Counting the non-CO₂ diversion of biogenic carbon: an improvement suggested for the UNFCCC methodology
by Ijaz Ahmad; Ghulam Rasul Athar
International Journal of Global Warming (IJGW), Vol. 7, No. 3, 2015

Abstract: UNFCCC has developed a software to support non-Annex I parties for preparation of their national GHG inventories. This paper identifies a weakness in the software on double counting of some GHG emissions. Most of the biogenic activities, livestock, rice cultivation, use of biomass, etc. are carbon neutral. However, these activities emit CH₄ and CO consuming atmospheric CO₂. The UNFCCC software counts CH₄ and CO emissions without adjusting the consumed CO₂. GHG inventory of Pakistan was prepared for the year 2008 with the help of this software and guidelines of Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. The biogenic CH₄ emissions, 34% of the 2008 GHG inventory, consumed 3.16 million tonnes of atmospheric carbon. The deduction of this carbon reduces the GHG inventory by 3.74%. This paper suggests improvements in the software to enhance the accuracy of GHG inventories.

Online publication date: Thu, 14-May-2015

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