1. Techno-Economic Issues
EGTEI
UNECE
Expert Group on
Techno-Economic Issues
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM
May 25, 27, 2005

2. Improving knowledge on emission reduction costs as an input to IAM
Why EGTEI ?
Established in the framework of the Gothenburg Protocol
Strong need for information on costs of abatement techniques
Realistic picture of the situation
Led by France
Improving knowledge on emission reduction costs as an input to IAM
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

3. Encouraging more active cooperation and wider participation
How does EGTEI work?
Use of country data on priority sectors by CIAM in the RAINS model
Good collaboration between industry and national experts
Contribution to the revisions of UNECE CLRTAP Protocols and when available, to the CAFE programme
Encouraging more active cooperation and wider participation
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

4. EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

5. What is available ?
Background documents for simplified technical characterisation of sectors including determination of costs (transparency and traceability). 50 priority activities covered
Computer tool ECODAT to collect the required country specific parameters and calculate country specific costs
Feasibility of the methods exemplary demonstrated for France
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

6. What is available ?
Country specific data collection achieved for a low number of Parties and a low number of activities
Compilation of synopsis sheets supposed to insure that EGTEI methodologies are more clearly understood
30 EGTEI proposals for sector representation and costs introduced in RAINS
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

7. What is coming next ?
New ways of working decided in Laxenburg (January 2005), EGTEI steering group meeting
Improving data quality in RAINS
and communication/transparency
in EGTEI
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

8. How ?
Submission of EGTEI summaries to the Working Group on Strategies and Review in order to be endorsed by national representatives
September 26-30, 2005 in Geneva,
(To be firstly presented to the next EGTEI steering group meeting on 6 June in Rome
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

9. How ? Adaptation of EGTEI data for use in the RAINS model :
data restructured by EGTEI to the level of aggregation used in RAINS
Recommendations to modify the endorsement structure :
Of EGTEI data : endorsed by the Working Group on Strategies and Review
Of the RAINS model : endorsed by TFIAM
Better sharing of information among EGTEI stakeholders, on a regular basis :
Newsletter, web site
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

10. Steering Committee Next meeting : Roma June 6, 2005
EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005