Publications
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Enhancing NDCs: A Guide to Strengthening National Climate Plans
by Taryn Fransen, Ichiro Sato, Kelly Levin, David Waskow, David Rich, Sadya Ndoko and Julie Teng - September 2019This guidance helps countries structure how to enhance their national climate plans under the Paris Agreement.
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Data and Ambition Loops for Enhanced Climate Action: Potential Drivers and Opportunities in Asia
by Yamide Dagnet, Nathan Cogswell, Delfina Grinspan, Elizabeth Reichart and Deborah Drew - September 2019This paper introduces the concept of a “data loop”— the relationship between governments and the private sector focused on enhancing data sharing to accelerate climate action.
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Building Capacity for the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework
What Can We Learn From Countries’ Experiences and UNFCCC Processes?
by Yamide Dagnet, Nathan Cogswell, Neil Bird, Mathilde Bouyé and Marcelo Rocha - March 2019A new paper from the Project for Advancing Climate Transparency examines how the Paris Agreement’s enhanced transparency framework's new requirements have been enhanced, highlights the experiences of countries’ related to transparency, and maps the initiatives and processes designed to support capacity building.
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Recommendations For Accounting for Mitigation Components of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) Under the Paris Agreement
by Kelly Levin, David Rich and Cynthia Elliott - September 2018This paper discusses accounting guidance under the Paris Agreement that can be applied to the variety of mitigation components in Parties’ NDCs.
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Setting the Paris Agreement in Motion: Key Requirements for the Implementing Guidelines
by Yamide Dagnet, Nathan Cogswell, Eliza Northrop, Joe Thwaites, Cynthia Elliott, Kelly Levin, Niklas Höhne, Neil Bird, Amy Kirbyshire, Sebastian Oberthür, Marcelo Rocha and Pedro Barata - August 2018A new paper from the Project for Advancing Climate Transparency provides both an overarching vision and practical suggestions for what should be included in the main pillars of the Paris Agreement’s implementing guidelines.
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The Mechanism to Facilitate Implementation and Promote Compliance with the Paris Agreement: Design Options
by Eliza Northrop and Sebastian Oberthür - April 2018This working paper examines the mechanism to facilitate implementation and promote compliance under Article 15 of the Paris Agreement and presents options for developing the key elements of the relevant modalities and procedures.
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Achieving the Ambition of Paris: Designing the Global Stocktake
by Eliza Northrop, Yamide Dagnet, Joe Thwaites, Kathleen Mogelgaard and Niklas Höhne - April 2018This working paper explores the global stocktake created by the Paris Agreement and the design of the modalities, procedures, and guidelines that will govern the implementation of the global stocktake.
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Designing the Enhanced Transparency Framework, Part 2: Review Under the Paris Agreement
by Yamide Dagnet, Nathan Cogswell, Harro van Asselt, Goncalo Cavalheiro, Marcelo Theoto Rocha and Alice Bisiaux - November 2017The Project for Advancing Climate Transparency (PACT) consortium supports the design and development of robust and effective transparency and accountability rules and processes for the Paris Agreement on climate change. This working paper examines the technical expert review and facilitative, multilateral consideration of progress by drawing on lessons from previous experiences and presenting options for consideration in the modalities, procedures, and guidelines that will govern the process.
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Designing the Enhanced Transparency Framework Part 1: Reporting under the Paris Agreement
by Cynthia Elliott, Kelly Levin, Joe Thwaites, Kathleen Mogelgaard and Yamide Dagnet - November 2017The Project for Advancing Climate Transparency (PACT) consortium works to support the design and development of robust and effective transparency and accountability rules and processes for the Paris Agreement on climate change. This working paper examines the five streams of information to be reported under the Paris Agreement. In particular, this working paper considers what information should be reported, how it should be reported, and when it should be reported.
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Roundtable at the House Committee on Science, Space and Technology: Embracing a 21st Century, Low-Carbon Economy
Opening Remarks of Manish Bapna, Executive Vice President, World Resources Institute
by Manish Bapna - July 2017 -
Mapping the Linkages Between the Transparency Framework and Other Provisions of the Paris Agreement
by Yamide Dagnet, Cynthia Elliott, Melisa Krnjaic, Marcelo T. Rocha and Teng Fei - May 2017 -
Staying on Track from Paris
Advancing the Key Elements of the Paris Agreement
by Yamide Dagnet, David Waskow, Cynthia Elliott, Eliza Northrop, Joe Thwaites, Kathleen Mogelgaard, Melisa Krnjaic, Kelly Levin and Heather McGray - May 2016 -
Executive Guide to Carbon Pricing Leadership
by Eliot Metzger, Jayoung Park and Dr. Deborah Gallagher - November 2015