Improvement of the Bulgarian

National Inventory System

COMPLIANCE COMMITTEEENFORCEMENT BRANCH NINTH MEETING

10 – 12 May 2010Bonn, Germany

REPUBLIC OF BULGARIAMINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND WATER

EXECUTIVE ENVIRONMENT AGENCY

ContentDevelopment of BGNISMoEW responsibilities ExEA responsibilities Legal basisInstitutional arrangementsResponsibilities within BGNISStrengthening the expert capacityConsultantsImprovement of technical competence of the staffTechnical capacityFuture improvements

Development of BGNISBGNIS until 2007

(submission 2007)Present BGNIS

(submission 2008 -2010)Prospected BGNIS (Submission 2011)

← Centralized inventory →

Single institute Single agency/NIFP →

Out-sourced inventory In-sourced inventory →

Private consultants Public/GovernmentalSubmission 2010 with

cooperation of consultants

Public/Governmental intensive cooperation with

non-governmental institutions, universities and private

consultantsGHG and Air pollutant separate GHG and Air pollutant separate

but with direct contact / exchange of information

GHG and Air pollutant together in a single inventory

Organisational chart of the BGNISMinistry of the Environment and Water (MoEW)

National Focal Point for the UNFCCCFinal official inventory (CRF) & National Inventory Report (NIR) submission

Executive Environment Agency (ExEA)Single National Entity (SNE) with overall responsibility for the national inventory:* acts as National Inventory Compiler (supervises inventory preparation process

* compiles CRF tables and National Inventory Report (NIR)* manages BGNIS

* implements QA/QC procedures

input from “sector experts”ExEA

AMD: AEIU, LMBPAD, WDIPPCD: EPRTR, ETS

Ministries / AdministrationsMoEW, NSI, MAF, MEE, SFA, MIA/RCD

University / Consultants outsourced studies)

outputsInternational Obligations

Reporting under UNFCCC, CLRTAP & NEC reporting (UN, EC)

Activity data for GHG and other gases projections

Spatial Data Information & SEIS (EC)National Monitoring

Statistics & Indicators for Reporting of State of the Environment or Sustainable

Development Reporting

QA/QC plan

Politicalresponsibilit

y

Technical

responsibility

MoEW responsibilitiesNFP for UNFCCC Climate change policy is among the governmental priorities

Approved strategic documents:National Allocation PlanLegal framework on Green Investment Scheme JI Guidelines on Track 1

Capacity to support inventory Climate Change Policy Directorate

new directorate2 experts for QA

Air Protection Directorate 5 experts for QA

ExEA responsibilities Single National Entity

acts as National Inventory Compiler (supervises inventory preparation process)compiles CRF tables and NIRmanages BGNISimplements QA/QC proceduresNational Inventory Focal Point

Legal framework

Environmental Protection Actestablishes the National Environmental Monitoring System in the ExEASet up the responsibility for preparation of inventories under both conventions

Regulation on the organization and structure of ExEAregulates the responsibility for preparation of GHG emission inventory

Order № RD-54/25.01.2007 by the Minister of Environment and WaterProcedures for inventory of air emissions, including the anthropogenic GHGs emissions in the atmosphereResponsible institutions (MoEW, ExEA and NSI) and their obligations, including the main sources of input data – MIA, MEE, MAFS and SFAQA/QC ProceduresPreparation of the national reports for the results of the inventories (NIR and IIR)The rules and requirements for archiving of the information

Legal frameworkOrder № RD-377/08.06.2007 by the Minister of Environment and Water

Procedures and requirements for reporting to the European Commission and the European Environment AgencyTimely performance of all activities concerning the preparation of inventories and relevant national reports

Order № 78/26.08.2009 by the Executive Director of ExEA, replaced with Order №110/30.04.2010

regulates the name and responsibilities of experts from different departments within the ExEA, which are engaged to support preparation of National GHGs emission inventoryengaged departments in planning, preparation and management of emissions inventory are AMD and its EIU, LMBPAD, WD, IPPCD and ETPD

Order № RD-218/05.03.2010 by the Minister of Environment and Waterregulates the names and responsibilities of the MoEW and ExEA experts for implementation of the National QA/QC Plan in emissions inventory of sectors Energy, Industry, Solvents, Agriculture, LULUCF and Waste

Institutional ArrangementsCollection of activity data

National Statistical Institute – New agreement (RD21-35/12.02.2010) Ministry of Agriculture and Food and State Forestry Agency (SFA) - New agreement (04-00-517/26.02.2010 and RD 50-47/15.03.2003)Ministry of Economy and Energy–letter Road Control Department within the Ministry of Internal Affairs - letterLarge industrial plants - letter (questionnaire)Branch Business Associations - letter

Quality ManagementQA/QC procedures

Audits, QA/QC plan, ...

