Version 2 of 10 December 2015 at 21:00 DRAFT PARIS OUTCOME 1. Proposal by the President. Draft decision -/CP.21

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1 DRAFT TEXT on COP 21 agenda item 4 Durban Platform for Enhanced Action (decision 1/CP.17) Adoption of a protocol, another legal instrument, or an agreed outcome with legal force under the Convention applicable to all Parties Version 2 of 10 December 2015 at 21:00 DRAFT PARIS OUTCOME 1 Proposal by the President Draft decision -/CP.21 Pp1 Pp2 Pp3 Pp4 Pp4bis Pp5 Pp6 Pp7 Pp8 [The Conference of the Parties, Recalling decision 1/CP.17 on the establishment of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, Also recalling relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties, including decisions 2/CP.18, 1/CP.19 and 1/CP.20, Welcoming the outcome of Transforming our world: the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development", in particular its goal 13, and the outcome of the Addis Ababa Action Agenda of the third International Conference on Financing for Development, Recognizing that climate change represents an urgent and potentially irreversible threat to human societies and the planet and thus requires the widest possible cooperation by all countries, and their participation in an effective and appropriate international response, with a view to accelerating the reduction of global greenhouse gas emissions, Recognizing also that when developing policies and taking action to address climate change, Parties should promote, protect, respect, and take into account their respective obligations on all human rights, the right to health, and the rights of indigenous peoples, local communities, migrants, children, persons with disabilities and people in vulnerable situations and under occupation, and the right to development, and promote gender equality and the empowerment of women, Also recognizing that deep reductions in global emissions will be required in order to achieve the ultimate objective of the Convention and emphasizing the need for urgency to address climate change, Recalling decision 5/CP.7, 1/CP.10 and 1/CP.16 on the Economic and Social Consequences of Response Measures, Also recalling decision 8/CP.17 on the Forum and Work Programme on the Impact of the Implementation of Response Measures, Acknowledging the specific needs and concerns of developing country Parties arising from the impact of the implementation of response measures, {Preambular paragraphs from workstream 2} Pp1 Pp2 Recalling Articles 2, 3 and 4 of the Convention, Also recalling decisions 1/CP.16, 1/CP.17, 2/CP.18, 1/CP.19 and 1/CP.20, 1 The Article numbers and the paragraph numbering as well as the cross-references contained in this version will need to be updated. 1 of 27

2 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 Pp3 Pp4 Pp5 Pp6 Pp7 Pp8 Pp9 Emphasizing with serious concern the urgent need to address the significant gap between the aggregate effect of Parties mitigation pledges global annual emissions of greenhouse gases by 2020 [and aggregate emission pathways] consistent with holding the increase in the global average temperature to well below 2 C above preindustrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 C, recognizing that this would significantly reduce risks and impacts of climate change, Stressing the urgency of accelerating the implementation of the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol in order to enhance pre-2020 ambition, Recognizing the urgent need to enhance the provision of finance, technology and capacity-building support by developed country Parties, in a predictable manner, to enable enhanced pre-2020 action by developing country Parties, Emphasizing that enhanced pre ambition can lay a solid foundation for enhanced post ambition, Also emphasizing the enduring benefits of ambitious and early action, including major reductions in the cost of future mitigation and adaptation efforts, Agreeing to uphold and promote regional and international cooperation in order to mobilize stronger and more ambitious climate action by all Parties and non-party stakeholders, including civil society, the private sector, financial institutions, cities and other subnational authorities, local communities and indigenous peoples, Acknowledging the need to promote access to electricity in countries in Africa through the enhanced deployment of renewable energy, I. ADOPTION 1. Decides to adopt the Paris Agreement under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (hereinafter referred to as the Agreement ), contained in the annex;; 2. Requests the Secretary-General of the United Nations to be the Depositary of the Agreement and to have it open for signature in New York, United States of America, from 22 April 2016 to 21 April 2017; 3. Invites the Secretary-General to convene a high-level signature ceremony for the Agreement on 22 April 2016; 4. Also invites all Parties to the Convention to sign the Agreement at the ceremony to be convened by the Secretary-General, or at their earliest opportunity, and to deposit their respective instruments of ratification, acceptance or approval, or instruments of accession, where appropriate, as soon as possible; 5. Recognizes that Parties to the Convention may provisionally apply all of the provisions of the Agreement pending its entry into force, and requests Parties to provide notification of any such provisional applications to the Depositary; 6. Notes that the work of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action, in accordance with decision 1/CP.17, paragraph 4, has been completed; 7. Decides to establish the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement under the same arrangements, mutatis mutandis, concerning the election of officers to the Bureau of the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Durban Platform for Enhanced Action; 8. Also decides that the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement shall prepare for the entry into force of the Agreement and for the convening of the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement; 9. Further decides to oversee the implementation of the work programme resulting from the relevant requests contained in this decision; 10. Requests the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement to report regularly to the Conference of the Parties on the progress of its work and to complete its work by the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement; 11. Decides that the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement shall hold its sessions starting in 2016 in conjunction with the sessions of the Convention subsidiary bodies and shall prepare draft decisions to be recommended through the Conference of the Parties to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement for consideration and adoption at its first session; II. INTENDED NATIONALLY DETERMINED CONTRIBUTIONS 12. Welcomes the intended nationally determined contributions that have been communicated by Parties in accordance with decision 1/CP.19, paragraph 2; 13. Reiterates its invitation to all Parties that have not yet done so to communicate to the secretariat their intended nationally determined contributions towards achieving the objective of the Convention as set out in its Article 2 as soon as possible and well in advance of the twenty-second session of the Conference of the Parties and in a 2 of 27

3 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 manner that facilitates the clarity, transparency and understanding of the intended nationally determined contributions; 14. Requests the secretariat to continue to publish the intended nationally determined contributions communicated by Parties on the UNFCCC website; 15. Reiterates its call to developed country Parties, the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism and any other organizations in a position to do so to provide support for the preparation and communication of the intended nationally determined contributions of Parties that may need such support; 16. Takes note of the synthesis report on the aggregate effect of intended nationally determined contributions communicated by Parties by 1 October 2015, contained in document FCCC/CP/2015/7; 17. Notes with concern that the estimated aggregate greenhouse gas emission levels resulting from the intended nationally determined contributions in 2025 and 2030 do not fall within least-cost 2 C scenarios, and that much greater emission reduction efforts than those associated with the intended nationally determined contributions will be required in the period after 2025 and 2030 in order to hold the temperature rise to below 2 C or 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels; 18. Also notes, in this context, the adaptation needs expressed by many developing countries in their intended nationally determined contributions; 19. Requests the secretariat to update the synthesis report referred to in paragraph 16 above so as to cover all the information in the INDCs communicated by Parties pursuant to decision 1/CP.20 by 4 April 2016 and to make it available by 2 May 2016; 20. Decides to convene a facilitative dialogue among Parties to take stock of the collective efforts of Parties in 2019 in relation to progress towards the long-term goal referred to in Article 3, paragraph 1, of the Agreement and to inform the preparation of ### pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 8, of the Agreement; 21. Invites the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change to provide a technical paper in 2018 on the impacts of global warming of 1.5 C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways; III. DECISIONS TO GIVE EFFECT TO THE AGREEMENT MITIGATION 22. Invites Parties to communicate their first ### no later than joining the Paris Agreement; 23. Also invites those Parties whose intended nationally determined contribution pursuant to decision 1/CP.20 contains a timeframe up to 2025 to communicate by 2020 a new ### and to do so every five years thereafter pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 8, of the Agreement; 24. Further invites those Parties whose intended nationally determined contribution pursuant to decision 1/CP.20 contains a timeframe up to 2030 to confirm or update by 2020 their ### and to do so every five years thereafter pursuant to Article 3, paragraph 8, of the Agreement; 25. Decides that Parties shall submit to the secretariat their ### at least 9 to 12 months in advance of the relevant meeting of the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement prior to finalization with a view to facilitating the clarity, transparency and understanding of the ###, including through a synthesis report prepared by the secretariat; 26. Requests the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement to develop further guidance on features of the ### for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; 27. Agrees that the information to be provided by Parties communicating their ###, in order to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding, may include, as appropriate, inter alia, quantifiable information on the reference point (including, as appropriate, a base year), time frames and/or periods for implementation, scope and coverage, planning processes, assumptions and methodological approaches including those for estimating and accounting for anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions and, as appropriate, removals, and how the Party considers that its ### is fair and ambitious, in light of its national circumstances, and how it contributes towards achieving the objective of the Convention as set out in its Article 2; 28. Requests the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement to develop further guidance for the information to be provided by Parties in order to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of ### for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; 29. Also requests the Subsidiary Body for Implementation to develop modalities and procedures for the operation and use of the registry referred to in Article 3, paragraph 11, of the Agreement, for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; 30. Further requests the secretariat to make available an interim registry in the first half of 2016 for the recording of ### submitted in accordance with Article 3 of the Agreement, pending the adoption by the Conference of the 3 of 27

