Modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement, Kazumasa Nagamori CCXG GF September 2016 Breakout 5

1. Basic Concepts
An enhanced framework with built-in flexibility :Ex) Each Party should cover the common
reporting categories, while each developing country Party that needs flexibility in light of its
capacities can cover the appropriate details of reporting information. In either case, all
Parties should maintain the frequency and quality compared to their current reporting.
Make use of the experiences and lessons learned: Ex) There are the varieties of contents in
terms of details, accuracy and transparency in existing reports by Parties (Some of the BURs
already submitted represent their high-quality of reporting).
Capacity-building for post 2020 transparency: Ex) Institutional support such as enhancing
capacities of domestic reporting organizations, and providing opportunities for experts’
mutual learning among different countries.
Submission on agenda item 5 of APA by Japan (Submitted on 8th, Sep, 2016)
“Modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and
support referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement”
The purpose of developing common modalities, procedures and guidelines
To build mutual trust and confidence /promote effective implementation of the Paris Agreement
Components of common modalities, procedures and guidelines
The MPGs would consist of the following;
1)guidelines for reporting,
2)guidelines for the technical expert review
3)modalities and procedures for facilitative, multilateral consideration.
These guidelines need to be developed by 2018, and a clear guidance for the work plan is
required as soon as possible.

2. Overview of the new modalities, procedures and guidelines
1)Reporting
Reporting elements- The reporting guidelines should provide common reporting categories of
information but can accommodate flexibility in the details of reporting information to those
developing country Parties that need flexibility in light of institutional and technical capacities.
Reporting quality- The reporting guidelines can prescribe the ideal and complete reporting
contents, including details and accuracy of information. All parties need to satisfy the minimum
requirements of covering reporting categories, and should aim toward providing the ideal and
complete contents over time.
Reporting format- The common information format should be used so that the reported
information can be aggregated and analyzed as an input to the global stocktake

3. 2) Review
Review elements and quality- Information submitted by all Parties is to be reviewed under the
Paris Agreement. The scope of the review needs to include not only the consistency with
reporting guidelines, but also the areas of improvement. The review can contribute to each
Party’s subsequent reporting and communication of subsequent NDCs, through identifying
the areas of improvement for the Party.
Review format- Flexibilities can be provided in the format of review, taking into account the
differing capacities of developing country Parties.
3) Facilitative, multilateral consideration
Modalities for facilitative, multilateral consideration needs to contribute to mutual
understanding among Parties on each other’s actions and support, following reporting and
review process, and thus to the enhancement of the transparency framework.
Overview of the new modalities, procedures and guidelines

4. Possible elements in new reporting guideline
• Scope and objective of the reporting guideline
•Greenhouse gas national inventory report
-Principles
-Methodology, Year, Gas, Metrics
-Summary of national emissions/removals and trends (by sector and by gas)
• Information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving NDC under
the Article 4 of the Paris Agreement
-National circumstances and Institutional arrangements
-Summary information on the NDC
-Progress made in implementing and achieving the NDC
-Progress evaluation
-Mitigation actions
-Projections
• Information on climate change impact and adaptation
-Assessment of climate change impacts and vulnerability
-Implementation of adaptation actions, undertakings and/or efforts etc
• Information on support
-Provision of finance/ technology development and transfer/ capacity-building
-Support received / Support needs