Abstract:In December 2018,the Conference of the Parties of United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change and the Conference of the Parties to the Paris Agreement were held in Katowice,Poland. The Conference achieved a package of outcome for the detailed rules on Paris Agreement implementation,including the Feature,information and accounting guidance on nationally determined contributions (NDCs). The guidance reflects the bottom-up arrangements and the principles of common but differentiated responsibilities. It also includes the elements other than mitigation and provide adequate time for the Parties on the preparation for implementation. The new requirements of the in the guidance will bring crucial influences on China’s further domestic implementation and international negotiations. This paper uses the method of comparative analysis to evaluate the difference between China current submitted NDC and the requirements of the guidance. It is suggested that in the second and subsequent rounds of NDCs communication,China needs to provide more comprehensive and detailed information on seven aspects,including quantifiable information on reference level,time frame,scope,planning process,assumptions and methodology,etc. At the same time,China should also consider the domestic and foreign situations as the context such as the call for “improving the intensity of climate action goals” in 2019 UN climate action Summit and make strategic response.
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