MRV systems within the EU ETS (Directive 2003/81/EC) – relevant lessons for Moldova

This first MRV national workshop in Chisinau, organised back-to-back with a workshop on transposition of elements of ETS to the legal and institutional framework of Moldova (the object of an Expert Facility asignment), will be devoted to MRV of industrial installations.

The workshop will enable the participants to:

i.     Understand the concept of MRV system as a bottom up comprehensive summary of the total (industrial) emissions of the country;

ii.     Understand IPCC guidelines and other reporting standards – such as the EU ETS MRV and ISO;

iii.     become familiar with the methodologies for calculating/estimating GHG emissions from industrial installations;

iv.     become familiar with accreditation process for the verifiers approving the data reported by installation;

v.     become familiar with institutional framework, permitting, data collection;

vi.     understand a full compliance cycle under emissions trading vs MRV obligations;

vii.     understand the concept of registry necessary to manage the allowance accounts in case of an emission trading scheme; understanding how the EU registry works for the EU ETS and possible options for a registry of industrial emissions in their country;

viii.     Hear recommendations of the CEEF2014-018-MD project for implementing elements of ETS in Moldova.

This event is part of the set MRV training programme, consisting in a series of workshops at national level, in order to enable participation of the largest possible group of beneficiaries potentially included in the MRV system for ETS.