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1 WORK OF THE AWG-LCA CONTACT GROUP Agend item Ntionlly pproprite mitigtion commitments or ctions by developed country Prties version of 18 November Revised non-pper by the co-fcilittors Prt I. Possible elements of drft decision for doption of the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties The Conference of the Prties, Reclling the relevnt provisions of the United Ntions Frmework Convention on Climte Chnge, in prticulr, [Article 4, prgrph 2(), (b) nd (c), Article 5, Article 6, Article 7, prgrph 2(), (b), (d) nd (e), Article 9, prgrph 2(b), Article 10, prgrph 2() nd (b), nd Article 12] [Articles 4, 5, 7, 10 nd 12], Reclling its decisions 9/CP.2, 11/CP.4 nd 4/CP.5 on ntionl communictions from Prties included in Annex I to the Convention (herefter Annex I Prties), Reclling further its decision 1/CP.16 in the prt on enhncing the reporting in the ntionl communictions of Annex I Prties, building on existing reporting guidelines, processes nd experiences, Recognising tht, by decision 1/CP.16, Prties hd initited process of revision of guidelines on the reporting of ntionl communictions, including biennil reporting by developed country Prties, with view to improve the trnsprency, consistency, comprbility, completeness nd ccurcy of the informtion reported, Recognising lso tht Annex I Prties will continue to report the greenhouse gs emissions inventories nnully using the Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Annex I Prties, Prt I: Revised UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines on nnul greenhouse gs inventories dopted by the Conference of Prties in ccordnce with decision XX/CP.17, Noting decision 1/CP.16 to conduct interntionl ssessment nd review of biennil reports submitted by Annex I Prties under the Subsidiry Body for Implementtion, Noting lso tht delys in or bsence of submissions from some Prties will hinder the ssessment of implementtion, s well s delys in completion of interntionl ssessment nd review, Noting further tht the biennil reports by developed country Prties will be the importnt contribution to the first review of the long-term globl gol, strting in 2013 nd to be concluded by 2015 in ccordnce with decision 1/CP.16, Emphsizing tht informtion submitted by Annex I Prties under Article 12 of the Convention is the min source of informtion for reviewing the implementtion of the Convention by these Prties, Pge 1 of 44

2 1. Adopts the guidelines contined in the nnex to this decision for preprtion of biennil reports by developed country Prties (herefter the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines by developed country Prties); 2. Decides tht developed country Prties shll use the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties for preprtion of their first biennil reports; 3. Decides lso tht, in using the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties, developed country Prties should tke into ccount their ntionl circumstnces; 4. Requests the Secretrit to develop electronic reporting formt to fcilitte reporting by developed country Prties following the tbles included in the guidelines referred to in prgrph 1 bove; 5. Notes tht the first biennil reports of developed country Prties shll updte the sections of the most recent full ntionl communiction submission, s outlined in the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties; 6. Decides tht developed country Prties shll submit their first biennil reports to the Secretrit by [1 Jnury in the yer in which they re due] [15 October 2012] [30 April 2013] [1 My 2013] [2013], nd the second nd subsequent biennil reports shll be submitted within two yers of the due dte of full ntionl communiction (i.e. 2016, 2020); 7. Decides tht Annex I Prties shll submit full ntionl communiction every four yers, noting tht the next due dte fter doption of this decision is 1 Jnury 2014 ccording to decision 9/CP.16; 8. Decides to revise the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties fter submission of the first biennil reports by developed country Prties nd bsed on the experience gined, with view to dopt them by the Conference of the Prties [t its 18 th session] [t its 20 th session] [in 2016]; 9. Decides lso to revise the UNFCCC Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Annex I Prties (Annex to decision 4/CP.5) to include the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties, s stnd lone element of the ntionl communictions, to ensure consistency in reporting; 10. Requests the Subsidiry Body for Implementtion to begin considertion t its 38 th session of the revision of the guidelines referred to in prgrph 1 bove nd of the revision of the UNFCCC Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Annex I Prties, tking into considertion the principles of trnsprency, consistency, comprbility, completeness nd ccurcy of the reported ntionl greenhouse gs inventories, experience with the first biennil reports nd other informtion, including, s pproprite, the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for Ntionl Greenhouse Gs Inventories, with view to prepre drft decisions on these mtters for doption by the Conference of the Prties t its 19 th session; 11. Requests the Secretrit to prepre technicl pper bsed on the experience of reporting of the first biennil reports by developed country Prties, with the im to fcilitte the considertion by the Subsidiry Body for Implementtion t its 38 th session of the mtters referred to in prgrph 10 bove; 12. Requests lso the Secretrit to prepre compiltion nd synthesis report on informtion reported by developed country Prties in the biennil reports referred to in prgrph 2 bove, for considertion by the Conference of the Prties t its 20 th session; 13. Decides tht the sections of biennil reports submitted by developed country Prty tht re subject to interntionl ssessment nd review re those prepred in ccordnce with sections II, III, IV nd V of the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties nd the full nnul greenhouse gs inventory submission under the Convention is outside the scope of the interntionl ssessment nd review process; Pge 2 of 44

3 14. Urges Prties included in Annex II to the Convention to ssist Annex I Prties with economies in trnsition, through pproprite bilterl or multilterl chnnels, with technicl spects of the preprtion of their biennil reports; 15. Urges Annex I Prties nd those Prties not included in Annex I to the Convention in position to do so, to ssist Prties not included in Annex I to the Convention, through pproprite bilterl or multilterl chnnels, with finncil, technicl nd cpcity building spects of the preprtion of their biennil updte reports. Pge 3 of 44