Environment Agency �SNEMOEW

Ind. Proc.EIU

Method

Activity data

Emission factor

AMD (EIU)

IPPC (ePRTR, ETS)

EnergyEIU

Method

Activity data

Emission factor

IPPCD (ePRTR, ETS)

Solv. & Product use EIU

Method

Activity data

Emission factor

AMD (Solvent directive data)

NSI

LULUCFLMBPAD

Method

Activity data

Emission factor

LMBPAD

SFA

AgricultureEIU

Method

Activity data

Emission factor

NSI

MAF

LMBPAD

WasteWD

Method

Activity data

Emission factor

NSI

WD

University of Forestry

RCD (MIA)

MEE

NSINSI

AMD (EIU)

Responsibilities within BGNIS

Emission Inventory Unit 2010

Organisational chart of ExEA

ConsultantsIn order to support the ExEA for 2010 submission the MoEW signed a contract with Energy Institute for final preparation of GHGs inventory and National Inventory Report.The main tasks and activities of the contract:

To prepare a final version of the GHGs inventory for year 2008 and relevant NIR To include in the final inventory and NIR the data for sector "LULUCF”, obtained under a contract with an external organizationTo assure the transparency, consistency, comparability completeness and accuracy of the inventory and final NIRTo implement the requirements of National QA/QC System

Energy Institute

The First, Second, Third, Forth and Fifth National Communications on Climate ChangeThe First and The Second National Action Plans on Climate ChangeNational GHG Inventories and National Inventory Reports for the period 1988 – 2005 Demonstrable Progress Report to the UNFCCC Initial Report to the UNFCCCEU ETS National Allocation Plans for 2007 and for the period 2008-2012

Three experts from the Institute are nominated experts from the UNFCCC roster of experts and have participated in reviews of more than 50 National GHG Inventories and Communications.

Technical competence of the staff

Training programme for Bulgarian inventory experts within the Twinning project BG/07/IB/EN/07 with the Federal Environment Agency of Austria. The program covered all inventory sectors in a series of workshops realised in the period December 2009 to June 2010. One study tour of the Bulgarian emission inventory co-ordinator and a second expert to Environment Agency of Austria is envisaged to be carried out.It is envisaged a Second Training to be carried out in September 2010.Online training by the UNFCCC and GHG Management Institute

Technical capacity

During the review MoEW supported the financing of four projects to improve:

current estimation methodologiestechnical capacity and competence of the staff within the BGNIS management and archiving of data

This is an evidence for the proactive approach of the new Government

Technical capacity Project 1 – “Development of methodology for calculation of emissions and removals for LULUCF sector according to requirements of UNFCCC and Kyoto Protocol” - completed by 24 April 2010.

The complete set of CRF excel tables (from the base year up to year 2008) as well as KP-LULUCF excel table and the respective chapters of NIR 2010 have already been submitted to UNFCCC on 15/04/2010

Technical capacityProject 2– “Recalculations of previously submitted estimates of emissions under UNFCCC and the UNECE/CLRTAP according to the new Common Methodology from the base year to all subsequent years, up to the year in which recalculations are made and cover all inventory data”Project 3 – “Development of software tool and automatic preparation of national inventories under UNFCCC and EMEP/CLRTAP”Project 4 – “National study for determine the quantity of actual fluorinated gases (F-gases) (HFCs, PFCs and SF6) in Bulgaria and methods for their calculations”

The results will be incorporated into the 2011 submission

Future ImprovementsImplementation of model COPERT into the National transport emissions inventoryImprovement of uncertainty assessmentImprovement of the relation with Branch Business Associations Further intensive cooperation for studies (verification of EFs) with other non-governmental institutions, universities and private consultantsImprovement of documentation and archiving of inventory

CONCLUSIONSAchievements since the 2009 review:

amended legal basisnew institutional arrangements with the main activity data provider (NSI and MAF)strengthening the expert capacity in ExEAimproved QMStraining of ExEA and MoEW staffconsultant contractedcomplete CRF tables and NIR chapter for LULUCF sectorefforts to complete earlier the projects deadline

THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION

Prepared by:Ms. Vania GrigorovaMs. Milya Dimitrova

Ms. Evelina NikolovaMr. Valeri SerafimovMr. Christo Christov