4 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement of the modalities and procedures referred to in paragraph 30 above; 31. Requests the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement to elaborate, building on approaches established under the Convention and its related legal instruments as appropriate, guidance for accounting for their ###, as referred to in Article 3, paragraph 12 of the Agreement, for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session, that ensures that: (e) Parties account for anthropogenic emissions and removals in accordance with methodologies and common metrics accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and adopted by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement; Parties ensure methodological consistency, including on baselines, between the communication and implementation of ###; Parties strive to include all categories of anthropogenic emissions or removals in their ### and, once a source, sink or activity is included, continue to include it; Parties shall provide an explanation of why any categories of anthropogenic emissions or removals are excluded; Such principles and guidance shall apply to the second and subsequent ###. Parties may elect to apply such guidance to their first ###; 32. Decides that the Forum on the Impact of the Implementation of response measures, under the subsidiary bodies, shall continue, and shall serve the Agreement; 33. Decides that the Subsidiary Bodies shall recommend, for adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session, the modalities, work programme and functions of the Forum on the Impact of the Implementation of response measures to address the effects of the implementation of response measures under the Agreement by enhancing cooperation amongst Parties on understanding the impacts of mitigation actions under the Agreement and the exchange of information, experiences, and best practices amongst Parties to raise their resilience to these impacts; 34. [Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to develop and recommend the guidance referred to under Article 3, paragraph 20, of the Agreement for adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session]; 35. Invites Parties to communicate to the secretariat by 2020 long-term low-emission development strategies and requests the secretariat to publish on the UNFCCC website Parties communicated low-emission development strategies as communicated; 36. [Recommends that the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement adopt modalities and procedures for the mechanism established under Article 3ter of the Agreement on the basis of: (e) Voluntary participation authorized by each Party involved; Real, measurable, and long term benefits related to the mitigation of climate change; Specific scopes of activities; Reductions in emissions that are additional to any that would otherwise occur; Verification and certification of emission reductions resulting from mitigation activities by designated operational entities; Experience gained and lessons learned with existing mechanisms and approaches adopted under the Convention and its related legal instruments; (f) An equivalent adjustment by both the transferring and acquiring Parties for the use of internationally transferred emission reductions towards ###;] 37. [Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to develop and recommend modalities and procedures for the mechanisms established under Article 3 ter of the Agreement for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session;] ADAPTATION 38. Requests the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to jointly develop modalities to recognize the adaptation efforts of developing countries, as referred to in Article 4, paragraph 3, of the Agreement, and make recommendations for adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; 39. Decides that the activities referred to in Article 4, paragraph 9, of the Agreement should: Not be prescriptive or result in the duplication of efforts; Facilitate country-owned and country-driven action; 4 of 27

5 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 (e) (f) Involve and facilitate the participation of relevant stakeholders; Be participatory and inclusive, building on existing community-driven and traditional adaptation efforts, as appropriate; Promote climate resilience and sustainable development; Facilitate access to, while not being a prerequisite for, financial, technological and capacity-building support for adaptation action; 40. Requests the Subsidiary Body for Implementation to prepare guidance, as appropriate, in relation to the adaptation communications referred to in Article 4, paragraph 10 of the Agreement, for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; 41. Also requests the secretariat to record the adaptation communications referred to in Article 4, paragraph 10 of the Agreement in a registry made publicly available by the secretariat; 42. Decides that institutional arrangements for adaptation under the Convention shall serve the Agreement; 43. Requests the Adaptation Committee, taking into account its mandate and its second three-year workplan: To review the work of adaptation-related institutional arrangements under the Convention in 2017, with a view to preparing recommendations for consideration by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session on ways to enhance the coherence of their work, as appropriate, in order to respond adequately to the needs of Parties; To consider methodologies for assessing adaptation needs with a view to assisting developing countries, without placing an undue burden on them, and to make recommendations for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; To operationalize the technical and knowledge platform referred to in paragraph 45 below; 44. Establishes a technical and knowledge platform under the Nairobi work programme on impacts, vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in order to support the technical and knowledge needs arising from implementing, inter alia, the activities referred to in Article 4, paragraphs 7, 9 and 10 of the Agreement; 45. Invites all relevant United Nations agencies and international, regional and national financial