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[2024] 6th Greenhouse Gas Inventory System Training Workshop

Martes, 28 May 2024 - 9:00am to Viernes, 31 May 2024 - 5:00pm

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Concept Note and Agenda (updated as of 30 May 2024)

 

Background

Existing data shows that the year 2023 had record high greenhouse gas level emissions. Climate change is a threat multiplier with the potential to worsen some of humanity’s greatest challenges, including health, poverty and hunger. With climate change affecting billions of people around the world, we are facing a global crisis that requires urgent action more than ever. Climate action is more than just one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As climate change and sustainable development are closely interlinked, achieving SDGs by 2030 heavily relies on addressing the climate crisis.

This global imperative aligns with the 6th Greenhouse Gas Inventory System Training Workshop to enhance the capacity of countries in the Asia-Pacific region for providing a national inventory report of greenhouse gases in accordance with the modalities, procedures and guidelines of the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) and utilizing such national Greenhouse Gas (GHG) inventories for the effective design and implementation of Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs) under the Paris Agreement. In this context, the landmark decision at COP28 on December 13, 2023 to transition away from fossil fuels marks a pivotal shift in the global approach to combating climate change. UN Secretary-General António Guterres stressed the inevitability of a fossil fuel phaseout, underscoring the need for a just and equitable end to the era of fossil fuels.

The workshop will focus on giving intensive hands-on training on GHG inventories including a demonstration on the estimation and reporting of emissions using the IPCC Inventory Software and its interoperability with ETF reporting tool for GHG inventories. The workshop will also focus on the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF), an integral component of Paris Agreement, the Biennial Transparency Report (BTR), electronic reporting of the information in the national inventory report and the ETF reporting tools in line with the evolving international climate architecture. The ETF under the Paris Agreement builds on the current, solid measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) system under the Convention, which for developed countries is the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventories and the International Assessment and Review (IAR); and for developing countries is the International Consultation and Analysis (ICA). Parties under the Paris Agreement are required to submit their first biennial transparency report (BTR1) and national inventory report, if submitted as a stand-alone report, in accordance with the modalities, procedures and guidelines, by 31 December 2024 at the latest.

 

Objectives and Expected Outcomes

The 6th Greenhouse Gas Inventory System Training Workshop aims to provide an opportunity for countries in the Asia-Pacific region to build capacity and engage in policy dialogue on providing a national inventory report of greenhouse gases and utilizing national GHG inventories for the design and implementation of NDCs under the Paris Agreement. While Asia, including the Pacific region, emits the largest volume of GHG, producing about half the world’s carbon dioxide, member states are still having difficulty managing and collecting the GHG-related data. Therefore, the workshop is expected to have the following outcomes:

  • Enhance capacity of government officials and experts on enhancing GHG inventory system through deeper understanding of the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) and its modalities, procedures and guidelines, outline of Biennial Transparency Report (BTR), electronic reporting of information through the ETF reporting tools;
  • Exchange of advanced knowledge and experiences of national governments on developing GHG inventory systems, including electronic reporting of information through the reporting tools; and
  • Engage participants on NDC 3.0 updates, while advancing networks among participating organizations, countries, and regions to promote the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

 

Schedule and Format

The workshop will be held on-site from 28 to 31 May 2024, Bangkok, Thailand. The workshop will be conducted in English.

 

Target Audience

This workshop aims to engage up to 40 participants from the government, national research institutions, and academia concerned directly with the development and management of national GHG inventory systems and reporting of national inventory report to the UNFCCC. Priorities for participation will be given to the attendees who joined the online workshops held in 2021 and 2022 at least once and directly engaged in reporting of national inventory report to the UNFCCC. Priority will also be given to member states that have expressed a request for policy support or further capacity development related to preparing and reporting their GHG inventory.

 

Organizers

This workshop will be organized by the United Nations Office for Sustainable Development (UNOSD) of the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (UNDESA), United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (UNESCAP), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) and the Department of Climate Change and Environment of Thailand.

 

Venue

The workshop will be held at the United Nations Conference Centre in Bangkok. Address: Rajadamnern Nok Avenue Khwaeng Bang Khun Phrom, Phra Nakhon, Bangkok 10200, Thailand.

 

Day 1 (28 May)

Opening and Welcoming Remarks

Moderator: Ms. Wonju Kim, UNOSD

  • Mr. Chun Kyoo Park, Head of Office, UNOSD
  • Mr. Sangmin Nam, Director, Environment and Development Division, UNESCAP
  • Mr. Vlad Trusca, Manager, Transparency Division, UNFCCC Secretariat
  • Mr. Pavich Kesavawong, Deputy Director-General, Department of Climate Change and Environment, Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, Thailand
  • Mr. Simon Stiell, Executive Secretary, UNFCCC

 

Outline of the workshop and introduction of participants

Moderator: Ms. Wonju Kim, UNOSD

 

Introductory Session

Moderator: Ms. Aneta Nikolova, UNESCAP

Presentations

 

