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Annex I
UNFCCC biennial reporting guidelines for developed country Parties
I. Objectives
1. The objectives of these guidelines for preparing the biennial reports are the
following: a
To assist Parties included in Annex I to the Convention Annex I Parties in meeting their commitments for reporting under Articles 4 and 12 of the Convention
enhanced by decision 1CP.16; b
To ensure the provision of consistent, transparent, comparable, accurate and complete information by developed country Parties;
c To ensure that the biennial reports include information on the progress made
by Annex I Parties in achieving their quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets, projected emissions, and the provision of financial, technological and capacity-building
support to Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention non-Annex I Parties;
d To facilitate the international assessment of emissions and removals related
to progress towards the achievement of the quantified economy-wide emission reduction targets;
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e To facilitate reporting by Annex I Parties of information on any economic
and social consequences of response measures.
II. Information
on greenhouse gas emissions and trends
2. Summary information from the national greenhouse gas GHG inventory on
emissions and emission trends prepared according to the “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, Part I:
UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories” hereinafter referred to as the UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines shall be prepared for the period from
1990 to the latest year in the most recent inventory submission available. The information provided in the biennial report should be consistent with that provided in the most recent
annual inventory submission, and any differences should be fully explained.
3. Annex I Parties shall provide summary information on their national inventory
arrangements in accordance with the reporting requirements related to national inventory arrangements contained in the UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines, and on the
changes to these national inventory arrangements since their last national communication or biennial report.
III. Quantified economy-wide emission reduction target
