Draft list of detailed upfront information for consultation

The document outlines seven categories of detailed upfront information for Parties submitting INDCs: reference points, implementation time frames, scope and coverage, planning processes, methodological assumptions, justifications for fairness and ambition, and other contextual information.

• The draft suggests that Parties provide specific reference points for their contributions, which may include a base year, base year emissions, base year emissions intensity, or projected baseline scenario emissions.
• To ensure transparency in scope and coverage, the document recommends specifying the sectors, greenhouse gases, and geographical areas covered, as well as the percentage of national emissions included.
• The guide details extensive methodological requirements for estimating and accounting for emissions, including the treatment of the land sector, the use of international market mechanisms to avoid double counting, and the nature of baseline scenarios (static or dynamic).
• Parties are encouraged to explain how their contributions are fair and ambitious by comparing them to indicators such as emissions responsibility, economic capacity, vulnerability, and projected business-as-usual emissions.
• For developing countries, the draft suggests including information on additional mitigation actions that could be achieved if other sources of finance are available.

APA

World Resources Institute (2015). Draft list of detailed upfront information for consultation. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/List_of_information.pdf

Chicago

World Resources Institute. Draft list of detailed upfront information for consultation. 2015. https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/List_of_information.pdf.

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BibTeX

@techreport{worldresourcesinstitute2015draft, author = {{World Resources Institute}}, title = {{Draft list of detailed upfront information for consultation}}, institution = {World Resources Institute}, year = {2015}, month = feb, url = {https://wriorg.s3.amazonaws.com/s3fs-public/List_of_information.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }