Transcript Comparison of Annex I and non-Annex I Guidelines

An Overview – Annex I and Non-Annex I
Guidelines for the Preparation of National
Communications
CGE Workshop to exchange views on possible elements to be considered in a future
revision of the UNFCCC Guidelines for the preparation of National Communications
from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention
St. Mary, Antigua and Barbuda, March 21 2011
Michelle Campbell
CGE Member
Non-Annex I Guidelines
WHAT IS CURRENTLY REQUIRED BY NON-ANNEX I PARTIES
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National Circumstances
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GHG Inventories
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Measures to facilitate adequate adaptation to climate change
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Measures to mitigate climate change
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Other information
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Constraints and gaps, and related financial, technical and capacity
needs
Annex I Guidelines
REPORTING REQUIREMENTS FOR NC5
I. Executive Summary
II. National Circumstances relevant to GHG emissions and removals
III. GHG Inventory information
IV. Policies and Measures (PAMs)
V. Projections and the total effect of PAMs
VI. Vulnerability assessment, impacts and adaptation measures
VII. Financial Resources and transfer of technology
VIII.Research and Systematic Observation
IX. Education, Training and Public Awareness
Annex I Guidelines
II. NATIONAL CIRCUMSTANCES
Required (shall):
• Description of national circumstances, how they affect GHG emissions and
removals, and how changes affect GHGs over time
Expected (should):
• Information on how national circumstances are relevant to factors affecting
GHGs, including disaggregated indicators
• Two general sets of information could be given:
• Generic information (gov‘t structure, population, geography, climate,
economic profiles etc.)
• Sector specific information with examples of key drivers for emission
trends, e.g. Energy, transport, industry, waste, building etc.
Annex I Guidelines
III. GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORY
Required:
• Summary information – over the time period from 1990 to latest available
inventory year
• Complete inventory set is not required, but at minimum, Parties must report
the summary tables (incl. CO2eq and emissions trend tables) in the CRF
Expected:
• Descriptive summary and diagrams should also be included
• Any differences with annual inventory should be explained
KP Parties:
• National systems, National registry, Article 10
Annex I Guidelines
IV. POLICIES AND MEASURES
Required:
• Information on adopted PAMs and estimates of their effects on GHGs
• Textual description, and summary tables for PAMs by sector outlining:
• Name, description, objective, GHG affected, type of instrument, status,
implementing entity and estimate of mitigation impact for particular years (not a
period), e.g. 1995, 2000, 2005, 2010, 2015, 2020
• Information on how PAMs are modifying longer-term emission and removal trends
KP Parties:
• Legislative arrangements pursuant to KP targets; cooperation with other Parties to
achieve targets, steps taken to promote or implement any decisions by ICAO or
IMO, how it strives to implement PAMs to minimize adverse effects
Annex I Guidelines
IV. POLICIES AND MEASURES cont’d
Expected or encouraged:
• Policy making process – description of overall policy context, national targets,
strategies for SD, decision making process/bodies, system for monitoring and
evaluating PAMs over time (including institutional arrangements)
• Priority – should be given to PAMs that have the most significant impact on GHGs
and removals
• Status – PAMs in planning stage or adopted can be outlined, but are to be
distinguished from those implemented
• Art.4.2(e)(ii) – identify and update PAMs that encourage activities that lead to
greater levels of GHGs than would otherwise occur
• Individual PAMs – quantitiative estimates of effects
• Costs – info on costs, non-GHG benefits, and how certain PAMS interact with others
Annex I Guidelines
V. PROJECTIONS
Required:
• Scenario – with measures – encompassing currently implemented and
adopted PAMs; starting point is last year of the inventory; text and diagram
• To be presented on a sectoral basis (same sectors as PAMs section), and
gas-by-gas (CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs, HFCs and SF6)
• Total effect – estimated and expected effect of implemented and adopted
PAMs; in terms of GHGs avoided or sequestered by gas in 2005, 2010,
2015, 2020
KP Parties:
• Information on how use of the KP mechanisms is supplemental to
domestic action
Annex I Guidelines
V. PROJECTIONS cont’d
Expected or encouraged:
• Additional scenarios – with additional measures (includes planned PAMs);
without measures (excludes all PAMs implemented, adopted or planned
after 1995 (or earlier))
