In addition to the categories of general and cross-cutting checks discussed previously, there are a number of other useful checks that you should perform on a Party’s overall inventory. Although you are probably tired of hearing it, documentation of data sources and other references is critical to the transparency of an inventory submission. You should check that each Party’s inventory (in the NIR and/or the CRF) contains sufficient data and information to reconstruct the emission or removal estimates, except in the case of complex models. For complex models, Parties should include readily available references (preferably peer reviewed and published) that support the quality of the model. You should also “spot check” references cited by the inventory for one or two selected items. During desk or central reviews, this can be done on the internet by making sure that references are actually available and that data was accurately extracted. During an in-country review, you should conduct a more careful examination of a Party’s reference archives. You should quickly check to see that the data submitted by each Party in its Common Reporting Format (CRF) summary tables is the same as the data in its National Inventory Report (NIR). If there are potential double counting issues in your sector (e.g., waste combustion in Waste and Energy sectors), you should confer with your team members that are responsible for the other sector to ensure that each Party properly accounts for emissions in each sector. Your team should give careful attention to the following items because they are areas of likely problems for many Parties:
You should also investigate claims of confidentiality made by each Party. If such claims are made by a Party, it should provide documentation as to why the information was kept as confidential. |
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