IPCC Inventory Software

UNFCCC Interoperability – CRT Export Quick Start Guide
Draft as of August 2024

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Contents

Introduction ................................................................................................................................................... 2
CRT Data Set Manager .................................................................................................................................. 2
What is CRT Data Set ................................................................................................................................ 2
CRT Data Set Manager screen .................................................................................................................... 2
New CRT Data Set ................................................................................................................................ 3
Edit CRT Data Set ................................................................................................................................. 4Open tables ............................................................................................................................................ 5
Generate JSON ...................................................................................................................................... 6
Refresh values ........................................................................................................................................ 6
Delete CRT Data Set .............................................................................................................................. 7
CRT Tables .................................................................................................................................................... 8
CRT Table actions ..................................................................................................................................... 9Update mode ......................................................................................................................................... 9Single-cell actions ................................................................................................................................. 10
Multi-cell actions .................................................................................................................................. 13
Editable cells ........................................................................................................................................ 16
CRT Table Documentation Box............................................................................................................... 16
Upload IPCC JSON in UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool ............................................................................... 16
Uploading IPCC JSON ............................................................................................................................ 17
Selecting Version Settings in the UNFCCC Reporting Tool ..................................................................... 17
Flexibility provisions ............................................................................................................................ 17
Sector-related version Settings .............................................................................................................. 19
Annex 1: Mapping Tables: IPCC Inventory Software to UNFCCC CRT- Cross-cutting Tables .................... 21

This Guide was prepared by Technical Support Unit (TSU) of IPCC Task Force on
National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI) to help national inventory compilers who
use the IPCC Inventory Software for the purpose of official inventory submission under
the Paris Agreement.
It has not been subject to formal IPCC review processes.

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Introduction

Since version v2.86, the IPCC Inventory Software (hereafter, Software) is capable of preparing a JSON dataexchange format file for export of data from the IPCC Inventory Software into the UNFCCC ETF Reporting
Tool for the electronic reporting of the Common Reporting Tables (CRT) under the Paris Agreement. Theinterface is accessible from the Main Menu / Export / UNFCCC CRT.
This export functionality has been added to the Software following the invitation of the Conference of the Parties
serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement to the IPCC. 1
In this guide to UNFCCC CRTs export, guidance is provided by the Technical Support Unit of the IPCC
Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (TFI TSU).

CRT Data Set Manager
What is CRT Data Set

CRT Data Set represents a particular instance of CRT export which holds CRT Tables with data for the set ofyears that were selected during CRT Data Set creation. The Software allows maintaining multiple CRT Data Sets
that are independent of each other and thus can be managed and exported to JSON independently.
Note that CRT Data Set does not represent real-time data in the underlying IPCC Worksheets but rather is asnapshot of that data that was made at a certain time (e.g., during creation of the CRT Data Set, or later bymanually refreshing values). This means that any changes made to data in IPCC Worksheets won’t be
automatically propagated to existing CRT Data Sets!

CRT Data Set Manager screen

This screen is designed for CRT Data Set management. It provides the following functionality:-

Create New CRT Data Set
Edit properties of existing CRT Data Set
Open tables interface that visualizes the CRT and allows managing data across sectors and years forthe selected CRT Data Set
Generate JSON (export format) for selected CRT Data Set
Refresh values – compile CRT Variable values from Software worksheet data for selected CRT Data
Set
Delete existing CRT Data Set

1 Decision 5/CMA.3, paragraphs 19 and 20.

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Except for “New CRT Data Set” button, all the action buttons at the bottom of the table always apply to thecurrently selected CRT Data Set in table (highlighted).

New CRT Data Set

This action button opens a screen where properties of the new CRT Data Set are specified.

-Name – name of new CRT Data Set
Years – inventory years assigned to new CRT Data Set

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After pressing Save, a new data set is created and the user is prompted whether to feed data into the CRTof the new data set. This operation can be postponed and carried out later at various levels (at sector level,table level, cell level, multiple cell selection level)

Edit CRT Data Set

This action button opens the screen where properties of the existing CRT Data Set can be adjusted.
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Name – can be changed, if necessary
Years:o Adding additional years – user can add additional years to existing CRT Data Set. After adding
new years and saving the data set, the user is prompted whether to feed data into CRT tables
for newly added years within all sectors.

