Support for Reporting onArticle 6

By the UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

1st Reporting Working Group ofthe Paris Agreement Article 6 Implementation Partnership 09 March 2023
Susanne Konrad
Project Officer
UNEP Copenhagen Climate Centre

UNEPCopenhagen
Climate Centre(UNEP-CCC)• Collaborating Centre for UNEP, fully alignedwith UNEP’s Strategy• Over 30 years of experience in working withdeveloping countries• Provision of support in various areas:
Energy Efficiency and Planning, NDC
Development and Implementation,
Mitigation Analysis, Adaptation, Article 6
Readiness

Focus Areas

UNEP-CCC Support to Reporting on Article 6• Several projects to support countries on Article 6 and Article 13, and theirintersection
Key Projects at UNEP-CCC
Art.6
Supporting Preparednessfor Article 6 Cooperation(SPAR6C)

Art. 13
Capacity-building Initiative
for Transparency - Global
Support Programme(CBIT - GSP)

Reporting on the use ofcooperative approaches
in Biennial Transparency
Reports

Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Implementation (SPAR6C)

Supporting Preparedness for Article 6 Implementation (SPAR6C)
National and global support
activities provided by SPAR6CSPAR6C: In-Country Support Activities•••

Recommendations for coordinationmechanisms participation requirements
Regulatory and institutional frameworks
Advice on MRV, registry, reporting, etc.

Government Capacity Building••••

Sectoral studies
MAC curve updates
Assessment of longterm ambition
trajectory to determine
additionality
Article 6 strategicplanning anddevelopment

1. Medium- and Longterm Emissions
Planning

2.
Governance
Frameworks

3. Mitigation Activity
Developemnt••

Private Sector Engagment and Capacity Building

Longlisting andshortlisting
potential activities
for ITMO
transactions
Develop financing
structures andMADDsSPAR6C: Article 6 Toolbox
1. Medium- andLong-termEmissions
Planning

Creating an
A6 strategy
Increasing
ambition andpromoting
transformational change

3. Mitigation
Activity
Developemnt

2.
1. Medium- and LongGovernanceterm Emissions
Frameworks
Planning

6 Guides and Handbooks

Prioritizing
opportunities andmanaging risks

Creating ahost country
governanceframework

Setting
institutionalarrangementsandprocedures

Developing A6
pilots andtransactions

Guide for project
developers andother stakeholders

How to support
increased
ambition andlasting impact

Integrating
A6 with othercarbonpricing
instruments

No conflictwith ETS,
carbon tax orother CPI’s

Contractual
options andmodels fordisbursing
carbon financeEngaging theprivate sectorand climate
finance providers

First versions under development, with iterative development throughout the project toreflect lessons learned

Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency – Global SupportProgramme (CBIT-GSP)• Global transparency support project, funded byGEF, implemented by UNEP and executed UNEPCCC, from 2022 to 2026 (~ 9 mio USD)
• Merging and continuation of CBIT Global
Coordination Platform and the UNDP/UNEP
Global Support Programme••••

Objectives
Support countries in the transition to the BTRs
Assist countries to submit NCs & the last BURs
Provide a one-stop-shop for transparency
Mainstream gender considerations

CBIT-GSP Support Modalities
Main Mediums of Support
Regional Transparency Networks
Direct Support to Countries in Prioritized Areas
In-Country Trainings & Activities
Regional and Global Workshops
Quality Review of Transparency Reports
Updated Gender Toolkit
Knowledge Products

Regional Transparency Networks

CBIT-GSP Integrated Platform: One-stop shop for transparency
Objective

Up-to-date information
about all transparency
projects, countries’
transparency reports,
transparency knowledge
resources

Main Features•••

One-stop-shop fortransparency, owned
by all transparency
stakeholders

Up-to-date information
on events, webinars, andcalls for consultants onclimate transparency

Place for peer-to-peer
exchange on climatetransparency issues,
driven by thetransparency networks

Platform currently under development
 Launch during the SBs in BonnCountry profiles and pages for all agencies andtransparency support providers
Dedicated space for Regional Transparency Networks, incl.
a Forum
Global Forum, Country Support Page etc.

• Launch of six Regional Transparency Networks (twonetworks already in place with UNDP, two more tolaunch)• Nomination of thematic focal points in countries

CBIT-GSPStatus• Capacity needs assessment conducted in countries ofthe six networks to identify priorities and needs Several countries showed interest in support forreporting on Article 6 (e.g., Lao PDR and Malaysia)• Work plans for 2023 developed in each of thenetworks• Article 6 support activities to be covered the futureCountries can ask for specific transparency support
through a support request template at any timeOther Article 6 Projects at UNEP-CCC
Development of Carbon Market Transformational Change Tool, under the Initiative forClimate Action Transparency (ICAT)- Develop self-assessment transformative impact templates for carbon market project/programme
developers- Develop the reporting format and guide for Article 6 purposes to safeguard environmental
integrity and allow for NDC ambition raising. This will be integrated with NDC tracking as per
Enhanced Transparency Framework requirements.

Integrated Assessment for Article 6 (upcoming)- Develop a toolbox with technical modules developed for integrated assessment for Article 6 readinessbuilding on existing international methodologies, tools, and datasets for analysis of mitigation costs andpotential, policies and project development, dynamic baselines, iterative stakeholder engagement andimpact assessment aligned with MRV/transparency and transformational change approaches to a just,sustainability transition.
- The toolbox will build on Costa Rica’s open-source Climate Change Metric System (SINAMECC) and its
Climate-Land-Energy-Water (CLEW) modelling platform, among other publicly available resources and draw
on standardised data structures such as GHG inventories and REDD reference levels.

Thank you!

Please get in touch with us!
CBIT-GSP:
Fatima-Zahra Taibi - fatima-zahra.taibi@un.orgSusanne Konrad - susanne.konrad@un.org
SPAR6C and other Article 6 projects
Karen Holm Olsen - karen.olsen@un.org