Technical Assessment of the 2006 IPCC
Guidelines. Cross-sectoral Issues
Scoping Meeting29-31 August 2016, Minsk, Belarus
Pavel Shermanau, IPCC TFI TSUBackgroundIn 2014 IPCC Expert Meeting on Systematic Assessmentof TFI Products (25-27 August 2014, Ottawa, Canada)assessed the TFI products and considered possible
enhancements, improvements and additions to existingguidance, as well as ways to enhance utility of the TFIproducts such as EFDB and Inventory Software
The results of this meeting was considered by the 26thMeeting of the IPCC TFI Bureau (28-29 August 2014,Ottawa, Canada)BackgroundThe 26th meeting of the IPCC TFB concluded:• The 2006 IPCC Guidelines provide a technically soundmethodological basis of national greenhouse gas inventory,
and therefore fundamental revision is unnecessary• To keep the validity of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, certain
refinements may be required, taking into account scientificand other technical advances that have matured
sufficiently since 2006
• More in-depth technical assessments should beundertaken

Aims of the Technical Assessmento To assess where science and data availability havedeveloped sufficiently since the 2006 IPCC Guidelines tosupport the refinement or development of methodologicaladvice for specific categories and gases, with a view toidentifying any specific areas or issues to be prioritizedo To conduct technical assessment on cross-sectoral issues,
such as those covered in Volume 1, including improvementof user-friendliness of other inventory tools with a view tocontributing to capacity development programmes

Scope• Technical assessment on all the four sectors:– Availability of science and data
– Need and feasibility of methodological development/refinement• This assessment takes into account:– Existing guidance in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and the 2013
Wetlands Supplement– Associated facilities such as IPCC Inventory Software and theEmission Factor Database• Focus is placed on specific source/sink categories
and gases selected according to significance andprioritization criteria

Significance & prioritization criteria• Significance of the source/sink and the gas within thesector on a global scale.
– Only for a limited number of particular countries - NO
– New information would likely lead to a definite improvement• Availability of relevant new scientific results• Sufficient data availability and maturity of scientificadvances since 2006 to provide a basis formethodological development or refinement, including:– Ability to develop new or updated default emission/removal factors– Feasibility of obtaining the necessary data to implement the methods• Emergence of “new” sources or gases

Approach
Combination of an on-line questionnaire survey andexpert meetings– On-line questionnaire survey (conducted in early 2015)– Expert Meetings (2015 & 2016) on:• Energy, IPPU, Waste Sectors• AFOLU Sector• Specified issues from the 2015 expert meetings• Cross-sectoral IssuesOn-line questionnaire survey• Conducted from 30 January to 27 February 2015
• Sent to all the experts:– Who were nominated by governments and international organizations– Who have contributed to TFI work• 243 experts have submitted their views
Energy Sector
IPPU Sector
AFOLU Sector
Waste Sector
Other Sector
Cross-Sectoral
TOTAL

Number of respondents
76
42137
43
558
243

Number of comments
206
128
380
112
6155
987

On-line questionnaire survey
Category(Select from dropdown list)
Gas(Select from dropdown list)
Type of refinement ordevelopment(Select from dropdown list)Comment
What refinements or developments are suggested?

How do they meet the criteria set out?

References that may be used for refinements

High priority issues• TSU analyzed comments and provisionally identified“high priority issues” for a further consideration at theexpert meetings based on prioritization criteria:– Applicability of refinement to a wide range of countries– Sufficient scientific basis for improvement– Ease of implementation of refined guidance– Impact (leading to great decrease in uncertainty)– Frequency of the comment• Some issues have been additionally identified as significant by
TFB and also by experts during the meetings

Possible ways to address issues• Possible options to address the issues:– Production of Methodology Report– Holding an expert meeting and publishing a meeting report or atechnical bulletin– Utilizing the Emission Factor Database (EFDB)– Utilizing the Frequently-Asked-Questions (FAQs) website– Other• Important difference – whether or not to undergo official
rigorous IPCC Publication Procedures– Methodology Report: Yes, therefore it takes time but more legitimate– Others: No, therefore it can be produced quicker but less legitimate