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Deleting existing years – user can remove existing years from an edited data set. Note that alldata belonging to removed years will be permanently deleted from the CRT Data Set. Notethat this will not in any way impact the underlying data in the Software database.

This action button opens a screen containing the visualized CRT for the currently selected CRT Data Set. This
screen will open in a mode that allows the user to switch between itself and other Software screens (e.g.
Worksheets screen). Only one visualized CRT screen for one CRT Data Set can be open at a time. Refer to the“CRT Tables” chapter for more information on CRT Tables screen in Open Tables and its functions.

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Generate JSON

This action button serves the purpose of generating an export in JSON format. All CRT that belong to theselected CRT Data Set will be serialized into the JSON file for either all sectors or a specific sector, for all or
selected tables, and for selected years.

Refresh values

This action button allows refreshing all CRT Variable values within the selected CRT Data Set for all sectors
and selected years. Fresh values are compiled from the Software worksheets replacing current CRT Variablevalues. Other information that was already added by the user such as CRT Variable description and comments
will be preserved. Notation Key specific comments will be preserved only in cases where the refreshed variable
Notation Key doesn’t change during the refresh.

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Delete CRT Data Set

This action will permanently delete the selected CRT Data Set together with all data in all CRT Tables of that
CRT Data Set. This action is not reversible in the CRT Data Set Manager. Note that this will not in any way
impact the underlying data in the Software database.

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CRT Tables

The visualized tables of the CRT can be opened using the “Open tables” button in the CRT Data Set Manager
for the selected CRT Data Set. An alternative way to open the tables is to double-click the desired CRT Data
Set row in the CRT Data Set Manager table. Only one CRT Tables screen of one particular CRT Data Set canbe open at a time.

CRT Tables screen consists of the following elements.
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Window title – contains the name of selected CRT Data Set.
Sector – currently selected sector. The complete set of tables is presented according to the selected
Sector.
Year – currently selected year from the list of years that belong to selected CRT Data Set.
Refresh values – allows refreshing values from the Software worksheets for all tables in the selected
sector and for years selected by user.
Update mode – specifies how changes to cell parameters such as Descriptions, Comments, Notation
Keys, etc., are saved.
Tabbed interface – allows switching between tables belonging to the selected sector.
Documentation area – relevant for the currently selected table. Contains Legend, Documentation box,
IPCC Inventory Software notes and other relevant information. Documentation area windows can berearranged according to user preference.

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CRT Table actions

For each CRT Variable in CRT Table there are several actions. Actions can be performed for a single cell aswell as for selection of cells.

Update mode

Update mode specifies how changes to cell properties, such as Notation Keys, Descriptions, Comments, andTables’ Documentation Boxes are saved. Before starting to make changes to cell properties it is advised tocheck and adjust Update mode according to preference, by clicking the Update mode button located at the topof the CRT Tables screen. Clicking the button opens Update mode dialog, where the preferred mode can beselected.

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Current year – changes are saved for year that is currently selected in Year dropdown at the top of
the CRT Tables screen.
All years – changes are saved for all years in the current CRT Data Set
Selected years – changes are saved for the year currently selected in Year dropdown and additionallyfor other selected years.
Apply to values directly input into editable (pale green) cells – some cells allow direct input ofvalues. When this option is checked, selected update mode also applies to values directly input intosuch editable cells. If unchecked, directly input values are always saved for currently selected year only,
regardless of Update mode setting.

The currently selected Update mode setting is applied to and maintained for the current CRT Tables session
only, and thus is reset back to default when the CRT Tables screen is closed. The currently selected Update
mode is indicated at the top of the CRT Tables screen, next to the Update mode button.

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Note that in case of any multi-year update mode, changes are always applied contextually. For example, if acell has a numeric value in year X while having a Notation Key in year Y, changing Notation Key in year Y
will not affect the value in year X. In other words, changes to cells across years are applied only if they areapplicable based on the cell status in the given year.

