Communication Accommodation Theory Kaylyn Benton.pptx
CCXG Global Forum October 2018 Breakout Group 3 by Sina Wartmann
1. Climate Change Expert Group www.oecd.org/env/cc/ccxg.htm
Flexibility in reporting–
tracking progress to BAU
mitigation targets
Sina Wartmann
Based on: Ellis et al (2018), Operationalising flexibility and
facilitating improved reporting under the Paris Agreement (Draft)
CCXG Global Forum on the Environment and Climate Change
8-9 October 2018
2. 2 Climate Change Expert Group
Presentation outline
Informational elements relevant for progress
tracking for BAU-related targets
Assessment of relevant experience for BAU-
related targets
Conclusions Attention: In this presentation, the term
„flexibility“ always means flexibility for
those developing country Parties who
need it in light of their capacities with
regards to reporting requirements in Art.
13 and its MPGs
3. 3 Climate Change Expert Group
Information relevant for progress
tracking to BAU-related targets
Information specifying the NDC target for the purposes
of tracking progress - ✔✔
National GHG emission levels (i.e. National GHG
inventory) ✔✔
Use of international co-operative approaches, where
applicable ✔✔
Implementation and impacts of mitigation actions ✔
GHG projections ✔
Legend: ✔✔ - Essential information, ✔ - Helpful information
4. 4 Climate Change Expert Group
Information specifying the NDC
target for the purposes of tracking
Post-Bangkok version of APA Item 5 additional tool
indicates description of NDC target should be included in
BTR
Not all NDCs clear and transparent on targets, e.g. scope,
target indicators, methodologies and assumptions
o 33% of Parties with BAU target do not provide any BAU values or
provide only a graph with no values for the target period or other
years.
o 50% of Parties which have submitted a BAU-related target do not
provide a description of methodologies and assumptions for the
BAU.
Flexibility required where Parties face capacity limitations
in reporting such information in BTRs
5. 5 Climate Change Expert Group
GHG inventories - Vintages
Majority of developing countries have prepared a GHG
inventory
Less than 60% have submitted one after January 2015
China
Overview of latest GHG inventory year available for developing country
Parties, weighted by 2014 GHG emissions
Not reported
6. 6 Climate Change Expert Group
National GHG Inventory
IPCC GLs provide discretion on various provisions to
enable improvement over time for users starting at
different capacity levels
Flexibility might be required where
o discretion is not / not sufficiently provided by IPCC GLs to
addess capacity limitations
o Capacity limitations relate to provisions outside of IPCC GLs
7. 7 Climate Change Expert Group
Cooperative approaches / Mitigation
Actions / Projections
Informational
Element
Experience Examples of pot. capacity limitations
Mitigation
actions –
Implementation
and impacts
Majority has
experience –
but varies in
depth
• Reporting consistently over time
• Reporting on quantitative information,
e.g. impacts, costs – in alignment with
BAU scenario
GHG Projections 49 developing
country Parties
have reported
projections in
NC/BURs since
Jan 2015
• Reporting projections in alignment with
the BAU scenario
• The scenarios to be reported
• Updating projections over time
8. 8 Climate Change Expert Group
Conclusions
Reporting by developing countries is improving, but
there are still large gaps
Potential capacity limitations relevant to reporting all
informational elements - including reporting on and
aligning with BAU
Discretion in existing reporting provisions does not
always faciliate improvement („vagueness“)
Flexibility ideally builds on existing discretion where it
facilitates improvement over time
Paper provides suggestions on flexibility options
aiming to facilitate improvement over time
9. 9 Climate Change Expert Group
Thank you!
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