Plans for establishment of national system NIS in the Czech Republic

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Plans for establishment of national system (NIS)
in the Czech Republic

• Pavel Fott, CHMI
• UNFCCC workshop, Bonn, 12 April 2005

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

• History of Czech GHG Inventories (overview)
• Present state ( before NIS) of the management in
  the GHG Inventory preparation in the Czech
  Republic
• Main characteristics of NIS
• Proposed institutional arrangements and
  allocation of responsibility
• Expected problems with implementation

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Czech GHG inventories, history

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• First attempt to compile the Czech GHG Inventory
  according to the draft version of the IPCC
  methodology was done by the nongovernmental
  organisation SEVEn (in co-operation with CHMI) in
  1994 for the year 1990 as a part of the Country
  studies project supported by the U.S.
  Government.
• The first version compiled by CHMI as the
  official inventory agency under Ministry of
  Environment supervision was compiled in 1995 for
  years 1990 1993

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Historical survey of compiling and reporting

•  Data Methodology Calculation sheets
  and reporting
• 1990-95 IPCC (1995) Standard and
  Summary data Tables (contains also
  activity data aggreg. EFs)
• Elaborated in 1995-1997, Revised since 2002
  CRF
• 1996-97 Revised IPCC Calculations
  inter-joined Excel sheets from Workbook
  and other sheets
• Reporting Sectoral and Summary Tab.
  (neither activity
  data, nor EFs reported)
  Elaborated in 1997-1999
• 98-2003 Revised IPCC Calculations
  inter-joined Excel sheets gradual impl.
  from Workbook and other sheets
• Good Practice Reporting
  Common Reporting Format
  (CRF also activity data IEFs reported)
• Elaborated in 1999-2005
• Czech versions of NIR from 1995, since 2002 (data
  2000) English NIR

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Present Role of Inventory Agency

• Czech Hydrometeorological Institute (CHMI)
• Governmental institute established and supervised
  by Ministry of Environment. It serves as
  inventory agency for air pollutions issues
  including GHGs
• 3 experts involved in compilation
• Activities Management, general issues,
  reporting, QA/QC, Agriculture, LUCF,
  participation in compiling also in Energy and
  Industry)
• Responsibility concentrated (not allocated).
  Only CHMI (Ministry) as inventory agency is
  responsible for the GHG inventory compilation
• Financial support from Ministry by means of
  projects, which are only temporary (e. g. for 3
  year period), fortunately always restored (but
  not definitively)

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Cooperating institution present state

• COOPERATING INSTITUTIONS (2 institutions
  involved)
• Financial support contracted by CHMI annually
  (resources from project solved by CHMI for
  Ministry)
• Responsibility - limited only before approval
  of contract by CHMI
• 1) Koneko marketing small private organisation
  specialised on energy statistics and
  air-emissions issues
• 2 experts involved in GHG inventory
• Main activities Energy (1A, 1B), Solvent Use,
  part of Industry
• 2) Centre of Environmental Research, Charles
  University
• 1 expert involved in GHG inventory
• Main activity Sector Waste

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Cooperating experts present state

• INDIVIDUAL EXPERTS (about 6 experts together)
• Financial support remuneration for work is very
  limited, contracted by CHMI annually (resources
  from project solved by CHMI for Ministry)
• Responsibility very limited only before
  approval of contract by CHMI
• Tasks of individual experts ad hoc consulting
  work and expertise provided directly for CHMI,
  namely in following sectors/sub-sectors detailed
  agricultural statistics, detailed forestry
  statistics, inquiry on F gases usage, chemical
  technology, etc.

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Main gaps, imperfections and problems

• Scientifically demanding sectors (Agriculture,
  LUCF) are not covered properly by specialised
  institutions with perfectly skilled experts
• Limited responsibility of co-operators lowers
  their motivation to be more perfect
• Inventory work carried out only by means of
  temporary project is not systematic enough.
  Moreover, in former times climate changes issues
  were a bit underestimated by our officials
• Support only from Ministry of Environment (my
  means of temporary projects) limits systematic
  communications with other governmental
  institutions (including Statistical Office) not
  covered under Ministry of Environment.
• Present QA/QC is not sufficient and effective

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Three pillars for implementation of NIS

• Kyoto protocol has been ratified and has entered
  into force (article 5.1)
• COP decision 20/CP.7 (Marrakech, 2001) Guidance
  for national system under article 5 of the Kyoto
  Protocol
• Decision of European Parliament and Council no.
  280/2004/EC
• Ministry of Environment is responsible for
  implementation of NIS in the Czech republic. It
  has been elaborated plan/concept of this
  implementation which has been already approved.

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Main rules in applying NIS

• Sound and more stable institutional arrangements
• For each single IPCC sector one institution is
  responsible for compilation
• Nomination of leading organization for inventory
  coordination and management, general and
  crosscutting issues (uncertainty, consistency,
  key sources), reporting, QA/QC, communication
  with EU and UNFCCC
• Allocation of responsibilities
• CHMI under supervision of Ministry responsible
  for general issues coordination, general
  methodological principals (IPCC guidelines),
  reporting, coordination, QA/QC etc.
• Sector institutions responsible for sectoral
  aspects of inventory (extent of responsibility is
  higher)
• CHMI is also sector leader for industry product
  use

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Expected institutional arrangement

• Ministry of Environment overall responsibility,
  contacts with Statistical Office, other gov.
  bodies
• General issues, management - CHMI, 3 experts
• Energy KONEKO marketing, 2 experts, Priv.
• Mobile sources, CDV Brno, 3 experts, Gov., New
• Industry CHMI, 2 experts, Gov.
• Agriculture Inst. of soil biology, 2 exp.,
  Gov., N
• LUCF IFER, 1 expert, Priv., New
• Waste Centre of Env. Res., 1 exp. , Gov.

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Expected problems with implementation of NIS

• Czech national team believes, that compiling
  inventory under NIS will be more effective.
  Nevertheless it will be necessary to overcome
  some problems
• Newly incoming institutions (usually of
  scientific orientation) have not been yet
  familiar with inventory and reporting practices.
  It will be necessary to overcome some transition
  period
• Old institutions should adapt to the new and more
  demanding system (higher responsibility)
• Much more effective system of QA/QC must be
  implemented under the NIS

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Thank you for your attention

• More detailed information about activities of the
  Czech inventory team (including results) you can
  find on the CHMI Climate Change website
• www.chmi.cz/cc/start.html
• E-mails for contacts
• fott_at_chmi.cz
• pretel_at_chmi.cz
• dvacha_at_chmi.cz