4 Prt II: Drft UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines by developed country Prties 1, 2 I. Objectives 1. The objectives of these guidelines for prepring the biennil reports re: () To ssist developed country Prties in meeting their commitments for reporting under Articles 4 nd 12 of the Convention enhnced by decision 1/CP16; (b) To promote the provision of consistent, trnsprent, comprble, ccurte nd complete informtion by developed country Prties; (c) To ensure tht the biennil reports include informtion on progress of Annex I Prties in chieving emission reductions, including informtion on mitigtion ctions to chieve their quntified economy-wide emission reduction trgets nd emission reductions chieved, projected emissions nd the provision of finncil, technologicl nd cpcity building support to developing country Prties; (d) To fcilitte the interntionl ssessment nd review of emissions nd removls relted to [the chievement of] quntified economy-wide emission reduction trgets by developed country Prties [nd on how they re incresing [of] the level of mbition of the economy-wide emission reduction trgets] in their progress to meet their commitments under the Convention; (e) To ssist the Conference of the Prties in crrying out its responsibilities under the Convention nd in reltion to the nd subsequent periodic reviews; (f) To demonstrte tht developed country Prties re fulfilling their obligtions to reduce the dverse impct of their mitigtion ctions on developing country Prties. II. Informtion on greenhouse gs emission [inventory] nd its trends 2. Developed country Prties shll report, in tble I1, summry informtion on greenhouse gs (GHG) trends by gs nd by sector, which shll be consistent with tht provided in the most recent ntionl inventory prepred using the UNFCCC reporting guidelines. [For the period from 1990 up to [[2000] [2010], emissions informtion shll be reported [for five-yer increments] [nnully]. After [2000] [2010]] the most recent yer, informtion on nnul emissions shll be reported.] 3. [Developed country Prties shll report summry informtion on GHG trends by gs nd [the indictors relevnt to GHG] emissions nd removls in tble I1.] 4. [Prties shll provide n explntion of these emission trends, nd the possible underlying drivers [nd methodologies used nd ssumptions mde] focusing on chnges in the most recent yers.] Prties re encourged to reference their Ntionl Inventory Report of the most recent nnul inventory submission for relevnt informtion on emission trends nd methods used. 1 In this document, shded text is the new text proposed by Prties in their submissions of views mde fter 21 October 2011; shded brckets correspond to the text suggested by Prties in their submissions either to be put in brckets or to be deleted; non-shded brckets correspond to the brcketed text from the version of the Nonpper of 14 October 2011 or the lterntive options suggested by Prties in their submissions of views mde fter 21 October Bsed on the suggestions by Prties mde in the submissions of views fter 21 October 2011, two prgrphs were moved to new plces in the text, in prticulr prgrphs 10 nd 18 of the Non-pper version of 14 October becme prgrphs 16 nd 17 in the current version, correspondingly. Pge 4 of 44

5 4bis. Prties shll provide informtion on their ntionl inventory rrngements, including: () The nme nd contct informtion of the ntionl entity nd its designted representtive with overll responsibility for the ntionl GHG emission inventory of Prty; (b) The roles nd responsibilities of vrious gencies nd entities in reltion to the inventory development process, s well s the institutionl, legl nd procedurl rrngements mde to prepre the inventory; (c) A description of the process for collecting ctivity dt, selecting emission fctors nd methods, nd development of emission estimtes; (d) A description of the process nd results of key source identifiction nd, where relevnt, rchiving of test dt; (e) A description of the process for reclcultion of previously submitted inventory dt; (f) A description of qulity ssurnce nd qulity control pln, its implementtion nd qulity objectives estblished, nd informtion on internl nd externl evlution nd review processes nd their results in ccordnce with the guidelines for ntionl inventory rrngements; (g) A description of the procedures for officil considertion nd pprovl of the inventory. 5. [Prties shll lso provide [for key ctegories informtion on methodologies nd emission fctors] [ [brief, generl] [detiled] description of the methodologies used for the nnul inventory [nd ssumptions mde]] with reference to the methodologies elborted by the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for Ntionl Greenhouse Gs Inventories nd the ntionlly pproprite ccounting rules.] 5bis. The summrized GHG inventory informtion, s referred to in prgrphs 2 4 bove, is reported in the biennil report to provide bckground on GHG emissions nd removls of Prty. The comprehensive GHG inventory informtion is submitted nd reviewed nnully under the Convention. III. Quntified economy-wide emission reduction trget 6. Ech developed country Prty shll describe its economy-wide emission reduction trgets, [including ny conditions or ssumptions relevnt to the ttinment of tht trget,] s communicted to the UNFCCC secretrit nd contined in document FCCC/SB/2011/INF.1/Rev.1 or ny updte to tht document, [[mong which unconditionl domestic trget shll be clerly stted] [excluding ny condition to the ttinment of tht trget]]. 7. The description of the Prty s ntionl economy-wide emission reduction trget shll include, [[in ccordnce with [common] [ntionlly pproprite] ccounting [principles] [rules dopted by decision XX]],] [s pproprite], the following informtion: () The emission reduction trget expressed s percentge reduction in emission levels, bse yer [nd bse yer level of emissions ginst which the percentge emission reduction is set], the methodology used for its clcultion, yer in which the trget is to be chieved, nd, if pplicble[, [emission reduction trjectory]: [nd] the trget shll lso be converted into quntified emission [limittion nd] reduction commitment [nd ssigned mount] in ccordnce with the common ccounting rules estblished by decision XX, [if pplicble]]; (b) Gses [nd sectors] covered 3, including t lest the gses nd sectors included in Annex A to the Kyoto Protocol; (c) Globl wrming potentil vlues [used] 4 s defined by decision XX; 3 The EU hs proposed to discuss this element s prt of the negotitions on n interntionl ccounting system. Depending on the outcome of tht discussion in Durbn, this point my need to be djusted. Pge 5 of 44

