GHG Daily
2/1/2016
In order to build confidence in the commitments made under the Paris climate agreement to limit or reduce annual emissions of greenhouse gases, countries, especially those in the Group of 20, should establish domestic policy frameworks in line with those commitments, according to a report published Monday. “Governments have the opportunity to actively improve the credibility of their current and future commitments in their NDCs [nationally determined contributions], especially by strengthening: their policies and legislation; the transparency, effectiveness and inclusiveness of their decision-making process, and their climate change public bodies,” the report says.
The report, published by the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment and the ESRC Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy, goes on to note that, “This can be done, for example, by: adopting framework legislation and/or implementing carbon pricing mechanisms; assigning clear responsibility for climate change policy and establishing independent consultative bodies; creating inclusive processes for consulting and involving stakeholders; increasing the frequency of preparing greenhouse gas inventories; and improving public awareness about climate change.”