Single-cell actions

Right click on any cell that represents a CRT Variable to open a context menu with actions that are relevant
for the selected CRT Variable. Completion of these details provides information for inclusion in the
UNFCCC CRT.

Edit
Opens a CRT Variable detail dialog with all information relevant for the type of selected CRT Variable. Detaildialog can be alternatively opened by double-clicking on a cell. Standard numeric variable detail dialog isshown below.

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Summary – contains basic information such as UID and current value
Description – description of variable
User comment
Official comment

User can enter this additional information independently for every CRT Variable cell in every CRT Table.
In case of a CRT Variable that has a Notation Key instead of a numeric value, additional information that isrelevant for the selected Notation Key becomes available. Example for the FX (flexibility) variable below.

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Example of detail dialog for “Method” and “EF” CRT Variable:

Notation Key
This menu item contains a list of possible Notation Keys that can be set for the CRT Variable. If a cell alreadycontains one of the notation keys instead of a numeric value, then the list of possible notation keys is as follows:In case of cells that contain a numeric value the list of notation keys contains only one item – C (Confidential)
allowing a user to mark that CRT Variable as Confidential.

A “C” flag is added as suffix to the numeric value. While the value in the confidential cell is still visible in the
Software it WILL NOT be exported in JSON. Choosing “C” on a cell that already has “C” flag will remove it.
Note, that owing to the structure of the CRT, and the aggregation of AD and emissions from a category levelto the sector level, if only one or two categories are labelled “C” it is possible that the information could be

IPCC Inventory Software – UNFCCC Interoperability – CRT Export Quick Start Guideback-calculated. The Software allows a “C” up to a certain level of aggregation to minimize these chances. It is
the user’s responsibility to understand the mapping of “C” information, and to review the imported data in the
UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool to ensure that all emissions have transferred for a complete GHG Inventory.
Refresh value
This action allows refreshing the CRT Variable with the latest relevant Software worksheet value. This action
can be performed for the current year, all years in data set or only years explicitly selected by user.

JSON Export
This action allows exporting a CRT Variable into JSON file. The action can be performed for the current year,
all years in the CRT Data Set or only years explicitly selected by the user.

Multi-cell actions

The CRT Table interface allows performing actions on multiple selected cells at once. This way it is possible toe.g. set the same documentation text for several cells without editing each cell individually.
Multiple cells can be selected utilizing various techniques.
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Left click and hold on starting cell and drag mouse pointer to select additional cells;
Left click on column header to select single column or left click, hold and drag to select multiple
columns and all of their cells;
Left click on row header to select single row or left click, hold and drag to select multiple rows and allof their cells;
Hold CTRL and left click on individual cells to be selected;
Click on start cell, hold SHIFT and then click on end cell to select area of cells.

Selected cells are highlighted. In case the selection contains at least one CRT Variable cell, right click anywhere
within the selection will open the context menu that applies to the selection.

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Edit
Opens a detail dialog box for the selected cells in multi-cell mode. The detail dialog is constructed based on thetypes of cells that are in the selection. This means all relevant tabs will be shown within the detail dialog. (e.g.
if selection contains “Method” and “EF” cell, “Method” and “EF” tabs will become available).
User must explicitly flag which information entered in the multi-cell detail dialog should be applied to selected
cells. This way it is possible to bulk-update only specific types of information while leaving other informationin selected cells intact. Example: If only “Official comment” should be updated in all selected cells then theuser explicitly marks that comment using a dedicated checkbox and then inputs a new value for that comment(see screenshot below).

In the multi-cell detail dialog box, each piece of information has its dedicated “Apply” checkbox. Example for
FX related comments below where only “MPG Flexibility Provision” was marked to be updated within all FX
cells in the selection of cells.

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Note, that every piece of information will be applied to cells in the selection only in case it is relevant for thatcell. (e.g. FX comments will be applied only to those cells in the selection that are FX).
Notation key
Allows the user to set the same Notation Key for all cells in the selection. The rules are analogous to those in“Edit” action and thus selected Notation Key will be applied only to relevant cells. (e.g. if C is selected, only
cells containing real numeric value will be marked as C).

