Activities of Activities of IPCC Task Force on National IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Greenhouse Gas Inventories
(TFI)(TFI)1st Meeting of the reconstituted Consultative Group of Experts on
National Communications from Parties not included in Annex I to the Convention (CGE)
Bonn, Germany, 29-31 March 2010
Kiyoto TanabeCGE member from Annex I (Japan)
IPCC TFI Responsible for
assessing and developing inventory methods and practices which are scientifically sound and relevant to all countries, noting particularly the lack of information in developing countries.
Has developed IPCC Guidelines and Good Practice Guidance for National GHG Inventories.
On-going Activities of IPCC TFI
PublicityPamphlets
Primer for 2006 Guidelines
Website
SoftwareFAQ
Emission Factor Database (EFDB)
Review: LULUCF GuidanceUncertainty
Tier 3 models & measurements
Support to users for better understanding of IPCC Guidelines Primer for 2006 IPCC Guidelines
Available from TFI website (see below) Summary of the basic approach for inventory
development and guidance on their use Easy to read – expected to serve as quick
guidance on 2006 IPCC Guidelines
FAQ (Answers to frequently asked questions) Developed and maintained by TSU in consultation with
authors of 2006 IPCC Guidelines.
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/support/support.html
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/faq/faq.html
Support to users for inventory preparation following IPCC Guidelines Emission Factor Database (EFDB)
Library of a wide range of well documented emission factors and other parameters to help users (inventory compilers) select those that best reflect their national circumstances
Supplements all the IPCC Guidelines/GPGs Available through the internet and in the form
of CDROM Efforts being continuously made to get a wider range of EFs
(expert meetings for data collection, literature search, etc.) Open to relevant data proposals – New proposals welcomed!!
New data will be evaluated for acceptance by EFDB Editorial Board.
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/
INTERGOVERNMENTAL PANEL ON CLIMATE CHANGENATIONAL GREENHOUSE GAS INVENTORIES PROGRAMME
EFDB v2.1November 2009
IPCCEmission Factor Database
For the latest version see http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/
Produced by the Technical Support Unit of the IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme.
© Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2009
Support to users for inventory preparation following IPCC Guidelines Software for 2006 IPCC Guidelines
Under development – To be completed by the end of 2010 Aimed at those with limited resources and/or experience To implement the simplest estimation methods in 2006GLs To assist users implement:
Key category analysis Uncertainty calculation QA/QC Data archives
Prototype (only for Energy)is now available at TFI website
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/support/support.html
Other activities Additional guidance to help inventory compilers
work on AFOLU (or LULUCF) sector e.g. IPCC-FAO-IFAD Expert Meeting on FAO Data for
LULUCF/AFOLU (October 2009) Support to capacity building programmes
implemented by other organizations Participation in workshops/meetings as resource person
CGE workshops, UNFCCC project for Southeast Asian countries, NCSP workshops, Training courses for developing country experts organized by Japan, etc.
Provision of materials such as CDROMs Answer to questions sent to TSU through website