institutions to provide information to Parties through the secretariat on how their development assistance and climate finance programmes incorporate climate-proofing and climate resilience measures; 46. Requests Parties to strengthen regional cooperation on adaptation where appropriate and, where necessary, establish regional centres and networks, in particular in developing countries, taking into account decision 1/CP.16, paragraph 13; 47. Requests the Adaptation Committee and the Least Developed Countries Expert Group to develop methodologies, and make recommendations for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session, for: Taking the necessary steps to ensure that the level of support meets the needs for adaptation in developing countries, in the context of the limit to global average temperature increase referred to in Article 2 of the Agreement; Assessing the adequacy and effectiveness of support referred to in Article 4, paragraph 14, of the Agreement; 48. Requests the Green Climate Fund to expedite support for the least developed countries and other developing country Parties for the formulation of national adaptation plans, consistent with decisions 1/CP.16 and 5/CP.17, and the subsequent implementation of policies, projects and programmes identified by them; LOSS AND DAMAGE 49. Decides on the continuation of the Warsaw International Mechanism for Loss and Damage associated with Climate Change Impacts, following the review in 2016, and on furthering its work, pursuant to decisions of the Conference of the Parties that are relevant to the adverse effects of climate change, including the development of modalities and procedures for the mechanism s operation and support;; 50. Requests the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism to establish a clearinghouse for risk transfer that serves as a repository for information on insurance and risk transfer, in order to facilitate the efforts of Parties to develop and implement comprehensive risk management strategies; 51. Also requests the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism, in accordance with its functions and modalities: To develop guidelines for a comprehensive approach to climate risk management; To [enhance understanding, coordination and cooperation with regard to climate change induced displacement, migration and planned relocation][initiate a process of identifying arrangements, modalities and procedures to convene and promote work on climate change displacement], draw upon the work of 5 of 27

6 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 and involve, as appropriate, existing bodies and expert groups under the Convention, as well as that of relevant organizations and expert bodies outside the Convention; To initiate a process to develop cooperative approaches to address irreversible and permanent damage resulting from human-induced climate change; 52. Further requests the Executive Committee of the Warsaw International Mechanism to initiate its work, at its next meeting, to operationalize provisions referred to in paragraphs and above, and to report on progress thereon in its annual report; FINANCE 53. Decides that, in the implementation of the Agreement, financial resources provided to developing countries should enhance the implementation of their policies, strategies, regulations and action plans and their climate change actions with respect to both mitigation and adaptation to contribute to the achievement of the purpose of the Agreement as defined in Article 2, meeting costs of adaptation, addressing loss and damage and including access to and transfer of environmentally-sound technologies and capacity-building, based on the principles and in accordance with the provisions of the Convention; 54. Also decides that a significant share of new multilateral funding for climate change actions should flow through the Financial Mechanism of the Convention and the funds serving the Agreement; 55. Further decides that, in accordance with Article 6, paragraph 3, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement shall set a short-term collective quantified goal for the mobilization of financial resources starting in 2020, to address the needs and priorities of developing country Parties to enhance action; 56. Decides that the short-term collective quantified goal shall be reviewed and assessed every [four][five] years based on needs and priorities identified by developing country Parties, in accordance with the modalities and procedures to be developed by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement, in the context of achieving the purpose of the Agreement as defined in Article 2; 57. Also decides to establish a process for the consideration of new sources of finance beyond existing bilateral and multilateral sources, in accordance with the terms of reference to be developed by the Conference of the Parties, taking note of the need to abide by the principles of fiscal sovereignty and avoid incidence on developing country Parties; 58. Further decides to support developing country Parties to determine and report on their financing needs and country programming priorities for the post-2020 period, including through the provision of financial resources; 59. Decides to establish a process to review the reports of developing countries identified in paragraph 58 above in light of efforts to scale up financial support to developing countries as defined in Article 6, paragraph 4; 60. Also decides that adequate, predictable and sustainable financial resources, including for results-based payments, as appropriate, shall be provided for the implementation of policy approaches and positive incentives for reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation, and the role of conservation, sustainable management of forests and enhancement of forest carbon stocks; as well as alternative policy approaches, such as joint mitigation and adaptation approaches for the integral and sustainable management of forests; while reaffirming the importance of non-carbon benefits associated with such approaches; pursuing the coordination of support to, inter alia, public and private sources, including the Green Climate Fund in accordance with relevant decisions by the