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UK's Eighth National Communication and Fifth Biennial Report under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change

This report provides details on the UK’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases covering the period from 1990 to 2020 and our support for developing countries to tackle climate change.

• From: Department for Energy Security and Net Zero and Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy
• Published: 9 August 2022
• Last updated: 22 December 2022 — See all updates

Documents

8th National Communication on climate change, including the 5th Biennial Report

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Annex 3 of the UK's 8th National Communication to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC)

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Details

This report provides details on the UK’s efforts to reduce greenhouse gases covering the period from 1990 to 2020 and our support for developing countries to tackle climate change.

Update: 21 December 2022

We have published ‘The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan’ as Annex 3 of the UK’s 8th National Communication to the UNFCCC.

The PDF version of the National Communication includes a note to direct readers to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change website for the most up to date version of the UK’s 5th Biennial Report Common Tabular Format (CTF) tables.

Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) the UK must submit a Biennial Report every 2 years and a National Communication every 4 years. This is our:

• 8th National Communication
• 5th Biennial Report

Biennial Reports and National Communications are technical, factual reports that the UK is required to submit as part of the UK’s treaty commitments under the UNFCCC (Article 12) and that must be drafted in line with UNFCCC guidelines.

Published 9 August 2022
Last updated 22 December 2022 + show all updates

1. 22 December 2022

   Annex 3: The Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Implementation Plan of the UK’s 8th National Communication to the UNFCCC added.

2. 9 August 2022

   First published.