Refresh values
Allows refreshing values from the Software worksheets for all selected cells for either the current year, all years
in the CRT data set or for years explicitly selected by user.

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Editable cells

Some cells highlighted with pale green color allow direct editing of the cell. The user is allowed to change thevalue of such cells or set a notation key by direct input.
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To enter numeric value – type the numeric value directly into the cell. Value can be marked asconfidential by entering “c” or “C” after the numeric value
To enter a notation key – type in one of the relevant notation keys directly. Allowed notation keys:
NE, NA, NO, IE, FX (can be typed lowercase in which case they will be automatically converted toupper case)

CRT Table Documentation Box

Allows users to specify additional textual information at the CRT Table level. Each documentation box has its
dedicated UID thus it is exported to the JSON just like any other CRT Variable. After changing values of the
documentation box, click Save button located next to editing text area to apply changes.

Upload IPCC JSON in UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool

After the user finalizes all additional information in the visualized CRT and generates the JSON, the file isready for upload to the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool for GHG Inventory.

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Uploading IPCC JSON

Upload instructions may be found in the user manual for the GHG inventory component of the UNFCCCETF Reporting Tool (see section III Getting Started in the User Manual: ETF GHG Inventory Reporting Tool
(June 2024)).

Selecting Version Settings in the UNFCCC Reporting Tool

Version settings are related to a Party’s decision on whether to apply the flexibility provisions, and if so, which
ones, as well as settings related to reporting sector-specific GHG emissions and removals. This section provides
guidance specific for users of the Software.

Flexibility provisions
From the User Manual: ETF GHG Inventory Reporting Tool
This version setting is mandatory and a response is required before proceeding. Parties should select Yes
to the question “Please specify if any flexibility provisions in light of national capacities will beused” if they elect to apply the flexibility provisions in light of their capacities and No if they do not wish
to apply the flexibility provisions.
If Yes is selected, the user is prompted to
select the flexibility provision(s) they wish to
apply. The user indicates their intention to
use the flexibility provisions included in thetable below by selecting the toggle so thatthe checkmark is displayed.
The user will only be able to use the notation
key “FX” in the data entry grids when
flexibility provisions are applied.

For each flexibility provision selected, theuser will be asked to complete theinformation, in accordance with paragraph 6of the MPGs. Information provided will bereflected in the reporting table“Flex_Summary”.

Specific tips for users of the IPCC Inventory Software regarding reporting on use of flexibility provisions:

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General: if the user intends to apply any flexibility provision, he/she should select “Yes” to the question“Please specify if any flexibility provisions in light of national capacities will be used.” This allows the user to indicate
which flexibility(ies) has/have been used, including those that do not impact the CRT (e.g. provisions
related to QA/QC). If the user selects “No” but has used “FX” in one or more cells of the visualized
CRT in the IPCC Inventory Software, the “FX” will not import to UNFCCC. The cells will beblank after import.

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Para.58. Last year in time series. Selection in the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool should beconsistent with years included in the IPCC JSON; selection will override years included in the
IPCC JSON. For example, if the IPCC JSON contains 1990 and 2015-2022, but the user indicates inversion settings of the UNFCCC tool that flexibility has been applied for the last year in the time series (i.e.
the year 2021 for the 2024 submission), then only 1990 and 2015-2021 will appear in the data entry grids.

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Para.57. Annual Time Series. The selection here in the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool will
override years included in the IPCC JSON. For example, if the IPCC JSON contains 1990 and 20152022, but the user indicates in version settings of the UNFCCC tool that flexibility has been applied andonly 2015-2022 will be reported, then 1990 will not appear in the data entry grids.

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Para. 48. Reporting of F-gases. If the user indicates he/she has applied this flexibility provision, they are
asked for which gas(es) “FX” is/are to be used (HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3). If any gas is selected here, thetool will automatically insert “FX” for all species of that gas and for all years of the time series. The user
should ensure that the version setting selected here is consistent with the visualized CRT. For example, if
a user has applied “FX” for some years, but not all years in a time series for HFC-23, if the user
applies this flexibility for “HFCs” in the version settings, values in the IPCC JSON will beoverwritten with “FX”. If only certain years of a time series contain “FX” the user should indicate
yes to the very first question “Please specify if any flexibility provisions in light of national
capacities will be used”, but not check the box for application of para. 48.

