Expert networks as science-policy interlocutors in the implementation of a monitoring reporting and verification (MRV) system

The Paris Agreement, which entered into effect in 2016, emphasizes a definite timeline for communicating and maintaining successive nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that it plans to achieve in addressing climate change. This calls for the development of a measurement, reporting and verific...

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Published in:Frontiers in Energy 2018-09, Vol.12 (3), p.376-388
Main Authors: CHANDRAN, Remi, FUJITA, Tsuyoshi, FUJII, Minoru, ASHINA, Shuichi, GOMI, Kei, BOER, Rizaldi, ARDIANSYAH, Muhammad, MAKI, Seiya
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Capacity development
Case studies
CBIT
Climate action
Climate change
climate policy
Communication
Energy
Energy Systems
ICT based monitoring
Indonesia
Innovations
International relations
Japan
Local government
MRV
Networks
Paris Agreement
Public policy
Research Article
Technologists
UNFCCC
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Summary:The Paris Agreement, which entered into effect in 2016, emphasizes a definite timeline for communicating and maintaining successive nationally determined contributions (NDCs) that it plans to achieve in addressing climate change. This calls for the development of a measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system and a Capacity-building Initiative for Transparency (CBIT). Though such actions are universally accepted by the Parties to the Paris Agreement, earlier studies have shown that there remain technological, social, political and financial constrains which will affect the development and deployment of such a system. In this paper, using a case study on MRV implementation in Bogor City in Indonesia, how the above-mentioned challenges can be overcome is outlined through a technological and policy innovation process where scientists and technologists (collectively referred as expert networks) can join hands with local governments and national policy makers in designing, development and implementation of an MRV system that meets the local, national and global requirements. Through the case study it is further observed that expert networks can act as interactive knowledge generators and policy interlocutors in bridging technology with policy. To be specific, first, a brief history of the international context of MRV and CBIT is outlined. Next, the theoretical underpinning of the study is contextualized within the existing theories related to public policy and international relations. Finally, the case study is outlined and investigated where the engagement of an expert-network and policy makers in the design, development and implementation of an MRV tool is showcased.
ISSN:2095-1701
2095-1698
DOI:10.1007/s11708-018-0559-x