简介：1IntroductionItisaprivilegeforme,asSecretary-GeneraloftheRio+20Conference,tobeherewithallofyou.OnbehalfoftheUnitedNations,letmeexpressmysinceregratitudetotheGlobalMayor'sForumforthisimportantcontributiontothepreparationsfortheUnitedNationsConferenceonSustainableDevelopment(Rio+20).

简介：BaliActionPlanprovisionsacknowledgethefactthatdevelopingcountriesarealreadymakingeffortstoreduceemissionsandmovetowardsalowcarbonpathway.TheCopenhagenAccordmentions"Nationallyappropriatemitigationactionsseekinginternationalsupportwillberecordedinaregistryalongwithrelevanttechnology,financeandcapacitybuildingsupport.Thephrase"measurable,reportableandverifiable"wascriticaltotheagreement,andthewayinwhichtheconceptofMRVisreflectedinthepost-2012agreementwillhavesignificantimplicationsfortheeffectivenessofthatagreementforstakeholdersinbothdevelopinganddevelopedcountries.Itisworthlookingforcurrentexamplesofdevelopingcountryprogramsthatcanbemeasured,reportedandverifiedandexamininghowcountriesthemselvescurrentlyundertakemitigationpoliciesandmeasures.ManyofChina’sdomesticpolicieshavebeenineffectforseveralyearsandthusprovideempiricalevidenceforhowsuchprogramscanworkontheground.ThispaperwillhighlighthowMRViscurrentlyapplieddomesticallyinChinaandwillnotmakeanyspecificproposalsfornegotiators;itonlyseekstoinforminternationaldiscussiononhowMRVmightbeappliedinpractice,andthereforewhatprovisionsmightberequiredinaUNFCCCclimateagreement.