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CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI Outline What is CAIT & who developed CAIT? What indicators & GHG data are included in CAIT? Where does the data in CAIT come from? What kind of analysis can be done in CAIT? What countries & regions are included in CAIT?

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What is CAIT? Information & analysis tool on global climate change Provides database GHG & indicators Data can be used to support future policy decisions CAIT products free of charge CAIT (online) CAIT-UNFCCC (GHG emissions UNFCCC Parties) CAIT-V&A (vulnerability and adaptive capacity) CAIT-Excel (download, interface Microsoft Excel)

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI Who developed CAIT? WRI Climate, Energy & Pollution Program of the World Resources Institute developed by Kevin A. Baumert and Matthew Markoff of WRI contribution Odile Blanchard (LEPII-EPE) and Niklas Höhne (ECOFYS) financial support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Wallace Global Fund and the Prospect Hill Foundation

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What indicators are included? GHG Emissions Socio-Economic Natural Factor

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What indicators are included? GHG Emissions Historical responsibility –cumulative emissions –contribution to concentration or temperature increase Annual emissions

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What GHG emissions are included? Sector level GHG (CAIT) Energy –5 sub sectors Industrial processes Agriculture Land-use change Forestry Waste International bunkers GHG Emissions by Sector in 2000, CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs, HFCs, SF6 (excludes land use change)

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What indicators are included? Socio-Economic Education Health C intensity –electricity production –energy use –economy Income and Economy –GDP per capita –GDP total Governance

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What indicators are included? Natural Factor Population Climatic conditions –Heating needs –Cooling needs Geography –Land area Natural resources –Energy mix –Fuel reserves

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI Where does the data come from? CAIT many sources –United Nations –International Energy Agency –World Bank –Carbon Dioxide Information Analyis Center –Earthtrends –Special Report on Emission Scenarios –IPCC –... CAIT UNFCCC only UNFCCC

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI Where does the data come from? Data quality Reputable national/ international sources Some weaknesses –Data constraints –Lack of geographic coverage –Uncertainties (LUC, Non CO 2 gases) More information info buttons on pages

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What analysis can be done? Rank data or countries In/ Exclusion of data or countries Analysis features

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What analysis can be done? Analysis features Trends –Data –Graphs

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What analysis can be done? Analysis features Comparisons –2 Indicators – all countries –2 Countries – all indicators

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What analysis can be done? Analysis features Graph

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI What countries and regions are included? 192 countries 8 geographic regions (Asia, Europe, World,...) 17 UNFCCC regions (Annex I, G-77/China,...) 5 user specified regions

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI CAIT V & A Population in areas below 5 m evaluation

CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI