Methodological issues. Issues relating to registry systems under article 7, paragraph 4, of the Kyoto Protocol. Progress report on the development of the data exchange standards and transaction log. Note by the secretariat.
The Conference of the Parties (COP), by its decision 24/CP.8, requested the secretariat to submit a report on progress in developing the specifications of the standards for data exchange between registry systems, for consideration by the Subsidiary Body for Scientific and Technological Advice (SBSTA) at its nineteenth session. This note provides information on progress with this work to date. It also provides further information on the development of the transaction log and considers means to reduce the resource requirements necessary for its development and implementation, as well as for its operation and maintenance thereafter. The SBSTA may wish to consider the information contained in this note and recommend a draft decision for adoption by the COP at its ninth session, noting the progress made in the further development of the data exchange standards and recommending additional actions to establish and maintain registry systems, as appropriate