A refined greenhouse gas inventory
Accurate and robust greenhouse gas inventories are essential for understanding a country's emissions profile as a basis for developing effective climate policy. A recently completed ICAT project in Argentina demonstrated how shared learning could enhance and refine greenhouse gas inventories, ultimately leading to better climate transparency.
Robust, comprehensive greenhouse gas inventories are a vital resource for countries working towards achieving their climate goals. The data collected and held within these inventories provide the foundation for developing and tracking implementation of climate policies and measures. This, in turn, will equip countries to fulfil their commitments under the Paris Agreement and reach the targets set out in their nationally determined contributions (NDCs). It is also necessary for them to meet their reporting obligations. Reliable data on greenhouse gas inventories are a core component of climate transparency.
In 2023, among the ICAT projects that were completed, Argentina provides an example of countries working towards developing, expanding and improving greenhouse gas inventories, among several other objectives. The Argentina project demonstrated the success of a variety of approaches to improve the quality of emissions data, enhance and expand greenhouse gas inventories, and support countries to meet their reporting obligations to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC).
Argentina enhances data collection
