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United Nations FCCC/ARR/2016/[Party]

Distr.: General16 February 2016

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Report on the individual review of the inventory submission of #Party submitted in 2016*

Note by the expert review team

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* * In the symbol for this document, 2016 refers to the year in which the inventory was submitted, and not to the year of publication.

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FCCC/ARR/2016/[Party]

Statement submitted by Party

[Comment by #Party][ #Party chose not to provide comments on the final report.]

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ContentsParagraphs Page

I. Introduction 1 – 5 4II. Summary and general assessment of the Year inventory submission...................... 6 5

III. Status of implementation of issues raised in the previous review report................. 7 7

IV. Issues identified in three successive reviews and not addressed by the Party......... 8 13

V. Additional findings made during the Year technical review.................................... 9 15

Annex

I. Overview of greenhouse gas emissions and removals for Party for submission year [Year]........... 20

II. Additional information to support findings in table 2....................................................................... 24

III. Documents and information used during the review......................................................................... 25

IV. Acronyms and abbreviations............................................................................................................. 26

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I. Introduction

1. This report covers the review of the Year inventory submission of #Party organized by the UNFCCC secretariat, in accordance with the “Guidelines for the technical review of information reported under the Convention related to greenhouse gas inventories, biennial reports and national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention” (hereinafter referred to as the UNFCCC review guidelines) and particularly part III, “UNFCCC guidelines for the technical review of greenhouse gas inventories from Parties included in Annex I to the Convention”.1 The review took place from date to date month year in City, Country, and was coordinated by Review Officer (UNFCCC secretariat). Table 1 provides information on the composition of the expert review team (ERT).

Table 1Composition of the expert review team

Area of expertise Name Party

Generalist [Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

Energy [Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

IPPU [Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

Agriculture [Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

LULUCF [Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

Waste [Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

Lead reviewers [Mr.][Ms.]

[Mr.][Ms.]

Abbreviations: IPPU = industrial processes and product use, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.

2. This report contains findings based on the assessment by the ERT of the Year inventory submission against the UNFCCC review guidelines. The ERT has made

1 Annex to decision 13/CP.20.

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recommendations to resolve those findings related to issues.2 Other findings, and if applicable, the ERTs encouragements to resolve them, are also included. All recommendations and encouragements in this report are for the next inventory submission, unless otherwise specified.

3. A draft version of this report was communicated to the Government of #Party which [provided no comments] [provided comments that were considered and incorporated, as appropriate, into this final version of the report].

4. An overview of the total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions3 reported under the Convention for #Party is provided in annex I; table 6 shows total GHG emissions for selected years, and tables 7 and 8 show GHG emissions reported under the Convention by gas and by sector, respectively.

5. [The ERT notes that owing to the delay in the 2015 inventory submission, consistent with provisions in decision 24/CP.19, paragraph 3 and decision 13/CP.20, paragraph 13, the review of this 2016 inventory submission is being held in conjuction with the review of the 2015 GHG inventory submission, in accordance with decision X/CP.21, paragraph 1. To the extent that identical information is presented in both inventory submissions, the ERT has reviewed this information only once and, as appropriate, has replicated the findings below in both the 2015 and 2016 annual review reports. ]

II. Summary and general assessment of the Year inventory submission

6. Table 2 provides the ERT’s assessment of the inventory submission with respect to the tasks undertaken during the review. Further information on the issues identified below, as well as additional findings, may be found in tables 3 and 5 below.

Table 2Summary of review results and general assessment of the inventory

AssesssmentIssue ID number(s) in tables 3 and/or 5a

Dates of submission

Original submission: Date (NIR), Date, Version number (CRF tables)

[Revised submission(s): Date (NIR), Date, Version number (CRF tables)]

The values from the latest submission are used in this report

Review format Format of review: [in-country ][centralized ][desk review]

Adherence to the UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines

Have any issues been identified in the following areas:

1. Identification of key categories [Yes][No]

2. Selection and use of methodologies and assumptions

[Yes][No]

3. Development and selection of emission factors [Yes][No]

2 Issues are defined in decision 13/CP.20, annex, paragraph 81.

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4. Collection and selection of activity data [Yes][No]

5. Reporting of recalculations [Yes][No]

6. Reporting of a consistent time series [Yes][No]

7. Reporting of uncertainties, including methodologies

[Yes][No]

8. Quality assurance/quality control [Yes][No]

9. Other departures from the UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines (including transparency)

[Yes][No] The ERT identified additional issues in

the [insert sector] sector(s)that are not included elsewhere

in this table

Completeness Is the inventory complete? Missing categories that affect completeness, if any, are included in annex II to this document

1. Energy [Yes][No]

2. IPPU [Yes][No]

3. Agriculture [Yes][No]

4. LULUCF [Yes][No]

5. Waste [Yes][No]

For each category reported as insignificant, has the Party provided sufficient information showing that the likely level of emissions meets the criteria in paragraph 37(b) of the UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines?

