And read this:
A record-breaking European heatwave provided a fitting backdrop to the latest round of UN climate change talks, in which delegates from around the world descended on Bonn for a two-week diplomatic effort.
www.carbonbrief.org
International emissions accounting like any multilateral negotiation can be fraught and complex. Nature of the beast when you’ve got so many competing priorities.
Not necessarily dodgy - just bloody complicated.
Another thing to keep in mind is that the ultimate accuracy of estimates is not always as important as a everyone’s estimates being done in accordance with a common set of rules - the trends and being able to compare trends is key in tracking changes in emissions.
It’s all becoming a dodgy accounting exercise.