Table of Contents

Promoting Meaningful Compliance with Climate Change Commitments

Foreword     ii

Executive Summary     iii

I. Introduction    1

1. The Idea of Meaningful Compliance   1
2. Existing Climate Change Commitments   3
3. Compliance Models   3

II. National Compliance Systems   5

1. The Role of National Systems   5
2. National Regulatory Styles   7
3. National Compliance Strategies   8

III. Monitoring and Verification    22

1. Challenges to Effective Monitoring and Verification   22
2. Principles and Strategies for Effective Monitoring and Verification   24

IV. Participation    31

1. The Importance of Participation   32
2. Promoting Participation   33

V. Conclusions    38

Appendix A: Compliance-Relevant Provisions of the Framework Convention and the Kyoto Protocol   40

Bibliography    42

Endnotes    45