[The Party did not report “NE” for any insignificant categories]

[Yes]

[No]

Corrections Have emissions been reported without corrections (e.g. related to climate variations or electricity trade)?

[Yes/No]

National inventory arrangements

(for in-country) Are the institutional, procedural and legal arrangements [including the changes to the national inventory arrangements discussed by the Party during the review] effective and reliable for estimating GHG emissions?

[Yes][No] [Generally]

(for centralized) Have there been any changes to the national inventory arrangements since the most recent inventory submission?

[Yes][No]

3 In this report, unless otherwise specified, “total GHG emissions” refers to the aggregated national GHG emissions expressed in carbon dioxide (CO2) equivalent, excluding land use, land-use change and forestry, and including indirect CO2 if reported by the Party.

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(for centralized) Taking into account any changes to the national inventory arrangements since the most recent inventory submission, are the institutional, procedural and legal arrangements effective and reliable for estimating GHG emissions?

[Yes][No] [Generally]

(for DR) This review was conducted as a desk review and the national inventory arrangements were not a focus of the review

Implementation of previous recom-mendations

The ERT notes that the previous review report was published on date. On the basis of this publication date and taking into consideration national circumstances, the ERT concludes that the Party has demonstrated sufficient progress in implementing improvements in its submission

1. General [Yes][No]

2. Energy [Yes][No]

3. IPPU [Yes][No]

4. Agriculture [Yes][No]

5. LULUCF [Yes][No]

6. Waste [Yes][No]

Response from the Party during the review

Has the Party provided the ERT with responses to the questions raised, including the data and information necessary for the assessment of conformity with the UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines and any further guidance adopted by the Conference of the Parties?

[Yes][No]

Recommendation for an exceptional in-country review

On the basis of the issues identified, does the ERT recommend that the next review be conducted as an in-country review?

Guidance: if yes, include the following language: [Please refer to annex II for the list of questions and issues to be considered during the in-country review]

[Yes][No]

Abbreviations: CRF = common reporting format, ERT = expert review team, GHG = greenhouse gas, IPPU = industrial processes and product use, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry, NIR = national inventory report, UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines = “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, Part I: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories”.

a Additional issues and findings may be included in tables 3 and/or 5.

III. Status of implementation of issues raised in the previous review report

7. Table 3 compiles all the recommendations made in the previous review report. For each issue, the ERT specified whether it believes the issue has been resolved by the

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conclusion of the review of the Year inventory submission and provided the rationale for its determination.

Table 3Status of implementation of issues raised in the previous review report

ID# Issue classificationa Recommendation made in previous review reportb ERT assessment and rationale

General

G.1 Select category(x, year)Issue type

[Resolved.][Not resolved.] [Addressing.][Not relevant.] Please include rationale

G.2 Select category(x, year)Issue type


Energy

E.1 Select category – Add fuels–Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)Issue type














E.8 Select category – Add fuels–Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)


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Issue type









IPPU

I.1 Select category – Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)Issue type












I.7 Select category – [Resolved.][Not resolved.]

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Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)Issue type

[Addressing.][Not relevant.] Please include rationale











Agriculture

A.1 Select category – Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)Issue type










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LULUCF

L.1 Select category – Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)Issue type










L.6 Select category – Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)

[Resolved.][Not resolved.] [Addressing.][Not relevant.]

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Issue type Please include rationale











Waste

W.1 Select categoryAdd gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)Issue type










W.6 Select category [Resolved.][Not resolved.]

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Add gas(es)(x, year) (x, year)Issue type

[Addressing.][Not relevant.] Please include rationale









Abbreviations: CRF = common reporting format, ERT = expert review team, IPPU = industrial processes and product use, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry, NIR = national inventory report, UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines = “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, Part I: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories”.

a References in parentheses are to the paragraph(s) and the year(s) of the previous review report(s) where the issue was raised. Issues are further classified as defined in decision 13/CP.20, annex, paragraph 81.

b [For #Party, the review of the 2016 inventory submission is being held in conjunction with the review of the 2015 inventory submission, and as such, the 2015 annual review report was not available at the time of this review. Therefore, the recommendations reflected in table 3 are from the 2014 annual review report. For the same reason, the year 2015 is excluded from the list of years in which the issue has been identified.]

IV. Issues identified in three successive reviews and not addressed by the Party

8. In accordance with paragraph 83 of the UNFCCC review guidelines, the ERT noted that the issues included in table 4 have been identified in three or more successive reviews, including the review of the Year inventory submission of #Party, and have not been addressed by the Party.

Table 4Issues identified in three or more successive reviews and not addressed by the Partya

ID#b Issue identificationNumber of successive reviews issue not addressed

General

Years (X–X)

Energy

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Years (X–X)

Years (X–X)

IPPU

Years (X–X)

Years (X–X)

Agriculture

Years (X–X)

Years (X–X)

LULUCF

Years (X–X)

Years (X–X)

Waste

Years (X–X)

Years (X–X)

Abbreviations: IPPU = industrial processes and product use, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry. a [For #Party, the review of the 2016 inventory submission is being held in conjunction with the review of the 2015 inventory

submission. Since the reviews of the 2015 and 2016 inventory submissions are not “successive” reviews, but are rather being held in conjunction, for the purpose of counting successive years in table 4, 2015/2016 are considered as one year.]

b An asterisk is included after any issue ID# where the underlying issue is related to accuracy or completeness of a key category, a missing category or a potential key category, as indicated in decision 13/CP.20, annex, paragraph 83.

.

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FCC

C/A

RR

/[2016/[Party]

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V. Additional findings made during the Year technical review

9. Table 5 contains findings made by the ERT during the review of the Year inventory submission of #Party that are additional to those identified in Table 3 above.

Table 5Additional findings made during the Year technical review

ID# Finding classification Description of the finding with recommendation or encouragementIs finding an issuea? If yes, classify by type

General

G.3 Select category Yes. Comparability

G.4 Select category Issue type





Energy

E.13 Select category – Add fuels–Add gas(es)

Issue type

E.14 Select category – Issue type

FCC

C/A

RR

/[Year]/[Party]

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Add fuels–Add gas(es)


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

IPPU

I.13 Select category – Add gas(es)

Issue type


Issue type

I.15 Select category – Issue type

FCC

C/A

RR

/[2016/[Party]

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Add gas(es)


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

Agriculture

A.11 Select category –Add gas(es)

Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

A.17 Select category – Issue type

FCC

C/A

RR

/[Year]/[Party]

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Add gas(es)


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

LULUCF

L.12 Select categoryAdd gas(es)

Standard text to be added for any issues identified in relation to wetlands: [The ERT encourages the Party to use the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands in preparing its annual inventories for [X] in future annual submissions]

No


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

FCC

C/A

RR

/[2016/[Party]

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Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

Waste

W.11 Select category –Add gas(es)

Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

FCC

C/A

RR

/[Year]/[Party]

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Issue type


Issue type


Issue type

Abbreviations: ERT = expert review team, IPPU = industrial processes and product use, IPCC = Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry, UNFCCC Annex I inventory reporting guidelines = “Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, Part I: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories”.

a Recommendations are related to issues as defined in decision 13/CP.20, annex, paragraph 81, identified by the ERT during the review. Encouragements are made to the Party to address all findings not related to issues.


Annex I

Overview of greenhouse gas emissions and removals for #Party for submission year [Year]

1. Table 6 shows total greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, including and excluding land use, land-use change and forestry and, for Parties that have decided to report indirect carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, with and without indirect CO2. Tables 7 and 8 show GHG emissions reported under the Convention by Party by gas and by sector, respectively.

Table 6 [Note: the secretariat will complete BEFORE the review-table and footnotes. Provide to LRs for final check before submitting to QA.]Total greenhouse gas emissions for Party, base year a to [Year-2](kt CO2 eq)

Without indirect CO2 With indirect CO2

Total with LULUCF Total without LULUCF Total with LULUCF Total without LULUCF

Base year (Enter year(s))

1990

1995

2000

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Note: If emissions from the sector “other” are reported, they are excluded from total greenhouse gas emissions.

Abbreviations: LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry.a “Base year” refers to the base year for the Party under the Convention specified in decision 24/CP.19, annex,

paragraph 8.

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FCC

C/A

RR

/[Year]/[Party]

22Table 7 [Note: the secretariat will complete BEFORE the review-table and footnotes. Provide to LRs for final check before submitting to QA]Greenhouse gas emissions by gas, base year a to [Year–2](kt CO2 eq) [Guidance: two digits after decimal point for emissions, one for % change.]

CO2 CH4 N2O HFCs PFCs SF6 NF3


1990

1995

2000

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Per cent change base year–[Year–2]

Note: CO2, CH4 and N2O emissions do not include emissions and removals from the land use, land-use change and forestry sector[.] [but do include indirect CO2 emissions reported in CRF table 6.][#Party did not report indirect CO2 emissions in CRF table 6].