6 (d) Emission trget in tonnes of crbon dioxide equivlent; (e) Accounting rules; (f) Other informtion, such s interim or [subsectorl] trgets, s pproprite; (g) Assessment of dverse impcts of policies nd mesures it hs implemented or plns to implement on developing country Prties. 8. [Ech Prty shll provide informtion [on the role] of the lnd use, lnd-use chnge nd forestry (LULUCF) sector in [[chieving] its emission reduction trget] [bsed on [common] [interntionlly greed] [ntionlly pproprite] ccounting rules] bsed on ccounting rules estblished by decision XX of the Conference of Prties (COP). [This informtion shll [include the following] [be consistent or comprble to the ccounting pproch under the Kyoto Protocol]: () [Whether ny emissions nd/or removls from the LULUCF sector re included in the [bse][reference] yer emissions for the emission reduction trget]; nd (b) [Whether the ccounting pproch is ctivity-bsed, [s under the Kyoto Protocol,]or comprehensive lnd-bsed; (b)lt The ccounting pproch pplied nd the ctivities nd/or lnds tht will be ccounted for; (c) [For Prties tht re using ctivity-bsed ccounting, the individul ctivities tht will be ccounted for.]]] 9. [Ech Prty shll provide informtion, bsed on interntionlly greed ccounting rules on its [nticipted] [plnned] [possible] use of [mrket-bsed mechnisms] interntionl [crbon [credits] [offset units] 5 nd/or llownces from multilterlly greed under the Convention mrket-bsed mechnisms] pproved under the Convention [in chieving its economy-wide emission reduction trget]. [This informtion shll include the following:] () A description of ech of the sources of [crbon [[credits] [offset] units] nd/or llownces from multilterlly greed under the Convention mrket-bsed mechnisms; (b) The possible scle of [nticipted] contributions from ech of these sources; (c) [For ntionl, bilterl or regionl mrket-bsed mechnisms, description of the procedures nd rrngements, including rules nd methods used to clculte bselines ddress dditionlity, lekge, permnence, credit issunce procedures, nd verifiction nd trcking systems, to ensure the integrity of crbon [credits] [offset units] nd to prevent double-counting of [emission reductions] [different off-sets];] (d) [Shre of interntionl crbon [credits] [offset units] from lest developed countries].] IV. Progress in the chievement of quntified economy-wide emission reduction trgets[ nd commitments] 6 A. [Mitigtion ctions nd their effects] 10. Ech developed country Prty [shll] [should] provide informtion on its mitigtion ctions, including policies nd mesures it hs implemented or plns to implement since its lst ntionl 4 The EU hs proposed to discuss this element s prt of the negotitions on n interntionl ccounting system. Depending on the outcome of tht discussion in Durbn, this point my need to be djusted. 5 Exct lnguge will need to be djusted depending of the outcome of the ongoing negotitions on new mrketbsed mechnism. 6 One Prty mde suggestion to merge Section III nd Section IV. Pge 6 of 44

7 communiction to chieve its economy-wide emission reduction trget. To the extent pproprite, Prties [shll] [should] orgnize reporting of mitigtion ctions by the following sectors: [to mtch those in the NIR] [energy] [energy industries, energy use in mnufcturing industry nd construction, other energy use, fugitive emissions from fuels], [industril processes] [industry], crbon dioxide trnsport nd storge, griculture, [lnd use, lnd-use chnge nd forestry] [forestry nd other lnd use], nd wste nd others. Within ech sector, Prties [shll] [should] prioritize the reporting of ctions with the most significnt mitigtion potentil. Ech sector shll hve its own textul description of the principl policies nd mesures. Prties [should] [my] include seprte text describing cross-sectorl policies nd mesures. 10bis. Prties shll orgnize the reporting of policies nd mesures by gs (crbon dioxide, methne, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocrbons, perfluorocrbons, sulphur hexfluoride), to the extent pproprite. 11. For mitigtion ctions tht hve not been previously reported in previous ntionl communiction or biennil report, the Prty [shll] [should] provide description of its [ech] individul mitigtion ctions or suite of ctions, including the following informtion: nme nd description of the ction; type of ction; objective of the ction; sector nd gses covered; sttus of implementtion nd implementing entity; wy in which progress of mitigtion ction is monitored nd evluted over time [performnce indictors nd how implementtion of the ction nd, to the extent possible, its performnce will be monitored]; nticipted mitigtion effect in [2020] [for the next 4 yers ending with 0 or 5]; Prties my lso provide informtion on [costs of mitigtion ction], to the extent possible. The Prty [shll] [should] lso provide list of ny previously reported mitigtion ctions tht re no longer being implemented. 12. Prties shll summrize in tbles M1 nd M1b informtion on [ll] [currently implemented nd plnned] mitigtion ctions in implementtion or plnned. 13. In tbles M1 nd M1b mentioned bove informtion on mitigtion ctions should be presented by sector, nd within the sector in decresing order of the nticipted mitigtion effect of the ction. 14. [Ech Prty [shll] [is encourged to] provide informtion on [the performnce of] its mitigtion ctions in ggregte, including policies nd mesures in tble M1. This informtion [shll] [my] include the following: () [Informtion on performnce indictors identified for the mitigtion ctions listed in tble M1 mentioned bove;] (b) An estimtion of the ggregted nnul emission reductions chieved by the implementtion of the mitigtion ctions nd contribution to the economy-wide quntified emission reduction trget nd commitments [reltive to crbon budget over commitment period].] 15. [[When Prty provides ggregted effects of its mitigtion ctions, this should cover] [Ech] Prty shll [describe] [provide references to underpinning reports referring to] the methods nd ssumptions used to estimte the ggregted effects of its mitigtion ctions.] 16. Ech Prty shll describe its [ny] [ll] domestic institutionl rrngements, including institutionl, legl, [legisltion nd] dministrtive [procedures] nd procedurl rrngements, for monitoring, reporting, rchiving informtion nd [[or] evlution of nd enforcing] nd chieving progress towrds its trget. This informtion shll include the following: () Informtion bout designted single ntionl entity with overll responsibility for preprtion of the biennil reports, presenttion of supplementry informtion on its design nd opertion to support complince with it economy-wide emission reductions commitments in timely mnner in ccordnce with the relevnt decisions of the COP nd/or COP/MOP; (b) Informtion necessry to ssist Annex I Prties to fcilitte the interntionl ssessment, to ensure nd improve the qulity of their inventories nd supplementry informtion contined in the biennil reports; Pge 7 of 44

