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Second workshop on the revision of the UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines. Emission Factor Database Bonn, Germany, 3 – 4 November 2010. EFDB. Emission factor database (EFDB) is a library of EFs
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Second workshop on the revision of the UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines Emission Factor Database Bonn, Germany, 3–4 November 2010 Astrid Olsson, Programme Officer
EFDB • Emission factor database (EFDB) is a library of EFs • Responsibility of user to decide whether EF is applicable to national circumstances. User need to ensure that the GPG practices are followed when selecting EFs from the EFDB • If EF used in inventory must be justified as any other country-specific EF • EFs in the (EFDB) are: • Default IPCC EFs (Revised 1996 GL, GPG, GPG for LULUCF, 2006 GL) • Not checked by editorial board (already approved by governments) • Submitted EFs from countries, experts • Checked by Editorial Board • Not agreed by governments • EFs in EFDB today do not have same formal status as default EFs included in IPCC guidelines/GPGs as agreed by governments Emission factor data base
EFDB Two Parties have in their latest submissions expressed that they want a reference to EFDB in revised UNFCCC Annex I reporting guidelines (paragraph 12) • If Annex I Parties lack country-specific EF, they could also use EFs or other parameters provided in the IPCC EFDB, where available, provided that these EFs/parameters are considered to be appropriate in the specific national context and are considered more accurate than the default data provided in the IPCC Guidelines • Include a reference to the IPCC EFDB to highlight this additional tool available for inventory compilers Issues raised in Parties’ submissions relating to EFDB
EFDB • Is there a role for the IPCC EFDB to update and add default parameters of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines? • What could be the status of EFs in the EFDB vis-á-vis default emission factors in the IPCC GL/GPG approved by? • Could they be used by Parties without justification? • Editorial Board provides enough assurance that the EFs can be used (without justification)? Can/should it do more? Discussion points