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Para. 35 QA/QC Procedure, Para. 34 QA/QC Plan, and Para. 29 Uncertainty Assessment. Selectionof these flexibility provisions will not impact IPCC JSON import.

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Para. 32. Insignificance Threshold. If the user has added “FX” to the visualized CRT to indicate that a
category is not reported because it is insignificant, then the user should check this box to indicate use of
the flexibility. Note that failing to check this box will not prevent the “FX” from importing, as longas the user selected “Yes” to the question “Please specify if any flexibility provisions in light ofnational capacities will be used.” Checking the box will enable the user to provide the general
information for the Flex_Summary Table.

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Para. 25. Key Category Analysis. The user must check this box if they wish to apply a different thresholdfor calculation of the key category analysis in the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool. The key category
analysis in the IPCC Inventory Software is not included in the IPCC JSON for upload thus selectionof this flexibility provision will not impact IPCC JSON import.

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Flex_Summary Table of the CRTThe UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool populates the “Flex_Summary” Table of the CRT based on informationentered by the user in the version settings of the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool (See the second table in theextract above from the UNFCCC user manual– a separate table for data entry is provided for each flexibility
provision in the UNFCCC tool.). Information in the UNFCCC tool is provided at the provision level.
The IPCC Inventory Software will provide users with the opportunity to provide the information requested inparagraph 6 of the Modalities, procedures and guidelines for the transparency framework for action and support
referred to in Article 13 of the Paris Agreement for each instance where “FX” is added (e.g. for eachcategory/gas combination). This category/level gas information is not accepted in the UNFCCC ETF
Reporting Tool but will be downloadable and could be included in the National Inventory Document or BTR,
if desired.
This manual will be updated to illustrate how to download the FX tables, once implemented.

Sector-related version Settings

The user selects sector-specific version settings in the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool when creating a GHG
Inventory from the IPCC JSON. Table 1 provides specific tips for users of the Software.

Table 1 Selecting Version Settings for Users of the IPCC Inventory Software

VersionSettings

Explanation of Setting from Table 4 of UNFCCC User
ManualEnergy (version settings are optional)
Specify thecalorific value
for fuels in
category 1.A

Specify fuel(s)that are notoccurring(“NO”)

Select if the user wishes to auto-fill the country’s choice for reportingof calorific values (either NCV or GCV) for all fuels in sub-categories
of 1.A. Use of this feature will simplify data entry and may avoid blankcells in the generated reporting tables should the user forget to makethis selection in an individual data entry grid. If this setting is not
activated, the user must enter the calorific value separately in all
applicable data entry grids.
Select if the user wishes to auto-fill the notation key “NO” in the data
entry grids for the selected fuel(s) in all sub-categories of 1.A. Use ofthis feature will simplify data entry and may avoid blank cells in thegenerated reporting tables should the user forget to report information
regarding fuels you do not have in individual data entry grids. If thissetting is not activated, or the user selects Normal data entry, the user
must enter values or notation keys for all fuels separately in the data
entry grids.

Users of the Software do not need totoggle on this version setting. The choiceof NCV/GCV will transfer in the IPCC
JSON. In fact, if a selection is made, itwill overwrite the information in the
IPCC JSON.

Select if the user wishes to-auto-fill the notation key “NO” in the data
entry grids for the selected species of F-gas(es). Use of this feature will
simplify data entry and may avoid blank cells in the generated
reporting tables (e.g. Table 2(II)) should the user forget to report
information for a particular F-gas. If this setting is not activated, or theuser selects Normal data entry, the user must manually enter the gas in
the relevant data entry grid(s) for reporting.

Users of the Software do not need totoggle on this version setting on.
Notation keys added in the visualized
CRT will transfer in the IPCC JSON. In
fact, if a selection is made, it will
overwrite information in the IPCCJSON.

