Overview and Review of Colombia s Greenhouse Gas MRV Harmonization and Data Management Platform Collaborating for NDC Implementation

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1 Overview and Review of Colombia s Greenhouse Gas MRV Harmonization and Management Platform Collaborating for NDC Implementation Marian Van Pelt and Derina Man (USAID RALI) Camila Rodriguez (Colombia MADS) 13 November 2017

2 RALI Project Supports technically rigorous development and implementation of Low Emission Development Strategies or LEDS Focus on providing tools and technical assistance to USAID and developing country partners 2

3 RALI Supports Colombia s Long Term Objectives Harmonize MRV The objective of this stream is to ensure that reported inventory GHG emissions to the UNFCCC reflect MRV actions that have taken place. Build SINGEI Platform Prototype The objective of this stream is position IDEAM to efficiently prepare biennial inventories through increased automation. 3

4 Colombia Tracking Colombia s Climate Action: Focus on emissions 4

5 Camila Rodríguez Vargas Climate Change Directorate Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development Overview and review of Colombia s GHG MRV harmonization and data management platform November 13th, 2017

6 National Policy of Climate Change Rural development Urban development NATIONAL POLICY COMPONENTS Energy development LOW CARBON AND RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT Infrastructure development Ecosystem management & conservation

7 National climate change system - SISCLIMA

8 MRV Colombia IPCC Guidelines GHG Protocol ISO Emissions GHG Inventories (national and regional) Programme for voluntary reporting Common factors: Transparency, indicators, co-benefits report, mitigation and adaptation scope Mitigation Actions Climate finance - UNFCCC guidelines for CDM and REDD+ - Guidelines for the formulation of NAMAs and other mitigation initiatives NAMA CDM and PoA REDD+ PDBC - International - National - Sub-national Public and private sources Guide for the identification of finance sources Developed for decision makers at national and regional level

9 National MRV approaches Emissions Design of SINGEI Synergies with other national information systems Voluntary corporate reporting program 3 NCs 1 BUR Mitigation actions National Registry of mitigation actions Accounting rules Carbon tax law Guidelines for the formulation of NAMAs and other mitigation initiatives Climate finance Climate investment from national public sources Guide for the identification of finance sources

10 IDEAM improvements on National Reports 3 rd NATCOM (2017) and 1 st BUR (2015) National and regional GHG inventories following IPCC 2006 Improvement of the scale of the information Protocols for the collecting, analysis and report of the information (methods, sources, uncertainties, inter alia) Public and standardized data base

11 Reporting challenges in he light of he Paris Agreement Art 3. NDC Art 4. Mitigation Art 5. Forests Art 6. Markets and Non markets approaches Art 7. Adaptation Art 8. Lost and damage Art 9. Finance Art 10. Tecnologies Art 11. Capacity building Art 12. Education, training, participation Art 13. Transparency Framework Art 14. Global Stocktake Art 15. Compliance

12 RALI - harmonization of he MRV GHG emissions component Identify effects and their causal chains Assess the accountability bottom up/top down Prioritize Mapping the GHG effects in the national GHG inventory Identify needs to harmonize he accountability Implement & harmonize

13 Inputs for national accountability

14 Base Line of sector X Base line of the mitigation actions of Sector X Common elements between approaches TOP-DOWN and BOTTOM-UP Drivers for the projections Emission factors Emissions sources and sinks, sector definitions, IPCC categories Calculation errors? Methodological differences? Uncertainty? Sensibility analysis? Emission sources for the elaboration of nacional GHG inventories of X Sector Emissions on the Example year Sector X Acciones de Mitigation Actions Policies Programs Sectoral curren plans for the implementation of climate change actions 20XX

15 Components of the Information system SINGEI National standard INGEI Information collecting protocols File data and processing information protocols Quality information protocols ACCOUNTING AND MONITORING SYSTEM National and regional GHG inventories Uncertainty calculationprotocols Mitigation goals and base lines NDC National methodology NDC report progress Base line Projections Accounting and tracking of he mitigation actions REPORTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE RENARE Goals Mitigation actions Report and progress Information updating Report on the progress of he implementation of the NDC National and CMNUCC standards NAMAS Low carbon development initiatives REDD+ initiatives Impact and management indicators Management reports and graphics MDL VERIFICACIÓN (TERCEROS AUTORIZADOS)

16 Accountability elements GHG national and sectorial emissions - baseline To understand national GHG inventory data (Clarify data sources, base year, categories, emission factors, activity factors, etc.) Methodological between GHG emission inventories (2010 BUR and 2012 Third NatCom) Policies and actions baseline Projections and assumptions Drivers population growth, GDP and fuel prices) Methodology Key stakeholders Identify the mitigation actions included in the baseline, assumptions for their quantification, categories, etc. Sectorial data sources Inventariability

17 New reporting challenges - similar scenario of understanding and development of information systems than other countries Advances on legal and institutional arrangements but needs on technological including interoperability developments based on he existing elements Analysis from the relation of the economic activities in the country with GHG inventory categories to the design of a technological solution Finalization of the first phase design of the SINGEI and planning he second phase to develop the SINGEI Fuente: IDEAM, 2016

18 Thanks! Camila Subtítulo Rodríguez texto Subtema Vargas texto Climate Change Directorate

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20 Colombia mitigation goal in the COP 21

21 RALI Designing Systems to Advance Colombia s GHG MRV 21

22 RALI Supports Colombia s Long Term Objectives Harmonize MRV The objective of this stream is to ensure that reported inventory GHG emissions to the UNFCCC reflect MRV actions that have taken place. Build SINGEI Platform Prototype The objective of this stream is position IDEAM to efficiently prepare biennial inventories through increased automation.

