Activities of IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI)

1. Activities of IPCC Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (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 Tanabe CGE member from Annex I (Japan)

2. 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.

3. On-going Activities of IPCC TFI • Publicity • Pamphlets • Primer for 2006 Guidelines • Website • Software • FAQ • Emission Factor Database (EFDB) • Review:LULUCF Guidance • Uncertainty • Tier 3 models & measurements

4. 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

5. 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/

6. 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

7. 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