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STATEMENT: UN Emissions Gap Report Finds Global Action On Climate Change Inadequate

November 21, 2012
Location: WASHINGTON D.C.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

The latest Emissions Gap Report, by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP) and the European Climate Foundation, is being released today. The report finds that emissions are now around 14 percent above where they need to be. The gap is on course to be 8 gigatonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2020, which is 2 Gt higher than last year’s assessment.

A Seven-Country Assessment of National Capacities to Track Forest Carbon Dioxide Emissions and Removal

September, 2012

Forest carbon monitoring systems are necessary for tracking the effectiveness of national forest policies aiming to mitigate GHG emissions. This issue brief highlights the broad, fundamental technical capacity needs for forest carbon monitoring based on an assessment of current capacity gaps in seven countries.