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Overview and Review of Colombia’s Greenhouse Gas MRV Harmonization

and Data Management Platform

Collaborating for NDC Implementation

Marian Van Pelt and Derina Man (USAID RALI)Camila Rodriguez (Colombia MADS)

13 November 2017

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

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RALI Supports Colombia’s Long Term Objectives

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Harmonize MRVThe 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 PrototypeThe objective of this stream is position IDEAM to efficiently prepare biennial

inventories through increased automation.

Tracking Colombia’s Climate Action: Focus on emissions

Colombia

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Overview and review of Colombia´s GHG MRV harmonization and data management platform

Camila Rodríguez VargasClimate Change DirectorateMinistry of Environment and Sustainable Development

November 13th, 2017

National Policy of Climate Change

LOW CARBON AND RESILIENT DEVELOPMENT

Urban development

Energydevelopment

Infrastructuredevelopment

Ecosystem management & conservation

Rural development

NATIONAL POLICY

COMPONENTS

National climate change system - SISCLIMA

IPCC GuidelinesGHG ProtocolISO 14064

Emissions

Mitigation Actions Climate finance

Common factors: Transparency, indicators, co-benefits report, mitigation and adaptation scopeGHG Inventories (national

and regional)

Programme for voluntary reporting

NAMA CDM and PoA REDD+PDBC

- International- National- Sub-national

Public and private sources

- UNFCCC guidelinesfor CDM and REDD+

- Guidelines for theformulation of NAMAs and othermitigation initiatives

Guide for theidentification of finance sources

Developed for decision makersat national and regional level

MRV Colombia

Emissions

National MRV approaches

Mitigation actions

• Design of SINGEI• Synergies with other national information systems• Voluntary corporate reporting program • 3 NCs – 1 BUR

• 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

• 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

IDEAM improvements on National Reports

3rd NATCOM (2017) and 1st BUR (2015)

Art 4. Mitigation

Art 5. ForestsArt 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 FrameworkArt 14. Global Stocktake

Art 15. Compliance

Art 3. NDC

Reporting challenges in he light of he Paris Agreement

Mapping the GHG effects in the national GHG inventory

Identify effects and their causal chains

Assess the accountabilitybottom up/top down

Identify needs to harmonize he accountability

Prioritize

Implement &harmonize

RALI - harmonization of he MRV – GHG emissions component

Inputs for national accountability

Emissions on the

Example year

Sector X

20XX

Calculation errors? Methodological differences?Uncertainty?Sensibility analysis?

Base Line of sector X

Base line of the mitigation actions of Sector X

Emission sources for the elaboration of nacional GHG inventories of X Sector

Common elements between approaches TOP-DOWN and BOTTOM-UP Drivers for the projections Emission factors Emissions sources and sinks, sector definitions, IPCC categories

• Acciones de Mitigation Actions• Policies• Programs• Sectoral curren plans for the implementation of

climate change actions

REPORTS OF CLIMATE CHANGE

ACCOUNTING AND MONITORING SYSTEM

National and regional GHG inventories

Impact and management

indicators

Management reports and

graphics

Accounting and tracking of he mitigation actions

Mitigation goals and base lines

VERIFICACIÓN (TERCEROS AUTORIZADOS)

NAMAS

MDL

Mitigation actionsReport and progress

Low carbon development initiatives

REDD+ initiatives

RENARE

National and CMNUCC standards

SINGEI

Nationalstandard

Information collecting protocols

File data and processing information protocols

Quality information protocols

Uncertainty calculation protocols

INGEI

NDC

National methodology

NDC report progress

Base line

Projections

GoalsInformation

updating

Report on the progress of he

implementation of the NDC

Components of the Information system

• 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)

GHG national and sectorial emissions - baseline

• Identify the mitigation actions included in the baseline, assumptions for their quantification, categories, etc.

