...Standard Methodologies The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change mandates that all signatories compile "national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by...methodologies to be agreed upon by the Conference of Parties" (Mintzer and Leonard 1994, 341). In addition, in pursuing their objectives under the climate...

...and their specific national and regional development priorities, objectives and circumstances, shall: anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by...be agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties." 3. Provisions for reservations to parts of convention or annexes: Article 24 "No reservations may be...

...Convention, Parties make commitments "to develop, periodically update, publish and make available... national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by...controlled by the Montreal Protocol, using comparable methodologies...."3 The United States views the Inventory of US. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks...

...accounting through inventories by each country of its anthropogenic emissions by sources and removal by sinks, of all greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol. All policies and measures established in order to mitigate climate change are based on these inventories....

...and priorities, objectives and circumstances. These general commitments include the development of h part of customary international law.266 By contrast, a United Protocol,262 and the formulation and implementation of national and, where appropriate, regional programmes...

...Parties, through the secretariat, the following elements of information: (a)....A national inventory of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals...greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol, to the extent its capacities permit, using comparable methodologies to be promoted and agreed upon...

...communications. This is essentially a reporting requirement, consisting of information on implementation; national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by...sources and removals by sinks of all greenhouse gases; a general description of steps taken or envisaged to implement the Climate Change Convenlion, in addition...

...update national programmes to improve quality of local emissions factors, activity date and/or models, 'using comparable methodologies to be agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties and consistent with the guidelines for the preparation of national communications adopted by the Conference...

...The UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) requires parties to develop and report their national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases (Articles 4 and 12). Parties are also required to support international initiatives...

...shall: 'Develop, periodically update, publish and make available to the Conference of the Parties, national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by...methodologies to be agreed upon by the Conference of the Parties'.3 Industrialized countries (Annex I Parties) are required to report annually and developing...