DECODIFICACIÓN DE LAS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL

The document outlines the criteria for a 'strong' Intended Nationally Determined Contribution (INDC), emphasizing that such commitments must be fair, ambitious, and scientifically grounded. It provides a detailed evaluation framework based on six key questions: clarity of intent, scientific consistency, fairness and ambition, process robustness, implementation viability, and transparency. The guide distinguishes between mitigation approaches (actions vs. direct effects) and encourages the inclusion of adaptation components based on evidence of climate risks. It stresses that INDCs should drive a 'transformative' decarbonization pace to align with the goal of limiting global warming to two degrees Celsius.

• A strong INDC must be both fair and ambitious, aligned with scientific evidence to avoid the worst climate impacts, linked to national priorities, viable in execution, and presented transparently.
• Countries can frame mitigation commitments as 'actions' (specific measures like policies and projects) or 'direct effects' (specific outcomes such as emission reductions or renewable energy increases). Quantified direct effects are preferred as they improve comparability, credibility with financiers, and the estimation of aggregate global impacts.
• To be consistent with scientific findings and the UNFCCC goal of limiting warming to two degrees Celsius, global emissions must peak by 2020 and net greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions must be eliminated in the long term.
• Fairness and ambition in an INDC should be determined by a country's capacity to take maximum possible action, considering its emission responsibilities (historical, current, or per capita), economic capacity (such as GDP per capita), and vulnerability to climate impacts.
• A robust INDC process requires high-level political commitment, clear mandates, inter-institutional coordination, and an inclusive approach that reflects the perspectives of various stakeholders.
• Implementation viability depends on the clear description of legal authorities, policy instruments, and the identification of necessary means of implementation, including international support for developing countries.
• Transparency in INDCs is essential for determining the collective global impact on temperature goals and requires detailed information on methodologies, assumptions, reference years, and the scope of emissions covered.

APA

World Resources Institute (2015). DECODIFICACIÓN DE LAS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/Decoding_INDCs_Spanish.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. DECODIFICACIÓN DE LAS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL. 2015. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/Decoding_INDCs_Spanish.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2015decodificacin, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{DECODIFICACIÓN DE LAS CONTRIBUCIONES PREVISTAS DETERMINADAS A NIVEL NACIONAL}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = jul, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/uploads/Decoding_INDCs_Spanish.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }