Introduction to the Soil carbon sequestration in the Nationally Determined Contributions webinar | 2020

Editor's Notes

1. For the 1.5 °C target, agricultural emissions will need to mitigate 2.3 to 4.6 GtCO2e in 2030 relative to baseline, or not increase beyond 2020 levels (Fransen et al. 2020) 1.5 degree target data, Fransen et al. 2020, adapted from Kuramochi et al. 2018. Adapted from Kuramochi et al. 2018.
2. Agriculture specifically included in target 104 "Economy-wide" target 15 Paragraph 27 of decision 1/CP.21 defines what information Parties must submit along with their NDC in order to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding (referred to in this section as CTU information) of the NDCs themselves. This CTU information may include among other things, and as appropriate, the following quantifiable information:   reference points (including, as appropriate, a base year);   implementation time frames and/or periods;   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  the extent to which the Party considers its NDC to be fair and ambitious in light of its national circumstances, and the extent to which the NDC contributes to achieving the objective of the UNFCCC as set out in its article 2.3 See also https://www.wri.org/publication/enhancing-ndcs
3. Source: https://www.transparency-partnership.net/system/files/document/ALP%202017-B3-Transparency%20in%20the%20context%20of%20NDCs-Zarzo.pdf https://www.oecd.org/env/cc/Tracking_progress_towards_NDCs_linkages_PA.pdf Paragraph 27 of decision 1/CP.21 Paragraph 27 of decision 1/CP.21 defines what information Parties must submit along with their NDC in order to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding (referred to in this section as CTU information) of the NDCs themselves. This CTU information may include among other things, and as appropriate, the following quantifiable information:   reference points (including, as appropriate, a base year);   implementation time frames and/or periods;   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   the extent to which the Party considers its NDC to be fair and ambitious in light of its national circumstances, and the extent to which the NDC contributes to achieving the objective of the UNFCCC as set out in its article 2.3 Paragraph 28 then requests the APA to develop further guidance on CTU information, which, as per paragraph 27, includes but may not be limited to the items listed above. The list of CTU information allows for the potential identification of features that are not clearly identified in article 4 of the Paris Agreement, such as reference points and time frames/periods for implementation. In Marrakech, Parties stressed the difference between the accompanying information for the clarity, transparency and understanding of NDCs (ex-ante) and the information relevant to the transparency framework (ex-post). Several Parties noted that further guidance could identify common information elements as well as elements specific to different aspects of NDCs. Furthermore, a number of Parties noted that common information elements run contrary to the discretionary, optional and voluntary nature of the NDCs. Ad Hoc Working Group on the Paris Agreement (APA) The mandate of the APA is to prepare draft decisions to be recommended through the COP to the CMA for consideration and adoption at its first session. In particular, the COP requested the APA to develop: The mandate of the APA is to prepare draft decisions to be recommended through the COP to the CMA for consideration and adoption at its first session. In particular, the COP requested the APA to develop: Further guidance in relation to the mitigation section of decision 1/CP.21:(a)    Features of nationally determined contributions, as specified in paragraph 26;(b)    Information to facilitate clarity, transparency and understanding of nationally determined contributions, as specified in paragraph 28;(c)    Accounting for Parties’ nationally determined contributions, as specified in paragraph 31. Etc.