Case study from the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV

The South African Experience

Brian Mantlana, Department of Environmental Affairs

Presentation overview

• Background

• South African cement sector

• MRV scoping study by the Univ of Cape Town

• Key guiding principles and approach of the national MRV system

• Linkages of our work in South Africa to the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV

Background : National Commitments

• South Africa has set itself very ambitious reduction targets in the framework of the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen (34% by 2020 and 42% by 2025).

• In May 2010 South Africa initiated together with Germany and South Korea the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV.

• South Africa announced plans to establish a national Measuring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) system using a web-based greenhouse gas reporting system to further its mitigation activities.

• The project aims to strengthen the capacity of the South African Department of Environmental Affairs (DEA) to devise and implement a national Measuring, Reporting and Verification system.

• A pilot MRV system is to be developed and tested.

• The results and experience gained are to be incorporated in the development of MRV standards under UNFCCC and will be discussed in the framework of the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV.

• The project will also support South Africa as co-chair (together with Germany and South Korea) of the International Partnership on Mitigation and MRV

*implemented by in the framework of the International Climate Initiative

on behalf of

Background : Climate Support Programme*

• Government’s NCCRP published as a White Paper in the Government Gazette on Wednesday 19 October 2011

• The White Paper represents the culmination of an iterative and participatory policy development process that was started in October 2005

• The process involved ground-breaking modelling and research activities, national and provincial conferences, numerous technical workshops, hundreds of bilateral and key stakeholder engagements, a NEDLAC review and Parliamentary hearings

• Measurement and monitoring is seen as critical to ensure an effective implementation of the policy (NCCRP, section 12)

Background : The National Climate Change Response Policy (NCCRP)

The pilot: South African Cement Sector

• Well organized sector –membership of ACMP is voluntary

• Cement production generates significant GHG

Using SA technical infrastructure IPCC guidelines

and

Sectoral

calculation tools

Mitigation plans

and actions

Report GHG for

organization

quantification

ISO 14064 – part 1

Report GHG

reductions for

projects or offsets

ISO 14064 – part 2

GHG verification

ISO 14064 – part 3

GHG verification

entities

ISO 14065

SANAS accreditation

Submission to a secure

government portal

Information to the Government

The value for the cement sector

Unified MRV rules will allow the following:

• Fair application of reporting rules to all companies. • Confidentiality of activity data. • Minimisation of repeated reporting. • Opportunity to show-case and track good performance. • Opportunity to highlight where assistance is needed for the

development of further mitigation measures

Presentation given in MRV Workshop 26th January 2012,

organized by DEA

Anya Boyd (Energy Research Center, University of Cape Town)

Report prepared by:

Anya Boyd, Britta Rennkamp, Harald Winkler

Richard Lamour, Ajay Trikam, Thapelo Letete, Sebataolo Rahlao

Domestic MRV in South Africa: Scoping study prepared by ERC

As part of WRI-MAPT

Focus of ERC study

Stakeholder engagement on domestic MRV

Case studies of existing systems &

data

Literature review

Mapping existing MRV-related activities in SA

Domestic MRV & mitigation actions (not just emissions)

Key guiding principles and approach of the national MRV system

• Build on existing national methodologies and systems (bottom up

approach)

• Draw from relevant international standards and systems (e.g.

WBCSD/WRI - GHG Protocol)

• Pursue balance: environmental integrity & cost-effectiveness

• Consistency with existing company-level reporting schemes (e.g.

WBCSD/WRI GHG Protocol) and with national reporting under UNFCCC

• Engage a broad range of relevant stakeholders

• Iterative interaction between the M&E, and the mitigation and

adaptation planning and implementation process

Linkages of our work in South Africa to the MRV/NAMA Partnership

• South Africa is hosting an International MRV Workshop from 26-28 of June

o Title: MRV – meeting the countries’ objectives

o Target: MRV practitioners

o Focus: “how” - in the implementation of a national (or sub-national MRV-systems)

• Autumn school in Berlin in Sept/Oct 2012

Thank you for your attention!

Brian Mantlana

bmantlana@environment.gov.za

www.mitigationpartnership.net