8 (c) Informtion on process dopted nd implemented to ensure the trnsprency, consistency, comprbility, completeness nd ccurcy of informtion produced by the domestic rrngements, including on implementing uncertinty ssessment nd qulity ssurnce/qulity control ctivities, nd crrying out procedures for verifiction of supplementry informtion nd inventory dt t the ntionl level. 17. Developed country Prties shll report summry informtion [on quntified emission reduction trgets] nd on progress mde in chieving emission reductions (tble M2), [in ccordnce with [interntionlly greed] [ntionlly pproprite] ccounting rules dopted by decision XX,] for the bse yer nd for ech reported yer. B. [Use of lnd use, lnd-use chnge nd forestry nd [credits][offset units] from mrket-bsed mechnisms][clcultion of emission reductions nd removls] 18. Developed country Prties [tht my pply interntionl trnsfers of units [towrds chievement of its trget]] shll report summry informtion on the progress towrds the trget for the bse yer on emissions nd removls for ccounting purposes nd for ech yer, beginning with 2010, on holding nd trnsctions 7 of [interntionl crbon credits] offset [units] from multilterlly greed under the Convention mrket-bsed mechnisms pproved t UNFCCC level, in ccordnce with prgrphs 19 nd 20 below, [tht my contribute to or deduct from the chievement of the emission reduction trget], in ccordnce with the ccounting rules dopted by decision XX [denominted in tonnes of crbon dioxide equivlent]. 19. [[For the bse yer] nd the reported yer, informtion reported on [quntified] GHG gs emission [reduction trgets] shll include (tble M2) in ccordnce with the rules estblished in XX/CP.17: () GHG emissions, excluding emissions nd removls from the LULUCF sector; (b) [Net] emissions nd removls from LULUCF ccounted consistently or comprbly to the pproch under the Kyoto Protocol: (i) [On n ctivity-bsed [by-ctivity bsis] for Prties tht use [Kyoto Protocol] [such] ccounting; or (ii) (c) sector. (d) (e) (f) [On comprehensive lnd-bsed bsis for other Prties];] GHG emissions including net emissions [or] [nd] removls from the LULUCF [[Its emissions used for the clcultion of the trget;] [Its emission trget s percentge reduction of bse yer emissions; Its emission trget [in gigtonnes of crbon dioxide equivlent].]]] 20. [For ech reported yer, in ddition to informtion included in prgrph 19() to (c), reported informtion on emission reduction trgets shll include (tbles M2 nd M2) in ccordnce with the rules estblished in decision XX: Option 1 () cquisitions of interntionl crbon [credits] [offset] [units] 8 from multilterlly greed under the Convention mrket-bsed mechnisms pproved t UNFCCC level; 7 Trnsctions include both trnsfers nd cquisitions, nd cncelltions. 8 Exct lnguge will need to be djusted depending of the outcome of the ongoing negotitions on new mrketbsed mechnism. Pge 8 of 44

9 (b) trnsfers of interntionl crbon [credits] [offset] [units] from multilterlly greed under the Convention mrket-bsed mechnisms pproved t UNFCCC level; Option 2 () mount of interntionl crbon [credits] [offset units] from mrket-bsed mechnisms pproved t UNFCCC level ccounted towrds the emission reduction trget; (b) mount of units issued from the LULUCF ctivities; (c) [ Accounted emissions nd [credits] [offset units], clculted s the sum of Emissions including LULUCF [minus] [plus] Acquisitions of interntionl credits [plus] [minus] trnsfer of interntionl credits;] (d) [Supplementrity of the use of mrket-bsed mechnisms pproved t UNFCCC level to domestic ction].] V. Projections 21. Developed country Prties shll provide projections of trends in GHG emissions nd removls tht reflect current circumstnces, nd currently implemented nd dopted mitigtion ctions [nd [ntionl] ccounting methods for LULUCF dopted by COP XX], to the extent possible, from the ltest inventory yer through 2020 or lter. The report shll be consistent with the Guidelines for Annex I ntionl Communiction nd its revisions nd consistent with their lst ntionl communiction with respect to methodologies, nd ssumptions [nd trends]. When methodologies nd ssumptions hve chnged, these chnges [re to] [should] be documented in the biennil report. 21lt. Developed country Prties shll provide projections consistent with their lst ntionl communiction with respect to methodologies, nd ssumptions [nd trends]. When methodologies nd ssumptions hve chnged, these chnges [re to] [should] be documented in the biennil report. 22. At minimum, developed country Prties shll report with mesures projections (tble P2). The with mesures projections shll encompss currently implemented mitigtion ctions. Prties [my] [should] lso provide with dditionl mesures projections (tble P3) tht lso encompsses plnned, but not currently implemented, mitigtion ctions. 23. Ech developed country Prty [shll] [should] provide updted GHG projections [from the ltest inventory yer [for the future 4 yers ending with 0 nd 5] [by 2020] [by 2030] [nd decdlly until 2050]], in tble Ps, for the following: () All GHGs ggregted nd mesured in crbon dioxide equivlent [by globl wrming potentils] cross ll sectors collectively; (b) All GHGs by individul sector; (c) Gs by gs for crbon dioxide, methne, nitrous oxide, hydrofluorocrbons, perfluorocrbons nd sulphur hexfluoride [nd other gses to be defined under decision XX], [nd other gses required to be estimted in the revised UNFCCC reporting guidelines on nnul inventories], to the extent fesible. 24. [Ech developed country Prty [shll] [should] provide the following descriptive informtion relted to these projections: () A list of mitigtion ctions included in the projection; (b) A description of key ssumptions, such s economic nd popultion growth, nd interntionl fuel prices, etc. (tble P1); (c) [Summry of methods, modelling nd ssumptions nd] references to where more detiled informtion on methods, modelling nd ssumptions cn be found; Pge 9 of 44

10 (d) If the methods or ssumptions used for projections re substntilly different from those used in the most recent ntionl communiction, n explntion of these differences.] 24lt. [Prties should provide supporting documenttion on the model or methodologies used by which projections were developed.] 25. [Ech developed country Prty [shll] [my] lso provide n updted evlution of the overll projected emissions reltive to its emission reduction trget nd GHG inventory trends. This evlution [shll] [could] include the following: () [Quntifiction of ny projected gp (underchievement) between projected emissions in 2020 nd its economy-wide emission reduction trget, or ny overchievement [nd underchievement] of the trget;] (b) An explntion of the reson for ny gp (underchievement); (c) A description of ny dditionl steps plnned to ddress this gp (underchievement), including dditionl mitigtion ctions [nd their nticipted totl effect or use of interntionl credits from mrket-bsed mechnisms [or from LULUCF]].] s pproved under the Convention, or revision of the trgets. 26. [Prties [my] [shll] [should] lso report without mesures projection (tble P4). [If provided, the without mesures projection should exclude ll mitigtion ctions implemented fter the [bse yer] [yer chosen s the strting point for this projection].]] 26bis. Ech developed country Prty shll provide detiled informtion on ssessment of the impct of their mitigtion ctions on developing country Prties, in prticulr those countries identified in Article 4, prgrph 8, of the Convention, nd the mesures tken to minimize the negtive impcts of their mitigtion ctions. VI. Provision of finncil, technologicl nd cpcity-building support to developing country Prties 27. Developed country Prties shll provide brief informtion on their provision of new nd dditionl finncil, technologicl nd cpcity-building support to developing country Prties in complete, consistent, trnsprent, ccurte nd comprble mnner. In reporting such informtion, [to the extent possible], Prties should distinguish between support provided to developing countries for mitigtion ctivities[,] [nd] dpttion ctivities [nd other ctivities] [(such s cpcity-building)] noting cpcity-building elements of such ctivities, where relevnt. In the cse of ctivities with multiple objectives, the funding supporting those ctivities could be reported s contribution prtilly to the different objectives, voiding double counting. 28. Ech developed country Prty shll provide brief description [of its ntionl pproch for trcking] of provision of finncil, technologicl nd cpcity-building support to developing country Prties[.] [, including to the registry of ntionlly pproprite mitigtion mesures, following common reporting formts, if pproprite. [This description shll lso include informtion on [indictors used nd the] prticulr delivery mechnisms nd finncil chnnels trcked.]] C. Finnce 29. [Ech developed country Prty shll describe, to the extent possible, how it [seeks to] ensures tht the resources it provides effectively ddress the needs of developing country Prties with regrd to climte chnge dpttion nd mitigtion given informtion provided by developing country Prties.] Pge 10 of 44

11 30. Ech developed country Prty shll provide informtion on the finncil support it hs [provided] [committed] [obligted] [nd fcilitted] for the purpose of ssisting developing country Prties to mitigte GHG emissions nd dpt to the dverse effects of climte chnge[,] [nd for] cpcity-building nd technology trnsfer, where pproprite in the res of mitigtion nd dpttion nd for prepring ntionl communiction, biennil updte report, ntionl inventory. To tht end, ech developed country Prty shll provide [summry] [detiled] informtion in textul formt nd in tble F1 on [nnul] contributions for the [[previous two] clendr yers] [previous two clendr yers with no overlps from previous reporting periods] [since the lst one reported on in the previous ntionl communiction], including to the following: () The Globl Environment Fcility, the Clen Technology Fund, the Strtegic Climte Fund, the Lest Developed Countries Fund, the Specil Climte Chnge Fund nd the Adpttion Fund nd Green Climte Fund; Option 1 (b) To the extent possible, multilterl finncil institutions, including the Interntionl Bnk for Reconstruction nd Development, the Interntionl Development Assocition, the Interntionl Finnce Corportion nd the regionl development bnks; (c) To the extent possible, specilized United Ntions gencies nd [, including] the United Ntions Development Progrmme, the United Ntions Environment Progrmme nd the UNFCCC secretrit; (d) Bilterl, regionl nd other chnnels; (e) [Flows of privte funds for [climte-relted support] mitigtion nd dpttion, to the extent possible.] Option 2 (b) Through other chnnels, for which must be indicted how the finncil support is contributing to ssist developing country Prties to mitigte GHG emissions, dpt to the dverse effects of climte chnge, for the trnsfer of technology, for cpcity-building in the re of mitigtion nd dpttion, nd for prepring ntionl communiction, biennil updte report, ntionl inventory: (i) Multilterl finncil institutions, including the Interntionl Bnk for Reconstruction nd Development, the Interntionl Development Assocition, the Interntionl Finnce Corportion nd the regionl development bnks; (ii) Specilized United Ntions gencies, including the United Ntions Development Progrmme, the United Ntions Environment Progrmme nd the UNFCCC secretrit; (iii) Bilterl, regionl nd other chnnels. 31. [Ech developed country Prty [shll] [should] [, to the extent possible,] provide summry informtion on nnul contributions for the [previous] [recent] [two] [five] clendr yers on finncil support tht it hs provided nd fcilitted for the purpose of ssisting developing country Prties referred to in prgrph 30 bove in textul formt nd in summry tble Fs.] 32. [In reporting informtion, in ccordnce with prgrphs 30 nd 31, Prties [cn] [shll] ctegorize [funding] [finncil support] for developing countries s relted to mitigtion, REDD+ or dpttion or both ccording to the criteri [to be greed by the COP] [[developed by the Orgnistion for Economic Co-opertion nd Development s Development Assistnce Committee (DAC)]. [Prties should use the DAC codes for ctegorizing support by specific sectors].]], technologies nd, for ctivities with multiple benefits, providing seprte mount of finnce for climte chnge. If Prties decide to ctegorize funding using different methodology, they shll specify such methodology in the biennil report. Ech developed country Prty shll specify whether the finncil contributions reported t the time of submission of the biennil report re pledged/plnned, committed, llocted by ntionl governing body, or disbursed to the recipient. Developed country Prties shll report the Pge 11 of 44