Expert Meetings
2015:
1. Expert Meeting on Energy, IPPU, Waste Sectors(29 June – 1 July 2015, Geneva, Switzerland)
2. Expert Meeting on AFOLU Sector(13 – 16 July 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

2016:
3. Expert Meeting to follow up on specified issues fromthe 2015 expert meetings(25 – 26 April 2016, Wollongong, Australia)
4. Expert Meeting on Cross-sectoral Issues(27 – 29 April 2016, Wollongong, Australia)

Expert Meetings
The expert meetings considered all high priority issues andsuggested the possible options to address them
(Methodology Report, FAQ, EFDB, expert meeting/meetingpaper)
The issues which required refinement via Methodology
Report should be considered at the Scoping Meeting

IPCC-43 (April 2016)• Approved the TFI’s proposal on Refinement of 2006
IPCC Guidelines, including production of a Methodology
Report(s) (IPCC/XLIII-8)• Decided to hold the Scoping meeting on Methodology
Report before IPCC-44 (October, 2016)• Decided to consider the outline of the Methodology
Report on GHG Inventories at IPCC-44 (October, 2016)

Scoping meeting• One of the main goals of the Scoping Meeting is toproduce the Table of Contents (TOC) based on theAnnotated list of issues !!
• The issues identified for a Methodology Report follow thestructure of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines:
Volume 1. General Guidance and Reporting
Volume 2. Energy
Volume 3. IPPU
Volume 4. AFOLU
Volume 5. Waste

Expert Meetings
2015:
1. Expert Meeting on Energy, IPPU, Waste Sectors(29 June – 1 July 2015, Geneva, Switzerland)
2. Expert Meeting on AFOLU Sector(13 – 16 July 2015, Sao Paulo, Brazil)

2016:
3. Expert Meeting to follow up on specified issues fromthe 2015 expert meetings(25 – 26 April 2016, Wollongong, Australia)
4. Expert Meeting on Cross-sectoral Issues(27 – 29 April 2016, Wollongong, Australia)

Cross-Sectoral Issues
The Wollongong cross-sectoral expert meeting has
identified 8 issues related to the Volume 1. General
Guidance and Reporting of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines
which can be solved by a Methodology Report (a subjectto the Scoping Meeting) Please, refer to the file on the EDG - Annotated list of issues
Cross-sectoral (General Guidance and Reporting)Introduction. Data CollectionIssue #1
Chapter 1. Introduction.
Clarification of the concept of “anthropogenic emissions and removals”(AFOLU)
Issue #2
Chapter 2. Approaches to Data Collection.
Development of additional guidance to develop country-specific emission
factors and design new surveys for activity data collection
Issue #3
Chapter 2. Approaches to Data Collection.
Development of guidance on the integration of GHG emissions reported fromindustrial facilities into national GHG inventories and development ofguidance on use of models (including review and integration of outcome of2010 Sydney meeting and 2011 Wellington meeting)Uncertainty. Key Categories
Issue #4
Chapter 3. Uncertainty.
Refinement of guidance on uncertainty based on the latest scientificknowledge and simplification of guidance by providing more default
values, calculation examples and best practices (not major changes to theexisting guidance)
Issue #5
Chapter 4: Methodological Choice and Identification of Key Categories(and other Volumes)
Additional guidance on key category analysis to address treatment ofdisaggregation of categories, trend analysis, equations for trend
analysis and the need for consistent definition of significant
subcategories across the different volumes of the IPCC Guidelines

Time Series Consistency. Verification. Precursors
Issue #6
Chapter 5. Time series consistency.
Review and refinement of guidance on time series consistency (includingdiscussion on the applicability of default EFs over time)Issue #7
Chapter 6. QA/QC and Verification. Section 6.10.2. Comparisons withatmospheric measurements
Development or improvement of guidance on the verification using otherestimation results like FAOSTAT emissions database and GHG
concentration in atmosphere by satellite observation (remote sensing data)
Issue #8
Chapter 7. Precursors and Indirect emissions.
Clearer guidance for the calculation of indirect CO2 emissions

To be continued(other Meetings/Sectoral issues)