Overview chapter
This document is Norway’s first biennial transparency report (BTR) under the Paris Agreement and has been prepared in accordance with decisions 18/CMA.1 and 5/CMA.3. The structure of this biennial transparency report is generally in accordance with the outline in annex IV of decision 5/CMA.3. It contains the chapters that are relevant for Norway and some of the headings have been removed or slightly modified.
Chapter 1 presents a summary of the Norwegian GHG emissions and removals. Norway has submitted its national inventory report as a stand-alone report.
Chapter 2 includes information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving Norway’s nationally determined contribution under Article 4 of the Paris Agreement for 2030. This includes national circumstances and institutional arrangements, description of the Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC), information necessary to track progress made in implementing and achieving the NDC, mitigation policies and measures, summary of greenhouse gas emissions and removals and projections of greenhouse gas emissions and removals.
Chapter 3 contains information related to climate change impacts and adaptation under Article 7 of the Paris Agreement. The information has been updated since Norway reported its 8 th National Communication.
Chapter 4 includes information on financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support provided and mobilized under Articles 9–11 of the Paris Agreement.
Chapter 5 contains information related to improvements in reporting over time.
Annex 1 includes information on common tabular formats for the electronic reporting of tracking progress and financial, technology development and transfer and capacity-building support provided and mobilized. Annex 2 contains information in relation to Norway’s participation in cooperative approaches and Annex 3 reports information related to methodologies and assumptions used to estimate greenhouse gas impacts of policies and measures.
Information related to research and systematic observation and education, training and public awareness was last reported in Norway’s 8 th National Communication (NC). This information will be reported when NC and biennial transparency report (BTR) are submitted jointly. Norway’s 9th NC will be reported as part of the second BTR.