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a review report of a fictitious country named the Federal Republic
of Carbonia. Click on the highlighted text for illustrative comments.
2.
Overview
6. The inventory submitted for the Federal Republic
of Carbonia (FRC) did
not meet all the standards for inventory
preparation and submittal as defined by the UNFCCC reporting
guidelines and the Revised 1996 IPCC Guidelines. CRF
tables were submitted with emission and removal estimates,
however an incomplete NIR prevented a complete assessment
of the Party’s inventory by the expert review
team.
A well-documented and complete NIR is essential
to the review process. However, the overall findings
section of a review report should still specifically
identify the most serious inadequacies and suggest some
corrective actions. Broad and vague statements such
as “did not meet all the standards” should
be qualified or replaced with more specific summary
points addressing the specific issues viewed as most
serious by your review team. You should refer precisely
to the language in the UNFCCC reporting guidelines,
such as “requirements” instead “standards”,
or to “reporting” instead of “submittal”.
In addition, an effort should be made to recognize any
points of excellence on the part of the Party’s
submission (i.e., praise them where appropriate). Such
points of praise should also be specific, not general.