Conference of the Parties; 61. Further decides that Parties should mobilize enhanced results-based payments for verifiable achieved emission reductions and removals related to existing approaches under the Convention; 62. Urges Parties to reduce international support for high-emission investments; 63. Decides that, when communicating information on a biennial basis to be provided in line with Article 6, paragraph 6, Parties shall consider, as appropriate, the following: (e) (f) (g) (h) Information to increase clarity on the expected levels of climate finance mobilized from different sources; Information on their policies, programmes and priorities; Information on actions and plans to mobilize additional finance; Information on actions to enhance enabling environments in order to mobilize and attract climate finance from a variety of sources; Information on investment plans to implement nationally determined contributions, including financing needs to implement an enhanced level of ambition both on mitigation and adaptation; Information on efforts to integrate climate consideration including resilience into their international development assistance; Information on mobilization of domestic resources; Information on efforts to reduce international support for high emission investments; 6 of 27

7 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 (i) Information on adequacy of the support provided; 64. Also decides to ensure that the provision of support shall be measured, reported and verified, in accordance with Article 4.3, 4.4, 4.5, 4.7, 4.8, and 4.9 of the Convention, through modalities established under the Convention by the relevant subsidiary bodies of the Convention. Such modalities shall ensure that there shall be no double counting of financial resources provided and ensure the environmental integrity of the Agreement; 65. Decides that, when accounting for financial resources provided and mobilized through public interventions, Parties shall ensure that: (e) Such financial resources accounted for specifically target climate adaptation, mitigation and cross-cutting activities as their main objective in line with the criteria from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Any uncertainty is to be overcome following the principle of conservativeness, where it is preferable that financial resources are under reported rather than over reported; Where multiple actors are involved, the resulting financial resources are only counted once; Mobilized private financial resources are only reported where there is a clear causal link with a public intervention and the activity would not have moved forward, or moved forward at scale, in the absence of the public intervention; Mobilized multilateral financial resources are adjusted so that only the share attributed to providers of climate finance is accounted for; 66. Also decides that, as the Green Climate Fund and the Global Environment Facility, the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention, the LDCF and the SCCF, administered by the Global Environment Facility, shall serve the Agreement; 67. Recognizes that the Adaptation Fund may serve the Agreement, subject to relevant decisions by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol and the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement; 68. Invites the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol to consider the issue referred to in paragraph 67 above and make a recommendation to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; 69. Decides that the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement shall provide guidance to the entities entrusted with the operation of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention on the policies, programme priorities and eligibility criteria related to the Agreement for transmission by the Conference of the Parties; 70. Also decides that the guidance to the entities entrusted with the operations of the Financial Mechanism of the Convention in relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties, including those agreed before adoption of the Agreement, shall apply mutatis mutandis; 71. Decides that the Standing Committee on Finance shall serve the Agreement in line with its functions and responsibilities established under the Conference of the Parties; 72. Urges the institutions serving the Agreement to enhance the coordination and delivery of resources to support country-driven strategies through streamlined and efficient application and approval procedures, and through continued readiness support to developing country Parties, [including least developed countries, small island developing States and African States], as appropriate; 73. Reaffirms that Parties included in Annex I to the Convention undergoing the process of transition to a market economy and other Parties included in Annex I to the Convention whose special circumstances have been recognized by the Conference of Parties shall have access to support for technology development and transfer and capacity-building in accordance with Article 4, paragraph 5, of the Convention and relevant decisions of the Conference of Parties; TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER 74. Welcomes the interim report of the Technology Executive Committee on guidance on enhanced implementation of the results of technology needs assessments, noting that the report should be considered final; 75. Takes note of the interim report of the Technology Executive Committee on guidance on enhanced implementation of the results of technology needs assessments as contained in the decision [XX/CP.21]; 76. Decides to strengthen the Technology Mechanism and requests the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network, in supporting the implementation of the Agreement, to undertake further work relating to, inter alia: Technology research, development and demonstration; The development and enhancement of endogenous capacities and technologies; 7 of 27