12 underlying ssumptions nd methodologies in producing the numbers filled into the common reporting formt for finnced in rigorous, robust nd trnsprent mnner. 33. [Ech developed country Prty] [Prties] [shll] [re encourged to] provide detiled informtion in textul formt nd in tbles F2s, F2, F2b nd F2c, [where pproprite,] on the ssistnce provided for the purpose of ssisting developing country Prties tht re prticulrly vulnerble to the dverse effects of climte chnge nd the dverse effects of [[the developed countries mitigtion ctions] to meet the cost of dpttion to those dverse effects. [Ech developed country Prties shll lso provide detiled informtion on the ssessment of dverse impcts of their mitigtion ctions.]] 34. [Developed country Prties [shll] [should] [, to the extent possible,] report in tbles F3s, F3, F3b nd F3c on [climte-relted ctivities supported by] privte finncil flows towrds mitigtion nd dpttion in developing country Prties, including [nd [shll] [should] distinguish between the following: () Privte finnce ctlysed by public policy [(e.g. domestic cp-nd-trde systems enbling the purchse of crbon credits)];] (b) Privte finnce leverged by public finnce [(e.g. privte investments mde possible by government supplied lon gurntees or concessionl co-finncing)]; (c) benefit].] [Other forms of green investment with principl, [or] secondry or tertiry climte 35. Developed country Prties [shll] [should], to the extent possible, specify the types of instruments used in their ntionl, bilterl or regionl ssistnce, such s grnts, lons, gurntees, equity nd leverged funds. 36. [Developed country Prties shll report informtion (tble F4) on [public investment in mitigtion ctivities under interntionl mrket-bsed mechnisms] [support provided by Prties through purchse by Governments of crbon mrket units under [the Convention [nd] the Kyoto Protocol]], which re not used for complince with mitigtion trgets.] D. Technology development nd trnsfer 37. Ech developed country Prty shll provide informtion, using tble F5, on mesures tken to promote, fcilitte nd finnce the trnsfer of, ccess to, nd deployment of [environmentlly-sound] [climte-friendly] technologies in benefit of developing country Prties nd to support the development nd enhncement of endogenous cpcities nd technologies of developing countries [nd my lso provide informtion on success nd filure stories]. [Such mesures could include prticiption in multilterl technology inititives, [such s Clen Energy Ministers Meeting, the Interntionl Prtnership for Energy Efficiency Coopertion, [the Renewble Energy [nd Energy Efficiency Prtnership] or [the Asin Pcific Prtnership on Clen Development nd Climte]]].] 38. Ech developed country Prty [shll] [should] provide textul description of [individul] mesures nd ctivities implemented or plnned since its lst ntionl communiction. In reporting these mesures nd ctivities, Prties [shll] [should], to the extent possible, [clerly] distinguish between ctivities undertken by the public sector nd those undertken by the privte sector. [[As the bility of Prties to collect informtion on privte sector ctivities is limited,] Prties my indicte, where fesible, in wht wy they hve encourged privte-sector ctivities nd how these ctivities help to meet the commitments of developing country Prties [under Article 4, prgrphs 3, 4 nd 5, of the Convention]. [Prties [shll] [my] lso indicte whether the ctivity is relted to hrd or soft technologies.]] Pge 12 of 44

13 39. Ech developed country Prty shll summrize informtion relted to technology trnsfer in tbles F6, F6, F6b nd F6c. [A seprte tble shll be provided for ech of the previous [two] clendr yers] since the lst one reported on in the ltest ntionl communiction. E. Cpcity-building 40. Ech developed country Prty [shll] [should] provide informtion on [how it hs [enhnced]] [provided] cpcity-building support to developing country Prties in order to respond to existing nd emerging cpcity-building needs identified by developing country Prties [in the res of mitigtion, dpttion, technology development nd trnsfer[, nd ccess to finncil resources]]. [Informtion should be reported in textul description of individul mesures nd ctivities [formt nd tbulr formt] s set out in nnex to decision XX, [where pproprite,] nd should include informtion on how the Prties re: () Strengthening relevnt institutions t vrious levels, including focl points nd ntionl coordinting bodies nd orgniztions; (b) Strengthening networks for the genertion, shring nd mngement of informtion nd knowledge[, including through North South, [South South] nd tringulr coopertion]; (c) Strengthening climte chnge communiction, eduction, trining nd public wreness t [ll] [vrious] levels; (d) Strengthening integrted pproches nd the prticiption of vrious stkeholders in relevnt socil, economic nd environmentl policies nd ctions; (e) Supporting existing nd emerging cpcity-building needs [identified in the res of mitigtion, dpttion, technology development nd trnsfer, nd ccess to finncil resources].] 41. [In providing this informtion, ech developed country Prty [shll] [is encourged to] report on how it hs strived to ensure the effectiveness of its cpcity-building support nd how it evlutes the effectiveness of this support in coopertion with developing countries.] VII. Generl issues 42. A stndrdized electronic formt for dt reporting nd common structure shll be used by developed country Prties for reporting the relevnt informtion s described in the nnex to these guidelines. 43. In yers, in which submission of ntionl communiction is due, the content of the biennil report s described in these guidelines shll be integrted 9 into the ntionl communiction. 44. The informtion identified in these guidelines shll be communicted by developed country Prties to the UNFCCC secretrit electroniclly nd shll be in one of the officil lnguges of the United Ntions. Prties should lso submit trnsltion of the biennil report into English. 9 The future structure nd content of the ntionl communiction shll be discussed under the revision of the guidelines for preprtion of the ntionl communictions by Annex I Prties. However, in the future, the ntionl communiction should consist of two prts: Prt 1 covering informtion reported in biennil reports ccording to the guidelines for biennil reports nd Prt 2 covering dditionl informtion on items reported in the biennil report s well s informtion on other issues s reported currently in the ntionl communiction, such s ntionl circumstnces, vulnerbility ssessment, climte chnge impcts nd dpttion mesures, reserch nd systemtic observtion, eduction, trining nd public wreness. Pge 13 of 44

