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UNFCCC Emissions data from the Detailed Data By Party interface
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Global warming potentials #3

Open JGuetschow opened 5 years ago

JGuetschow commented 5 years ago

How are global warming potentials for aggregate gas time series treated. Do the data from the UNFCCC interface use the same GWPs for all countries (and if so which)? If different GWPs are used how is this indicated in the interface and in this dataset?

rgieseke commented 5 years ago

Good question ... I didn't find anything. Maybe one needs to check always if in the national communications and biennial update reports different GWPs are used.

l-emele commented 5 years ago

The UNFCCC detailed data by party is based on the countries GHG inventories. At least for the Annex I countries the GHG inventories use the GWPs of the IPCC AR4 since the year 2014. Older GHG inventories before 2014 used the GWPs of the IPCC SAR.

rgieseke commented 5 years ago

Thanks @l-emele - if you (or someone) finds information on Non-Annex-I in the new interface that would be helpful.