Japan has submitted the 7th National Communication (NC7) and the 3rd Biennial Report (BR3), which includes its policies and measures on climate change, to the secretariat, in accordance with the Article 4 and 12 of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the Article 7 of the Kyoto Protocol, the Cancun Agreements and the Durban Decisions, each developed country Party.
1. Summary of NC7 and BR3
National Communication |
Contents |
Chapter 1 National Circumstances Relevant to Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Removals |
Information on national circumstances relevant to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and removals such as population, economy and industry, land-use, energy supply and demand of Japan |
Chapter 2 Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Trends |
Information on GHG inventories between FY1990 and FY2015 |
Chapter 3 Policies and Measures |
Information on policies and measures related to emission reductions and removals of GHG based on "Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures" |
Chapter 4 Projections |
Information on projected emissions in FY2020 and FY2030 by gas and by sector |
Chapter 5 Vulnerability Assessment, Climate Change Impacts, and Adaptation Measures |
Information on an overview of projected climate change impacts and adaptation activities |
Chapter 6 Financial, Technological and Capacity-building Support |
Information on financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing country Parties provided by Japan in order to support climate change measures in developing countries |
Chapter 7 Research and Systematic Observation |
Information on Japan's research activities and systematic observation related to climate change |
Chapter 8 Education, Training, and Public Awareness |
Information on environmental education and learning, public awareness-raising activities concerning climate change |
Biennial Report |
Contents |
Chapter 1 Information on Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Trends |
Information on GHG inventories between FY1990 and FY2015 |
Chapter 2 Quantified Economy-Wide Emission Reduction Target |
Information on Japan's GHG emission reduction target for FY2020 |
Chapter 3 Progress in Achievement of Quantified Economy-Wide Emission Reduction Targets and Relevant Information |
Information on the progress made toward achieving the GHG emission reduction targets and policies and measures related to emission reductions and removals of GHG based on "Plan for Global Warming Countermeasures" |
Chapter 4 Projections |
Information on projected emissions in FY2020 and FY2030 by gas and by sector. |
Chapter 5 Financial, Technological and Capacity-building Support |
Information on financial, technological and capacity-building support to developing country Parties provided by Japan in order to support climate change measures in developing countries |
2. International Assessment and Review Process
Each report submitted by developed country Parties will be subject to the in-depth review and the international assessment and review process after March 2018.
Specifically, NC7 will be subject to the in-depth reviews and BR3 will be subject to technical reviews by expert review teams. Then multilateral assessment (MA) will be conducted for each developed country Party during a session of Subsidiary Body for Implementation (SBI).
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