Understanding the Paris Agreement: Analysing the reporting requirements under the enhanced transparency framework
This publication feeds into the UNFCCC discussion on international reporting to track progress in implementing NDCs. It aims to enhance the knowledge of policy-makers and decision-makers in developing countries by identifying and explaining the reporting requirements established under the Paris Agreement. Though the new transparency framework will apply to all countries, the publication focuses on transparency regarding developing countries’ mitigation contributions.
The first chapter gives an overview of the Paris Agreement and introduces the enhanced transparency framework for action and support established under the Agreement. The second chapter starts by summarizing the existing MRV requirements of national goals under UNFCCC and subsequently explains in layman terms the provisions of the Paris Agreement on the Transparency Framework. The third chapter analyses and makes recommendation on the type of information that should be reported in order to track progress in implementing NDCs. This chapter discusses also what could be the frequency of the reporting under the Paris Agreement. Finally the third chapter analyses the type of information needed in order to perform the collective assessment of mitigation efforts under the global stocktake. The last chapter specifically addresses the use of offsets and the risk of double-counting in the case of the collective assessment of mitigation efforts.