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

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

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

EGTEI Berlin, TFIAM May 25, 27, 2005

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

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

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

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

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

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