Technical analysis of the fourth biennial update report of Uruguay submitted on 31 December 2021. Summary report by the team of technical experts

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Technical Analysis Summary of Uruguay's Fourth Biennial Update Report, 2023

This document is a summary report by a team of technical experts presenting the results of the technical analysis of the fourth biennial update report (BUR) of Uruguay. Uruguay's fourth BUR was submitted on 31 December 2021. The submission of BURs by Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (non-Annex I Parties), such as Uruguay, is an obligation under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Specifically, Decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 41(a), required non-Annex I Parties to submit their first BUR by December 2014, consistent with their capabilities and support received. Decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 41(f), further mandates that these Parties submit a BUR every two years. This submission can be either as a summary of parts of their national communication (NC) in the year the NC is submitted or as a stand-alone update report. Least developed country Parties and small island developing States have discretion regarding the submission frequency. The technical analysis of Uruguay's BUR was conducted in accordance with the modalities and procedures outlined in the annex to Decision 20/CP.19. While the summary report focuses on the analysis process, a BUR typically covers key obligations related to climate change reporting, including national greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories, information on mitigation actions, and support needed or received. Standard sectors covered in GHG inventories reported in BURs include Energy, Industrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU), Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU), and Waste. The report references methodologies such as the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories and IPCC Good Practice Guidance. Key dates include the submission deadline for the first BUR (December 2014), the biennial submission frequency, and the specific submission date of Uruguay's fourth BUR (31 December 2021). The summary report itself is dated 26 April 2023. The process involves measurement, reporting, and verification (MRV) and feeds into the international consultation and analysis (ICA) process under the UNFCCC, aligning with the enhanced transparency framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreement.

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United Nations /SBI/ICA/2022/TASR.4/URY
Distr.: General
26 April 2023
English only
Technical analysis of the fourth biennial update report of
Uruguay submitted on 31 December 2021
Summary report by the team of technical experts
Summary
According to decision 2/CP.17, paragraph 41(a), Parties not included in Annex I to
the Convention, consistently with their capabilities and the level of support provided for
reporting, were to submit their first biennial update report by December 2014. Further,
paragraph 41(f) of that decision states that Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
shall submit a biennial update report every two years, either as a summary of parts of their
national communication in the year in which the national communication is submitted or as
a stand-alone update report. As mandated, the least developed country Parties and small
island developing States may submit biennial update reports at their discretion. This
summary report presents the results of the technical analysis of the fourth biennial update
report of Uruguay, conducted by a team of technical experts in accordance with the
modalities and procedures contained in the annex to decision 20/CP.19.
GE.23-07827(E)

FCCC/SBI/ICA/2022/TASR.4/URY
Abbreviations and acronyms
2006 IPCC Guidelines 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
AD activity data
AFOLU agriculture, forestry and other land use
AR Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
BUR biennial update report
CDM clean development mechanism
CER certified emission reduction
CGE Consultative Group of Experts
CH methane
4
CO carbon monoxide
CO carbon dioxide
2
CO eq carbon dioxide equivalent
2
EEA European Environment Agency
EF emission factor
EMEP Cooperative Programme for Monitoring and Evaluation of the Long-range
Transmission of Air Pollutants in Europe
ETF enhanced transparency framework under the Paris Agreement
GHG greenhouse gas
GWP global warming potential
HFC hydrofluorocarbon
HWP harvested wood products
ICA international consultation and analysis
IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change

Tags: Agriculture, Climate Change, Compliance, Deadline, Ghg, Governance, Guidance, Industry, Institutions / Administrative Arrangements, Lulucf, Methodology, Mitigation, Mrv, Paris Agreement, Policy, Regulation, Report, Reporting, Unfccc, Update

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