Global Protocol for Community-

Scale Greenhouse Gas

Emission Inventories (GPC)6th International Conference on Carbon Accounting

Carbon Accounting for Cites & Communities

5th September 2014, Edinburgh City Chambers

Chang Deng-Beck, Junior Project Officer

Bonn Center for Local Climate Action and Reporting (carbonn Center)

ICLEI World Secretariat

•Contents

1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on carbon accounting

2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC)

3. Q&A

•Contents

1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on carbon accounting

2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC)

3. Q&A

•• International membership association of Local Governments (LGs)• Established in 1990 in New York – for cities, by cities• Focal Point for LGMA Constituency and Observer at the UNFCCC• Thematic city network: technical guidance, peer-learning experience

Introducing ICLEI

ICLEI offices

ICLEI members:More than 1000 citiesin 86 countries~660 million people

•ICLEI’s service to facilitating cities level carbon accounting

1. For city level carbon accounting

• Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC)

• HEAT+: Harmonized Emissions Analysis Tool

2. For regional carbon reporting

• carbonn Climate Registry (cCR)-- Leading global reporting platform of local climate action

• 5814%

17842%

5(1%)

113%

6515%

105(25%)

•Contents

1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on carbon accounting

2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC)

– 2.1 Background and development process– 2.2 Key components

3. Q&A

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Background and development process of GPC

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30 years experience in

promoting sustainability worldwide

14 years of GHG

accounting standard development experience

Represent >1200

local government members worldwide

Over 20 years

experience in addressing urban sustainability issues

Represent 68 of the

largest cities from around the world committed to implementing meaningful and sustainable climate-related actions

Background of GPC –Core partners

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http://blogs.worldbank.org/sustainablecities/ghg-protocol

Supporting Partners

•Pilot Program

TokyoKyoto

Iskandar Malaysia

Nonthaburi

Melbourne

Moreland

AdelaideeThekwini(Durban)

Kampala

Stockholm

Cornwall

LondonLahti

Wicklow MorbackSeraing

Saskatoon

Los Altos Hills

Belo Horizonte

Goiania

Rio de Janeiro

NorthamptonshireArendal

Hennepin

GeorgetownLagos

Kaohsiung

Pilot city (24) Special Invitee (9)

La Paz

Buenos Aires

Mexico City

PalmerstonNorth

Phitsanulok

Observer (2)

Lima

Wellington

Doha

•Purpose of the GPC

1. Help cities develop a comprehensive and robust GHG inventory to support climate action planning

2. Ensure consistent and transparent measurement and reporting of GHG emissions between cities

3. Enable cities to report mitigation performance in national or international framework

4. Demonstrate the importance of cities in tackling climate change, and facilitate insight through benchmarking, and aggregation of comparable data

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Technical Content of GPC

•Emission sources

Energy

IPPU

Waste

AFOLU

Stationary Energy Sources

Transportation

IPPU

Waste

AFOLU

IPCC SECTORS GPC SECTORS

•Sub-sectorsGPC

Stationary

Residential

Commercial & institutional

Manufacturing

Energy industries

Other and fugitive

Transportation

Road

Railways

Water-borne navigation

Aviation

Off-road

Waste

Solid waste disposal

Biological treatment

Incineration and burning

Wastewater treatment

IPPU

Industrial processes

Product use

AFOLU

Livestock

Land use

Other

Other scope 3

•Scope framework

Scope 1 Emissions

Scope 2 Emissions

Scope 3 Emissions

All GHG emissions from sources

located within the boundary of the

city

All GHG emissions occurring as a

consequence of the use of grid-supplied electricity, heating

and/or cooling within the city

boundary

All other GHG emissions that

occur outside the city boundary as a result of activities within the city’s

boundary

•Reporting levels

Basic Basic+

Expanded

Scope 1• Energy-Stationary*• Energy-Transportation• Wastes*Scope 2Scope 3• Wastes

Scope 1• Energy-Stationary*• Energy-Transportation• Wastes*• IPPU• AFOLU• IPPUScope 2Scope 3• Wastes• Transportation

Full coverage of Scopes 1, 2, and 3

•Sectors Scope 1 Scope 2 Scope 3STATIONARY ENERGYResidential buildings x x xCommercial buildings x x xInstitutional buildings x x xManufacturing industries and construction x x xEnergy industries x x xAgriculture, forestry, and fishing activities x x xNon-specified sources x x xMining, processing, storage, and transportation of coal X    Oil and natural gas systems x    TRANSPORTATIONOn-road x x xRailways x x xWater-borne navigation x x xAviation x x xOff-road x xWASTESolid waste disposal x xBiological treatment of waste x xIncineration and open burning x xWastewater treatment and discharge x xINDUSTRIAL PROCESSES AND PRODUCT USE (IPPU)Industrial processes x    Product use x    AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY, AND LAND USE (AFOLU)Livestock x    Land x    Other agriculture x    OTHER INDIRECT EMISSIONS x

BASIC

BASIC+

•Updates to reporting framework:

– Additional sub-sectors – Adjusted sectors for BASIC/BASIC+ reporting levels– Biogenic carbon CO2(b) and NF3

– Data quality indicators for activity data (AD) and for emission factors (EF) – Explanatory column added– Visualized formula and tools– Information table for renewable energy generation and carbon credit

transition

Significant guidance added:

– setting and tracking goals, calculation and methodology, – Where to obtain activity data and emission factors

Main improvement of GPC 2.0

•Contents

1. Introduction to ICLEI and its service on carbon accounting

2. Global Protocol for Community-Scale Greenhouse Gas Emission Inventories (GPC)

3. Q&A

•Chang Deng-BeckJunior Project Officercarbonn CenterICLEI – Local Governments for SustainabilityWorld Secretariat

E-Mail: chang.deng-beck@iclei.orgWebsites: www.iclei.org

www.citiesclimateregistry.org

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