Enhancing Today's MRV Framework to Meet Tomorrow's Needs

The document argues that the existing UNFCCC monitoring system requires a significant retrofit and new processes to meet the more specific MRV obligations envisioned in the Bali Action Plan for a post-2012 agreement. It highlights that MRV is essential for the credibility and effectiveness of commitments regarding mitigation actions by developed and developing countries, as well as the associated technology, finance, and capacity-building support.

• The current UNFCCC system of national communications and greenhouse gas inventories is insufficient on its own for a post-2012 framework; while it has useful elements, it requires a "significant retrofit, accompanied by new processes" to handle the obligations outlined in the Bali Action Plan.
• Under the Bali Action Plan, MRV responsibilities cover three core areas: mitigation commitments or actions by developed countries, nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) by developing countries, and the provision of finance, technology, and capacity-building support.
• The requirement for actions to be measurable, reportable, and verifiable implies a higher level of specificity than previous UNFCCC obligations and is considered a "critical source of credibility and effectiveness" for any post-2012 agreement.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Enhancing Today's MRV Framework to Meet Tomorrow's Needs. https://www.wri.org/research/enhancing-todays-mrv-framework-meet-tomorrows-needs

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Enhancing Today's MRV Framework to Meet Tomorrow's Needs. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/enhancing-todays-mrv-framework-meet-tomorrows-needs.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendenhancing, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Enhancing Today's MRV Framework to Meet Tomorrow's Needs}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/enhancing-todays-mrv-framework-meet-tomorrows-needs}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }