Training on GHG Inventory and MRV of GHG emissions from industrial installations for officials and representatives of industry
Date: 27-28 March 2017
Time: 2 full days
Venue: Tbilisi, Georgia
The training aims at familiarising the participants further with the MRV system implemented in the EU in sectors covered by the emissions trading system or falling under the F-gases / ODS regulations of the EC, as part of the Clima East support to developing MRV capacity for policies and measures implementing Nationally Determined Contributions that the countries submitted as their share to the Paris Agreement Clima East Partner Countries. Preparatory steps and capacity building are beneficial especially as MRV systems will either be developed in the UNFCCC context. Clima East countries should be equipped to understand and actively shape the MRV debate, or it will be left to countries to decide how to monitor and report their policies and measures. Whatever the decision on MRV in the UNFCCC context, knowledge of (I)NDC, Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Action (NAMA) and Low Emission Development Strategy (LEDS) monitoring, reporting and verification, building capacity for setting up robust MRV systems, improving GHG inventories will benefit Partner Countries. Additional reason of selecting the IPPU sector for providing the support for MRV is the sector’s specificity in terms of complex nature of the technological processes, and needs of capacity enhancement of local experts in dealing with GHG inventory compilation and monitoring the mitigation actions from it. Georgia has already been provided technical assistance from CE in the IPPU-related mitigation part of its LEDS. In addition, F-Gases is of particular interest of Georgia in line with the commitment under the EU-Georgia Association Agreement approximating the EU regulations on F-gases and ODS, the area where the CE project has also already provided technical support for Georgia.
Agenda
The Concept note and agenda are available to download in English
Day 1: Monday 27 March 2017
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9:15 – 9:20 |
Welcome remarks
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9:20 – 9:30 |
Tour de table / Introduction of the participants |
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9:30 – 9:45 |
Brief Introduction to the MRV support activity of the Clima East project
Presentation: (in English) |
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9:45 – 10:00 |
The MRV concept in climate change policy: formulation and implementation MRV – definition (bottom-up; top-down; standards etc); MRV – international context: UNFCCC, KP, Paris Agreement; Regulatory framework (covering both international and national – such as ETS – systems)
Presentation: (in English) Discussion |
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10:00 – 10:10 |
IPPU sector in the Clima East project support to Georgia
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10:10 – 10:30 |
Georgia’s IPPU sector Inventory/BUR overview
Presentation: (in English/Georgian) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Georgia’s GHG Inventory for IPPU – system overview, inventories completed to date and GHG emissions trend IP in Georgia: Source categories, Characteristics and Statistics, Development perspectives
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11:00 – 11:30 |
Coffee Break |
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11:30 – 13:00 |
MRV in the EU emissions trading scheme Objectives and scope of the EU ETS Regulatory framework: Directive 2003/81/EC; Directive 2008/101/EC Monitoring and reporting in the EU ETS (MRV requirements for installations, competent authorities and verifiers) Verification of emissions in the ETS and accreditation of verifiers
Presentation: (in English) Discussion |
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13:00 – 14:00 |
Lunch break |
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14:00 – 15:30 |
Cement sector MRV in the EU ETS from Poland: relevant lessons Historic overview: technological changes; from wet to dry processes along the way of transition Multiple regulatory frameworks emerging: IPPC. IED and ETS Monitoring and reporting on the plant level Verification of emissions
Presentations: (in English) Cement Industry in Poland Cement industry in Poland: Transition period Cement industry: CO2 abatement technologies Case Study: Cement Plant Odra Polish cement industry: EU ETS – Lessons learnt Cement indistry: Industrial emissions – IPPC Discussion |
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15:30-16:00 |
Panel discussion: What would be the key benefits from introducing bottom up approach to MRV and setting up MRV system for Georgia’s industrial installations in domestic and international context?
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16:00 – 16:30 |
Coffee break |
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16:30 – 17:30
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Implementation of the MRV requirements in a Member State Example Poland: Marzena Chodor, Clima East Key expert Implementation of MRV requirements in EU MS Institutional arrangements and responsibilities GHG registry Government systems for monitoring/verification
Discussion |
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17:30 – 18:00 |
Panel discussion: What are the key MRV lessons from the EU ETS for mitigation policies elsewhere? How economic instruments, such as emission trading and carbon markets operate?
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Day 2: Tuesday 28 March 2017
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9:30 – 10:00 |
Georgia’s commitment for F-gases under the AA and Clima East activities in the IPPU and F-gases/ODS sectors
Presentations (in English): Approximation of ODS legislation in Georgia Approximation of F-Gases legislation in Georgia |
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10:00 – 10:30 |
F-gases in Georgia’s IPPU sector Inventory/BUR: requirements and reporting
Presentation: (in English/Georgian) |
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10:30 – 11:00 |
Coffee break |
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11:00 – 12:15 |
GHGs in the IPPU sector & F-gases – the bottom-up approach: Installation level MRV experiences form the EU ETS and F-gases regulations: 1. Experience with introducing F-gases MRV system to industry 2. Experience with introducing GHG MRV system to the cement industry
Presentaiton: (in English)
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12:15 – 13:15 |
Lunch break |
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13.15 – 14:30 |
Introduction to Methodology for GHG inventories for IPPU sector – the IPCC 2006 Guidelines Overview of the Guidelines GHG Inventory – Elements, Principles, Cycles What are the changes between the 1996 and 2006 IPCC Guidelines? Introduction to the IPCC Inventory software
Presentation: (in English) |
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14:30 – 15:00 |
Introduction to Methodology for GHG inventories for IPPU sector – the IPCC 2006 Guidelines (continued)
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15:00 – 15:30 |
Coffee break |
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15:30 – 16:15 |
GHGs in the IPPU sector & F-gases in the GHG: Requirements to their reporting Presentation Georgia’s envisaged mitigation measures in the IP sector: by sub-sectors/source categories (as recommended by the CEEF-GE051); what parameters will be changed in emission calculations in the mitigation measures?
Q&A, Discussion |
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16:15 – 17:00 |
IPPU Sector Inventory overview with emphasis of the relevant sources/ sub-sectors for F-gases (2006 GL and software) Presentation Software Approaches taken in Georgia’s GHG inventory/BUR1
Q&A |
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17:00 – 17:15 |
Conclusion |
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