Based on the principle of common but differentiated responsibilities, the UNFCCC has different requirements on national GHG inventories submitted by Annex I and non-Annex I parties. Since 2007, the transparency of mitigation actions by developing countries, the submission frequency of national communications cored on national inventory and the relevant international consultation and analysis have become the key issues in climate negotiations. Relevant responsibilities of developing countries showed an increasing trend. Through the analysis of these different requirements, particularly on technical review system of national inventories on developed countries and of the current situation of China's inventory development, the challenges faced by China are identified and the corresponding countermeasures are also put forward, including improving institutional arrangements and statistic system, building country-specific and comprehensive database and preparing for time-series inventory development.
Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, Beijing 100038, China; The Administrative Center for China's Agenda 21, Beijing 100086, China
Recommended Citation:
Zhu S.-L.,Wang W.-T.. Development of national greenhouse gas emissions inventories in the context of international climate negotiations[J]. Advances in Climate Change Research,2014-01-01,4(1)