1. Enhanced Transparency Framework
The Paris Agreement and the
Enhanced Transparency Framework
XI Latin American & Caribbean Carbon Forum
October 2017 Mexico City
Plenary 5: Towards achieving the 2°C goal: Information matters!
Fernando Farias
Head of Climate Change
Ministry of the Environment of Chile

2. The Paris Agreement Goals The Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
A long-term goal of holding the increase in global average temperature to well below 2°C above pre-industrial levels;
Aim to limit the increase to 1.5°C, since this would significantly reduce risks and the impacts of climate change;
The Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF)
Would allow to track progress towards the long-term goal through a robust transparency and accountability system

3. The Enhanced Transparency Framework
Objectives
Build mutual trust and confidence and to promote effective implementation
Provide clear understanding on climate action, including clarity on progress towards achieving Parties’ NDC
Provide clarity on support provided and received
Inform the Global Stocktake process

4. The Enhanced Transparency Framework Key Operational Principles
Facilitative and non-punitive nature
Support needed for its implementation
Common framework for action and support
Provides flexibility for its implementation

5. Transition from current MRV framework to the ETF
Topic
Current framework
ETF
Report on mitigation targets and actions
DC report commitments under the PK and Cancun Agreements
Developing countries report on NAMAs
All countries have commitments and have to report progress on their implementation
Report on means of implementation
Developed countries report on support provided (Natcom/ BR)
Developing countries report on support received (Natcom/ BUR)
Developed countries report on support provided
Developing countries report on support received
Review process
IAR for developed countries
ICA for developing countries
A common review process that reflects flexibility for developing countries

6. The Enhanced TransparencyFramework scope
Developed countries (shall) and parties that provided support (should)
Financial, technology transfer and capacity building support provided to developing country parties
All Parties (shall)
(A) National GHG Inventory Report, (B) Progress made in implementing and achieving NDC
Reporting
All Parties
(should, as appropriate)
Climate change impacts and adaptation efforts
Developing country (should)
Financial, technology transfer and capacity building support needed and received
Technical Expert review
Developed country (shall)
Undergo technical expert review of information submitted on support provided
All Parties (shall)
Undergo technical expert review of information submitted (A+B)
Multilateral Facilitative Consideration
All Parties (shall)
Multilateral facilitative consideration of progress with respect to efforts under article 9 (support), and its respective implementation and achievement of its NDCs

7. Other ETF principles :
links to NDC implementation and use of cooperative mechanisms under article 6
Promote transparency, accuracy, completeness, consistency and comparability
Ensure that double counting is avoided
Ensure environmental integrity

8. Some ongoing discussions on the development of the ETF
Build on experience from the existing MRV processes
How to build-in flexibility taking into account countries´different starting points and different pace of progress
Role of the technical expert review process? Is there a link to the Agreement´s compliance mechanism?
ETF and Article 6: Experiences from the Kyoto Protocol that could add value?

9. Enhanced Transparency Framework
The Paris Agreement and the
Enhanced Transparency Framework
Fernando Farias
Head of Climate Change
Ministry for the Environment