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

This research paper by the World Resources Institute analyzes the existing United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) system of national communications and greenhouse gas inventories to determine its suitability for a post-2012 international climate change agreement based on the Bali Action Plan.

• The current UNFCCC system of national communications and greenhouse gas inventories requires a significant retrofit and the addition of new processes to successfully measure, report, and verify the obligations outlined in the Bali Action Plan, although some existing elements can be utilized.
• Under the Bali Action Plan, the UNFCCC parties agreed to consider MRV responsibilities covering three main areas: mitigation commitments or actions by developed country parties, nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) by developing country parties, and the provision of capacity-building, finance, and technology support.
• The requirement for commitments and actions to be measurable, reportable, and verifiable (MRV) implies a higher level of significance and specificity than previous UNFCCC obligations, serving as a vital component for the credibility and effectiveness of a post-2012 agreement by influencing how obligations are defined, implemented, financed, and evaluated.

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} }