14 VIII. Updting of the guidelines 45. These guidelines shll be reviewed nd revised, s pproprite, in ccordnce with decisions of the COP on this mtter. Pge 14 of 44

15 Annex to the UNFCCC biennil reporting guidelines for developed country Prties COMMON REPORTING FORMAT Notes on the common reporting formt 1. This common reporting formt ims to stndrdize informtion on greenhouse gs (GHG) emissions trends, economy-wide emission reduction trget, progress in the chievement of economy-wide quntified emission reduction trgets, projections, nd provision of finncil, technologicl nd cpcity-building support to developing country Prties. 2. The common reporting formt consist of the following tbles: Informtion on greenhouse gs emission inventory nd its trends Tble I1 Greenhouse gs emission trends by sector nd by gs from the bse yer to 20XX Economy-wide emission reduction trget Progress in the chievement of quntified economy-wide emission reduction trget Tble M1. Aggregte nnul ctul nd nticipted effects of mitigtion ctions Tble M1. Summry of implemented nd dopted mitigtion ctions under the with mesures scenrio Tble M1b. Summry of dditionl mitigtion ctions under the with dditionl mesures scenrio Tble M2. Summry informtion on progress towrds the trget Tble M2. Use of credits from interntionl crbon mrket in 20XX Projections Tble Ps. Greenhouse gs emission projections until 2050 under different scenrios Tble P1. Key underlying ssumptions used for the development of greenhouse gs projections Tble P2. Greenhouse gs emissions by sector nd by gs under the with mesures scenrio for Tble P3. Greenhouse gs emissions by sector nd by gs under the with dditionl mesures scenrio for Tble P4. Greenhouse gs emissions by sector nd by gs under the without mesures scenrio for

16 Provision of finncil, technologicl nd cpcity-building support to developing country Prties Tble Fs. Support provided to developing countries Tble F1. Annul multilterl contributions for the reporting period 20XX-1 20XX Tble F2s. Bilterl nd regionl contributions for the reporting period 20XX-1 20XX Tble F2. Annul bilterl nd regionl contributions for dpttion, 20XX-1 20XX Tble F2b. Annul bilterl nd regionl contributions for mitigtion, 20XX-1 20XX Tble F2c. Annul bilterl nd regionl contributions for dpttion nd mitigtion, 20XX-1 20XX Tble F3s. Privte finncil flows for the reporting period 20XX-1 20XX Tble F3. Annul privte finncil flows for dpttion, 20XX-1 20XX Tble F3b. Annul privte finncil flows for mitigtion, 20XX-1 20XX Tble F3c. Annul privte finncil flows for dpttion nd mitigtion, 20XX-1 20XX Tble F4. Finncil support provided through the government s prticiption in the interntionl crbon mrket Tble F5. Description of projects nd progrmmes tht fcilitted trnsfer of, or ccess to environmentlly-sound technology Tble F6. Activities relted to technology trnsfer for the reporting period 20XX-1 20XX Tble F6. Activities relted to technology trnsfer for mitigtion, for 20XX Tble F6b. Activities relted to technology trnsfer for dpttion, for 20XX Tble F6c. Activities relted to technology trnsfer for dpttion nd mitigtion, for 20XX 16

17 Tble I1 Greenhouse gs emission trends by sector nd by gs from the bse yer to 20XX GHG emissions (Tg CO 2 eq) Chnge (%) Shres b by sector (%) Shres b by sector (%) Sector/gs BY XX c XX XX 1. Energy Energy industries Mnufcturing industries nd construction Trnsport Other 2. Industril processes nd product use 3. Agriculture 4. LULUCF 5. Wste 6. Other CO 2 (without LULUCF) CH 4 N 2 O HFCs PFCs SF 6 CO 2 emissions LULUCF CO 2 removls LULUCF CO 2 totl LULUCF GHG totl with LULUCF GHG totl without LULUCF Abbrevitions: BY = bse yer, GHG = greenhouse gs, LULUCF = lnd use, lnd-use chnge nd forestry. Sectors, ctegories nd the intervls for reporting historic GHG emission trends will be comptible with those provided in [the Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Prties included in Annex I to the Convention, Prt I: [Revised] UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines on nnul [greenhouse gs] inventories, s developed by the SBSTA nd dopted by the Conference of the Prties, t its 17th session by decision XX/CP.17. b The shres of sectors re clculted reltive to GHG emissions without LULUCF; for the LULUCF sector, the negtive vlues indicte the shre of GHG emissions tht ws offset by GHG removls through LULUCF. c Greenhouse gs emissions shll be reported nnully fter 2010 nd consistent with tht provided in the most recent inventory submission. 17

18 Tble M1 Aggregte nnul ctul nd nticipted effects of mitigtion ctions Indictor vlue Actul mitigtion effect b Anticipted mitigtion effect Sector Performnce indictor XX-1 20XX XX-1 20XX Cross-cutting Energy Energy industries Energy use in industry Trnsport Other energy use Industril processes nd product use Agriculture Forestry nd lnd use Wste Aggregted mitigtion effect Sectors, ctegories nd the intervls for reporting historic GHG emission trends will be comptible with those provided in [the Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Prties included in Annex I to the Convention, Prt I: [Revised] UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines on nnul [greenhouse gs] inventories, s developed by the SBSTA nd dopted by the Conference of the Prties, t its 17th session by decision XX/CP.17. b Prties shll report the ggregted effect of mitigtion ctions on n nnul bsis strting from 2010 until two yers preceding the yer of the current submission. 18

