Climate Change Expert Group (CCXG)

This special workshop was held in addition to the Global Forums organised by the CCXG twice a year. Similar to the Global Forums, this workshop enabled participants to develop a shared understanding of issues relevant to the implementation of the Paris Agreement.

The workshop offered a platform to support the ongoing negotiations on the development of Common Reporting Tables (CRTs) to be adopted under the Paris Agreement’s Enhanced Transparency Framework. It was an informal meeting and discussions were not attributed.

Pre-session ressources

Presentation from the CCXG Secretariat:



Training webinar on getting familiar with the CRF reporter, UNFCCC (2020):

Day 1: Tuesday 25 May, 2021

Session 1: Sharing experience: Challenges and opportunities in using CRF tables and the CRF Reporter

During this session, speakers and participants were able to share their experience in reporting national GHG inventories. Annex I Parties discussed their key challenges and potential solutions in using CRFs and the CRF Reporter, and Non-Annex I Parties highlighted potential challenges and solutions in transitioning to the Common Reporting Tables (CRT) system.

Facilitator: Hyunsoo Yun (CCXG Chair)

Speakers 

• Camila Labarca (Chile): Opportunities for developing Common Reporting Tables (CRTs) for national GHG inventories
• Jean-Pierre Chang (France): French experience on national GHG inventories and use of CRF reporter
• Daniel Benefor (Ghana)

Intervention

• Harry Vreuls (Netherlands Enterprise Agency): Hand shaking tool IPCC 2006 inventory software & UNFCCC CRF

Session 2: Sectoral and background data tables: Opportunities for improvement

During this session, speakers and participants discussed opportunities for improving or adjusting current sectoral and background data tables with a view of including them in the set of CRTs currently being developed by the SBSTA. The session focussed on three sectors: Energy, Agriculture and Land-use, Land-use Change and Forestry (LULUCF).

Parallel breakout groups provided participants the opportunity to discuss specific sectoral and background tables on Energy and on Agriculture & LULUCF in more detail.

Facilitator: Sandra Motshwanedi (South Africa)

Speakers 

• Roberta Quadrelli (IEA): Energy data for GHGs reporting and CRTs: the IEA perspective
• Joel Gibbs (New Zealand): CRF Tables used for AgricultureOpportunities for Improvement
• Fabiola Ramirez (Mexico): CRTs of AFOLU sector: strengths, opportunities and weaknesses
• Atsushi Sato (Japan): Japan’s perspective on improvement of the LULUCF CRT

Day 2: Wednesday 26 May, 2021

Session 3: Options for implementing flexibility within CRTs 

During this session, speakers and participants were invited to discuss main options and related challenges related to the implementation of flexibility within CRTs.

Parallel breakout groups provided participants the opportunity to discuss how flexibility provisions for specific reporting elements can be implemented in CRTs.

Facilitator: Henrik Neier (Austria)

Speakers 

• Chiara Falduto (CCXG/OECD): Implemeting Flexibility in Common Reporting Tables (CRTs)
• Mausami Desai(USA): Implementation of Flexibility Provisions within the CRTs
• Marcelo Rocha (Fabrica Ethica Brazil)
• Ana Lucía Moya Mora (Costa Rica): An approach  on how to implement flexibility within the CRTs

Related Reports

• Reporting national GHG inventories through Common Reporting Tables (CRTs) - An assessment of CRT reporting options through worked examples
  
  
• Towards common GHG inventory reporting tables for Biennial Transparency Reports: Experiences with tools for generating and using reporting tables under the UNFCCC