Classification Detail
Classification of categories of sources and sinks of greenhouse gas emissions and removals according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC GHG Source/Sink)
Basic Bibliographic Information
Status:
Operational
Type:
To Be Determined
Citation:
N/A
ISBN:
978-92-9169-139-5
Website:
Custodian:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Available Formats:
PDF
Year Adopted:
2013
Year Published:
2014
Available Languages (besides English):
N/A
Availability:
Fully available only in English.
Purpose of the Classification
Statistical Domains:
3.1 Environment
Purpose:
To enable countries to report their national inventories of anthropogenic emissions from sources and removals by sinks of greenhouse gases not controlled by the Montreal Protocol (national GHG inventories)
Main Applications:
Reporting of national GHG inventories
Main Users:
National GHG inventory compilers
Methodology
Scope:
All sources and sinks of anthropogenic emissions and removals of greenhouse gases that are not controlled by the Montreal Protocol
Concept Being Classified:
environment
Statistical Units:
geographic area / site
Main Principles:
Anthropogenic emissions and removals of greenhouse gases should be covered. All sources and sinks of such emissions and removals within national territory and offshore areas over which the country has jurisdiction should be covered. For details, see Section 8.2, Chapter 8 in Volumen 1 of the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
http://www.ipcc-nggip.iges.or.jp/public/2006gl/vol1.html
Classification Structure
Definition of Structure:
Level:
Level Name:
Code Format:
Number of Items:
Level 1
Sector
1
5 items
Level 2
Category
1.A
? items
Level 3
Subcategory - 1st order
1.A.1
? items
Level 4
Subcategory - 2nd order
1.A.1.a
? items
Level 5
Subcategory - 3rd order
1.A.1.a.i
? Items
Remarks:
The number of items for level 2 and below varies by sector.
Criteria for Definition of Levels:
N.A.
Revision Information
Chronology of revisions/versions of the classification:
Year Adopted:
Title or Version Number:
Website:
2013
Official Adopting Entity:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Coordinating Entity:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
Reason for Latest Revision:
In 2013, a new methodological guidance report on national GHG inventories "2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands" was produced. This report is supplementary to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, and covers sources and sinks of GHG emissions and removals that were not fully covered by the 2006 IPCC Guidelines. In order to include such sources and sinks in the existing reporting tables provided in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines, the classification was slightly modified.
Several new subcategories were added and a few subcategories were renamed under the Sector 3 "Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use".
Supporting Documents
Coding Index Available:
Yes
Index Website:
Available Formats:
PDF
Training Materials and Other Documents:
N/A
Contact Information
Agency / Office:
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories
Contact Name:
Kiyoto Tanabe
Email:
Telephone:
+81-46-855-3750
Fax:
+81-46-855-3808
Address:
2108-11 Kamiyamaguchi
Hayama
Miura
Kanagawa
Japan
Comments
The latest version of the classification of categories of sources and sinks of greenhouse gas emissions and removals adopted by the IPCC is the one provided in the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories with modifications explained in the 2013 Supplement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories: Wetlands. A complete list of the latet version of classification has not been published in a single document, therefore two ISBNs are shown in Section 1 and two URLs are shown in Section 6.