8 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version Requests the [Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, at its forty-forth session (May 2016),] [APA, at its XXth session], to initiate the elaboration of the technology framework established under Article 7, paragraph 3, of the Agreement and to report on its findings to the Conference of the Parties, with a view to the Conference of the Parties making a recommendation on the framework to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement for consideration and adoption at its first session, taking into consideration that the framework should facilitate, inter alia: The undertaking and updating of technology needs assessments, and the enhanced implementation of their results, particularly technology action plans and project ideas, through the preparation of bankable projects; The provision of enhanced financial and technical support for the implementation of the results of the technology needs assessments; The assessments of technologies that are ready for transfer; The enhancement of enabling environments for and the addressing of barriers to the development and transfer of socially and environmentally sound technologies; 78. Decides that the Technology Executive Committee and the Climate Technology Centre and Network shall report to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement, through the subsidiary bodies, on their activities to support the implementation of the Agreement; 79. Also decides to undertake a periodic assessment of the effectiveness of and the adequacy of the support provided to the Technology Mechanism in supporting the implementation of the Agreement on matters relating to technology development and transfer; 80. Requests the Subsidiary Body for Implementation to initiate, at its forty-forth session (May 2016), the elaboration of the scope of and modalities for the periodic assessment referred to in paragraph 79 above, taking into account the review of the Climate Technology Centre and Network as referred to in paragraph 20 of annex VII to decision 2/CP.17 and the modalities for the stocktaking referred to in Article 10, paragraph 1, of the Agreement, for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-fifth session (November 2019); CAPACITY-BUILDING 81. Decides to establish the Paris Committee on Capacity-building with the aim of addressing gaps and needs, both current and emerging, in implementing capacity-building in developing country Parties and further enhancing capacity-building efforts, including coherence and coordination in capacity-building activities under the Convention. The Paris Committee on Capacity-building will manage and oversee the work plan mentioned in paragraph 82 below; 82. Also decides to launch a work plan for the period with the following activities: (e) (f) (g) (h) (i) Assessing how to increase synergies of cooperation and avoid duplication between existing bodies established under the Convention that implement capacity-building activities, including collaborating with institutions under and outside the Convention; Identifying capacity gaps and needs and recommending ways to fill these gaps; Promoting the development and dissemination of tools and methodologies for the implementation of capacity-building; Fostering global, regional, national and subnational cooperation; Identifying and collecting good practices, challenges, experiences, and lessons learned from work on capacity-building by bodies established under the Convention; Exploring how developing countries can take ownership of building and maintaining capacity over time and space; Identifying opportunities to strengthen capacity at the national, regional, and subnational level; Fostering dialogue, coordination, collaboration and coherence among relevant processes and initiatives under the Convention, including through exchanging information on capacity-building activities and strategies of bodies established under the Convention; Providing guidance to the secretariat on the maintenance and further development of the web-based capacity-building portal; 83. Further decides that the Paris Committee on Capacity-building will annually focus on an area or theme for enhanced technical exchange on capacity-building, with the purpose of maintaining up-to-date knowledge on the successes and challenges of building capacity effectively in a particular area; 84. Requests the Subsidiary Body for Implementation to organize annual in-session meetings of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building; 8 of 27

9 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version Also requests the Subsidiary Body for Implementation to develop the terms of reference for the Paris Committee on Capacity-building in the context of the third comprehensive review of the implementation of the capacitybuilding framework with a view to recommending a draft decision on this matter for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-second session; 86. Invites Parties to submit their views on the membership of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building by 9 March 2016 for inclusion in a miscellaneous document; 87. Decides that the inputs to the Paris Committee on Capacity-building will include, inter alia, submissions, the outcome of the third comprehensive review of the implementation of the capacity-building framework, the secretariat s annual synthesis report on the implementation of the framework for capacity-building in developing countries, the secretariat s compilation and synthesis report on capacity-building work of bodies established under the Convention and its Kyoto Protocol, reports of the Durban Forum and the capacity-building portal; 88. Requests the Paris Committee on Capacity-building to submit annual technical progress reports on its work to the Subsidiary Body for Implementation for its consideration at the sessions of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation that are held in conjunction with sessions of the Conference of the Parties; 89. Also requests the Conference of the Parties at its twenty-fourth session (November, 2018), to review the progress, need for extension, the effectiveness and enhancement of the Paris Committee on Capacity-building and to take any action it considers appropriate, with a view to recommending a decision to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session on enhancing institutional arrangements for capacity-building consistent with Article 