Interoperability between the IPCC Inventory Software and IPCC Inventory Software - Users’ Guidebooks
- 1. IPCC Inventory Software - Users’ Guidebooks (Energy Sector, Land Representation) UNFCCC COP28 – Dubai, UAE 6 December 2023 – IPCC Pavilion Pavel Shermanau – IPCC TFI TSU
- 2. o In addition to the User Manual, IPCC TFI TSU is producing a series of Guidebooks to support the use of the Software. o The User Manual can be accessed from the Tab <Help> of the Software, and it is also published in the IPCC TFI web-site: www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/software/index.html o Unofficial translations in Arabic and French of the User Manual and of the Software are published in IPCC TFI web-site for (kindly provided by Prof. Sidaty Ould Dah) User Manual
- 3. Structure o For each inventory category: • General information on the category and gas(es) covered • Relevant IPCC equations • Description of calculation worksheets in the Software • Workflow for AD and EF selection and input • Results Users’ Guidebooks Aim o To simulate the use of the Software for each inventory category, and to provide the most relevant references to good practice from the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, its Wetlands Supplement, and its 2019 Refinement (only where needed) NOTE Software users SHALL be familiar with the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and read the User Manual before going through the Guidebook.
- 4. Sectoral Guidebooks As the IPCC Inventory Software is still subject to improvements within the work on interoperability, the development of sectoral guidebooks is accordingly affected. Users’ Guidebooks - Overview Sector Software Guidebook Energy Developed Under publication (TFI website) IPPU Under Development Under development AFOLU Under Development Land Representation – uploaded (TFI website) Under development Waste Developed Under development Interoperability Under Development Under development Work in progress: versions published are periodically revised (versions’ numbering to be checked by users) users’ feedback is a key to support Guidebooks’ development
- 5. Energy Guidebook o Around 140 pages, it can be downloaded from the IPCC TFI web-site: www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/software/index.html o A work-in-progress document, given it will be periodically reviewed by IPCC TFI TSU with the aim to increase the amount of information and to enhance its usefulness (real case examples, correction of any errors and further enhancement of the software). o Users are therefore required to check periodically the version of the Energy guidebook published on the IPCC TFI website
- 6. o Introduction o General Energy Issues • List of Categories • Fuel Manager • Use of Multiple Tiers • Reporting Subdivisions • Uncertainty and Time Series o Sectoral Guidance • 1A Stationary Combustion • 1B Fugitive Emissions • 1C Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage • Reference Approach o Annex I: Mapping between the IPCC Inventory Software and the UNFCCC CRT Reporting Tool General Structure The main part: Includes all categories of Energy sector
- 7. o Information • a short information on important issues regarding the IPCC Guidance, Tiers/methods, categories, etc. o GHGs • indication of GHGs emitted in each category o IPCC Equations • a list of relevant equations from the IPCC Guidelines o Software Worksheets • a short description of the Software worksheets o Category Flowchart • a schematical diagram of workflow with category’s worksheets o Activity Data Input • guidance on input of AD in category’s worksheets o Emission Factor Input • guidance on input of EFs in category’s worksheets o Results • any issues related to the results of estimation (representation in the Software worksheets and Reporting Tables) Categories’ structure Step-by-step or cookbook approach
- 8. by Subdivision STEP B Fuel Consumption Data Fuel quantity STEP A Fuel Manager User s Fuel list, and associated NCV/GCV and CC IPCC Tier 3 Equations IPCC Tier 1/2 Equations STEP C Fuel Combustion EFs Default IPCC or user-specific/technology-specific EFs STEP D Fuel Combustion Emissions Emissions for each GHG by Technology by Fuel o 1.A - Stationary Combustion Source Categories (1.A.1, 1.A.2, 1.A.4 and 1.A.5) Example of Flowchart (1)
- 9. o 1.A.3.a - Civil Aviation Example of Flowchart (2) STEP B.1 Fuel Consumption Data Fuel quantity STEP A Fuel Manager User s Fuel list, and associated NCV/GCV and CC IPCC Tier 2 Equations IPCC Tier 1 Equation STEP C.1 Fuel Combustion Emissions EF IPCC or user-specific/plane-specific STEP D.1 Fuel Combustion Emissions Emissions for each GHG by Subdivision STEP B.2 LTO Fuel Consumption and LTO Emissions Fuel quantity and EF by aircraft type STEP C.2 Cruise and Total Emissions Fuel quantity and EF by aircraft type STEP D.2 Cruise and Total Emissions Emissions for each GHG by Fuel
- 10. o Before entering data in Energy worksheets to estimate emissions from 1.A Fuel Combustion Activities, the Fuel Manager shall be populated with all relevant data that will be subsequently used (automatically appear) in Energy worksheets Fuel Manager (1) Administrate Energy Fuel Manager
- 11. o The Fuel Manager contains data on carbon content and calorific value for each fuel. o All IPCC default fuels are listed in. In addition, users can enter user-specific fuels together with relevant data required by the Fuel Manager (carbon content and calorific value). Fuel Manager (2) Default IPCC fuels (embedded - in grey) and Country-specific fuels (manual input - in white)
- 12. Activity Data Input (1) Worksheets Subdivisions (Manual Input) Fuels (Selection) Drop-down Menu (fuels from Fuel Manager) AD – Fuel Consumption (Manual Input) Units (Selection) Equation
- 13. Activity Data and Emission Factor Input o AD and EF input Energy guidebook provides a detailed structured description for input of AD and EFs for: • each column • each worksheet • each category
- 14. Guide to Land Representation o Land Representation is one of the most important issues in National GHG Inventories. o The Guide to Land Representation in the IPCC Inventory Software provides a detailed guidance (around 80 pages) on how to make the first step in AFOLU inventory, particularly how to make inputs in two Managers: • Land Use Manager • Land Representation Manager o The Guide can be downloaded from the IPCC TFI web- site: www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/software/index.html
- 15. o Like with all Software Managers, in AFOLU Sector – users before working on sectoral worksheets need to populate three AFOLU Managers: • Land Use Manager • Land Representation Manager • Livestock Manager AFOLU - Managers Guide to Land Representation Administrate AFOLU Land Use Manager Land Representation Manager
- 16. Land Use Manager o Land Use Manager allows to characterize all land types within the Six IPCC land use categories, further stratified in 12 sub- categories o Different land use categories have a different set of parameters o Guidebook provides a step-by-step guidance on what information needs to be input to characterize land types in each land use category
- 17. Land Representation Manager (Tabs 1 and 2) o Land Representation Manager allows to: i. Stratify the territory in Regions, and assign to each the IPCC Approach applied for land representation (1 or 2 or 3) ii. Stratify the region in units of land homogeneous per current and historical land use, and assign to each the area and for each resident C pool, the IPCC method to be applied . This entry table can be “endless”
- 18. Land Representation Manager (Tab 3) o For Land Representation Approaches 2 and 3, Land matrix Tab provides the total area of the land classified as: i. land that has not undergone a change between the initial year (rows) and final year (columns) ii. land that has undergone a change between two different subcategories
- 19. Transfer of Area Data from Managers to Worksheets o The compilation of data in Land Representation Manager allows the Software to populate area data of units of land in the relevant worksheets for each AFOLU category o This means that area data cannot be input directly into the worksheets. The AFOLU Managers need to be populated first o The transfer of units of land (and associated area) to the relevant worksheets is ruled by: • Current and Previous Land use category • Characterization of Land Type, as input in Land Use Manager • Land representation Approach, as selected in Land Representation Manager • Method to calculate C stock changes in each C pool as selected in Land Representation Manager The sectoral guidebook for work with AFOLU worksheets is still under development
- 20. Guide to Land Representation o Guide to Land Representation explains all steps of data input into the Managers for units of land, which are used then for all 3.B categories and some of 3.C categories. o Throughout the Guide, the text entered in lilac color represents information taken from the Wetlands Supplement.
- 21. Conclusion o IPCC TFI TSU is continuously working on the IPCC Inventory Software and supporting materials (Guidebooks) in order to meet users’ needs as well as to respond to improvement of user- friendliness of the IPCC TFI products and rectification of any issues (bugs, errors, etc.) We would appreciate users’ feedback, which can be sent to us at: ipcc-software@iges.or.jp