Transparency Frameworks in Japan

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1 Technical workshop on the Capacity Building Initiative for Transparency Transparency Frameworks in Japan April Ministry of the Environment, Japan

2 1. Overview of Japan situation

3 GHG Emissions (MtCO 2 eq.) GHG Emissions Trends ( ) 1,500 1,400 1,300 1,200 Fluorinated-gases (F-gases) N2O CH4 CO2 1,399 1,409 1,325 Emissions by sector in FY 2015 Iindustrial Processes and Product Use (IPPU) 7% (excluding LULUCF) Agriculture 2% Waste 2% 1,100 Energy 89% 1,000 0 Fiscal Year (Source) National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report of Japan (April, 2017) Note: The values of GHG emissions are based on the 2017 GHG inventory submission, which were revised from the values reported in the BR2. 2

4 Final energy consumption (PJ) Trends of Energy Consumption and GHG Intensity Index (FY1990=100) ,000 Final energy consumption 130 GHG intensity of GDP 16, ,000 14,000 13,000 12,000 11, GDP GHG emissions GHG intensity of GDP 10, Fiscal Year Fiscal Year (Source) General Energy Statistics of Japan (April, 2017) (Source) National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report of Japan (April, 2017), Annual Report on National Accounts Note: The values of GHG emissions are based on the 2017 GHG inventory submission, which were revised from the values reported in the BR2. 3

5 GHG Emissions (MtCO 2 eq.) GHG Emissions Trends and Reduction Target of Japan FY1990 1,270 Mt FY2005 1,397 Mt FY2013 1,408 Mt FY2015 1,325Mt FY % or more from FY2005 FY % from FY2013 (1,042 Mt) Fiscal Year (Source) National Greenhouse Gas Inventory Report of Japan (April, 2017), Global Warming Countermeasures Plan 4

6 Submission of BR Submitted Date:December 28, 2015 Technical Review:June 6-11, 2016 Multilateral Assessment:May 2017 Submission Review MA 2013 (COP19) NC6/BR (COP20) In-depth review/ Technical review 2015 (COP21) BR2 MA (COP22) Technical review 2017 (COP23) NC7/BR3 MA (COP24) In-depth review/ Technical review 5

7 2. Institutional Arrangement of Japan

8 Overview of Institutional Arrangement in Japan Committee for the GHG Emissions Estimation Methods Review and approval of estimation methodologies GHG Inventory Quality Assurance Working Group Expert Peer Review of inventory (QA) Request for revising NIR&CRF (QC) UNFCCC Secretariat Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan Ministry of the Environment (MOE) National Single Entity for Inventory Preparation Submission of draft Inventory Greenhouse Gas Inventory Office of Japan (GIO) in National Institute for Environmental Studies (NIES) Private Consultant Companies Submission of GHG Inventory Submission of GHG Inventory Request for reviewing NIR&CRF 7/20 Request for reviewing NIR&CRF Request for revising NIR&CRF (QC) Data request Data provision Data request Data provision Relevant Ministries Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry (METI) Agency for Natural Resources and Energy (ANRE) Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism (MLIT) Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) Forestry Agency Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) Ministry of Finance (MOF) Ministry of the Environment (Other Divisions) Other Stakeholder Organizations

9 3. Japan s effort on capacity building

10 Policy development Technical improvement Enhancing capacity of transparency in Asia Policy/ Institutional arrangement Practice/ Technical implementation Asia Pacific Seminar on Climate Change (APS) Discuss on hot topic in UNFCCC negotiation APS25 (Thailand, 2016) NDC implementation, long-term low GHG emission development strategies, Post-2020 Transparency Framework can inform countries, Capacity-building Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA) Capacity development through programs supported by Japan International Cooperation Agency

11 Enhancing capacity of transparency in Asia Workshop on Greenhouse Gas Inventories in Asia (WGIA) Objectives Support NAI in Asia to develop and improve their GHG inventories Facilitate enhancement of cooperative relationships towards improvement in the accuracy of national GHG inventories in the Asian region. How Annual workshop conducted by Greenhouse Inventory Office (GIO) with a support from the Ministry of Environment, Japan since 2003 WGIA14 (Mongolia, 2016) 93 participants from 13 countries Reporting countries experiences trough BUR, NC and ICA process Sharing their findings of co-benefit effect Showcasing scientific finding by poster session Archives WGIA Time Host Country 1 Nov Phuket, Thailand 2 Feb Shanghai, China 3 Feb Manila, Philippines 4 Feb Jakarta, Indonesia 5 Sept Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 6 July 2008 Tsukuba, Japan 7 July 2009 Seoul, Republic of Korea 8 July 2010 Vientiane, Lao P.D.R. 9 July 2011 Phnom Penh, Cambodia 10 July 2012 Hanoi, Vietnam 11 July 2013 Tsukuba, Japan 12 Aug Bangkok, Thailand 13 Aug Bali, Indonesia 14 July, 2016 Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia Sector-based discussion

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