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Holly Krambeck, Carbon Finance Unit; World Bank27 May 2010

Using Inventory Tools to Support Energy Efficient CitiesCitywide Methodology Transport Module

Supporting UAMAs with Citywide MethodologyAccounting tool for post-2012 mechanisms

• The Citywide Methodology is a two-part tool, with project and inventory-based components. In this sense – it is a transitional mechanism, spanning both pre and post-2012 markets.

• The World Bank has formed a working group with IDB, CAI, ITDP, WRI, and EMBARQ to develop transport inventory and project-based tools for next generation of carbon finance and cap and trade schemes.

• This work is being mirrored in the other sectors supported by the Citywide Methodology, with the goal of creating a comprehensive tool.

Inventory ArchitectureMore than just a data collection exercise

• Define uses for the inventory• Define target parameters• Prepare formula(e)• Prepare data collection and verification methods• Prepare methods to estimate level of certainty• Prepare data entry and presentation templates

Inventory UsesInventory uses define its structure

Compare Cities against Each Other?

Estimate Emissions Reductions?

Leverage Climate Finance?

Monitor Performance over

Time?

Will the Inventory…

No

Yes

Yes

Sort of

No need for identical boundaries and data collection methods

Inventory must be easily auditable by a third party

Data parameters must be readily available on a regular basis

Inventory primarily used to measure efficiency performance

Inventory ParametersWhat do we want to track over time?

• If the GHG inventory presented the gross amount of emissions in a developing city per year, we could expect the inventory results to increase over time – masking any improvements that might have been made.

• We could evaluate these emissions against a baseline – what would emissions have been if the city did not make any attempts to be more energy efficient -- but at such a large scale, this type of baseline could be difficult to evaluate or prove. We are looking for something meaningful, but also simple.

• Since we want to capture improvements in emissions (and establishing a baseline can be difficult), we could instead evaluate the efficiency of a transport system – that is, we could evaluate emissions against other measureable parameters, like population, to see how efficiently the transport system consumes energy.

Inventory ParametersWhat do we want to track over time?

Inventory ParametersNormalization factors

• National transport sector emissions• National GDP• City population• Average fuel prices• ____________________• ____________________• ____________________

Liter (kg)km km

Tons CO2ekJ

kJkg

kgLiter (kg)

x x

x x

IPCC Guidelines IEA National Heating Values

Fuel Volume

=Tons CO2e Liter (kg)

For a given vehicle type in a given country:

Tons CO2e Liter (kg)

1

2

CO2e Content of Fuel

CO2e Content of Fuel

Average Annual Fuel Efficiency

Activity Level

= Tons CO2e

Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Vehicle Inventory

Fuel Efficiency

Activity Level3

We want to know:

Basic structure for all

operations methodologies

FormulaeFor what calculations do we need to collect data?

Data CollectionWhat criteria do we want to establish for data collection activities?

Menu of data collection options.Selection based on resource availability and necessary level of certainty.

Collection methods taken from existingmodels and practices (e.g., IVE, COPERT)

Flexibility

Credibility

Vehicle Inventory

Fuel Efficiency Activity Level

by mode, model, and fuel type

L or kg / km annual VKT per vehicle

Data Source Uncertainty Resource Intensity NotesVehicle Registration Data

Government Records

LOC 1-5 Low

Major Corridor Vehicle Counts

Survey Team Based on sampling methodology

Medium to High

Major Corridor Vehicle Counts

Transport Dept.

LOS 1-5 Low

Data CollectionDeveloping the menu of data collection methods

Data CollectionLOC methods are not new!

Vehicle Inventory

by mode, model, and fuel type

Data CollectionWhere this data goes…

Making it simpleSimple to use data collection forms and guidelines

• If the inventory is well designed, a city should be able to collect data on its own, without consultant help

• Data collection forms and guidelines are to be made available online for download (and for commenting)

Vehicle Inventory

Fuel Efficiency

Activity Level

LOC 3

LOC 4

LOC 3

Parameter Data Used Uncertainty Level

Vehicle Registration

Adjusted COPERT

Road Length + Odometer

COPERT

Making it simpleSimple dashboard reporting to make results clear and transparent

Vehicle Inventory

Fuel Efficiency

Activity Level

Making it simpleAll calculations and data uniformly presented by sector for transparency

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