Kyoto Protocol to the Convention on Climate Change 2

Kyoto Protocol to the Convention on Climate Change

 

Article 5

1. Each Party included in Annex I shall have in place, no later than one year
prior to the start of the first commitment period, a national system for the
estimation of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of all
greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol . Guidelines for such
national systems, which shall incorporate the methodologies specified in
paragraph 2 below, shall be decided upon by the Conference of the Parties
serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol at its first session.

2. Methodologies for estimating anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals
by sinks of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol shall
be those accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and agreed
upon by the Conference of the Parties at its third session. Where such
methodologies are not used, appropriate adjustments shall be applied according
to methodologies agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties serving as the
meeting of the Parties to this Protocol at its first session. Based on the work
of, inter alia, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and advice
provided by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, the
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol
shall regularly review and, as appropriate, revise such methodologies and
adjustments, taking fully into account any relevant decisions by the Conference
of the Parties. Any revision to methodologies or adjustments shall be used only
for the purposes of ascertaining compliance with commitments under Article 3 in
respect of any commitment period adopted subsequent to that revision.

3. The global warming potentials used to calculate the carbon dioxide
equivalence of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of
greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol listed in Annex A shall
be those accepted by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and agreed
upon by the Conference of the Parties at its third session. Based on the work
of, inter alia, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and advice
provided by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice, the
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol
shall regularly review and, as appropriate, revise the global warming potential
of each such greenhouse gas, taking fully into account any relevant decisionsby the Conference of the Parties. Any revision to a global warming potential
shall apply only to those commitments under Article 3 in respect of any
commitment period adopted subsequent to that revision.

Article 6

1. For the purpose of meeting its commitments under Article 3, any Party
included in Annex I may transfer to, or acquire from, any other such Party
emission reduction units resulting from projects aimed at reducing anthropogenic
emissions by sources or enhancing anthropogenic removals by sinks of greenhouse
gases in any sector of the economy, provided that:

(a) Any such project has the approval of the Parties involved;

(b) Any such project provides a reduction in emissions by sources, or an
enhancement of removals by sinks, that is additional to any that would otherwise
occur;

(c) It does not acquire any emission reduction units if it is not in
compliance with its obligations under Articles 5 and 7; and

(d) The acquisition of emission reduction units shall be supplemental to
domestic actions for the purposes of meeting commitments under Article 3.

2. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this
Protocol may, at its first session or as soon as practicable thereafter, further
elaborate guidelines for the implementation of this Article, including for
verification and reporting.

3. A Party included in Annex I may authorize legal entities to participate,
under its responsibility, in actions leading to the generation, transfer or
acquisition under this Article of emission reduction units.

4. If a question of implementation by a Party included in Annex I of the
requirements referred to in this paragraph is identified in accordance with the
relevant provisions of Article 8, transfers and acquisitions of emission
reduction units may continue to be made after the question has been identified,
provided that any such units may not be used by a Party to meet its commitments
under Article 3 until any issue of compliance is resolved.

Article 7

1. Each Party included in Annex I shall incorporate in its annual inventory of
anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases not
controlled by the Montreal Protocol, submitted in accordance with the relevant
decisions of the Conference of the Parties, the necessary supplementary
information for the purposes of ensuring compliance with Article 3, to be
determined in accordance with paragraph 4 below.

2. Each Party included in Annex I shall incorporate in its national
communication, submitted under Article 12 of the Convention, the supplementary
information necessary to demonstrate compliance with its commitments
under this Protocol, to be determined in accordance with paragraph 4 below.

3. Each Party included in Annex I shall submit the information required under
paragraph 1 above annually, beginning with the first inventory due under the
Convention for the first year of the commitment period after this Protocol has
entered into force for it. Each such Party shall submit the information required
under paragraph 2 above as part of the first national communication due under
the Convention after this Protocol has entered into force for it and after the
adoption of guidelines as provided for in paragraph 4 below. The frequency of
subsequent submission of information required under this Article shall be
determined by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the
Parties to this Protocol, taking into account any timetable for the submission
of national communications decided upon by the Conference of the Parties.

4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this
Protocol shall adopt at its first session, and review periodically thereafter,
guidelines for the preparation of the information required under this Article,
taking into account guidelines for the preparation of national communications by
Parties included in Annex I adopted by the Conference of the Parties. The
Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol
shall also, prior to the first commitment period, decide upon modalities for the
accounting of assigned amounts.

Article 8

1. The information submitted under Article 7 by each Party included in Annex I
shall be reviewed by expert review teams pursuant to the relevant decisions of
the Conference of the Parties and in accordance with guidelines adopted for this
purpose by the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties
to this Protocol under paragraph 4 below. The information submitted under
Article 7, paragraph 1, by each Party included in Annex I shall be reviewed as
part of the annual compilation and accounting of emissions inventories and
assigned amounts. Additionally, the information submitted under Article 7,
paragraph 2, by each Party included in Annex I shall be reviewed as part of the
review of communications.

2. Expert review teams shall be coordinated by the secretariat and shall be
composed of experts selected from those nominated by Parties to the Convention
and, as appropriate, by intergovernmental organizations, in accordance with
guidance provided for this purpose by the Conference of the Parties.

3. The review process shall provide a thorough and comprehensive technical
assessment of all aspects of the implementation by a Party of this Protocol. The
expert review teams shall prepare a report to the Conference of the Parties
serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol, assessing the
implementation of the commitments of the Party and identifying any potential
problems in, and factors influencing, the fulfilment of commitments. Such
reports shall be circulated by the secretariat to all Parties to the Convention.
The secretariat shall list those questions of implementation indicated in such
reports for further consideration by the Conference of the Parties serving as
the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol.

4. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this
Protocol shall adopt at its first session, and review periodically thereafter,
guidelines for the review of implementation by expert review teams taking into
account the relevant decisions of the Conference of the Parties.

5. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to thisProtocol shall, with the assistance of the Subsidiary Body for Implementation
and, as appropriate, the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological
Advice, consider:

(a) The information submitted by the Parties under Article 7 and the reports
of the expert reviews thereon conducted under this Article; and

(b) Those questions of implementation listed by the secretariat under
paragraph 3 above, as well as any questions raised by Parties.

6. Pursuant to its consideration of the information referred to in paragraph 5
above, the Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to
this Protocol shall take decisions on any matter required for the implementation
of this Protocol.

Article 9

1. The Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this
Protocol shall periodically review this Protocol in the light of the best
available scientific information and assessments on climate change and its
impacts, as well as relevant technical, social and economic information. Such
reviews shall be coordinated with pertinent reviews under the Convention, in
particular those required by Article 4, paragraph 2(d), and Article 7, paragraph
2(a), of the Convention. Based on these reviews, the Conference of the Parties
serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol shall take appropriate
action.

2. The first review shall take place at the second session of the Conference of
the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to this Protocol. Further
reviews shall take place at regular intervals and in a timely manner.

Conclusion

Notes

See Also

References and Further Reading

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