ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGEMarco Tulio Cabral – Ministry of Foreign Relations

I – Introduction• What is at stake

– Scientific dimension– Political dimension

•The International Regime for Climate Protection– Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – IPCC– United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change – UNFCCC– Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC

•The role of information– Public awareness– Policy relevance and policy prescription

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGEMarco Tulio Cabral – Ministry of Foreign Relations

II – Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change - IPCC•Goals

– Scientific accuracy

– Political legitimacy

•Products– Assessment Reports

– Special Reports

– Technical Papers

– Methodology Reports

– Supporting Material

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGEMarco Tulio Cabral – Ministry of Foreign Relations

III – United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change•Goals

– Policy guidance

– Assessment of progress

– Public awareness

•Instances– Parties

– Secretariat

– Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice – SBSTA

– Subsidiary Body for Implementation – SBI

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGEMarco Tulio Cabral – Ministry of Foreign Relations

IV – Kyoto Protocol to the UNFCCC•Goals

– Assessment of progress

– Accounting of emission reduction

•Instances– Parties

– Secretariat

– Registries

ENVIRONMENTAL DATA ON CLIMATE CHANGEMarco Tulio Cabral – Ministry of Foreign Relations

V – Conclusions

• Sources of information

• The role of information in the international efforts to address climate change