The document discusses a partnership project between Japan and the Philippines called PaSTI that aims to strengthen transparency and promote engagement of non-state actors in climate action. It provides an overview of PaSTI and its goals of enhancing capacities, institutional structures, and transparency. Insights from key Philippine industries on greenhouse gas reporting through surveys and interviews are also presented, identifying challenges, expectations, and needs. These include the lack of clear methodology, incentives, and resources for data collection and reporting. The document concludes with lessons learned from PaSTI capacity building activities and a proposed way forward of continued dialogue, capacity building, and developing an effective greenhouse gas measurement, reporting and verification system.

1. CARL LOUIE S. SANTIAGO
Climate Change Information and Technical Support
Division
February 16, 2023, TOKYO, JAPAN
OVERVIEW OF PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN
TRANSPARENCY FOR CO-INNOVATION and
GHG INVENTORY AND MRV UPDATES
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Department of Environment and Natural Resources
CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICE

2.  Overview of the PaSTI Project
 Insights from Industries on GHG Reporting
 GHG Inventory Updates
Presentation Outline

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PaSTI aims to:
CO-
INNOVATION
Promoting the engagement of non-state actors
such as private companies and local
governments with incentive mechanism.
Enhancing the capacities and institutional
structure in each country under their national
development strategies.
Strengthening and streamlining the
transparency action at subnational, national
and regional level.
The PaSTI supports developing
countries to strengthen
transparency action with
promoting the engagement of
non-state actors, based on
utilization of low-carbon
technologies and know-how in a
collaborative and co-innovative
manner (“co-innovation”).

4. Expectations for PaSTI
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1. Development of the MRV system for the NDC mitigation
measures particularly for the Waste and IPPU sectors.
2. Capacity building among the stakeholders/major players for
improvement in the existing measuring and reporting systems
and for clear understanding of climate actions as well as clarity
and tracking of progress towards achieving the country’s NDCs.

5. Capacity Building on Measurement, Reporting and
Verification (MRV) of Climate Change Mitigation
Measures
Conduct of stocktaking (consultations and
interviews)
Sharing of experiences and good practices (Japan
and PH companies)
Conduct of technical and policy dialogue
October 15, 2020 MRV 101: Understanding and
Appreciating MRV
December 9 , 2020 Development and Designing
of an MRV System
March 10, 2021 Overview of the Mitigation
Measures of the IPPU and
Waste sectors
January 22, 2022 MRV 201: Howto measure
facility level GHG emissions
March 4, 2022 Public-Private Sector Dialogue
• The videos of the Workshop is available on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=te2lTe5VBbY&list=PLbYVq_-C0FjQqOsyDYUNwxlNSDJNGLysP
PaSTI Project in the Philippines

6. Insights from Key Industries on GHG Reporting
including Challenges, Expectations and Needs
Online
Survey
Sectoral Key
Informant
Interviews
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7. Discussion points
Obligations
Do you know of any
reports for submitting
GHG emissions
inventory to
government agencies?
Expectations
What are the
expectations of the
private sector
from the government
regarding MRV of GHG?
Voluntary
measurement
Are there any ongoing
voluntary GHG
measurement activities
in your company/
facility/ organization?
Increasing
engagement
How can the the private
sector engage more
actively in GHG
transparency activities?
Data collection
What are your challenges
in data collection for
greenhouse gas
emissions/ reduction?
PUSH
PULL
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8. No Yes
Voluntary
measurement
Are there any ongoing
voluntary GHG measurement
activities in your company/
facility/ organization?
Not required by any law re:
GHG emissions…
Yes, as part of mother
company EHS policy.
None, but
trainings on GHG
are encouraged
… but we are required to report to the city
and DENR-EMB regarding our
performance and emissions (of concern).
Yes, as part of
CDM/ JCM etc.
Not by our local sales
offices, but might be
done by our factory
abroad
Indirectly, through our
facility energy consumption
(Module 1 in SMR)...
…and may be
converted to
equivalent GHG
reduction if part of
company KPI’s
Our institution/ school
network has a low-carbon
roadmap
Yes, but participating in
carbon trade was also
costly for the company
PULL
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9. No Yes
Do you know of any reports for
submitting GHG emissions
inventory to government
agencies?
Not required by any law
re: GHG emissions…
None, but if there is a
policy we will comply.
… We used to, but we delisted so
now we no longer submit to SEC
All publicly listed companies (PLCs) are required
to report sustainability data to SEC annually in
compliance to SEC Memorandum Circular No.
4, Series of 2019.s
Obligations
to report
PUSH
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10. Methodology Management Analysis
What are your challenges in
data collection for greenhouse
gas emissions/ reduction?
If we knew how,
we would. Data collection requires
instrumentation based on global
standards and a special discipline
for recording and reporting
Lack of personnel,
equipment, time, funds
to start or sustain
Data
collection
First clarify the standard methodology - where
do we start? What to measure for our sector?
How do we measure?
accuracy of emission factors
used for calculation
Show us the comparison of these
methodologies so we can provide more
accurate data for computations.
Provide a framework
or baseline
methodology/
guidance document After this, then
what?
PUSH PULL
Challenge of
data cleaning,
harmonization
Collecting Scope 3
data especially on
Transport 10

