Monitoring, reporting and verifying (MRV) of greenhouse gas emissions – relevant international experiences for Ukraine

09:30 – 10:00

Registration and coffee

10:00 – 10:30

Welcome and key notes

• Mr. Ostap Yednak, MP, Parliamentary Committee on Environmental Policy, Nature Resources Utilization and Elimination of the Consequences of Chornobyl Catastrophe;
• Mr. Oleksiy Ryabchyn, MP, Parliamentary Committee on Fuel and Energy Complex, Nuclear Policy and Nuclear Safety
• Mr. Victor Galasyuk, MP, Parliamentary Committee on Industrial Policy and Entrepreneurship;
• Mr. Mykhailo Chyzhenko, Head of Division on climate policy and reporting, Department of climate change and ozone layer protection, Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources of Ukraine;
• Mr. Jean-Francois Moret, Sector Manager on Energy, Environment, Green Economy, Civil Protection, Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine;
• Mr. Zsolt Lengyel, Clima East project, Team Leader

10:30 -10:55

Climate action context, the role of MRV and brief overview of Clima East MRV support activities

• Mr. Zsolt Lengyel, Team Leader Clima East project 

• Goals of the workshop
• Brief introduction of the Clima East project
• The climate action context: sustainable growth, Sustainable Development Goals and the Paris Agreement
• MRV concept and its role in evidence based policy formulation and implementation (taxes, emission trading, command & control measures)
  • Discussion

Presentation: (in English)

Session 1: MRV of GHG emissions -  a fundamental building block for climate policy

10.55 – 11.30

The MRV concept in climate change policy: formulation and implementation options

• Mr. Zsolt Lengyel, Clima East Team Leader and Key expert 

• MRV – definition (bottom-up; top-down; standards etc);
• MRV – international context: UNFCCC, Kyoto Protocol, Paris Agreement;
• Regulatory framework (covering both international and national systems)

Presentation: (in English)

11:30 – 11:50

Coffee break

11:50 – 12:20

Introduction of other ongoing and upcoming technical assistance projects related to GHG MRV

• Ms. Natalia Parasyuk. Project manager, Partnership for Market Readiness (World Bank)
• Discussion

Presentation: (in Ukrainian)

12:20 – 13.00

What are the key benefits from introducing MRV and setting up an MRV system for Ukraine in the domestic and international context?

• Discussion moderated by Dr. Marzena Chodor, Key expert, Clima East project

13.00 – 14.00

Lunch

Session 2 – MRV of GHG emissions in the EU emission trading scheme (EU ETS)

14:00 – 15:30

MRV in the EU emissions trading scheme

• Marzena Chodor, Clima East Key expert 

• DG Clima ETS animation film
• Objectives and scope of the EU ETS
• Regulatory framework: Directive 2003/87/EC; Directive 2008/101/EC
• Monitoring and reporting in the EU ETS (MRV requirements for installations, competent authorities and verifiers)
• Verification of emissions in the ETS and accreditation of verifiers
• Brief overview of the relevant provisions in Ukraine – EU Association Agreement
• Discussion

Presentation: (in English) (in Ukrainian)

15:30 – 16:00

Implementation of the MRV requirements in EU Member States – lessons learnt and applicable approaches with special focus on new Member States  

• Mr. Zsolt Lengyel & Dr. Marzena Chodor, Clima East 

• Implementation of MRV requirements in EU MS
• Institutional arrangements and responsibilities of Competent Authorities
• Discussion

Presentation: (in English)

16:00 – 16:30

Coffee break

16.30 – 17:30

Panel Discussion:What are the key MRV lessons from the EU ETS for mitigation policies?  How economic instruments, such as emission trading, carbon taxes and carbon markets operate? What are the MRV requirements that Ukraine faces under the Association Agreement?

• Discussion moderated by Mr. Zsolt Lengyel, Team Leader Clima East project & Dr. Marzena Chodor, Clima East Key expert

17:30 – 17:40

Closing remarks