Canada

Date: 
April, 2008
UNFCCC Document Code: 
FCCC/SBSTA/2008/MISC.4
Summary: 

Canada recognises the importance of the IPCC and GOFC-GOLD and  recommends the IPCC produce a report on methodological guidance  for a REDD mechanism.

The indicative guidance provided in the Annex to Decision 2/CP.13 states  that reductions in emissions or increases resulting from a demonstration  activity should be based on historical emissions, taking into account national  circumstances. Further guidance will be necessary from SBSTA to identify  factors that must be considered in the determination of reference emissions  levels, e.g. national circumstances.

Canada believes that the inability to meet methodological requirements  related to forest degradation should not result in the complete exclusion  of a Party from an incentive to reduce emissions from deforestation,  provided that the said Party meets the methodological requirements related  to deforestation.  

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Scope: 
Deforestation
Scope: 
Degradation
Reference Level: 
Historical adjusted
Scale: 
National