First Regional MRV Technical Training - Asia (September 2013)
This training workshop provided information and instruction on programmatic and technical issues related to monitoring, reporting and verification (MRV) of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at the facility-level. The target audience was PMR Implementing Country Participants in Asia.
Date:
Sep 23 - 25, 2013
Venue:
Beijing, China
Day 1: September 23, 2013 | ||
8:30 | Registration | |
1. Opening and Introduction | ||
9:00 | ||
Xueman Wang, PMR Secretariat | ||
Sun Cuihua, National Development Reform Commission, China | ||
Michael McCormick, PMR Secretariat | ||
2. Introduction to MRV & Types of MRV Activities | ||
Discussion of similarities and differences of MRV for the purpose of national emissions inventories, facility-level inventories, emissions reduction project reporting, NAMAs, and non-GHG (i.e., energy and environmental) reporting | ||
9:30 | ||
Ranping Song, World Resources Institute China | ||
Thomas Baumann, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
MRV Introduction and Overview | ||
MRV Introduction and Overview (Chinese) | ||
10:30 | Break | |
3. Overview of Facility-Level MRV Programs | ||
Four countries shared their experience from facility-level MRV programs. | ||
10:45 | ||
Rob Fowler, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
JBalawant Joshi, Idam Infrastructure Advisory Pvt. Ltd. India | ||
Zheng Shuang, National Center of Climate Change Strategic Research, China | ||
Kong Chiu, Environment Protection Agency, United States | ||
Hubert Fallman, Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria | ||
Overview of Facility-Level MRV Programs | ||
Overview of Facility-Level MRV Programs (Chinese) | ||
12:15 | Lunch | |
4. MRV Program Design Elements | ||
Explanation of key design elements with examples from specific MRV programs, including: - Principles (e.g., completeness, transparency, etc.) - Objectives (e.g., value, quality, etc.) - Applicability (e.g., by emissions thresholds, by class or “all-in”) - Defining a reporting entity and point of regulation - Defining a facility/installation, including identification of sources within a facility and source exclusion lists - Defining GHGs to report - Reporting schedules - Non-emissions data to report - Institutional arrangements |
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13:30 | ||
Ranping Song, World Resources Institute China | ||
Tang Jin, SinoCarbon Innovation & Investment Co., Ltd. China | ||
Kong Chiu, Environment Protection Agency, United States | ||
Hubert Fallman, Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria | ||
MRV Program Design Elements | ||
MRV Program Design Elements (Chinese) | ||
15:00 | Break | |
5. MRV Design | ||
15:15 | ||
Participants formed groups to examine MRV objectives and key program design elements. Groups shared the findings and results with other participants. | ||
6. MRV Readiness | ||
16:00 | ||
Participants formed groups by country. Relating to the previous sessions, participants went through a “readiness” assessment process for a MRV program, considering their current vs. planned future program. | ||
16:45 | Wrap up | |
End of Day 1 | ||
Day 2: September 24, 2013 | ||
7. Emissions Quantification | ||
Overview of different quantification approaches, relating to options and trade-offs, including methodology tiers, uncertainty, data requirements using examples of different source categories. | ||
9:30 | ||
Rob Fowler, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
Tang Jin, SinoCarbon Innovation & Investment Co., Ltd. China | ||
Hubert Fallman, Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria | ||
Emissions Quantification | ||
Emissions Quantification (Chinese) | ||
10:30 | Break | |
8. Monitoring and Data Management | ||
Overview of monitoring and data management approaches, including options and trade-offs, using examples of different source categories, as well as non-emissions data (e.g., production). Topics included general and specific monitoring requirements including methodology considerations, equipment (monitors, sensors, meters), calibration, standards (e.g. technical, industry), monitoring schedules, and record keeping. | ||
10:45 | ||
Tom Baumann, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
Zheng Shuang, National Center of Climate Change Strategic Research, China | ||
Kong Chiu, Environment Protection Agency, United States | ||
Monitoring and Data Management | ||
Monitoring and Data Management (Chinese) | ||
12:15 | Lunch | |
9. QA/QC and Verification | ||
Overview of options and trade-offs of different verification and QA/QC approaches, including 1st party (self-check), 2nd party (program check), and 3rd party (independent auditor); also including examples of approaches for different source categories. | ||
13:30 | ||
Ranping Song, World Resources Institute China | ||
Kong Chiu, Environment Protection Agency, United States | ||
Hubert Fallman, Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria | ||
QA and QC | ||
QA and QC (Chinese) | ||
15:00 | Break | |
10. Technical MRV Issues | ||
15:15 | Participants formed groups according to areas of interest in emissions quantification, monitoring and verification. Relating to the previous sessions, groups shared perspectives on the options and trade-offs of the different approaches to technical MRV. Each group then shared the results with the wider workshop. | |
Workshop Group Exercise | ||
Workshop Group Exercise (Chinese) | ||
16:00 | ||
Participants formed groups according to different sectors (e.g., power, mining, manufacturing, cement). Relating to the previous sessions, groups shared perspectives on the options and trade-offs for emissions quantification, monitoring, and verification. Each group then shared the results with the wider workshop. | ||
End of Day 2 | ||
Day 3: September 25, 2013 | ||
11. Registries and Reporting | ||
Overview of design issues and systems for collecting, processing, storing, and publicizing GHG information. | ||
9:30 | ||
Rob Fowler, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
Tang Jin, SinoCarbon Innovation & Investment Co., Ltd. China | ||
Hubert Fallman, Umweltbundesamt GmbH, Austria | ||
Registries and Reporting | ||
Registries and Reporting (Chinese) | ||
10:30 | Break | |
12. Stakeholder Engagement and Training | ||
Overview of program outreach, training and communications methods and tools, and engagement/coordination with key stakeholder groups, including - Institutional and policy partners - Internal expert networks - External Communities of Practice - Reporting entities - Service providers |
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10:45 | ||
Tom Baumann, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
Balawant Joshi, Idam Infrastructure Advisory Pvt. Ltd. India | ||
Katherine Sibold, Environment Protection Agency, United States | ||
Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Stakeholder Engagement (Chinese) | ||
Briefing Note: Stakeholder Engagement | ||
Briefing Note: Stakeholder Engagement (Chinese) | ||
Training | ||
Training (Chinese) | ||
12:15 | Lunch | |
13. Institutional Arrangements | ||
Discussion of MRV program administration, oversight, and relationship with other governmental institutions. | ||
13:30 | ||
Rob Fowler, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
Institutional Arrangements | ||
Institutional Arrangements (Chinese) | ||
14. Knowledge Management | ||
Application of knowledge management to GHG MRV program management, including knowledge management framework, self-assessment (benchmark/gap analysis), strategies (vision and roadmap), methodologies, and techniques. | ||
14:15 | ||
Tom Baumann, Greenhouse Gas Management Institute | ||
U.S. Greenhous Gas Reporting Program - A Look Back | ||
U.S. Greenhous Gas Reporting Program - A Look Back (Chinese) | ||
15:00 | Break | |
15:15 | Participants formed groups by country (smaller countries with similar circumstances potentially grouped together) to evaluate institutional arrangement issues and considerations. | |
16:00 | Wrap up | |
End of training | ||