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National greenhouse gas emissions baseline scenarios. Learning from experiences in developing countries

Abstract

This report reviews national approaches to preparing baseline scenarios of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. It does so by describing and comparing in non-technical language existing practices and choices made by ten developing countries - Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam. The review focuses on a number of key elements, including model choices, transparency considerations, choices about underlying assumptions and challenges associated with data management. The aim is to improve overall understanding of baseline scenarios and facilitate their use for policy-making in developing countries more broadly. The findings are based on the results of a collaborative project involving a number of activities undertaken by the Danish Energy Agency, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UNEP Risoe Centre (URC), including a series of workshops on the subject. The ten contributing countries account for approximately 40% of current global GHG emissions - a share that is expected to increase in the future. The breakdown of emissions by sector varies widely among these countries. In some countries, the energy sector is the leading source of emissions; for others, the land-use sector and/or agricultural sector dominate emissions. The report underscores some common technical and financial capacity  More>>
Publication Date:
Apr 15, 2013
Product Type:
Technical Report
Report Number:
NEI-DK-5929
Resource Relation:
Other Information: 57 refs., 19 figs., 22 tabs.
Subject:
29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY AND ECONOMY; GREENHOUSE GASES; REVIEWS; BRAZIL; ETHIOPIA; INDIA; INDONESIA; KENYA; MEXICO; THAILAND; VIET NAM; CHINA; SOUTH AFRICA; FORECASTING; INVENTORIES
OSTI ID:
22094236
Research Organizations:
Danish Energy Agency, Copenhagen (Denmark); Technical Univ. of Denmark. DTU Management Engineering, UNEP Risoe Centre on Energy, Climate and Sustainable Development, Roskilde (Denmark); Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), Paris (France)
Country of Origin:
Denmark
Language:
English
Other Identifying Numbers:
Other: ISBN 978-87-7844-987-0; TRN: DK1301274
Availability:
Commercial reproduction prohibited. Available from ETDE as OSTI ID: 22094236; Also available at http://www.risoe.dtu.dk/rispubl/NEI/NEI-DK-5929.pdf
Submitting Site:
DK
Size:
156 page(s)
Announcement Date:
May 17, 2013

Citation Formats

None. National greenhouse gas emissions baseline scenarios. Learning from experiences in developing countries. Denmark: N. p., 2013. Web.
None. National greenhouse gas emissions baseline scenarios. Learning from experiences in developing countries. Denmark.
None. 2013. "National greenhouse gas emissions baseline scenarios. Learning from experiences in developing countries." Denmark.
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title = {National greenhouse gas emissions baseline scenarios. Learning from experiences in developing countries}
author = {None}
abstractNote = {This report reviews national approaches to preparing baseline scenarios of greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions. It does so by describing and comparing in non-technical language existing practices and choices made by ten developing countries - Brazil, China, Ethiopia, India, Indonesia, Kenya, Mexico, South Africa, Thailand and Vietnam. The review focuses on a number of key elements, including model choices, transparency considerations, choices about underlying assumptions and challenges associated with data management. The aim is to improve overall understanding of baseline scenarios and facilitate their use for policy-making in developing countries more broadly. The findings are based on the results of a collaborative project involving a number of activities undertaken by the Danish Energy Agency, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and the UNEP Risoe Centre (URC), including a series of workshops on the subject. The ten contributing countries account for approximately 40% of current global GHG emissions - a share that is expected to increase in the future. The breakdown of emissions by sector varies widely among these countries. In some countries, the energy sector is the leading source of emissions; for others, the land-use sector and/or agricultural sector dominate emissions. The report underscores some common technical and financial capacity gaps faced by developing countries when preparing baseline scenarios. It does not endeavour to propose guidelines for preparing baseline scenarios. Rather, it is hoped that the report will inform any future attempts at preparing such kind of guidelines. (Author)}
place = {Denmark}
year = {2013}
month = {Apr}
}