Assessing Non-Annex I Pledges

The document addresses the lack of transparency and clarity in climate mitigation pledges from both Annex I and non-Annex I Parties under the Cancun Agreements. It argues that while Annex I Parties can resolve these issues through common accounting rules, non-Annex I Parties require a specific clarification process for their diverse nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs) to enable progress tracking and the assessment of global emissions reductions.

• Non-Annex I Parties have submitted a wide range of nationally appropriate mitigation actions (NAMAs), including economy-wide goals such as carbon neutrality and intensity goals, as well as sectoral actions, project-level activities, and policies like renewable energy investments and energy efficiency measures.
• Many climate pledges from both Annex I and non-Annex I Parties lack critical details, such as the specific gases or sectors covered, the methodologies used for estimating reductions, and the role of offsets, which hinders the ability to track progress and ensure transparency.
• While common accounting rules are proposed to resolve clarity issues for Annex I Parties, it is unlikely that COP-17 in Durban will establish common assessment methodologies for non-Annex I countries due to the complexity of their actions and the principle of common-but-differentiated responsibilities.

APA

World Resources Institute (n.d.). Assessing Non-Annex I Pledges. https://www.wri.org/research/assessing-non-annex-i-pledges

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Assessing Non-Annex I Pledges. n.d. https://www.wri.org/research/assessing-non-annex-i-pledges.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitutendassessing, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Assessing Non-Annex I Pledges}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, url = {https://www.wri.org/research/assessing-non-annex-i-pledges}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }