11–12 April 2005 Wissenschaftszentrum, Bonn, Germany NATIONAL SYSTEMS UNFCCC Workshop on National Systems under Article 5, paragraph 1, of the Kyoto Protocol 11–12 April 2005 Wissenschaftszentrum, Bonn, Germany ________________________________________ Update on GHG Inventory Reporting Software and Related Activities James Grabert (jgrabert@unfccc.int) Programme Officer, Inventories subprogramme Methods, Inventories and Science Programme UNFCCC secretariat 1

Annex I GHG Inventory Reporting Software: New CRF Reporter Software September/October 2004 – deployed the test version to interested Parties December 2004 deployed the 1st version of the CRF Reporter Since January 2005 actively supporting Parties in their use of the new software

CRF Reporter Software: Issues reported from users

Annex I Parties Using/Assessing New CRF Reporter Software Approximately 12 Parties are actively using/assessing the software Expect up to 5 Parties to report inventories this year using the new software (some reporting in both formats to ensure consistency, thoroughness, etc.)

Annex I Parties Using/Assessing New CRF Reporter Software

Support to Parties Parties using the software have reported general satisfaction with its performance and functionality Where problems have been encountered we have worked with the Parties closely To-date all problems that have arisen have been solved The helpdesk system for support to CRF Reporter users has functioned well – allowing for timely, efficient support to be provided

Parties Experiences Held a technical meeting in Bonn in February, where Parties who had raised some technical concerns were invited for hands-on discussions At the meeting and through follow-ups, a number of issues were solved, and useful comments received – in particular with regard to bulk import procedures to the CRF Reporter from national databases All problems, concerns and comments have been given consideration in the process for further revision of the software Also was noted the interaction between Parties – as we transition to the new software, there is much that Parties can benefit from each others experiences

Version 2 & Reporting in 2006 Currently work is underway on version 2 of the CRF Reporter Integration of LULUCF Improvement of bulk import procedures Other minor improvements/corrections Deployed for use as of September this year Envisaged that all Annex I Parties would report using the CRF Reporter software in 2006

UNFCCC GHG Information System Update In parallel to software developments, the database is being updated to handle reporting with the CRF Reporter As integration of the LULUCF reporting tables was not possible in version 1 of the software it is underway now, and similar modifications are being made to the GHGIS to allow full management of LULUCF data for 2006 Data reported in LUCF as in current CRF spreadsheet software will not be included in the GHGIS and will not be considered in the review process (in accordance with 13/CP.9) – However, data reported in the new LULUCF module, although not managed in the database this year, will be considered during the review process

Other Issues Work has begun on the Compilation and Accounting database required under the Kyoto Protocol Work will start shortly on the development of the data interface requested by Parties at COP10 Raising supplementary funds for these activities