7th Oslo Group Meeting Riitta Pipatti and Kari Grönfors Role of energy statistics in the compilation of the greenhouse gas emissions inventory – Finnish perspective 7th Oslo Group Meeting Riitta Pipatti and Kari Grönfors

Contents Greenhouse gas inventory Reguirements, methodologies and use Statistics Finland as national entity Role of energy statistics in the compilation of the inventory importance of the emissions from the energy sector advantages of close collaboration with the energy statistics QA/QC and verification issues Confidentiality issues Future 10/11/2018

Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Inventory Reporting consistent with requirements under United Nations Framework Convention (UNFCCC) (revised guidelines from 2015 submission onwards) Kyoto Protocol – supplementary reporting EU GHG monitoring mechanism decision (under revision => regulation) Methodologies from the Intergovermental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Annual comprehensive UNFCCC and KP reviews, this year and from 2015 onwards also EU reviews GHG inventory data – basis for assessing compliance with emission reductions commitments (KP, EU) and pledges (UNFCCC) 10/11/2018

Finland’s national GHG inventory system 10/11/2018

Statistics Finland – national entity GHG inventory abides to the principles, rules and modalities of UNFCCC/KP, TCCCA – transparency, consistency, comparability, completeness and accuracy) and Official statistics and Statistics Finland (impartiality, transparency, confidentiality, coherence, relevance, accuracy, reliability, timeliness, …) Mostly the ”main principles” the same under both regimes, exceptions confidentiality – need to aggregate GHG reporting of specific categories at higher level than required by UNFCCC, cannot publish unit-specific informations published elsewhere efficiency, relevance and accuracy – requirements by UNFCCC/KP require us to address also ”insignificant issues” 10/11/2018

The energy sector in the Finland’s GHG inventory – inventory year 2010 Industrial processes 8% Solvent and other product use 0.1% Agriculture Waste 3% Energy industries 50% Manufacturing industries and construction 16% Transport 22% Households, services etc. Fugitive 0.3% Other 2% Energy 81% 10/11/2018

Role of energy statistics in the compilation the GHG inventory GHG inventory – energy sector calculations done in close collaboration with energy statistics Common database (YEIS), but partly parallel processes due to differences in data sources (historical reasons, coherence in reporting emissions of different gases – only CO2 emissions can be calculated based on basic energy data) No additional data collection for the GHG inventory – access to all background information collected for energy statistics, energy statistics have access to data processed by the GHG inventory better coverage of point sources, QA and verification (mutual benefit) 10/11/2018

Role of energy statistics in the compilation the GHG inventory Energy statistics, GHG inventory and EU ETS – different rules, coverage and classifications sharing knowledge and expertise (”coffee break discussions”) helps to understand differences in ”numbers” and enhances coherence/consistency of the published information QA/QC – comparision of sectoral (bottom-up) and reference (top-down) approaches a key QA measure for GHG inventory early access to tables on fuels use and relevant detailed background data – time to explore difference energy balance – timetable and contents take GHG inventory needs into account times series of the difference show a declining trend (2010: 0.3%) 10/11/2018

Role of energy statistics in the compilation the GHG inventory Comparison with international energy data (IEA, Eurostat) energy statistics timeseries not updated with the same coverage and completeness as in the GHG inventory – causes additional work in explaining differences in reviews Comparison with the EU ETS data EU defines non-ETS sector as inventory data minus ETS data - if EU ETS data differ from data used for same units in the inventory, it will impact the emission reduction burden of the non-energy sector 10/11/2018

Future 2nd commitment period for the Kyoto Protocol – to start 2013? New comprehensive international climate agreement – to start 2020 New UNFCCC reporting guidelines for GHG inventories, EU monitoring mechanism regulation energy balances to be attached to reporting comparison with energy statistics a requirement timing issues, understanding differences more important Statistics Finland – aiming towards an integrated system for producing energy statistics and GHG energy inventory 10/11/2018

Thank you! 10/11/2018