to do under the Paris Agreement in terms of preparing and regularly updating their climate targets (Nationally Determined Contributions, or NDCs), tracking progress in…

Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA)

Second edition: Accounting for National Determined Contributions

The 2015 Paris Agreement requires Parties to regularly communicate nationally determined contributions (NDCs) in which they specify their national climate mitigation targets and actions (Article 4.2). Besides, the Paris Agreement…

Good Practices in GHG Inventories for the Waste Sector_EN
Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA)

Updated: Good Practice Study on GHG-Inventories for the Waste Sector

The purpose of this study is to support the preparation of GHG inventories in the waste sector through good practice examples which can be adopted in other countries. This report complements the existing reporting guidance under the UNFCCC…

Cover BUR Template
Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA)

Updated: Biennial Update Report (BUR) Template

The Biennial Update Report (BUR) Template is intended to support the preparation of BURs by non-Annex I Parties, thereby enabling these Parties to submit ambitious reports and to present information in a consistent, transparent, complete…

BTR Guidance and Roadmap Tool
Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement and Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations

Biennial Transparency Report Guidance and Roadmap Tool

Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) must be submitted by 31 December 2024 at the latest which is not far in the future: the best way to prepare is to take action today.  The Biennial Transparency Report (BTR) Guidance and Roadmap Tool guides developing countries in planning the preparation process of their first BTR as well as preparing a roadmap for implementing it. Download it here.
NDC Handover Checklist
Partnership on Transparency in the Paris Agreement (PATPA)

NDC Handover Checklist

Record your NDC knowledge to be ready for future NDC cycles.

Availability of relevant information and data, such as greenhouse gas inventory, baseline, projections and assumptions as well as all stakeholders involved, are very important to…