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Saudi Arabia's Greenhouse Gas Crediting & Offsetting Mechanism

National Workshop on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines and Software

June 04, 2023
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In March 2022 the Kingdom submitted its Fourth National Communication (NC4) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in accordance with its reporting obligation in Article 12.1 of the Convention. The Kingdom made significant transitions to use the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for the first time to prepare and complete the recently submitted greenhouse gases (GHG) inventory reporting in the NC04. National GHG inventories’ reporting require continuous improvements in terms of categories completeness and emission trends in various sectors.

This workshop guided participants to appreciate the depth of the national GHG inventories’ reporting in the main economy sectors, and to fully apply the 2006 IPCC Guidelines which are required for all inventory reporting by 2024, including the use of the software