FCCC/AGBM/1996/2
[located on Vol. 1]

Title
Strengthening the commitments in Article 4.2(a) and (b): Policies and measures. Note by the secretariat.

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Notes
Item 4 (b) of the provisional agenda

Abstract
The Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate (AGBM), at its second session, requested the secretariat, drawing on national communications, available in-depth review reports, the Second Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and comments from Parties, to develop, for consideration at the third session, a document that would follow up on document FCCC/AGBM/1995/6 (see FCCC/AGBM/1995/7, para. 30). This note has been prepared in response to the above request. It seeks to assist the AGBM in its consideration of the strengthening of the commitments in Article 4.2(a) and (b) through the elaboration of policies and measures. It is structured according to the sectoral classifications used in document FCCC/AGBM/1995/6. For each sector, there is a brief review of:

(a) The relative contribution of that sector to the problem, drawn from document FCCC/SB/1996/1;
(b) An overview of the policy response by Annex I Parties, drawing on documents FCCC/AGBM/1995/6 and A/AC.237/81;
(c) An estimate of the potential to reduce emissions in the sector, as identified by the IPCC, usually on a global scale (recognizing that the potential in Annex I Parties would be more relevant but is not always available); and
(d) Potential areas for future analysis, assessment and action by the AGBM, as identified in submissions from Parties to the secretariat (including statements to the AGBM) and by the IPCC;

Cross-sectoral economic instruments are considered in a final section

Meeting
Ad Hoc Group on the Berlin Mandate (AGBM), Third session, 5-8 March 1996, Geneva, Switzerland

Keywords
conference papers
energy
energy efficiency
forestry
industrial processes
industrial sector
mitigation
national policy
policies and measures
waste management
waste waters

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Publication date
12/02/1996
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FCCC/AGBM/1996/2 [located on Vol. 1]

FCCC/AGBM/1996/2
[located on Vol. 1]