Preparing Samoas Greenhouse Gas Inventory

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Preparing Samoas Greenhouse Gas Inventory

• Briefing for NCSP
• July 2007

Second National Communication to the UNFCCC
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Background on Second National Communication
Project

• What is a National Communication?
• When did Samoa prepare its first NC?
• What is the timeline for the SNC?
• What will be included in the Second National
  Communication? (next slide)

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Figure 1 SNC Project Components
SNC Project
Outcome 1 National Circumstances
Outcome 2 GHG Inventory
Outcome 3 Adaptation
Outcome 4 Mitigation
Outcome 5 Other Info relevant to the UNFCCC
Outcome 6 Constraints and Gaps

• Compile information of the following topics
• Geographical characteristics
• Population
• Economy
• Education
• Institutional arrangements
• Other relevant information

Est. Thematic Working Group Design Methodology
Est. Thematic working group
Est. Thematic working group
Gap Analysis
Thematic working group
Project Proposals
Technology Needs Assessments
Climate analysis
Conduct Preliminary research

• Complete inventory for the following areas
• Energy
• Industrial Processes and Product Use
• Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use
• Waste

Technology transfer
Scenarios of non-climate variables
Evaluate education and public awareness
Other capacity-building needs
Identify and evaluate options
Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessments
Identify opportunities for climate change related
Research
Prepare Mitigation scenarios
Adaptation Strategies
Prepare Key Source Analysis
Develop Mitigation plan
Other
Other Information
Ongoing arrangements
Attendance of CoP meetings
Capacity-building requirements
Stakeholder consultations
Prepare final inventory report
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What is a GHG Inventory?

• A detailed report of a countrys greenhouse gas
  emissions
• Covers Carbon Dioxide (CO2), Methane (CH4) and
  Nitrous Oxide (N20), as well as some other
  optional gases for (hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs),
  perfluorocarbons (PFCs) and sulphur hexafluoride
  (SF6), carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides
  (NOx), non-methane volatile organic compounds
  (NMVOCs) and sulphur oxides (SOx))
• Inventory year Optional, but 2000 if possible
• Limited to emissions from human activities (i.e..
  not part of natural cycle)
• Includes sources (e.g. pollution) and sinks (e.g.
  forests)
• Provides a best estimate of a countrys GHG
  emissions

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Source/Sink Categories

• Energy
• Industrial Processes Product Use
• Agriculture, Forestry Land-Use Change
• Waste
• Note These are based on Draft 2006
  Guidelines (IPCC)

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Process for GHG Inventory

• Coordinated by MNREM Climate Change Section
• GHG Inventory Working Group
• MoF, EPC, MAF, MCIL, NUS, USP, MWTI
• MNREM Forestry, Waste, Climate Services and
  Climate Change sections
• National Climate Change Country Team (NCCCT)
  reviews outputs from working group.

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Methodology

• IPCC 2006 Guidelines
• Provide detailed methodology for each source
  category
• Guidelines for uncertainty management and quality
  assurance
• Samoa used these guidelines to develop
  country-specific methodologies

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General Approach

• Activity Data
• x
• Emission Factor
• Emissions

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Steps to be taken for each source/sink

• Step 1 Determine what input data is required
• Step 2 Determine what data is available
• Step 3 Fill data gaps
• Step 4 Select emission factors
• Step 5 Calculate emissions

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Timeline for Prep of GHG Inventory
Jun 06
Sept 06
Dec 06
Mar 07
Jun 07
Mar 06
WG Est.
Ag., For and Other Land Use
Waste
Energy
Inventory compilation
Industry Prod Use
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GHG Inventory Preliminary Results
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GHG Inventory Preliminary Results
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GHG Inventory Preliminary Results
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Key Challenges

• Availability of data
• Limited Understanding of key sectors
• E.g. - how much waste is produced each year? How
  many cows are there?
• Defining an acceptable level of accuracy.
• How much effort do we put in?
• What benefit do we achieve?

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Opportunities

• Integrated approach
• Building on existing work
• Waste Section
• Min of Agriculture
• EPC etc.
• Contributing to other objectives
• Improving waste data?
• Better understanding of industrial pollution?
• Analysis of forest cover?