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Scientific and methodological aspects of the proposal by Brazil . Background information on the SBSTA process. The Brazilian Proposal (BP). As presented by Brazil during Kyoto negotiations:
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Scientific and methodological aspects of the proposal by Brazil Background information on the SBSTA process
The Brazilian Proposal (BP) As presented by Brazil during Kyoto negotiations: Approach for distributing the burden of emission reductions among Annex I countries based on the effect of their cumulative historical emissions (since 1840) on the global average surface air temperature
SBSTA 17 conclusions: • Work to be continued by scientific community • Consistency with standards of peer-reviewed scientific literature • Process: Inclusive, open, transparent • Invitation to IGBP, WCRP, IHDP, IPCC to provide information to Parties on their interest in the work • ...
Mandate for this event at SBSTA 20: SBSTA 17 … … encouraged research institutions and scientists involved to undertake further work on scientific and methodological aspects of the proposal by Brazil, to make the results of their work publicly available and to report the progress of their work at the twentieth session of the SBSTA, … requested the secretariat to organize a side event on this issue at the same session.
Outlook: SBSTA 17 decided to review the progress of the work on the scientific and methodological aspects of the proposal by Brazil at SBSTA 23
UNFCCC web sites: http://unfccc.int/ Issue module relating to the proposal by Brazil http://unfccc.int/issues/ccc.html http://unfccc.int/program/mis/brazil/index.html