Twenty four GHG inventory reviews and 18 in depth reviews of national communications are scheduled.

The CGE discussed the outcomes of the hands on training workshop on GHG inventories held in China, and recommended the following to improve future GHG inventory workshops

Annex I Parties are required to submit a national GHG inventory by 15 April of each year.

Lead reviewers also discussed technical issues that have arisen in the review of GHG inventories, including review of a GHG inventory that is a compiled from different national inventories, and the assessment of the choice of methods used in the preparation of an inventory estimate.

Provision of greenhouse gas inventory information for the Conference of the Parties The foundation for the UNFCCC inventory review process is the GHG information system (GHGIS), which comprises a database and related software tools developed by the secretariat to import, quality control, process, store, analyse and facilitate the review and the publication of GHG inventory information provided by Parties.

Most Parties underlined the need for financial and technological support for the continuous collection and archiving of inventory data, along with the establishment and maintenance of stable national institutions, inventory teams and a reliable and effective GHG inventory database system.

In addition to the GHG inventory review activities funded from the core budget, others are supported by voluntary contributions to supplementary funds.

In addition, two representatives of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) GHG inventory technical support unit attended the meeting as observers.

In addition, it has collected, published and disseminated greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory information, maintained a database of GHG inventories, and identified methodological issues related to reporting inventories, projections and policies and measures that need further elaboration.

The development of software to facilitate inventory submissions by Annex I Parties, and the related restructuring and enhancement of the GHG database, were delayed.

The secretariat prepared a document for the workshop containing a compilation of information on national systems for the preparation of national GHG inventories included in national inventory reports and inventory review reports as requested by the SBSTA.

It intends to use common information systems and management procedures for the national communications and GHG inventory review processes in an integrated and coordinated way.

Parties also referred to the need to strengthen the capacity of institutions involved in the preparation of the GHG inventory, including the training of personnel.

Record of progress and review of the pilot activity A yearly inventory could be prepared to keep track of the GHG emissions of COP and subsidiary body sessions, taking into account existing guidelines and standards for preparing GHG inventories for organizations.

A thorough review of the Party's GHG inventory and national inventory system will be a key element of this review, as a basis for the calculation of each Party's assigned amount under Article 3.7 (see section D below).

At present, Annex I Parties are moving towards using a new inventory reporting software (the common reporting format (CRF) reporter), developed by the secretariat to facilitate the submission of GHG inventory data in accordance with previously adopted guidelines and requirements.

As 1994 is the year for which national GHG inventory data are most commonly reported by Parties, this compilation and synthesis report summarizes inventory data in terms of aggregate emissions and removals provided for 1994 or the closest year reported.

A review indicates that two topics have received or are receiving particular attention by the IPCC, namely, methods to inventory GHG emissions and methods to assess the impacts of climate change.

The review team considered the Italian greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory to be substantially complete for the main direct and indirect greenhouse gases, subject to the observations made in chapter II below.

As indicated by the representative of UNDP at the third meeting of the CGE, the manual on managing the greenhouse gas (GHG) inventory process was shared with the CGE members for comments.

The IPCC, with the cooperation of the Organisation for Economic Co operation and Development (OECD) and the International Energy Agency (IEA), has led efforts to develop and improve national GHG inventory methods.

Hungary has chosen the average greenhouse gas (GHG) emission figures of years 1985 to 1987 as its base period figures in the inventory, but it also presented figures for the year 1990.

According to the 1990 GHG inventory, the shares of CO2, methane CH4 and nitrous oxide (N2O) in the national total were 94 per cent, 5 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively.

The meeting addressed both procedural and technical issues relating to the annual review of GHG inventories of Annex I Parties, including the experiences in the review of the inventory of the European Community.

Use by all Annex I Parties of the CRF Reporter for 2006 and future inventory submissions will facilitate the handling of data by the secretariat and greatly enhance the reliability of GHG information.

The estimation of GHG emissions using methods, emission factors and activity data other than those which were used for the base year inventory could complicate comparison of the target and base year figures.

Projecting global GHG emissions methods to estimate future global GHG emissions or removals by sinks

However, a significant amount of additional supporting material on Estonia apos s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions inventory, policies and measures, and projections of emissions was provided to the review team during the country visit.

Inventorying greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions methods to estimate GHG emissions from sources or sequestration by sinks

Scope of the note This document provides information of the activities of the secretariat relating to GHG inventory reviews undertaken during the period March 2004 to July 2005 and planned for the remainder of 2005.

a) Includes indirect GHG leakages.

Summary table Projected emission reductions GHG

A. Inventorying GHG emissions and sinks

Inventory activities include collecting activity data, selecting methods and emission factors appropriately, estimating anthropogenic GHG emissions by sources and removals by sinks, implementing uncertainty assessment and quality assurance quality control (QA QC) activities, and carrying out procedures for the verification of the inventory data at the national level, as described in these guidelines for national systems.

In general, the quality of the inventory data presented in the second national communications was higher than in the first communications, but some problems which hamper reporting of GHG inventories in a transparent, complete and consistent manner still exist.

Developing and maintaining the GHG information system

B. Projections of GHG emissions and sinks

GHG inventories for years other than 1990 were not provided during this review, making it difficult to assess GHG emission trends.

Inventory planning

Inventory management

Inventory management

Current inventory

Inventory chapter

Current inventory

Inventory value