Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Introduction Akiko Suzuki

Committee on Earth Observation Satellites Introduction Akiko Suzuki, JAXA SIT-32 Side Meeting CEOS Strategic Implementation Team ESA Headquarters, Paris, France 25 th April 2017

Meeting Purposes and Agenda Meeting Purposes • To share the information and current status of Japan’s actions to utilize and promote satellite GHG observation data to contribute to IPCC/UNFCCC. • To share the information of the other initiatives under CEOS Carbon Strategy Implementation. • To find partners to apply UNFCCC official side event at the coming COP-23 in November 2017. • To discuss the concrete activity plan under the IPCC/UNFCCC initiative. Agenda • Introduction (Meeting Purposes, Background, etc. ) • Topic #1: Japanese Actions to Utilize and Promote GHG Satellite(s) • Topic #2: Current Status of CEOS Carbon Initiatives • Topic #3: COP-23 Official Side Event SIT-32, ESA HQ, 26 -27 Apr 2017 2

Background SIT Technical WS in Oxford in September 2016 • JAXA stressed the importance of 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories which will be refined in 2019. • During Climate & Carbon session, JAXA proposed CEOS engagement with IPCC and UNFCCC as one of WG and VC initiatives of carbon. 30 th CEOS Plenary in Brisbane in October 2016 • The Plenary agreed on the initial selection of WG and VC initiatives including engagement with IPCC and UNFCCC. COP-22 in Marrakech in November 2016 • JAXA arranged the side evet on GHG monitoring from space inviting speakers from IPCC/TFI, GCOS, MOE Japan, NIES, NASA, and CNES. SIT-32, ESA HQ, 26 -27 Apr 2017 3

Guidelines for GHG Inventories • Currently, the refinement of “ 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories” is underway. • The guidelines provide methodologies for estimating national inventories of anthropogenic emissions by sources and removals by sinks of GHG. • One of the targets of CEOS engagement with IPCC should be to have the refined guidelines refer “satellite data”. SIT-32, ESA HQ, 26 -27 Apr 2017 4

Timeline for Guidelines Refinement 2016 Sep Scoping Group meeting 2016 Oct IPCC decision on outline 2017 Feb Decision on selection of Authors 2017 Jun First Lead Author Meeting (LAM 1) 2017 Sep Second Lead Author Meeting (LAM 2) 2017 Dec – 2018 Feb First Order Draft (FOD) Expert Review 2018 Mar Science Meeting 2018 Apr Third Lead Author Meeting (LAM 3) 2018 July - Sep Second Order Draft (SOD) Government & Expert Review 2018 Oct Forth Lead Author Meeting (LAM 4) 2019 Jan - Mar Final Government Distribution (FGD) Government Review 2019 May IPCC adoption/acceptance SIT-32, ESA HQ, 26 -27 Apr 2017 5

Refinement in relation to Satellite Data • Refinements in relation to Satellite Data are; o Volume 1: General Guidance and Reporting / Chapter 6: Quality Assurance/Quality Control and Verification o Volume 4: Agriculture, Forestry and Other Land Use (AFOLU) / Chapter 2: Generic Methodologies Applicable to Multiple Landuse Categories o Volume 4 / Chapter 3: Consistent Representation of Lands • GFOI Plenary 2017 also discussed on the guidelines with IPCC colleagues. • The initiative and GFOI will cooperate each other and share the information and experience (e. g. GFOI’s engagement with IPCC on MGD development). SIT-32, ESA HQ, 26 -27 Apr 2017 6