At COP26 in Glasgow, the Paris Agreement (PA) rulebook was finalized, including detailed rules on the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) and Article 6. Under the ETF, Article 13 mandates that each Party regularly provide information on progress made in implementing and achieving its nationally determined contributions (NDCs) through Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs). Article 6 of the PA requires each Party to report detailed information related to its participation in cooperative approaches, using various forms of reporting, including BTRs.
On 13-14 December, IGES, with support from the Ministry of the Environment, Japan (MOEJ), and in collaboration with the UNFCCC-IGES Regional Collaboration Centre (RCC) for Asia and UNEP-DTU Partnership, organised the “Asian Transparency Workshop (Online)”. It highlighted the following aspects for preparation of BTRs: 1) COP 26 updates on the ETF, including BTRs and the Article 6 decision; and 2) A mutual learning program on reporting mitigation actions under Article 13 and reporting under Article 6.2.
The two-day workshop was attended by around 58 participants, including government officials in charge of national communications (NCs) / biennial update reports (BURs) from 11 countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Thailand), and experts from various international organisations.
You can download the agenda, presentations and the summary report from this page.
Agenda (303KB) / Summary report (1.3MB)
Event Details
Online
IGES Climate and Energy Area
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi, Hayama, Kanagawa,
240-0115 Japan
Tel: +81-46-826-9592
Fax: +81-46-855-3809 E-mail: [email protected]
Presentation Materials
Day 1 (Time in JST) MC: Temuulen Murun, IGES |
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15:00-15:05 | Opening remarks | Mr. Ryuzo Sugimoto, Director, International Cooperation and Sustainable Infrastructure office, Global Environmental Bureau, Ministry of the Environment, Japan | |
Ms. Susanne Pedersen, Director, UNEP-DTU Partnership | |||
15:05-15:15 | Introduction to the workshop Chisa Umemiya, IGES |
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Session 1: Reporting of mitigation actions under Article 13 This session will share updates on COP 26 regarding the biennial transparency report (BTR) including common tabular formats (CTFs) |
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15:15-15:30 | Update on outcomes of COP26/CMA3 – MRV/Transparency Jigme, UNFCCC |
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15:30-15:45 | Reporting Common Tabular Formats (CTFs) in Biennial Transparency Reports (BTRs) Takashi Morimoto, MURC |
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15:45-16:00 | Q&A session Feedback and comment All Noriko Tamiya-Hase, MOEJ |
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Session 2: MLP and Country experiences This session will focus on introducing key findings from MLP on reporting of mitigation actions and sharing countries experience and knowledge on the major findings from the MLP 2021 |
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16:00-16:15 | Findings from MLP exercises Temuulen Murun, IGES |
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16:15-17:00 | Breakout group discussions (4 groups) Potential discussion topics: 1. What are the priorities to track and monitor mitigation actions (MAs) implementation/progress in your country? 2. How will your country reflect emission reductions from MAs to your country’s national GHG inventory? Facilitator/Rapporteur |
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17:00-17:30 | Discussion and summary
Facilitator: Fatima-Zahra Taibi, UNEP-DTU Partnership Each rapporteur |
Day 2 (Time in JST) MC: Toru Taguchi, IGES |
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15:00-15:10 | Summary from Day 1 Yuqing Yu, UNFCCC-RCC |
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Session 3: Reporting under Article 6.2 This session will share updates on COP 26 regarding Article 6 negotiation including the three types of reporting under Article 6.2 |
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15:10-15:25 | Result of Article 6 in COP26 and Japan’s initiatives Kentaro Takahashi, IGES |
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15:25-15:40 | Reporting under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement Supanut Chotevitayatarakorn, Thailand |
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15:40-15:55 | Q&A session Feedback and comment All Noriko Tamiya-Hase, MOEJ |
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Session 4: MLP and Country experiences This session will focus on introducing key findings from MLP reporting under Article 6.2 and sharing countries experience and knowledge on the major findings from the MLP 2021 |
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15:55-16:10 | Findings from MLP exercises Tomohiko Hattori, IGES |
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16:10-16:55 | Breakout group discussions (4 groups) Potential discussion topics: 1. What will be the priorities to prepare for corresponding adjustments (CAs) in your country? 2. How will your country track internationally transferred mitigation outcomes (ITMOs) and reflect them to your country’s emissions and removals (obtained from GHG inventories) for CAs? Facilitator/ Rapporteur |
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16:55-17:25 | Discussion and summary
Each rapporteur Mr. Rueban Manokara, Singapore Noriko Tamiya-Hase, MOEJ All participants |
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17:25-17:30 | Closing remarks | Mr. Yasuo Takahashi, Executive Director of IGES |