• Sectorial data sources• Inventariability

Policies and actions – baseline

• Drivers population• growth, GDP and• fuel prices)• Methodology• Key stakeholders

Projections and assumptions

Accountability elements

Fuente: IDEAM, 2016

• New reporting challenges - similar scenario ofunderstanding and development of information systemsthan other countries

• Advances on legal and institutional arrangements butneeds on technological including interoperabilitydevelopments based on he existing elements

• Analysis from the relation of the economic activities inthe country with GHG inventory categories to the designof a technological solution

• Finalization of the first phase – design of the SINGEI andplanning he second phase to develop the SINGEI

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Thanks!Camila Rodríguez VargasDCRodriguez@minambiente.gov.coClimate Change Directorate

Colombia mitigation goal in the COP 21

Designing Systems to Advance Colombia’s GHG MRV

RALI

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RALI Supports Colombia’s Long Term Objectives

Harmonize MRVThe 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 PrototypeThe objective of this stream is position IDEAM to efficiently prepare biennial

inventories through increased automation.

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.

Standardized Data Collection

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• Entities (e.g., government ministries/departments, academia, implementers) submit their activity data into SINGEI

• Standardized user interface

Ministry Data

NAMA Data

Municipality Data

Research Data

SIN

GEI

Use

r In

terf

ace

SINGEI Data Management

System

Data and Emission Factor Archive

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• SINGEI compiles raw data into data set V0

• SINGEI compiles emission factors into database V0

Ministry Data

NAMA Data

Municipality Data

Research Data

Data Set V0

SIN

GEI

Use

r In

terf

ace

SINGEI Data Management System

Emission Factors

V0

Ministry Data

NAMA Data

Municipality Data

Research Data

Data Set V0

Data SetV1

SIN

GEI

Use

r In

terf

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Data Scripts

SINGEI Data Management System

Emission Factors

V0

Emission Factors

V1

Emission Factor Scripts

Data QAQC and Splicing

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• 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 (V1)

Ministry Data

NAMA Data

Municipality Data

Research Data

Data Set V0

Data SetV1

SIN

GEI

Use

r In

terf

ace

Data Scripts

SINGEI Data Management System

Emission Factors

V0

Emission Factors

V1

Emission Factor Scripts

Methodology Scripts

GHG Inventory Calculations

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• Sector Leads make decisions on GHG accounting methodology

• SINGEI applies methodology using V1 data set and EFs

Ministry Data

NAMA Data

Municipality Data

Research Data

Data Set V0

Data SetV1

SIN

GEI

Use

r In

terf

ace

Data Scripts

SINGEI Data Management System

NationalGHG

InventoryEmission Factors

V0

Emission Factors

V1

Emission Factor Scripts

Methodology Scripts

Reporting Interface

Producing GHG Inventory Reports

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• SINGEI produces GHG inventory• User-friendly reporting interface for generating inventory data

for national communications, biennial update reports, and other NDC tracking

Discussion

• Questions?– Common challenges– Common solutions– Novel solutions

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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?

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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

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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

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Contacts

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Marian Van Pelt ICFRALI Project Managermarian.vanpelt@icf.com

@Marian_VP

Derina ManICFNDC Technical Teamderina.man@icf.com

@derinamania

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

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RALI GHG MRV Data Harmonization Framework

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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.

Step 1: Identify and Map GHG Effects

• Define the mitigation policy or action• Map the causal chain of the policy outcomes and GHG

effects

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Source: GHG Protocol’s Policy and Action Standard

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”

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Step 3: Bottom-Up / Top-Down MRV

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Top-Down AssessmentAssess data, methodologies, and

emission factors used in the national inventory

Bottom-Up AssessmentAssess data, methodologies, and

emission factors used for the mitigation action or policy

Base Year

Inventory Year X

Target Year

Step 4: Identify Needs to Harmonize

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Top-Down AssessmentAssess data, methodologies, and

emission factors used in the national inventory

Bottom-Up AssessmentAssess data, methodologies, and

emission factors used for the mitigation action or policy

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 sub-sector data?

Data Resolution

Tiers EmissionFactors

SplicingTechniques

Step 5: Prioritize Improvements

Prioritize improvements to inventory or mitigation activity MRV using a decision framework. Example:

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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

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

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