8, paragraph 5, of the Agreement; 90. Calls upon all Parties to ensure that education, training and public awareness, as reflected in Article 6 of the Convention and in Article 8bis of the Agreement are adequately considered in their contribution to capacitybuilding; 91. Requests the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement to explore ways of enhancing the implementation of training, public awareness, public participation and public access to information so as to enhance actions under the Agreement, at its first session; TRANSPARENCY OF ACTION AND SUPPORT 92. Decides to establish the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency in order to build institutional and technical capacity, both pre- and post This initiative will support developing country Parties, upon request, in meeting enhanced transparency requirements as defined in Article 9 of the Agreement in a timely manner; 93. Also decides that this initiative will aim: To strengthen national institutions for transparency-related activities in line with national priorities; To provide relevant tools, training and assistance for meeting the provisions stipulated in Article 9 of the Agreement; To assist in the improvement of transparency over time; 94. Requests the operating entities of the Financial Mechanism to support the establishment and operation of the Initiative. In particular, urges and requests the Global Environment Facility to make arrangements to support the establishment and operation of this Initiative as a priority reporting-related need, including through voluntary contributions to support developing countries in GEF-6 and future replenishment cycles, to complement existing support under the Global Environment Facility; 95. Decides that the progress of work in the design, development and implementation of the Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency referred to in paragraph 92 above, be reported to the future sessions of the Conference of the Parties, starting in 2016; 96. Further decides that, in accordance with Article 9.2 of the Agreement, developing countries shall be provided flexibility in the implementation of the provisions of that Article, including the scope, frequency and level of detail of reporting, the nature and scope of review which shall be reflected in the development of modalities, procedures and guidelines referred to in paragraph 98 below; 97. Also decides that all Parties, except for the least developed country Parties and small island developing States, shall submit the information as referred to in Article 9.6 every two years. The least developed country Parties and small island developing States may submit this information at their discretion. In the year in which the national communication under Article 12 of the Convention is submitted, the information as referred to in Article 9.6 may be submitted either as a summary of parts of their national communication or as a stand-alone update report; 98. Option 1: Also requests the SBSTA to revise the modalities, procedures and guidelines for existing MRV arrangements under the Convention established the Cancun Agreements and elaborated through subsequent Conference of the Parties decisions taking into account provisions of the transparency framework under Article 9; 9 of 27

10 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 Option 2: Also requests the SBSTA to develop recommendations for modalities, procedures and guidelines in accordance with Article 9, paragraph 8, of the Agreement, and to define the year of their first and subsequent review and update, as appropriate, at regular intervals, for consideration by the Conference of the Parties, at its twenty-fourth session, with a view to forwarding them to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement for adoption at the first session: Communication of information under Article 9.6; Review of communicated information under Article 9.6 that aims to consider the consistency of the information with the reporting guidelines adopted by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement, analyse the extent to which the Party is on track in the implementation of the Agreement, including implementation and achievement of its nationally determined mitigation contribution {insert the relevant phrase from outcome of Article 3.2}, and identify any areas for improvement in reporting and capacity-building needs; Multilateral facilitative examination of the implementation of the Agreement by each Party, including implementation and progress towards achievement of its nationally determined mitigation contribution {insert the relevant phrase from outcome of Article 3.2}; 99. Also requests the SBSTA in developing the recommendations for modalities, procedures and guidelines referred to in paragraph 102 above to take into account, inter alia: (e) (f) The importance of facilitating improved reporting and transparency over time; The need to promote transparency, accuracy, completeness, consistency, and comparability; The need to avoid undue burden on Parties as well as the secretariat and duplication; The need to ensure that Parties maintain the frequency and quality of reporting in accordance with their respective obligations under the Convention; The need to ensure that double counting is avoided; The need to ensure environmental integrity; 100. Further requests the SBSTA, when developing the modalities, procedures and guidelines, to draw on the experiences from and take into account other on-going relevant processes under the Convention; 101. Also requests the SBSTA, when developing modalities, procedures and guidelines in accordance with paragraph 102 above, to consider, inter alia: (e) (f) The consistency between the methodology communicated in the nationally determined mitigation {insert the relevant phrase from outcome of Article 3.2} and the methodology for reporting on progress made towards achieving individual Parties respective mitigation {insert the relevant phrase from outcome of Article 3.2}; Explanations of key categories of emissions and removals excluded from nationally determined mitigation {insert the relevant phrase from outcome of Article 3.2} and efforts to include them over time; That Parties, once a source, sink or