REVIEW REPORT FOR UKRAINE

E. Areas for further improvement

80. The ERT recommends the following improvements for Ukraine’s submission on GHG emissions from fuel combustion:

1. The NIR should be expanded to include documentation of Ukraine’s verification and QA/QC procedures, qualitative uncertainties analysis, and explicitly address any major discrepancies, by fuel category (i.e., solid, liquid, gaseous and other) between the reference and sectoral approach.
   
2. The NIR should also document the source and basis for all applied activity data and calorific and emission factors used in development of the inventory. Particular emphasis should be placed on distinguishing between parameters that have been assumed, estimated or calculated versus those that have been developed directly from measurement results. Sufficient detail should be provided to demonstrate compliance with the applicable decision trees in the IPCC Good Practice guidance document.
   
3. A higher tier methodology should be used for key sources and specifically for the N₂O emission estimate for road transportation.
   
4. The NIR should document the source and basis of activity data for estimating international aviation bunker fuels and carbon stored from feedstock and non-energy uses of fossil fuels. Ukraine should also demonstrate that no aviation activity occurs within the country (i.e., domestic aviation).

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