• Sensitivity analysis – with a goal to limit the number of scenarios
• Time horizons – ex-poste (e.g. 1995, 2000, 2005) and ex-ante (2010,
2015, 2020, and if desired up to 2030)
• Methodology – description of model, key assumptions, sensitivity of
projections to key assumptions; for each sector
Annex I Guidelines
VI. VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT, IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION
MEASURES
Required:
• Information on expected impacts of climate change and outline of actions
taken
Expected or encouraged:
• Focus reporting on specific results of scientific climate impact research
• Focus reporting on vulnerability assessments on certain sectors
• Use IPCC Technical GLs for Assessing CC Impacts and Adaptation
• Use UNEP Handbook on Methods for CCImpacts Assessment and
Adaptation Strategies
• Provide summary of information in a table
Annex I Guidelines
VII. FINANCIAL RESOURCES AND TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGY
Annex II Requirements:
• Complete tables on financial contributions, including:
• New and additional resources provided, incl GEF
• Assistance to particularly vulnerable countries
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Multilateral funding
• Bilateral and regional contributions (mitigation and adaptation)
• Information on technology transfer, distinguishing public and private
• Activities related to TT in both textual and tabular format:
• Projects and programmes
• Relating to access and capacity building
Other:
• Decision 5/CP.7; Decision 1/CP.10; KP implementation of Articles 10 & 11
Annex I Guidelines
VIII. RESEARCH AND SYSTEMATIC OBSERVATION
Required:
• Information on actions relating to RSO, including domestic and
international, and summary information on GCOS (following specified
guidelines)
Expected or encouraged:
• General policy on and funding of RSO, and opportunities and barriers for
data exchange
• Information on research, including highlights, innovations and significant
efforts on climate process, modelling, impacts, R&D etc.
• Summary information on current plans, programmes and support for SO
Annex I Guidelines
IX. EDUCTION, TRAINING AND PUBLIC AWARENESS
Required:
• Information on actions relating to ETP
Expected:
• Details such as public information and education materials, resource or
information centres, training programmes, and participation in international
activities
Others:
• Decision 11/CP.8 – encouraging Parties to undertake activities re:
international cooperation, education, training, PA, public participation etc.
• KP Articles 10e, f – information on development and implementation of
education and training programmes
COMPARISION – AI and NAI Guidelines
What are the differences and similarities?
Element
AI
NAI
National
Circumstances
-description; generic and sector specific
information
-overview of how they affect GHGs and
how changes affect GHGs over time
-description; generic information
(geography, population, economy,
education etc.)
GHG Inventory
-summary information of all gases, for
latest year available; over a time period
-CO2eq and emission trend tables (min)
-descriptive summary and diagrams
-KP: national systems and registry
-estimates for a particular year
-using1996 IPCC GLs
-gas by gas estimates for CO2,
CH4, and N2O (others
encouraged); CO2eq and
methodologies; tables
Mitigation
-PAMs (detailed description and
estimates of effects by sector and gas;
reporting structure, tables)
-Projections (scenarios, sectoral, all 6
gases, set timing, assessment of
aggregated effect, methodologies, tables)
-general description of steps
envisaged
-mitigation assessment
-information on programmes and
measures implemented or
planned, incl. key sectors
COMPARISION – AI and NAI Guidelines
The differences and similarities cont’d
Element
AI
NAI
Vulnerability,
impacts, adaptation
-expected impacts and actions
-programmes and cooperation;
tables
-steps to formulate, implement and
update adaptation programmes
-V&A assessment
-approaches, methodologies and
tools; key areas; evaluation
Financial Resources
and transfer of
technology
-Tables on financial contributions
(new and additional, particularly
vulnerable, multilateral, bilateral
and regional)
-Activities re TT; text and tables
-information on TT-related activities;
-description of constraints and gaps
re financial, technical, capacity
-financial resources (NC & activities)
-list of proposed projects
RSO
-Domestic and international
actions and GCOS
-research highlights
-status of national programmes
and support
-information on participation in and
contribution to RSO activities
-research (mitigation, adaptation)
Education, training,
public awareness
-information on actions
-by specified categories
-information on activities
Comparison of Non-Annex I and Annex I Guidelines
Overall Comments
• There are some common reporting elements for all Parties
• The main differences relate to:
• Level of mandatori-ness
• Level of detail
• Reporting formats