UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems Bonn, April 2005

1. UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems Bonn, April 2005 Current situation in France concerning the National Emission Inventory System Jean-Pierre Fontelle Centre Interprofessionnel Technique d’Etudes de la Pollution Atmosphérique 7, cité Paradis – 75010 PARIS – www.citepa.org

2. Plan • Organisation • Planning • QA/QC plan • Inventory development • Improvements • Response to ERT comments UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

3. National emission inventory system SNIEPA (Système National d’Inventaire des Emissions de Polluants dans l’Atmosphère) The single national inventory system covers all national air emission inventories (ie for UN and EC purposes) and other national needs The Ministry of Ecology and Sustainable Development (MEDD) is the national authority responsible formanaging this issue CITEPA is responsible for inventory compilation for all source categories, technical discussion with international organisations, assists the MEDD in coordinating activities, provides facilities for dissemination (Internet) More details on National emission inventory system and methodologies http://www.citepa.org/publications/Inventaires.htm#inv6 Various ministries and organisations (technical and research centres, statistics institutes, professional organisations, etc.) are also involved as data providers Institutional arrangements are still under discussion to fulfil EC and UNFCCC decisions UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

4. Overview of different steps in national system Statistics and other sources of information UN and EC specifications CITEPA Terms of reference Multiple organis. Archiving National authority Choice of methodologies Publication www.citepa.org Data identification Transmission to UN and EC International review Data collection Transmission to national authorities Archiving UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005 Data treatment, main results Approval by authorities Action plan implementation Final reports and products Approval by Committee

5. Overview of inventory planning UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

6. Overview of main features of QA/QC plan • Inventory compilation based on processus and procedures driven by a quality management system (QMS) • QA/QC is operational and implemented through a QMS (CITEPA is certified ISO 9001 version 2000 for emission inventories) • The QA/QC plan focuses on improvements on an ongoing basis, especially by reducing uncertainties, by covering more substances, both in a convenient and efficient way • QA/QC plan developped according to QMS rules (ISO 9001) and includes sections on : • quality objectives, • quality control, • quality assurance, • overview of process, procedures and recording related to GPG • Documentation, archiving : stringent requirements in QMS to trace all information (including origin, primary data, assumptions, etc.) and all intermediate and final results UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

7. Implementation of GPG requirements within the Management Quality System - extract UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

8. Quality control QC procedures are applied to all input data including those provided by statistics institutes or administrations Priority is focussed on non validated data vs official data Checks on input data enables a high level of reliability more than an accurate assessment of absolute values Common QC procedures compatible with IPCC good practices are applied to the different stages in the processes • Example : • documentation, assumptions, primary calculations are compiled • within « methodology files » • the national inventory system includes approximatively 140 files • which cover the SNAP activities (some files deal with several SNAP • codes). • Some data (activity rates, emission factors, etc. are common to • several files. Mapping these files makes it possible to check • interlinked consistency UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

9. QA External Method CHECK CITEPA Method and data CHECK CITEPA Method and data CHECK CHECK SHEET QC CALCULATION FILES CHECK UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

10. INPUT / OUTPUT MAPPING BETWEEN METHODOLOGY FILES LCP GENERAL ENERGY INDUS. PROC. WASTE TRANSPORTS AGRICULTURE BIOGENIC OTHER SOLVENTS UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

11. Quality control • IPCC Tier 1 requirements implemented through QMS procedures • QC checks : conducted by CITEPA and upstream compilation by statistics offices, administrations, etc. and by some experts depending on data and priorities (key sources) • Annual process cycle based on automatic and manual procedures • Examples of main check types :Main methods • Plausibility, reference range • Exhaustivity of data (activity rates, check list • emission factors, documentation, etc.) • Accuracy of calculation simulation • Comparability of estimation methods analysis and reference • with guidelines (UNFCCC, IPCC, EMEP/ • CORINAIR, EC, WBCSD, etc.) • Trends in activity rates, emission analysis, statistical • factors, emissions treatment • Consistency cross-checking UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

12. Action plan Quality assurance Procedures in place : CCIIE (Coordination and Information Committee on Emission Inventories) + international review (UNFCCC) + external experts (for some activities) Other complete external reviews are expected but not yet implemented because of resources needed but not available • An action plan is progressively drawn up over time from : • decisions taken at recent CCIIE meetings, • events occurring during the current year, • changes and improvements following remarks from reviews, errors, • new information available • and approved / delayed / rejected by the CCIIE • Every year, final statement by early December (data sent before • 31st December N+1, reports available within January / March N+2 UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

13. Inventory development Goals : satisfy terms of reference including specifications such as UNFCCC guidelines and GPG, EC recommandations QMS procedures are applied to continuously improve the inventory (and the system) • CURRENT PERCENTAGE OF TIER LEVELS (ABSOLUTE LEVEL 2003) • 90 % of 42 key sources are estimated from Tier 2 or more • methods • 82 % of key sources emission are estimated from Tier 2 or • more methods • CURRENT PERCENTAGE OF TIER LEVELS (TREND 1990 – 2003) • 90 % of 54 key sources are estimated from Tier 2 methods or • more • 93 % of key sources contribution are estimated from Tier 2 • methods or more UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

14. Inventory development - improvements 1 / 3 • Identification of improvement areas • Topics previously delayed, • Feedback from UNFCCC ERT and EU GHG MM checks, • Feedback from inventory compilers (ie. checks), • Feedback from inventory users, • Feedback from non GHG inventories (verification and use) This input can be valuable by pointing out problems affecting as well relevant items for GHG inventories -> strong interest for a single inventory system • All feedbacks pointing out problems are registered within the QMS (CITEPA is certified ISO 9001 version 2000 for emission inventories) UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

15. Inventory development - improvements 2 / 3 • Analysis of topics • Type of issue : estimation method, complementary information, editorial, other, • Amount of emissions affected, impact on reference year, indirect impacts, • Prioritization (see below) • Prioritization : IMPROVEMENT • IF : • items identified by the ERT or other Authorities and / or, • significant gap with GPG and guidelines and / or, • existing alternative methodology significantly increasing accuracy, • AND METHODOLOGY APPLICABLE (data availability, delay for implementation, acceptable cost) • OR ELSE : • either the implementation is delayed or • longer term actions (ie. Studies, new statistics, etc.) or rejected UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005

16. Inventory development - improvements 3 / 3 • 3. Proposal for modifications • Impacts of proposed changes (% of emissions affected, impact on reference year), • Technical consequences (eg. on structural changes in the SNIEPA – changes relating to reporting format), • Delay and possible implementing difficulties • Related documentation April, September & December • 4. Decision of CCIIE • Full agreement, • Agreement with additional considerations, • Postponed actions, • Rejection UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005 • 5. Implementation • According to decision (content and delay)

17. Respond to ERT comments • Differents steps : • Arrange availability of experts to respond during the review period, • Provide explanations as quickly as possible (high priority), • Treat ERT comments as feedback in the improvement process for the next inventory release, • ERT review report is carefully analysed, • Response is provided to UNFCCC through official authority, • Communication to EC for EU inventory reporting UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems – Bonn, April 2005