23 RALI GHG MRV Harmonization Framework The USAID RALI project developed a six-step framework that countries can use to guide the harmonization of data from mitigation activities with the national GHG inventory.

24 Standardized Collection Entities (e.g., government ministries/departments, academia, implementers) submit their activity data into SINGEI Standardized user interface Ministry NAMA Municipality Research SINGEI User Interface SINGEI Management System 24

25 and Emission Factor Archive SINGEI compiles raw data into data set V 0 SINGEI compiles emission factors into database V 0 Ministry NAMA Municipality Research SINGEI User Interface SINGEI Management System Set V0 Emission Factors V0 25

26 QAQC and Splicing Sector Leads conduct QAQC and make activity data/ef choices and splicing decisions SINGEI executes decisions using scripts SINGEI produces complete activity data set and EF set (V 1 ) Ministry NAMA Municipality Research SINGEI User Interface SINGEI Management System Set V0 Emission Factors V0 Scripts Emission Factor Scripts Set V1 Emission Factors V1 26

27 GHG Inventory Calculations Sector Leads make decisions on GHG accounting methodology SINGEI applies methodology using V 1 data set and EFs Ministry NAMA Municipality Research SINGEI User Interface Set V0 Emission Factors V0 SINGEI Management System Scripts Emission Factor Scripts Set V1 Emission Factors V1 Methodology Scripts 27

28 Producing GHG Inventory Reports SINGEI produces GHG inventory User-friendly reporting interface for generating inventory data for national communications, biennial update reports, and other NDC tracking Ministry NAMA Municipality Research SINGEI User Interface Set V0 Emission Factors V0 SINGEI Management System Scripts Emission Factor Scripts Set V1 Emission Factors V1 Methodology Scripts Reporting Interface National GHG Inventory 28

29 Discussion Questions? Common challenges Common solutions Novel solutions 29

30 Discussion Questions? Have you experienced similar challenges in inventory development? Do you have experience using similar systems? How can the development of SINGEI complement the platforms/tools being designed in other countries or regions? What are some opportunities to increase efficiency in development? Are there other challenges to development or adoption? What are some solutions? 30

31 The SINGEI solution is replicable RALI is turning the vision into a set of technical specifications for IT developers in a future phase SINGEI will institutionalize elements of the national inventory system, adding efficiency and reducing reliance on any individual The principles and architecture are broadly applicable to other countries/institutions Potential to work collaboratively as the system design moves into the next phase 31

32 The SINGEI solution supports TACCC SINGEI institutionalizes the TACCC principles and strong National Inventory Systems Institutional arrangements: templates and system interoperability Methods and data documentation: held inside the system Archiving and transparency: system stores version histories, including original data as provided plus data decisions made by sector leads Completeness, comparability and accuracy: automated QC and uncertainty analysis Timeseries consistency: data versioning, methodology updates, and splicing techniques Incorporating mitigation action: interoperability of SINGEI with Colombia s mitigation registry, using RALI s Mitigation and Inventory Harmonization Framework 32

33 Contacts Marian Van Pelt ICF RALI Project Derina Man ICF NDC Technical 33

34 How is RALI working with Colombia on MRV? Colombia has committed to reductions relative to BAU National inventories will show increasing emissions; while mitigation activities will slow emissions growth Countries need to harmonize mitigation MRV with the national emission inventory/bur process Systems are needed to institutionalize and streamline inventory production 34

35 RALI GHG MRV Harmonization Framework 35

36 RALI GHG MRV Harmonization Framework The USAID RALI project developed a six-step framework that countries can use to guide the harmonization of data from mitigation activities with the national GHG inventory. 36

37 Step 1: Identify and Map GHG Effects Define the mitigation policy or action Map the causal chain of the policy outcomes and GHG effects Source: GHG Protocol s Policy and Action Standard 37

38 Step 2: Map GHG Effects to Inventory Map GHG impacts from mitigation activity to standardized sectors and source categories from IPCC Identify which drivers of GHG emissions will be impacted by mitigation activity E.g., Activity will reduce fuel oil consumed in the residential sector 38

39 Step 3: Bottom-Up / Top-Down MRV Top-Down Assessment Assess data, methodologies, and emission factors used in the national inventory Bottom-Up Assessment Assess data, methodologies, and emission factors used for the mitigation action or policy Base Year Inventory Year X Target Year 39

40 Step 4: Identify Needs to Harmonize Top-Down Assessment Assess data, methodologies, and emission factors used in the national inventory Resolution Tiers Emission Factors Splicing Techniques Is activity data granular enough and collected frequently enough? Is methodology used capable of capturing mitigation actions? Are emission factors specific and updated frequently enough? Are splicing techniques needed to adopt better subsector data? Bottom-Up Assessment Assess data, methodologies, and emission factors used for the mitigation action or policy 40

41 Step 5: Prioritize Improvements Prioritize improvements to inventory or mitigation activity MRV using a decision framework. Example: Highest priority: AFOLU expected to play significant role in reaching NDC target Middle priority: Energy results in significant emissions but projects are not yet defined Lowest priority: Transportation already collects robust information annually at the municipal level 41

42 Step 6: Implement and Harmonize Work with project implementers, agencies, and other key stakeholders to modify current inventory and mitigation MRV systems to address gaps. This could include: Defining additional data requirements Institutional arrangements Frequency/rigor of data collection Improving Tier of inventory methodologies Splicing subnational data with national data 42