Emissions Overview tool

Climate and Environment Division

Emissions Overview tool

Year of publication 2016

Pages 12p.

Author Climate and Environment Division

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Book (stand-alone)

ISBN 978-92-5-109156-2

Edition 1

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Synopsis (short abstract) This user instruction guide provides detailed description of the Emissions Overview On-line Tool, which is part of the AFOLU Emissions Analysis Tools aimed at supporting Member Countries in improving their national capacity to address UNFCCC reporting requirements and to design climate policy actions (i.e. GHG Inventories, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions – NAMAs – and Nationally Determined Contributions – NDCs) for the agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU) sector. The Emissi ons Overview tool gives an overview of the emissions and trends in the AFOLU sector for one or more countries specified by the user. It also contextualizes the emissions within the respective region(s), continent(s), and the world. Such information can support countries in the preparation of NAMAs and NDCs.

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