11. Policy Process Purpose
What are the expectations
of the private sector
from the government
regarding MRV of GHG?
If it is a part of
regulation, we
will comply.
Stratified requirements
depending on size of
operations
A helping hand approach
rather than regulatory
Expectations
of Gov’t
An easy platform for reporting e.g.
dashboard, online, app, etc.
Industries will comply as long as they understand the purpose and there are clear guidelines.
We hope it won’t be a big burden for us to
comply (cost, personnel, time)
Wary that operations data
will be used to issue a new
regulatory policy
Communicate that this is
for the improvement of
the industry or the
economy as a whole
Mutual trust and
transparency
PUSH
As part of overall
Good Governance
Low GHG as part of
product standards
Harmonization and alignment of environmental policy with economic/ development policy.
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12. Demands Incentives
Advocacie
s
How can the the private sector
engage more actively in GHG
transparency activities?
If the market
demands it
If consumers
appreciate our efforts
If there is a
useful tool for
easy MRV
If consumers appreciate
environmental sustainability as a good
investment despite initial cost.
Linkage to
financial
subsidies, grants
It is difficult
without any
incentive
How to measure
gains, monetize
GHG reduction
This is our company’s
advocacy as well.
Challenge of
EPR concept
PULL
Increasing
private sector
engagement
Easy adaptation via
low-hanging fruits
High cost of
electricity and
utilities in the PH
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13. Key Factors for GHG MRV
If the mother
company requires it.
If we know how to
measure/ report.
If we have the
personnel for it.
If we will benefit
from it.
If it is
inexpensive
to do.
1) If we know what & how to measure/ report
2) If we benefit from doing so
3) If we have the resources to do so
4) If we are required to do so
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14. Lessons Learned
• The PaSTI capacity building activities has provided a venue for sharing and
learning of relevant policies, climate change mitigation initiatives and
experiences from both the government and the private sector in Japan and
the Philippines.
• More importantly, aside from the raising awareness and understanding of
the MRV system, it has likewise presented existing reporting initiatives and
systems already being undertaken by some private companies.
• Enhanced relationship and facilitated potential areas of collaboration
between the government and the public sector (in addressing climate
change).
• Started enabling cooperation from the private sector in sharing their
mitigation initiatives and experience as well as their reporting systems

15. Way Forward
• Continuous dialogue between the government and the private sector
• Continuous capacity building of the private sector and government
• Harmonized government policies and guidelines and alignment of the
private sector
• Development of an effective and functional MRV system
• Establishment of an incentive mechanism on GHG reporting
• Design of a pilot project applying the improved reporting system for
the IPPU and Waste sectors and the incentive mechanism/s
developed

16. PaSTI Key activities and way forward
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MRV Development
Desk Study
Designing Pilot Project
Pilot Project
Implementation
Steering
Committee /
Task Force
Institutionalization / Legal Framework
Capacity Building Topics
2021
2021
2022
2023
・Updated NDC
・Gap and Needs in collecting
data
・Incentive Mechanism
・Public-Private Sector Dialogue
・Specific topics on how to
implement the new MRV
system
Year

17. GHG Inventory: Issues and Concerns
• Most of the data needed for the GHG inventories are not yet included
in the existing reporting system of the Department.
• Limited staff particularly in the EMB Regional Offices to undertake the
task, including the collection of data. Climate change activities are still
considered as an ad-hoc task of the regional focal persons.
• Data collection process is not sustainable and mainly depends on the
irregular submission by LGUs/industries.
• There were constant changes in the assigned focal persons in the
regional offices and there is no proper turn-over of responsibilities
and knowledge.

18. GHG Inventory: Issues and Concerns
• Difficulty of getting complete data from LGUs/industries due to the
large number of LGUs and covered industries.
• Uncertain accuracy/quality of data, considering the economic
activities in the regions.
• Time constraints in data processing. It takes time analyzing the data,
cleansing them before they can be put to the software.
• Sectoral GHG inventory results are not sufficient to be used in the
measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) of the NDC Policies
and Measures (PAMs). A project level GHG accounting is needed to
reflect the mitigation impact of the PAMs.

19. GHG Inventory: Findings/Conclusions
• Current data collection process is not ideal/sustainable and highly dependent on the
response of data providers (LGU and industries) and the enthusiasm of the focal
person/s.
• Climate change activities including the sectoral data collection are still considered as
an ad-hoc task of the focal persons/climate change unit.
• Data collected are incomplete (some are not accurate) and mostly is limited for basic
calculation only.
• There is a need for further processing/treatment of data (i.e.
interpolation/extrapolation) and use of assumptions and experts judgment
particularly for the waste sector.
• There is a need to look for other sources of data (secondary data from reports or
programs).
• The GHG inventory results may not capture the impact/effect of mitigation
measures like the NDC PAMs due to issues on the completeness and accuracy of
data and dependent on default values/emission factors.

20. GHG Inventory: Needs/Requirements
• Strengthen the structure for the institutionalization of the PGHGIMRS
within the Department.
• Revisit previous GHG inventories including the NDC baseline and
projections to check consistency and improve the estimates.
• Conduct of studies to improve the default values and parameters and
develop country specific emission factors.
• Enhance the Department’s reporting system to incorporate GHG
inventory data requirements.
• Continuous capacity building activities/retooling to sustain/enhance the
capacity of the Department.

21. DENR CLIMATE CHANGE SERVICE
Climate Change Information and Technical Support
Division
Email address: ccitsd@denr.gov.ph
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