Session 1: Enhanced Transparency Framework

Moderator: Mr. Vlad Trusca, UNFCCC

 

Session 2: Country Progress Updates – Status, Lessons learned and Challenges for preparing NDC 3.0 and BTR1

Moderator: Ms. Aneta Nikolova, UNESCAP

Presenters

  • Philippines - Emmanuel Arellano, Causon, Development Management Officer, Implementation Oversight Division, Climate Change Commission of the Philippines
  • Bangladesh – Mr. Md Redwan Ullah, Climate Change and International Convention Wing, Department of Environment of Bangladesh

 

Session 3: Main Contents of 2006 IPCC Guideline - Vol.1 (General Guidance Reporting) and IPCC 2019 Refinement

Moderator: Mr. Putera Zenata, Regional Programme Officer, Asia-Pacific and Eastern Europe, NDC Partnership

Presenters

  • Introduction to IPCC TFI
    • Mr. Andre Amaro, IPCC TFI TSU
  • Main Contents of 2006 IPCC Guidelines - Vol.1 (General Guidance Reporting)
    • Mr. Andre Amaro, IPCC TFI TSU
  • IPCC 2019 Refinement
    • Ms. Baasansuren Jamsranjav, IPCC TFI TSU
  • Introduction to IPCC Inventory Software
    • Ms. Baasansuren Jamsranjav, IPCC TFI TSU

 

Session 4: Main Contents of 2006 IPCC Guideline - Vol.2 (Energy)

Moderator: Mr. Tomoyuki Aizawa, Programme Officer, Transparency Division, UNFCCC

 

Day 2 (29 May)

Recap of Day 1 and participants' feedback – Mr. Christian Mortelliti, UNESCAP

 

Session 5: Main Contents of 2006 IPCC Guideline - Vol.2 (Energy) (Part II)

Moderator: Ms. Aneta Nikolova, UNESCAP

  • Methodological guidance
    • Mr. Andre Amaro, IPCC TFI TSU
  • Case study and GHG estimation practice using the IPCC Inventory Software
    • Ms. Baasansuren Jamsranjav, IPCC TFI TSU

 

Session 6: Main Contents of 2006 IPCC Guideline - Vol.3 (Industrial Processes & Product Use - IPPU)

Moderator: Ms. Chaela Shin, Associate Research and Policy Development Expert, UNOSD

 

Session 7: Main Contents of 2006 IPCC Guideline - Vol.4 Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU)

Moderator: Mr. Gopal Joshi, UNFCCC

Presenters

 

Session 8: Experience of Building and Operating Korean National GHG Inventory System

Moderator: Ms. Chaela Shin, Associate Research and Policy Development Expert, UNOSD

 

Day 3 (30 May)

Recap of Day 2 and participants feedback, questions and comments - Moderator: Ms. Chaela Shin, Associate Research and Policy Development Expert, UNOSD

 

Session 9: Main Contents of 2006 IPCC Guideline - Vol.5 (Waste)

Moderator: Ms. Chaela Shin, Associate Research and Policy Development Expert, UNOSD

Presenters

 

Session 10: National and Subnational Standards for Greenhouse Gas Protocol for Businesses

Moderator: Ms. Banashri Sinha, Regional Climate Change Consultant, EDPS, ESCAP as a moderator

 

Session 11: Overview of the reporting requirements for GHG inventories in line with the adopted MPGs and CRTs

Moderator: Mr. Gopal Joshi, UNFCCC

 

Session 12: Live demo and interoperability with the IPCC software of the ETF reporting tools, highlighting the principal features and functionalities that have been developed so far

Moderator: Mr. Gopal Joshi, UNFCCC

 

Session 13: Practical exercises on inputting information into the ETF GHG inventory tool and generate common reporting tables

Moderator: Mr. Gopal Joshi, UNFCCC

 

Day 4 (31 May)

Recap of Day 3 and participants feedback, questions and comments - Moderator: Ms. Chaela Shin, Associate Research and Policy Development Expert, UNOSD

 

Session 14: Practical exercises on inputting information into the ETF GHG inventory tool and generate common reporting tables (cont.)

Moderator: Mr. Gopal Joshi, UNFCCC

 

Session 15: Practical exercises on inputting information into the ETF GHG inventory tool and generate common reporting tables (cont.)

Moderator: Mr. Gopal Joshi, UNFCCC

 

Facilitated discussion on BTR, ETF and NDC 3.0 and follow up capacity development needs

Facilitator: Ms. Aneta Nikolova, Environment and Development Division, UNESCAP

UNFCCC, IPCC and UNOSD with country representatives providing feedback on capacity-building needs for BTR and ETF

 

Wrap Up and Closing Remarks

Moderator: Ms. Chaela Shin, Associate Research and Policy Development Expert, UNOSD

  • Mr. Chun Kyoo Park, Head of Office, UNOSD
  • Mr. Vlad Trusca, Manager, Transparency Division, UNFCCC Secretariat