MRV
Counting the Cash
Elements of a Framework for the Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Climate Finance
This working paper explores the main issues associated with the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of finance in the post-2012 climate regime.
Summary of GHG Reduction Pledges Put Forward by Developing Countries
by -The attached table summarizes the GHG reduction pledges of 13 non-Annex1 countries, organized by type of pledge.
Foundation for a Low Carbon Future: Essential Elements of a Copenhagen Agreement
Countdown to Copenhagen: Reviewing and Verifying International Climate Action
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Climate change is a global issue that requires action from all countries. As the U.S. Congress develops a domestic climate and energy package, the United States seeks assurance that other countries will also act and a means to track the progress of commitments by verifying that actions have been implemented.
The Legal Character of National Actions and Commitments in a Copenhagen Agreement
Options and Implications
A Copenhagen agreement on climate change will likely take a legally binding form, but one that provides for a range of commitments by countries. This Working Paper clarifies a complex set of issues around the legal character of commitments and weighs the potential risks and benefits to...
Enhancing Today's MRV Framework to Meet Tomorrow's Needs
The Role of National Communications and Inventories
The United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change employs a system of national communications and greenhouse gas inventories to monitor implementation of the Convention. This analysis examines the strengths and weaknesses of that system in the context of a post-2012 international climate...
Keeping Track
National Positions and Design Elements of an MRV Framework
As country representatives meet under the auspices of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) to forge a new climate agreement, a major challenge dominates discussions: how can a system be created to assure that countries are held accountable for their commitments and...
Mitigation Actions in China
Measurement, Reporting and Verification
This paper seeks to facilitate progress on the provisions in the BAP by examining how Chinese climate change policy and the implementation of these policies is monitored at the domestic level and may offer insights to the international community as they consider an international structure for...
