Joint working group compliance on the Kyoto protocol: an overview of suggestions on compliance

Abstract

Annex II of Decision 8/CP.4 from COP4 on "Preparation for the first session of the Conference of the Parties serving as the Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol" established a joint working group (JWG) on compliance under the SBI and SBSTA.3 Because of the relation between the legal and the technical aspects the suggestion is done that this JWG should include both legal and technical experts.4 Much preliminary and exploratory work remains to be done, including on identifying key issues and options, both in the context of individual Kyoto mechanisms and regarding any broader compliance regime. Issues related to compliance arise under different provisions of the Protocol and it is important to coordinate relevant work under the auspices of different groups so as to develop a coherent compliance system for the Protocol and to avoid unnecessary duplication.5 Annex II invited Parties also to submit views to the secretariat on matters relating to compliance under the Kyoto Protocol, to be made available by the secretariat in a miscellaneous document.6 This document contains some main issues in the comments of the Parties and my suggestions about these issues.