• News 20 April 2023 Regional Transparency Networks launched around the globe While the climate crisis calls for action and transformations throughout countries, regions and societies, the Paris Agreement requires countries to regularly submit transparency reports from 2024 onwards. These reports enable tracking of where we stand on achieving the global climate goals, and are part of the efforts to increase trust and ambitions. However, these new reporting requirements, also known as the “Enhanced Transparency Framework”, present a significant challenge for most…
• Project 20 April 2023 The Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency – Global Support Programme (CBIT-GSP) UNEP-CCC supports developing countries around the globe in their efforts to meet the new transparency requirements under the Paris Agreement.The CBIT-GSP is global project, funded by the Global Environment Facility (GEF), executed by UNEP and implemented by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. CBIT-GSP is a continuation and merging of two prior global progammes, the CBIT Global Coordination Platform and the Global Support Programme. The Paris Agreement established the Enhanced Transparency…
• Tools 22 March 2023 GACMO tool Greenhouse gas Abatement Cost Model (GACMO) Calculating current and future greenhouse gas emissions is a prerequisite for countries to inform political decisions concerning climate action. It is also the foundation for transparent and credible climate action at national and global levels. The GACMO (Greenhouse Gas Abatement Cost Model) is a greenhouse gas emissions projections tool developed over more than twenty years by the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre. It allows countries to…
• News 13 March 2023 Botswana gears up for climate transparency Botswana is getting ready to strengthen climate action transparency with support for implementation and tracking emissions. With assistance from UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre and the Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), Botswana has completed phase one of a project through the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT), and the results were presented in a Final validation workshop in Gaborone in February 2023. Key stakeholders engaged in useful…
• News 26 January 2023 Institutional frameworks for transparency support climate action in Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic, a small island developing state in the Caribbean, is considered to be vulnerable to the increasing effects of climate change. At the same time, the country has made good progress on integrating climate change into policy. Working on transparency and reporting for climate action, the Dominican Republic has worked with and the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT) across multiple projects, where UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre as implementing partner has…
• News 11 January 2023 Embedding energy and agriculture into Viet Nam’s MRV system In Viet Nam, UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has supported increased transparency in climate action, with a focus on embedding the energy and agricultural sectors into the national measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system. Through the Initiative for Climate Action Transparency (ICAT), and along with the The Italian Institute for Environmental Protection and Research (ISPRA), UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre has assisted in setting out the country’s institutional arrangements for its…
• Project 4 October 2022 The Adaptation Working Group of the independent Global Stocktake (iGST) Supporting the Global Stocktake (GST) in assessing progress made on adaptation towards the Global Adaptation Goal (GGA) defined in the Paris AgreementThe Global Stocktake (GST) is a process that periodically takes stock of collective progress toward the long-term goals established by the Paris Agreement. The Independent Global Stocktake (iGST) aligns the independent community to increase the accuracy, transparency, accountability, and relevance of the official GST process that empowers…
• News 28 September 2022 NDC tracking framework links Belize’s climate and sustainable development policies Belize’s partnership with ICAT and UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre began in 2019 and aimed to address gaps and barriers that were hindering climate change data capture and monitoring. In turn, this affected Belize’s ability to effectively track its commitments made under the Paris Agreement and ultimately, its ability to meet its reporting requirements.  The country’s first Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2015 outlined mitigation opportunities across multiple sectors…

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