Biennial Transparency Report:
India is in the final stages of preparing its first ever Biennial Transparency Report (BTR), part of its commitment as a signatory to the 2015 Paris Agreement on climate change.
- The BTR is a report prepared and submitted by Parties to the Paris Agreement under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) that captures information on their progress in implementing the different aspects of the Agreement.
- The different aspects are covered in the five separate chapters of the BTR, some of which are mandatory and some of which are optional.
- Different chapters and components of the BTR:
- National Inventory Report of GHG Emissions: All Parties – Mandatory
- Progress made in implementing and achieving the NDC: All Parties – Mandatory
- Climate change impacts and adaptation: All Parties – Optional
- All Parties to the Paris Agreement, except for small island developing states (SIDS) and the least developed countries (LDCs), are required to provide country-specific information on the implementation of the Paris Agreement in the form of BTR every two years.
- Recognizing the capacity constraints faced by SIDS and LDCs, and the need to provide flexibility in light of their national circumstances, SIDS and LDCs may submit BTRs at their discretion.
- As the reporting instrument of the Paris Agreement, BTRs help facilitate mutual trust and confidence between countries and allow parties and non-party stakeholders to understand the state of climate action in each country.
