A national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI)

01/11/2020

The 'National Greenhouse Gas Inventories' curriculum aims to strengthen institutional and technical capacities in national entities, to enable them to meet the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) of the Paris Agreement. It consists of a series of e-learning courses, including:

 

1.  Preparing a greenhouse gas inventory under the enhanced transparency framework

This course introduces basic concepts on Measurement, Reporting and Verification (MRV), United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) reporting requirements and the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF). It provides an overview of how to set up a national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI), looking at its cycle, main elements and principles, and the implications of the ETF.

 

2.  The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for land use

This course focuses on the biological and physical process that lead to GHG fluxes from land use-related activities.

 

3. The national greenhouse gas inventory (NGHGI) for agriculture

It focuses on the biological and physical process that lead to the production of emissions from agriculture-related activities.

4. Assessing uncertainties in the national greenhouse gas inventory: a focus on land use

Under the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) there is a mandatory requirement for all countries party to the Paris Agreement to estimate and report on uncertainty in their National Greenhouse Gas inventories. This course has been developed by FAO to strengthen institutional and technical capacity in national entities to allow them to meet this requirement and produce reliable data.

 

5. Estimating methane emissions from enteric fermentation using Tier 2 method

This course aims to provide practical guidance for data collection and emissions estimation from livestock enteric fermentation, using the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)’s Tier 2 method, as described in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines.