Measuring, reporting and verification of NAMAs and their support

Although industrialized nations are widely agreed to be historically responsible for climate change, it has become increasingly evident that mitigation efforts by these countries alone will be insufficient to ensure that greenhouse gases (GHGs) do not cause a global temperature rise of more than 2°C above pre-industrial levels. GHG emissions from developing and emerging economies (non-Annex I countries) are growing rapidly. In absolute quantities, China is now the world’s largest emitter, ² and projections suggest that, by 2025, emissions from developing countries including Brazil, China, India and Mexico could outpace those of developed countries. ³