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GHG Emission Inventories
Reporting Requirements and Experience under the
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate
(UNFCCC)
UNECE Task Force and EIONET Workshop on
Emission Inventories and Projections
Geneva 9-11 May 2001
James Grabert
Climate Change Secretariat (UNFCCC)
[email protected]
Overview
GHG inventories under the UNFCCC
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Requirements and guidelines
evolution
latest revisions
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Initial experience with new guidelines
timeliness, completion, problems
Review of GHG inventories
 Future revisions
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Evolution of reporting requirements
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Intergovernmental Panel on Climate
Change (IPCC) Guidelines
1994 Draft Guidelines
1995 Guidelines
1996 Revised Guidelines
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UNFCCC Guidelines
INC 9 (1994)
COP 2 (1996)
COP 5 (1999) (latest requirements)
Guidelines under the UNFCCC
1992
1993
1994
Guidelines for
first national
communications
(Annex I)
IPCC
Guidelines
1995
UNFCCC
Guidelines for
national
communications
(Annex I)
1996
1997
1998
Revised
1996 IPCC
Guidelines
UNFCCC
Guidelines for
initial national
communications
(non- Annex I)
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2005
IPCC
Good practice
report
UNFCCC
reporting
guidelines on
other issues
UNFCCC
reporting
guidelines on
annual
inventories
UNFCCC
guidelines for
technical
review of
inventories
Reporting and review under the
Kyoto Protocol
(Guidelines under Articles 5, 7 and 8)
Present Guidelines - Background
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The Conference of the Parties at its fifth session adopted:
Reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories
(Decision 3/CP.5)
Reporting guidelines for national communications
(Decision 4/CP.5)
Reporting guidelines on global climate change observing
systems (Decision 5/CP.5)
Guidelines for the technical review of greenhouse gas
inventories from Annex I Parties (Decision 6/CP.5) - Trial
period 2000-2001
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Document FCCC/CP/1999/7
What is new
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Principles:
Builds upon previous guidelines (IPCC 1996 and UNFCCC)
transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness and
accuracy
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Use of good practice as agreed upon by the COP
Detailed reporting of inventory data
Transparent reporting of recalculations
Information on record keeping (“paper trail”) to support the
review process
Common Reporting Format and National Inventory Report
Common Reporting Format
CO2, CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 / CO, NOX, NMVOC, SO2
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Provides a framework for reporting information on:
Methods and assumptions for each sector
Aggregate activity data and implied emission factors
Bunkers, feedstocks, recalculations and changes of
methodologies in relation to previous years
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Facilitates:
Submission of annual inventory data in a standardized/uniform
format from all Annex I Parties
Quick identification of possible errors and/or omissions
Comparison of aggregate activity data and implied emission
factors over time and across Parties
Common Reporting Format
(42 tables)
Summary tables (IPCC)
CO2 equivalent emissions table
Methods and emission factors
Sectoral tables (IPCC)
Sectoral background data tables
(partly IPCC)
Reference approach (IPCC)
Feedstock and bunkers tables
Overview table (IPCC)
Recalculations tables
Completeness table
Emissions trends
Check-list
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(FCCC/CP/1999/7)
IPCC Guidelines
Scientific basis
Reporting framework,
including reporting tables,
source category structure,etc.
UNFCCC reporting
guidelines on annual
inventories
New information
requirements
Future inputs
The good practice guidance
adopted by the COP
Other relevant results of
ongoing methodological
work
National Inventory Report
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Information on inventory data:
All CRFs and disaggregated emission factors and activity data
Calculation sheets or equivalent database information
References of sources for emission factors, activity data and
rationale for their selection
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Information on methodologies :
Assumptions
References of sources and rationale for their selection
Anticipated future improvements
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Quality assurance/quality control (QA/QC) procedures
Changes in response to findings of the review process
Experience with new guidelines
Submissions of annual GHG inventories
Apr-15
Jul-15
Dec-31
1998
4 (11%)
12 (33%)
21 (58%)
1999
5 (13%)
21 (54%)
28 (72%)
2000 All
10 (31%)
28 (72%)
32 (82%)
2000 CRF
9 (23%)
22 (56%)
24 (62%)
2001
20 (50%)
24 (60%)
(8 May)
Experience - Submissions in 2000
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Complete CRF for 1990-1998
5 Parties
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Complete CRF for one or more years
12 Parties
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Partial CRF data for one or more years
7 Parties
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No CRF submission
8 Parties
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No submission
7 Parties
Experience - Problems/difficulties
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Completeness
not all years
not all sector/gas data
 background
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data, explanations/methods
Changes to format / sources (CRF flexibility)
structure of tables (rows, columns, comments/footnotes)
additional/different categories, gases, units
changes = not consistent across all Parties
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Data consistency in submissions
redundancies
use of notation codes
Review of GHG inventories - Objectives
Guidelines for the technical review of GHG inventories from
Annex I Parties - Trial period 2000-2001
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Promote consistency in the review of annual GHG inventories
of Annex I Parties
Establish process for a thorough and comprehensive technical
assessment of GHG inventories
Increase confidence of Parties in GHG inventories
Purposes
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Ensure that COP has adequate information on GHG
inventories and emission trends
Examine in a facilitative, open and transparent manner the
information submitted
Provide COP with an assessment of the implementation of
commitments of Annex I Parties under Art 4.1(a) and 12.1(a)
of the Convention
Assist Parties in improving GHG inventories quality
Gain experience for further improvement of guidelines
Gain experience relevant to preparation of guidelines related
to Art. 5, 7 and 8 of the Kyoto Protocol
General approach
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Complementary 3-stage approach:
Initial check of annual inventories
Synthesis and assessment of annual inventories
Expert review of individual inventories
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Publication of reports for each stage
Process:
Parties can provide additional comments/information during all
3 stages
Consent of Party before publication of report
Additional explanatory text in case of disagreement
Future revisions
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Annex I Parties to submit information on their experience
with using the guidelines, in particular the CRF (by 1 July
2001)
Annex I Parties to submit information on their experience
with using the good practice guidance in preparing their 2001
inventory submissions (by Aug 15 2001)
Secretariat to prepare a report on experience with the
guidelines taking into account the experience of Parties and
input from the IPCC
Future revisions (2)
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SBSTA 15 (Nov 2001 ?)
will consider experience
with guidelines and
possible revisions to the
guidelines
 2001 July - Nov
submissions (experience)
initial consideration
decision on process
 2002 ?
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Process will be established
for a revision if necessary
(SBSTA/COP)
Expert workshops/drafts
SB/COP discussions
 End 2002/start 2003
new guidelines ?
Summary
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Guidelines well received
Experience
underway (positive)
Parties/secretariat overcoming difficulties
Parties considering future improvements
Review process useful in evaluating reporting requirements
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Future revisions
basic process outlined
data requirements still need further consideration