Annex I Expert Group (AIXG) on the UNFCCC

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The Annex I Expert Group is an ad hoc group of government officials from Environment, Energy and Foreign Affairs ministries from countries that are listed in Annex I to the United Nations Framework Convention Climate Change, and those that have acceded to Annex I commitments. Annex I countries include most OECD member states and some countries from central and eastern Europe and the Commonwealth of Independent States that are undergoing the process of transition to a market economy (EITs).

The OECD and IEA carry out analytical work for this Group to support 1) Annex I countries in the UNFCCC negotiations, and 2) national climate change policy development. For more information on the nature and purpose of the Group, click here: AIXG flyer. Bookmark this page: www.oecd.org/env/cc/aixg

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Most recent AIXG papers released:

NEW! Financing Climate Change Mitigation: Towards a Framework for Measurement, Reporting and Verification (November 2009)
Jan Corfee-Morlot, Bruno Guay (OECD) and Kate Larsen (IEA)
NEW! Sectoral Market Mechanisms - Issues for Negotiation and Domestic Implementation (October 2009)
André Aasrud, Richard Baron, Barbara Buchner and Kevin McCall (IEA)
NEW! Reporting and Recording Post-2012 GHG Mitigation Commitments, Actions and Support (October 2009)
Jane Ellis (OECD), Sara Moarif (IEA)and Joy Aeree Kim (OECD)

This paper explores the possible purposes, coverage and form of a reporting/recording mechanism for greenhouse gas actions, support and commitments post-2012 and highlights the decision points that are needed in order to establish such a mechanism. It explores what information such a mechanism could include in terms of actions, commitments and support, as well as the institutional implications of different design options.

Sectoral Approaches and the Carbon Market (June 2009)

Richard Baron, Barbara Buchner (IEA) and Jane Ellis (OECD)

This paper considers the carbon market aspects of sectoral approaches to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions in developing countries.

GHG mitigation actions: MRV issues and options (March 2009)
Jane Ellis (OECD), Sara Moarif (IEA)
This paper provides an overview of current efforts to assess if GHG mitigation actions underway in different countries and regions are “measurable, reportable and verifiable”.
Linking Mitigation Actions with Mitigation Support in Developing Countries: A Conceptual Framework (March 2009)
Joy Aeree Kim, Jan Corfee-Morlot (OECD), Philippine de T’Serclaes (IEA)
This paper suggests a number of elements for a possible conceptual framework to "link" mitigation actions with mitigation support, including how one might measure, report and verify progress, with a view to understanding the role for such a framework in a post-2012 agreement.

Measurement, Reporting and Verification of Mitigation Actions and Commitments (November 2008)

Jane Ellis (OECD) and Kate Larsen (IEA)

Differentiating Countries in terms of Mitigation Commitments, Actions and Support (November 2008)

Katia Karousakis, Bruno Guay (OECD and Cédric Philibert (IEA)

Options for Integrating Sectoral Approaches into the UNFCCC (November 2008)

Richard Baron, Ingrid Barnsley (IEA) and Jane Ellis (OECD)

Past AIXG Meetings:

2009
OECD-IEA Global Forum on Sustainable Development: "Key Issues of the Post-2012 Climate Change Framework". 4-5 March 2009. OECD, Paris.

2008

Seminar with non-Annex I countries 5-6 May 2008, OECD, Paris.

2007

Seminar with developing countries, 19-20 March 2007, Paris.