Dear delegates, how much do you love accounting? We have, at most, 1000 million more tonnes we can emit, so we’d better start to count carefully if we want to avoid a dangerous situation. It is high time that Parties start putting on their accounting hats under the ADP. It is expected that only clear requirements for the INCDs will make counting of emissions possible and include transparent, comparable, quantifiable, multi-year mitigation targets based on historical reference levels. With Parties starting to decide on their contributions for the Paris agreement, now is an ideal starting point for discussing an adequate … Continue reading I <3 ACCOUNTING!