Abbreviations: [NA = not applicable] [,] [NE = not estimated], [NO = not occurring].a “Base year” refers to the base year for the Party under the Convention specified in decision 24/CP.19, annex, paragraph 8.

FCC

C/A

RR

/[Year]/[Party]

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Table 8 [Note: the secretariat will complete BEFORE the review-table and footnotes. Provide to LRs for final check before submitting to QA.]Greenhouse gas emissions by sector, base year a to [Year–2] (kt CO2 eq) [Guidance: two digits after decimal point for emissions, one for % change.]

Energy IPPU Agriculture LULUCF Waste Other


1990

1995

2000

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

Per cent change base year–[Year–2]

Note: [Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions include indirect CO2 emissions reported in CRF table 6][ #Party does not report indirect CO2 emissions in CRF table 6].Abbreviations: [IE = included elsewhere], IPPU= industrial processes and product use, LULUCF = land use, land-use change and forestry, [NA = not applicable] [,][NE =

not estimated, ][NO = not occurring].a “Base year” refers to the base year for the Party under the Convention specified in decision 24/CP.19, annex, paragraph 8.

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Annex II

Additional information to support findings in table 2

A. Missing categories that affect completeness

[The following categories were reported as “NE” or the ERT otherwise determined that there is an issue with the completeness of reporting in the Party’s inventory:]

Guidance: if applicable, include a list of the missing categories in the order of IPCC categories. Do not include categories reported as “NE” if properly justified that the category(s) is insignificant.

[No mandatory categories were identified as missing]

B. Recommendation for an in-country review: list of issues

[Guidance: if applicable, provide the list of questions and issues to be considered during the in-country review.]

[The ERT does not recommend that an exceptional in-country review be carried out.]

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Annex III

Documents and information used during the review

[Note: the secretariat will complete BEFORE the review week.]

A. Reference documents

Aggregate information on greenhouse gas emissions by sources and removals by sinks for Parties included in Annex I to the Convention. Note by the secretariat. Available at <http://unfccc.int/resource/webdocs/agi/2016.pdf>

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories. Available at <http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/index.html>.

“Guidelines for the preparation of national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention, Part I: UNFCCC reporting guidelines on annual greenhouse gas inventories”. Annex to decision 24/CP.19. Available at <http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2013/cop19/eng/10a03.pdf#page=4>.

“Guidelines for the technical review of information reported under the Convention related to greenhouse gas inventories, biennial reports and national communications by Parties included in Annex I to the Convention”. Annex to decision 13/CP.20. Available at <http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2014/cop20/eng/10a03.pdf#page=6>.

Annual status report for Party for 2016. Available at <http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2016/asr/xxx.pdf>.

FCCC/ARR/2015/ISO-Code. Report on the individual review of the annual submission of Party submitted in 2015. Available at <http://unfccc.int/resource/docs/2016/arr/xxx.pdf>.

B. Additional information provided by the Party

Responses to questions during the review were received from [Ms.][Mr.] XXX (organization), including additional material on the methodology and assumptions used. [The following documents4 were also provided by Party:

Author. Year. Title in Italics and in Title Case (English translation if appropriate). [City: Publisher.] [Available at <web address>.]]

4 Reproduced as received from the Party.

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Annex IV

Acronyms and abbreviations

AD activity dataC carbonCH4 methaneCMP Conference of the Parties serving as the meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto ProtocolCO2 carbon dioxideCO2 eq carbon dioxide equivalentCOP Conference of the PartiesCRF common reporting formatEF emission factorERT expert review teamGHG greenhouse gas; unless indicated otherwise, total GHG emissions are the sum of CO2

(including indirect CO2 emissions if reported by the Party), CH4, N2O, HFCs, PFCs, SF6 and NF3, without GHG emissions and removals from LULUCF

ha hectareHFCs hydrofluorocarbonsIE included elsewhereIEA International Energy AgencyIEF implied emission factorIPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate ChangeIPPU Industrial processes and product usekg kilogram (1 kg = 1,000 grams)kt kilotonne (1 kt = 1 gigagram (Gg))LULUCF land use, land-use change and forestrym3 cubic metreN2O nitrous oxideNA not applicableNE not estimatedNF3 nitrogen trifluorideNIR national inventory reportNO not occurringPFCs perfluorocarbonsPJ petajoule (1 PJ = 1015 joule)QA/QC quality assurance/quality control SF6 sulphur hexafluorideTJ terajoule (1 TJ = 1012 joule)UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change