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ARTICLE-4: COMMITMENTS     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (c) Calculations of emissions by sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases for the purposes of subparagraph (b) above should take into account the best available scientific knowledge, including of the effective capacity of sinks and the respective contributions of such gases to climate change. The Conference of the Parties shall consider and agree on methodologies for these calculations at its first session and review them regularly thereafter; ...


ARTICLE-9: SUBSIDIARY BODY FOR SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNOLOGICAL ADVICE     [go to this ARTICLE]
... (a) Provide assessments of the state of scientific knowledge relating to climate change and its effects; ...