Assessing the first Biennial Transparency Reports submitted to the UNFCCC: Are they effectively promoting transparency?

As of 27 February 2025, 105 Parties had submitted their first biennial transparency reports (BTRs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the Paris Agreement – 78 when counting the European Union as a single Party. Ninety submissions, all from Non-Annex I Parties...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Pingault, N., Martius, C.
Format: Artículo preliminar
Language:Inglés
Published: CIFOR-ICRAF 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/176697
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Summary:As of 27 February 2025, 105 Parties had submitted their first biennial transparency reports (BTRs) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) under the Paris Agreement – 78 when counting the European Union as a single Party. Ninety submissions, all from Non-Annex I Parties, were still pending. This paper develops a screening and scoring framework to assess transparency in this first set of BTRs, focusing on two dimensions: Data and Governance.