Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement

This report provides an overview of current practices, challenges and opportunities in the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of livestock greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emission reductions by developing countries in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Ch...

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Main Authors: Wilkes, Andreas, Reisinger, Andy, Wollenberg, Eva Karoline, Dijk, Suzanne van
Format: Informe técnico
Language:Inglés
Published: 2017
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89335
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Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
Dijk, Suzanne van
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description This report provides an overview of current practices, challenges and opportunities in the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of livestock greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emission reductions by developing countries in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). MRV of livestock GHG emissions is relevant because (i) livestock production makes a significant contribution to global GHG emissions; (ii) livestock GHG emissions have been contributing an increasing share of agricultural emissions over time; and (iii) better characterization of livestock GHG emissions can assist policy makers to target and design efforts to mitigate GHG emissions. As national climate change mitigation policies increasingly focus on GHG reduction targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), this report assesses the extent to which current MRV practices are able to meet the evolving policy needs. The report describes MRV obligations under the UNFCCC (Chapter 2), current practices in compiling and reporting livestock GHG emissions through national GHG inventories (Chapter 3) and MRV of mitigation actions (Chapter 4), and highlights opportunities for improvement (Chapter 5).
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spelling CGSpace893352024-07-29T19:30:59Z Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement Wilkes, Andreas Reisinger, Andy Wollenberg, Eva Karoline Dijk, Suzanne van food security climate change agriculture This report provides an overview of current practices, challenges and opportunities in the measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of livestock greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and emission reductions by developing countries in the context of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). MRV of livestock GHG emissions is relevant because (i) livestock production makes a significant contribution to global GHG emissions; (ii) livestock GHG emissions have been contributing an increasing share of agricultural emissions over time; and (iii) better characterization of livestock GHG emissions can assist policy makers to target and design efforts to mitigate GHG emissions. As national climate change mitigation policies increasingly focus on GHG reduction targets in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs), this report assesses the extent to which current MRV practices are able to meet the evolving policy needs. The report describes MRV obligations under the UNFCCC (Chapter 2), current practices in compiling and reporting livestock GHG emissions through national GHG inventories (Chapter 3) and MRV of mitigation actions (Chapter 4), and highlights opportunities for improvement (Chapter 5). This report is also available in: French: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/93125 Spanish: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/93127 A summary brief is available at: http://hdl.handle.net/10568/80890. 2017-11-13 2017-11-10T15:47:06Z 2017-11-10T15:47:06Z Report https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89335 en https://hdl.handle.net/10568/80890 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93125 https://hdl.handle.net/10568/93127 Open Access application/pdf Wilkes A, Reisinger A, Wollenberg E, van Dijk S. 2017. Measurement, reporting and veri cation of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement. CCAFS Report No. 17. Wageningen, the Netherlands: CGIAR Research Program on Climate Change, Agriculture and Food Security (CCAFS) and Global Research Alliance for Agricultural Greenhouse Gases (GRA).
spellingShingle food security
climate change
agriculture
Wilkes, Andreas
Reisinger, Andy
Wollenberg, Eva Karoline
Dijk, Suzanne van
Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement
title Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement
title_full Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement
title_fullStr Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement
title_full_unstemmed Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement
title_short Measurement, reporting and verification of livestock GHG emissions by developing countries in the UNFCCC: current practices and opportunities for improvement
title_sort measurement reporting and verification of livestock ghg emissions by developing countries in the unfccc current practices and opportunities for improvement
topic food security
climate change
agriculture
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89335
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