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Other material to assist usersof the IPCC Guidelines
SB28 Side Event
9 June 2008
Kiyoto Tanabe, Technical Support Unit
IPCC National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Programme

Various tools/documents available• Development of 2006 Guidelines Software isunder way.
• Various other tools/documents are alreadyavailable.
– Looking for EFs or other parameters?
Î Explore the Emission Factor Database (EFDB)!!

– Hoping to learn about 2006 Guidelines quickly?
Î Read the Primer of 2006 IPCC Guidelines!!

– Needing clarifications about specific issues?
Î Visit the webpage of FAQs!!

– Looking for generic information about TFI, etc?
Î Read the Brochures!!

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Emission Factor Database (EFDB)CDROM version

Web version - http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/EFDB/

Emission Factor Database (EFDB)• Library of well documented emission factors
and other parameters which– Evolves dynamically through contributions of
new data from researchers, scientists,industry...
– Provides a wide variety of emission factors andother parameters with background documentationor technical references so that users can selectand use appropriate data on their own
responsibility.

• Communication platform for distribution andcommenting on new research andmeasurement data2

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Emission Factor Database (EFDB)• Default data presented in 2006 Guidelinescan be searched for. (New!!)• Also, the default data from 1996 Guidelines,
Good Practice Guidance reports arecontained.
• Additional data from the global scientific andinventory society.
• New data will be evaluated for acceptanceby EFDB Editorial Board.

Emission Factor Database (EFDB)• You can search for not only “emission factors”
but also the other types of parameters that canbe used in calculation.
• Some types of activity data (e.g., consumption
on F-gases as ODS substitutes) will likely bealso made available in some way.
• IPCC is planning to hold a series of datacollection meetings - more and more usefuldata will be included in the near future.
• EFDB keeps evolving!!

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Primer of 2006 IPCC Guidelines• Distributed at the IPCCstand• Also, downloadablefrom NGGIP website

http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/support/support.html

Primer of 2006 IPCC Guidelines• Provides introduction and explanation of the2006 IPCC Guidelines• Consists of two parts:– “Using the 2006 Guidelines” explains how tomake a good practice inventory.
• Elements of GHG inventories• Inventory process and management• Step-by-step inventory compilation– “Transition from the 1996 Guidelines” explains
how to move from 1996 Guidelines and GPGs.
• Summary and highlights of major improvements• Changes in categorisation

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FAQs

http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/faq/faq.html

FAQs• List of frequently-asked questions andanswers• Currently there are 55 Q&As
• Will be continuously updated to include more
Q&As
• Worth visiting when you have some questions
about specific issues related to IPCCGuidelines

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stand
• Also, downloadablefrom NGGIP website• 3 brochures available:– National Greenhouse
Gas Inventories
Programme (NGGIP)– 2006 IPCC Guidelines– Emission Factor
Database (EFDB)

http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/support/support.html

Brochures• Brochure on NGGIP– NGGIP mandate, Process of producing inventory
guidance, Future activities, etc• Brochure on 2006 Guidelines– Contents, Major improvements, etc• Brochure on EFDB
– Objective, Contents, Procedure for submission andevaluation of data, etc• These brochures will be useful:– To quickly learn about NGGIP, 2006 GLs and EFDB
– To raise awareness in your country (in particularamong your colleagues)

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Thank you!!

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