Are Parties complying with UNFCCC transparency requirements?

[Romain Weikmans]

Dear Colleagues,

 

I am pleased to share with you our updated analysis of state engagement with the most recent reporting requirements under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC):

https://www.fiia.fi/en/publication/transparency-in-multilateral-climate-governance

 

Our Transparency Adherence Indices aim at rendering visible and comparable the performance of Parties in terms of participation in and compliance with UNFCCC reporting requirements.

 

Our results reveal wide variations in adherence to mandatory reporting requirements and no clear general pattern of improvement since 2014. Our Indices help to illustrate trends and highlight knowledge gaps around the observed adherence patterns. This is timely since the 2015 Paris Agreement calls for an ‘enhanced transparency framework’ to be implemented by 2024 that builds on existing UNFCCC transparency systems.

 

Our updated analysis builds on an article published last year in Climate Policy:

Weikmans, R., & Gupta, A. (2021). Assessing state compliance with multilateral climate transparency requirements: ‘Transparency Adherence Indices’ and their research and policy implications. Climate Policy, 21(5), 635-651, DOI: 10.1080/14693062.2021.1895705.

 

Do not hesitate to get back to me for any further information.

 

Best wishes,

Romain

 

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Dr Romain WEIKMANS
Senior Research Fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Adjunct Professor at the Université Libre de Bruxelles / Free University of Brussels
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Recent publications

Rebooting a failed promise of climate finance. Nature Climate Change. (2021)

Assessing state compliance with multilateral climate transparency requirements. Climate Policy. (2021)

What counts as climate finance? Define urgently. Nature. (2020)

Transparency requirements under the Paris Agreement and their (un)likely impact on strengthening the ambition of NDCs. Climate Policy. (2020)

Twenty-five years of adaptation finance through a climate justice lens. Climatic Change. (2020)

The international climate finance accounting muddle: Is there hope on the horizon? Climate and Development. (2019)