South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report

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dc.contributor.authorBoyd, Anya
dc.contributor.authorRennkamp, Britta
dc.contributor.authorWinkler, Harald
dc.contributor.authorLarmour, Richard
dc.contributor.authorLetete, Thapelo
dc.contributor.authorRahlao, Sebataolo
dc.contributor.authorTrikam, Ajay
dc.date.accessioned2016-02-22T08:33:37Z
dc.date.available2016-02-22T08:33:37Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.date.updated2016-02-12T13:27:54Z
dc.description.abstractThe South African government announced its intention to make emissions data reporting mandatory for emitters of more than a 0.1Mt of greenhouse gases per year in the 2011 National Climate Change Response White Paper. The government intends to establish a ‘climate change response monitoring and evaluation system’, that ‘evolves with international measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) requirements.’ MRV is one of the key topics in the international climate negotiations to create trust and legitimacy. This report presents a mapping exercise of South African approaches to MRV. Research shows that a lot of databases and collections exist already, particularly in the emissions intensive energy sector. However, there is no coherent overall approach to the management of these data. Coordination is necessary for a comprehensive system. Government needs to lead this process ensuring the participation of all departments. It will be necessary to build on the existing structures and capacities to achieve the commitments in the White Paper. Three case studies present existing approaches to GHG reporting, besides the overall scoping. This scoping report is the result from the first phase of the Measurement and Performance Tracking Project that the World Resource Institute conducts in cooperation with the German Ministry for Environment and the Energy Research Centre.
dc.identifier.apacitation 2012. <i>South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17193en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitation. 2012. <i>South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17193en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationBoyd, A., Rennkamp, B., Winkler, H., Larmour, R., Letete, T., Rahlao, S., & Trikam, A. (2012). South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: A scoping report. The Measurement and Performance Tracing Project. Cape Town, Energy Research Centre.
dc.identifier.ris TY - AU - Boyd, Anya AU - Rennkamp, Britta AU - Winkler, Harald AU - Larmour, Richard AU - Letete, Thapelo AU - Rahlao, Sebataolo AU - Trikam, Ajay AB - The South African government announced its intention to make emissions data reporting mandatory for emitters of more than a 0.1Mt of greenhouse gases per year in the 2011 National Climate Change Response White Paper. The government intends to establish a ‘climate change response monitoring and evaluation system’, that ‘evolves with international measuring, reporting and verification (MRV) requirements.’ MRV is one of the key topics in the international climate negotiations to create trust and legitimacy. This report presents a mapping exercise of South African approaches to MRV. Research shows that a lot of databases and collections exist already, particularly in the emissions intensive energy sector. However, there is no coherent overall approach to the management of these data. Coordination is necessary for a comprehensive system. Government needs to lead this process ensuring the participation of all departments. It will be necessary to build on the existing structures and capacities to achieve the commitments in the White Paper. Three case studies present existing approaches to GHG reporting, besides the overall scoping. This scoping report is the result from the first phase of the Measurement and Performance Tracking Project that the World Resource Institute conducts in cooperation with the German Ministry for Environment and the Energy Research Centre. DA - 2012 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2012 T1 - South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report TI - South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17193 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitation. 2012. <i>South African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report.</i> http://hdl.handle.net/11427/17193en_ZA
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Cape Town. Energy Research Centre
dc.publisher.departmentEnergy Research Centreen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Engineering and the Built Environment
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherGreenhouse gas mitigation
dc.subject.otherEnergy policy
dc.titleSouth African approaches to measuring, reporting and verifying: a scoping report
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