IPPU (version setting are optional)
F-Gas(es) thatare not
occurring(“NO”)

Specific tips for Users of the IPCC
Inventory Software when
Selecting Version Settings

Users of the Software do not need totoggle on this version setting. Notation
keys added in the visualized CRT willtransfer in the IPCC JSON. In fact, if a
selection is made, it will overwrite
information in the IPCC JSON.

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VersionSettings

Explanation of Setting from Table 4 of UNFCCC User
ManualAgriculture (version setting is mandatory)
Cattlecategorization

Select the option to be used by the Party for reporting of cattle
categorization. Select Option A to show “Dairy cattle” and “Nondairy cattle” in the data entry grids. Select Option B to show “Mature
dairy cattle,” “Other mature cattle,” “Growing cattle,” and “Other(please specify)."

LULUCF (version setting is mandatory)
Approach for
HWPSpecify one or more of the approaches used (Approach A, Approach
B and Approach C) for HWP reporting; and, where multiple
approaches are selected, which one is to be used in the national total.

Additional
years for HWP
AD

Select additional year(s) for reporting HWP activity data. Additional
years s will be populated in Table 4.Gs2.

Reportinginformation in
Table4(II)Select whether information in Table 4(II) will be reported at (1) thelevel of “land converted to…” (e.g. land converted to settlements) or(2) “specific land converted to…” (e.g. forest land converted tosettlements”.

Specific tips for Users of the IPCC
Inventory Software when
Selecting Version Settings
Users can see in Table 3.A, 3.B.a or
3.B(b) of the Software which option has
been populated based on data entered(the non-selected version is automatically
populated with “NA”). Users must enter
the correction option in the version
setting; failure to do so prevents the
IPCC data from importing.
Users input which approach(es) theywish to import. Even if the IPCC JSON
contains all approaches, only theapproach(es) selected in versions settings
will import. The user must select which
one is used for the national total.
As described in the Annex on
interoperability in the Land
Representation Users’ Guidebook,
historical AD do not yet import into the
UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool. The
user must select the relevant years here
and enter the data directly in the
UNFCCC tool.
Users of the Software must select theoption “Land Converted to…” as thedata from the Software transfer
automatically at a more aggregated level.
Failure to select this option, results in thedata for land conversions in CRT 4(II) to
not transfer to the UNFCCC.

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Annex 1: Mapping Tables: IPCC Inventory Software to UNFCCC CRTCross-cutting Tables
As described in this guide, the common reporting tables (CRT) contained in decision 5/CMA.3 have beenvisualized in the IPCC Inventory Software. The mappings between the Software and the CRT are visualized in
the Software to allow the user to properly understand (thus enhancing transparency) and keep for internal use
the results of the conversion of IPCC category GHG estimates into UNFCCC national GHG inventory
categories.
The mapping tables for each sector have been made available in the annex to the respective Users’ Guidebook
for each sector (see https://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/software/index.html). To understand how the mappingtables have been generated, and to read those tables, please refer to the sector guidebook of interest.
In general, the instructions vary, depending on the nature of the category, and how many calculation worksheetsfrom the Software map to that cell, but generally, the instruction is written to direct the user to:
1. The specific IPCC category in the category tree of the Software.
2. The tab in that worksheet which contains the relevant information.
3. The gas of interest.
4. The column that contains the relevant information (AD, parameter on emissions), with an indication ofany mathematical operation needed (e.g. SUM, MULTIPLY BY, etc)
5. Any conversions needed to ensure correct units map to the UNFCCC CRT (e.g. DIVIDE by 1,000 toconvert tonnes to kilo tonnes).
This annex contains only the mappings to CRT 6 and Summary 1, as these are the only CRT requiring
mapping that are not covered by a sector guidebook. All other cross-cutting and summary tables will becalculated in the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool based on data provided in the IPCC JSON.
Table 1. Mapping between Software and the UNFCCC ETF Reporting Tool – Cross-cutting tables
Please note that the tables are accessible by clicking the ATTACH icon (paper-clip) on the left-hand side of your screen.