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Joint Intersectoral Task Force on Environmental Indicators Fifth session Geneva , 4 – 6 July 2012

Joint Intersectoral Task Force on Environmental Indicators Fifth session Geneva , 4 – 6 July 2012. Grenhouse Gas E missions Introductory Overview Vladislav Bizek Consultant to the Secretariat. Structure of Presentation. Greenhouse gases (GHG) Origin of GHG

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Joint Intersectoral Task Force on Environmental Indicators Fifth session Geneva , 4 – 6 July 2012

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  1. Joint Intersectoral Task Force on Environmental IndicatorsFifth sessionGeneva, 4 – 6 July 2012 GrenhouseGas Emissions Introductory Overview Vladislav Bizek Consultant to the Secretariat

  2. Structure of Presentation • Greenhouse gases (GHG) • Origin of GHG • LULUCF (Land use, land use change, forestry) • Presentation of GHG emissions • GHG emission inventory • International legislation, supporting bodies and financial mechanisms • Reporting format

  3. Greenhouse gases Direct GHGs • Carbon dioxide • Methane • Nitrous oxide • F-gases • HFCs (hydrofluorocarbons) • PFCs (perfluorocarbons) • Sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) Indirect GHGs • Carbon monoxide • Nitrogen oxides • Sulphur dioxide • NMVOC Other pollutants with the impacton climate • Ground-level ozone • Aerosols

  4. Origin of GHGs Carbon dioxide • Combustion of fossil fuels in stationary and mobile sources • Certain technologies (e.g. cement production) Methane • Agriculture (animal breeding, rice growing) • Mining and transport of fossil fuels • Waste and waste water sector Nitrous oxide • Agriculture (fertilizers) • Certain technologies (chemical industry, catalytic convertors in vehicles) F-gases (HFCs, PFCs, SF6) • Artificial products

  5. LULUCF (Land use, land use change, forestry) • Important parameter of GHG balance • Covers emissions and removals of greenhouse gases resulting from direct human-induced land use, land-use change and forestry activities • It is mandatory for Annex 1 Parties to account for changes in carbons stocks resulting from deforestation, reforestation and afforestation and voluntary to account for emissions from forest management, cropland management, grazing land management and revegetation • LULUCF is expressed in CO2

  6. Presentation of GHG emissions - 1 Absolute values of emissions • Total national emissions • Emissions at lower territorial levels (region, municipality) • Emissions per economic sector Related values of emissions • Emissions per capita • Emissions per unit of land • Emissions per unit of GDP

  7. Presentation of GHG emissions – 2Aggregation Particular GHGs have different impact on climate, expressed in terms of „global warming potential (GWP)“ • CO2 has GWP = 1 • Methane has GWP = cca 21 • N2O has GWP = cca 310 • F-gases have high values of GWP depending on particular chemical species Aggregated GHG emissions are calculated according to the formula: Total emission = Semission of particular GHG x respective GWP and expressed in tons of CO2 equivalents

  8. Presentation of emissions – 3GHG Inventory in the Czech Republic (CO2 eq.)

  9. GHG Emission Inventory Aggregation of particular GHG emission data • Calculation: Activity data x emission factor • Qualified estimate (fugitive emissions) International methodology 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories at: http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/index.html Updated UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories following incorporation of the provisions of decision 14/CP.11 at English version: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2006/sbsta/eng/09.pdf Russian version: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2006/sbsta/rus/09r.pdf

  10. International legislation, supporting body and financial mechanisms 1992 UN Framework Convention on Climate Change • 1997 Kyoto Protocol Supporting body • Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPPC) Financial Mechanisms • EU ETS (EU Emission Trading Scheme) • JI (Joint Implementation) • CDM (Clean Development Mechanism)

  11. Reporting format Common Reporting Format (CRF): Developed under IPPC Main categories of sources of GHG emissions • Category 1: Energy • Of which combustion in stationary sources • Of which combustion in mobile sources • Of which fugitive emissions • Category 2: Industrial processes • Category 3: Solvent and other product use • Category 4: Agriculture • Category 5: Land use and forestry • Category 6: Waste • Category 7: Other and natural emissions Methodology: Updated UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual inventories following incorporation of the provisions of decision 14/CP.11 at English version: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2006/sbsta/eng/09.pdf Russian version: http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2006/sbsta/rus/09r.pdf

  12. Thanks for your attentionContact: vladislav.bizek@gmail.com

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