Transcript Plans for establishment of national system (NIS) in the Czech Republic Pavel Fott, CHMI UNFCCC workshop, Bonn, 12 April 2005

Plans for establishment of
national system (NIS)
in the Czech Republic
Pavel Fott, CHMI
UNFCCC workshop, Bonn, 12 April 2005
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
Czech GHG inventories, history
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
Historical survey of compiling and reporting
Data
Methodology
1990-95
IPCC (1995)
Calculation sheets and reporting
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
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)
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
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.
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
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.
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
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.
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
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:
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