1. Introduction Akiko Suzuki, JAXA SIT-32 Side Meeting
Committee on Earth Observation Satellites
Introduction
Akiko Suzuki, JAXA
SIT-32 Side Meeting
CEOS Strategic Implementation Team
ESA Headquarters, Paris, France
25th April 2017

2. Meeting Purposes and Agenda
To share the information and current status of Japan’s actions to utilize and promote satellite GHG observation data to contribute to IPCC/UNFCCC.
To share the information of the other initiatives under CEOS Carbon Strategy Implementation.
To find partners to apply UNFCCC official side event at the coming COP- 23 in November 2017.
To discuss the concrete activity plan under the IPCC/UNFCCC initiative.
Agenda
Introduction (Meeting Purposes, Background, etc.)
Topic #1: Japanese Actions to Utilize and Promote GHG Satellite(s)
Topic #2: Current Status of CEOS Carbon Initiatives
Topic #3: COP-23 Official Side Event

3. Background SIT Technical WS in Oxford in September 2016
JAXA stressed the importance of 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories which will be refined in 2019.
During Climate & Carbon session, JAXA proposed CEOS engagement with IPCC and UNFCCC as one of WG and VC initiatives of carbon.
30th CEOS Plenary in Brisbane in October 2016
The Plenary agreed on the initial selection of WG and VC initiatives including engagement with IPCC and UNFCCC.
COP-22 in Marrakech in November 2016
JAXA arranged the side evet on GHG monitoring from space inviting speakers from IPCC/TFI, GCOS, MOE Japan, NIES, NASA, and CNES.

4. Guidelines for GHG Inventories
Currently, the refinement of “2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories” is underway.
The guidelines provide methodologies for estimating national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of GHG.
One of the targets of CEOS engagement with IPCC should be to have the refined guidelines refer “satellite data”.

5. Timeline for Guidelines Refinement
2016 Sep
Scoping Group meeting
2016 Oct
IPCC decision on outline
2017 Feb
Decision on selection of Authors
2017 Jun
First Lead Author Meeting (LAM1)
2017 Sep
Second Lead Author Meeting (LAM2)
2017 Dec – Feb
First Order Draft (FOD) Expert Review
2018 Mar
Science Meeting
2018 Apr
Third Lead Author Meeting (LAM3)
2018 July - Sep
Second Order Draft (SOD) Government & Expert Review
2018 Oct
Forth Lead Author Meeting (LAM4)
2019 Jan - Mar
Final Government Distribution (FGD) Government Review
2019 May
IPCC adoption/acceptance

6. Refinement in relation to Satellite Data
Refinements in relation to Satellite Data are;
Volume 1: General Guidance and Reporting / Chapter 6: Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Verification
Volume 4: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) / Chapter 2: Generic Methodologies Applicable to Multiple Land- use Categories
Volume 4 / Chapter 3: Consistent Representation of Lands
GFOI Plenary 2017 also discussed on the guidelines with IPCC colleagues.
The initiative and GFOI will cooperate each other and share the information and experience (e.g. GFOI’s engagement with IPCC on MGD development).