19 Tble M1 Summry of implemented nd dopted mitigtion ctions under the with mesures scenrio Nme of the ction by sector, b Type Objective Cross-cutting Gses ffected Performnce indictor Implementing entity Monitoring entity Cost of mitigtion Actul mitigtion effect (Mt CO 2 eq) or lterntive performnce indictor c Anticipted mitigtion effect (Mt CO 2 eq) or lterntive performnce indictor ction (USD) XX-1 20XX Energy industries Energy use in industry Other energy use Trnsport Industril processes nd product use Agriculture Forestry nd lnd use Wste Sectors will be comptible with those provided in [the Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Prties included in Annex I to the Convention, Prt I: [Revised] UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines on nnul [greenhouse gs] inventories, s developed by the SBSTA nd dopted by the Conference of the Prties, t its 17th session by decision XX/CP.17. b Within the sector mitigtion ctions should be presented in decresing order of the nticipted mitigtion effect of the ction. c Prties shll report the ggregted effect of mitigtion ctions on n nnul bsis strting from 2010 until two yers preceding the yer of the current submission. 19

20 Tble M1b Summry of plnned mitigtion ctions under the with dditionl mesures scenrio Nme of the ction by sector,, b Type Objective Cross-cutting Gses ffected Performnce indictor Implementing entity Monitoring entity Cost of mitigtion Actul mitigtion effect (Mt CO 2 eq) or lterntive performnce indictor c Anticipted mitigtion effect ( Mt CO 2 eq) or lterntive performnce indictor ction (USD) XX-1 20XX Energy industries Energy use in industry Other energy use Trnsport Industril processes nd product use Agriculture Forestry nd lnd use Wste Sectors will be comptible with those provided in [the Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Prties included in Annex I to the Convention, Prt I: [Revised] UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines on nnul [greenhouse gs] inventories, s developed by the SBSTA nd dopted by the Conference of the Prties, t its 17th session by decision XX/CP.17. b Within the sector mitigtion ctions should be presented in decresing order of the nticipted mitigtion effect of the ction. c Prties shll report the ggregted effect of mitigtion ctions on n nnul bsis strting from 2010 until two yers preceding the yer of the current submission. 20

21 Tble M2 Summry informtion on progress towrds the trget Bse yer Emissions for clcultion of trget Emission trget informtion Trget reduction percentge Trget emission level Progress towrds emission reductions Yer Emissions excluding LULUCF (Tg CO 2 eq) LULUCF emissions/removls, (Tg CO 2 eq) A&R D FM CM GLM REV COMP Emissions including LULUCF (Tg CO 2 eq) Use of credits from interntionl crbon mrket Acquisitions Trnsfers Accounted emissions nd credits Bse yer 1990 b Abbrevitions: A&R = fforesttion nd reforesttion, LULUCF = lnd use, lnd-use chnge nd forestry, D = deforesttion, FM = forest mngement, CM = croplnd mngement, GLM = grsslnd mngement, REV = revegettion, COMP = comprehensive lnd-bsed pproch. Prties should report either vlues for fforesttion nd reforesttion, deforesttion, forest mngement, croplnd mngement, grsslnd mngement, revegettion, or vlues for comprehensive lnd-bsed pproch. b Emissions nd removls for 1990 shll be reported, if bse yer is different to 1990 is used. 21

22 Tble M2 Use of credits from interntionl crbon mrket in 20XX Country Acquisitions Trnsfers Kyoto units Other units Kyoto units Other units AAUs ERUs RMUs tcers lcers Mechnism AAUs ERUs RMUs tcers lcers Mechnism cquisitions trnsfers Abbrevitions: AAUs = ssigned mount units; ERUs = emission reduction units; RMUs = removl units; tcers = temporry certified emissions reductions; lcers = long-term certified emission reductions. Additionl columns for ech mrket-bsed mechnism should be dded, if pplicble. 22

23 Tble Ps Greenhouse gs emission projections until 2050 under different scenrios Historic, Tg CO 2 eq Projected, Tg CO 2 eq Projection scenrios XX Without mesures, if vilble With implemented nd dopted mesures With dditionl mesures For the period XX-1, ctul emissions should be reported. 23

24 Tble P.1 Summry of key underlying ssumptions used for the development of greenhouse gs projections Historic b Projected Nme XX Popultion (million) GDP growth rte (2000 USD billion using PPP) Interntionl oil prices in USD/brrel) Other ssumptions, if pplicble Abbrevitions: GDP = gross domestic product, GHG = greenhouse gs, PPP = purchsing power prity, TPES = totl primry energy supply. Informtion sources to be specified for ech of the ssumption. b For the period XX-1, ctul dt should be reported, to the extent possible. 24

25 Tble P.2 Greenhouse gs emissions by sector nd by gs under the with mesures scenrio for Historic, Tg CO 2 eq b Projected, Tg CO 2 eq Sector nd gs XX Energy Energy industries Mnufcturing industries nd construction Trnsport Other Fugitive emissions 2.Industril processes nd product use 3. Agriculture 4. LULUCF 5. Wste CO 2 (without LULUCF) CH 4 N 2 O HFCs PFCs SF 6 with LULUCF without LULUCF Under scenrio with implemented nd dopted mesures Abbrevitions: LULUCF = lnd use, lnd-use chnge nd forestry. Sectors nd gsses will be comptible with those provided in [the Guidelines for the preprtion of ntionl communictions by Prties included in Annex I to the Convention, Prt I: [Revised] UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines on nnul [greenhouse gs] inventories, s developed by the SBSTA nd dopted by the Conference of the Prties, t its 17th session by decision XX/CP.17. b For the period XX-1, ctul dt should be reported, to the extent possible. 25