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Presentation

December 2021

Reporting mitigation actions under Article 13: Key findings from Mutual Learning Program

Asian Transparency Workshop

This presentation was presented at the Asian Transparency Workshop on Dec 2021. The presentation summarizes the key findings from Mutual Learning program for Enhanced Transparency on reporting mitigation actions under Article 13 of the Paris Agreement.

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Enhanced transparency framework

BTR

Climate Mitigation

Policy Brief

September 2021

Envisioning 1.5-Degree Lifestyles: Policies for Low-Carbon Cities in 2030

The concept of 1.5-degree lifestyles involves changes in household consumption for achieving levels of per person carbon footprint compatible with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement (IPCC, 2018). This requires, on average, emitting the equivalent of 2.5 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2030, and 0.7 tons of CO₂ per person per year by 2050...

Working Paper

July 2021

Understanding support needed for climate mitigation and adaptation in developing countries from the national reporting under the UNFCCC

Many developing countries consider that international support is vital for achieving their climate targets and accelerating actions, pledged in the so-called Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), under the Paris Agreement. Thus, understanding what kind of international support they need is crucial for ensuring the provision of adequate...

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Support

Developing countries

Mitigation

Adaptation

UNFCCC

Discussion Paper

July 2021

Solutions for three common challenges in national reporting in developing countries under the Paris Agreement

The objective of this paper is to provide good practices as recommended solutions to address the three common challenges that developing countries often encounter when preparing national reporting (e.g., BURs, NCs). Countries aiming to strengthen their national reporting systems for transitioning to the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) can...

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Enhanced transparency framework

national reporting

BUR

Biennial Transparency Reports

Non Peer-reviewed Article

June 2021

Ready for Article 6.2 Reporting? Mutual learning program based on the JCM experience provides Article 6.2 reporting options

In Carbon Mechanisms Review

In 2020, the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies (IGES) in Japan2 and the Thailand Greenhouse Gas Management Organization (TGO) implemented the Mutual Learning Program for Enhanced Transparency (MLP) with financial support from the Ministry of the Environment, Japan. In the MLP, participants from the two organisations engaged in drafting...

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Article 6.2 reporting

Joint Crediting Mechanism (JCM)

Enhanced transparency framework

Commentary (Op. Ed)

April 2021

Evaluation of options for reporting under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement

Commentary on reporting options under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement. In this paper, we provided a summary of reporting options and its evaluation for the three information items which are required in the initial report and regular information under Article 6.2 of the Paris Agreement: 1) Timing of submission of the initial report; 2)...

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transparency

Conference Proceeding

January 2021

Asian Transparency Workshop: Summary Report

This report summarizes the key discussion points of the two-day Asian Transparency Workshop on December 14-15, 2020. With the aim to promote knowledge-sharing among countries in Asia for the effective implementation of the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF), the workshop particularly focused on a roadmap for preparation of...