activity is accounted for in a nationally determined mitigation {insert the relevant phrase from outcome of Article 3.2}, continue to include it or provide an explanation of why it has been excluded; That Parties should work towards the use of common metrics and methodologies adopted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change for the estimation of greenhouse gas emissions and removals; That Parties report on progress made in the implementation of their adaptation action and planning including, if appropriate, their national adaptation plans, with a view to collectively exchanging information and sharing lessons learned in the implementation of adaptation; Support provided, enhancing delivery of support for both adaptation and mitigation through, inter alia, the common tabular formats for reporting support, and taking into account issues considered by the SBSTA on methodologies for reporting on financial information, and enhancing the reporting by developing countries on support received, including the use, impact and estimated results thereof; (g) Information to enable the tracking of progress against the aggregate goal for finance, set out in Article 6, paragraph 10, of the Agreement, the global stocktake set out in Article 10 of the Agreement, and the broader transformation of financial flows; (h) (i) Drawing on the biennial assessments and other reports by the SCF and other relevant bodies under the Convention; Enhanced reporting on the negative social and economic impact of response measures; 102. Further requests the SBSTA, when developing recommendations for modalities, procedures and guidelines referred to in paragraph 102 above, to enhance the transparency of support provided by developed country 10 of 27

11 COP 21 - Draft text agenda item 4 - version 2 Parties and other developed Parties included in Annex II to the Convention to developing country Parties in accordance with Article 6, paragraph XX; 103. Request Parties to submit their views on the development of modalities, procedures and guidelines referred to in paragraph 102 above, by 9 March 2016; 104. Requests SBSTA to report the progress of work on modalities, procedures and guidelines referred to in paragraph 102 above to future sessions of the Conference of the Parties and that this work be concluded no later than 2018; 105. Decides that the information as referred to in Article 9.6 shall be submitted for the first time by each party within 2 years after adoption of the modalities, procedures and guidelines referred to in paragraph 102 above; 106. Also decides that the review of reporting shall commence six months after the submission of the information as referred to in Article 9.6; 107. Further decides that the measurement, reporting and verification system established by decisions 1/CP.16 and 2/CP.17 shall be superseded by the framework for transparency of action and support, immediately following the submission of the final biennial reports and biennial update reports; GLOBAL STOCKTAKE 108. Requests the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement to identify the sources of input for the global stocktake referred to in Article 10 of the Agreement and to report to the Conference of the Parties, with a view to the Conference of the Parties making a recommendation to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement for consideration and adoption at its first session, including, but not limited to: Information on: (i) The overall effect of the nationally determined contributions communicated by Parties; (ii) (iii) The state of adaptation efforts, experiences and priorities, including information from national adaptation plans; The mobilization and provision of support; The latest reports of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change; Reports of the subsidiary bodies; 109. Requests the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice to provide advice on how the assessments of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change can inform the stocktaking of the implementation of the Agreement pursuant to its Article 10 and to report to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement on this matter at its first session; 110. Also requests the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement to develop modalities for the global stocktake referred to in Article 10 of the Agreement and to report on these to the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement for their consideration and adoption, at its first session; FACILITATING IMPLEMENTATION AND COMPLIANCE 111. Decides that the committee referred to in Article 11, paragraph 2, of the Agreement shall consist of [X] members with recognized competence in relevant scientific, technical, socio-economic or legal fields, to be elected by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement on the basis of equitable geographical representation, with [X] members each from the five regional groups of the United Nations and one member each from the small island developing States and the least developed countries, while taking into account the goal of gender balance; 112. Requests the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement to develop the modalities and procedures for the effective operation of the committee referred to in Article 11, paragraph 2, of the Agreement, with a view to the Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement completing its work on this matter for consideration and adoption by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Agreement at its first session; FINAL CLAUSES 113. Requests the secretariat, solely for the purposes of Article 18 of the Agreement, to make available on its website [on the date of adoption of the Agreement] information on the total and per cent of greenhouse gas emissions communicated by Parties to the Convention in either their annual national communications, GHG inventory reports, biennial reports or biennial update reports; IV. ENHANCED ACTION PRIOR TO Resolves to ensure the highest possible mitigation efforts in the pre-2020 period, including by: Urging all Parties to the Kyoto Protocol that have not already done so to ratify and implement the Doha Amendment to the Kyoto Protocol; 11 of 27