Presentation from September 2021 CCXG Global Forum

1. Reporting provisions in Art. 6.2 and
relationship to Art. 13
Grégoire Baribeau

2. Discussion questions
1. How could reporting under Articles 13 and 6.2 be
undertaken most efficiently regarding the frequency,
timing, and content of different reports?
2. What (if any) revisions to draft Article 6.2 negotiation text
could facilitate clarity, understanding and implementation
of reporting provisions?

3. In other words…
1. Do the draft Art. 6.2 reporting provisions
work, incl. with the Art. 13 MPGs?
2. In what areas could they work better?
a) Should we try to tweak them in Glasgow?
b) Or can we further elaborate thereafter?

4. References to Article 6 in the MPGs
Biennial
Transparency
Report 77(d): ITMOs in structured summary to track NDC progress
i. Annual net emissions covered by NDC, on an annual basis
ii. Adjusted emissions balance (with corresponding
adjustments)
iii. Another other information consistent with Art. 6
iv. Info on each cooperative approach re: SD, EI,
transparency, double-counting, etc.
64 (f): intention to trade in ITMOs
{Descriptive info about NDC}
{Quant. info on ITMOs for NDC accounting}
{Info on accounting approaches / methodologies}
75 (f): ITMO methodologies, consistent with Art. 6 guidance
Decision 18/CMA.1, Annex
“the MPGs”

5. Reporting section of the Madrid texts
Initial report
(para. 18-19)
Annual
information
(para. 20)
Regular
information
(para 21-24)
21. “its participation in coop. approaches”
22. “each cooperative approach in which it participates”
Authorization, transfer and first-transfer;
Acquisition and holdings;
Use and voluntary cancellation;
And for each, the coop. approach or other int’l mitigation
purpose, participating Parties, mitigation year, sector/type
{Introductory info}
{Quantities for tracking ITMOs}
(a-c) Demonstrate the Party’s readiness for trading;
(d-e) Quantify its NDC;
(f) Describe the cooperative approaches in which it participates
CONTENT
{Descriptive info about…}
23. NDC GHGs, ITMO first-transfer/use (annual and cumulative)
{Quantities for NDC accounting / tracking progress}

6. Reporting section of the Madrid texts
Initial report
(para. 18-19)
Annual
information
(para. 20)
Regular
information
(para 21-24)
TIMING “on an annual basis … submit annual information on”
23: “include… annual information report … in each
biennial transparency report … and in the Art. 6 database”
“no later than the time of providing or receiving authorization
or initial first transfer of ITMOs,
and where practical, in conjunction with the next due BTR”
21: “include in its BTRs”
22: “also include in its BTRs”
{Descriptive info}
{Quantities for NDC accounting / tracking progress}

7. Reporting section of the Madrid texts
Initial report
(para. 18-19)
Annual
information
(para. 20)
Article 6
database
(para. 32–34)
BTR
“submit to”
“submit… where practical,
in conjunction with the next due…”
Regular
information
(para 21-24)
“include in”

8. 1. Does the draft Art. 6.2 guidance work?
Initial report
(para. 18-19)
Annual
information
(para. 20)
Article 6
database
(para. 32–34)
BTR
“include in”
“submit to”
“submit… where practical,
in conjunction with the next due…”
Regular
information
(para 21-24)
Yes!
77.d.iii
18(c) ~ 75(f)
77.d.iii
21(d) ~ 75(f)
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9. Art. 13 MPGs vs. draft Art. 6 text
Decision 18/CMA.1, para. 77(d)
“the MPGs”
Draft Art. 6.2 text
“the Madrid texts”
i. Annual net emissions covered by
NDC, on an annual basis
23(a) – Annual and cumulative net
emissions covered by NDC
ii. Adjusted emissions balance
(after applying corresponding
adjustments)
22(b) to (f) – Adjusted emissions balance,
both annual and cumulative, and
broken down by approach, sector,
trading partner, etc.
iii. Another other information consistent
with Art. 6
18-19: Initial report
23: Regular information
iv. Info on each cooperative approach
re: SD, EI, transparency, double-
counting, etc.
22: Other info on each cooperative
approach, including more detail on EI

10. For the Initial report
• Clarify timing
– Resolve debate over trigger (authorization vs. (first) transfer)
– Invite by a precise due date
• Add more information into the Initial report
– More info about EI, SD, human rights, authorization, etc.
• Develop outline/template for Initial report
Do we need to tweak anything? And when?
red herring
One line in a decision

?
? 
or
Decision
para. 3
? 
or

? 
In Glasgow? After Glasgow? Not at all?

11. Do we need to tweak anything? And when?
For the Annual and Regular information
• Ensure compatibility with MPGs
• Clarify timing
– Specify the precise due date
• Develop table/templates
• Modalities and procedures for the Art. 6 database
One line in any decision
 Draft Decision para. 3

Decision
para. 6
? 
or
It’s already fine


12. Do we need to tweak anything? And when?
Other (non-reporting) proposals
• Modalities and procedures for the Art. 6 TER
• Addressing the risk of reversals
• Vintage year basis vs. Year of first-transfer/use
• Banking (yes/no) and/or expiry dates?
• Guidance on trajectories, etc.?

Decision
para. 4
Merit
their own
discussion
e.g. when
accounting
guidance comes
under review?
Approach-level (no temp. credits)
Further work under Art. 6.4
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13. Conclusion
• Reporting per the draft Art. 6.2 text generally works
• Sufficient alignment with info required in the BTR and structured summary
• Plenty more work to do in post-Glasgow work programme
• But, if we have a good first week in Glasgow, we could:
– Add a line or two in para. 18 (Initial report) about EI, SD, human rights, etc.
– Agree to a simple template for the Initial report
– Due date for standalone reports