Benefits of a binding clause on Monitoring / Reporting / Verification in the Paris Agreement

Valentin Bellassen (1) , Olivier Boucher (2, 3, 4) , Francois-Marie Breon (5, 3, 6) , Hélène Benveniste (3, 4) , Hervé Le Treut (3, 4)

1 CESAER - Centre d'Economie et de Sociologie Rurales Appliquées à l'Agriculture et aux Espaces Ruraux
2 LMD - Laboratoire de Météorologie Dynamique (UMR 8539)
3 IPSL (FR_636) - Institut Pierre-Simon-Laplace
4 CNRS - Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
5 LSCE - Laboratoire des Sciences du Climat et de l'Environnement [Gif-sur-Yvette]
6 CEA - Commissariat à l'énergie atomique et aux énergies alternatives

Reliable Monitoring, Reporting, Verification (MRV) and internationally harmonized accounting of greenhouse gases emissions is the cornerstone of any climate agreement. An agreement on a binding MRV for all parties is desirable, right from the COP21.

Mots clés: Climate negotiations; Transparency; Monitoring; Reporting and Verification; Paris agreement

Domaines: Sciences du Vivant [q-bio]

Valentin Bellassen, Olivier Boucher, Francois-Marie Breon, Hélène Benveniste, Hervé Le Treut. Benefits of a binding clause on Monitoring / Reporting / Verification in the Paris Agreement. [University works] auto-saisine. 2015, pp.5. ⟨hal-01594709⟩