OECD-CEFIM-IEA Focus Group Discussion IV: Regulation and linkages to international carbon markets, 17 May 2022, Paris

1. DEPARTMENT OF FORESTRY , FISHERIES AND THE
ENVIRONMENT
South Africa’s Greenhouse Gas Reporting Programme
Presented by: Sindisiwe Mashele
15 May 2022 (FGD IV: Regulations and linkages to international carbon
markets)
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2. Presentation Outline
1. Introduction
2. National Greenhouse Gas Reporting Regulations
– Reporting Boundaries
– Thresholds – Trigger for registration and reporting
– Data Providers
– Application of the Regulations
3. Reporting Tools/Guidance Documents
– Methodological Guidelines For Quantification of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
– Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions.
– South African Greenhous Emissions Gas Reporting System
(SAGERS)

3. 1. Introduction
• The presentation provides overview of South Africa’s
greenhouse gas reporting programme, covering the
issues such as regulations, other tools needed to
support the implementation of the regulations.
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4. 2. National Greenhouse Gas Emission
Reporting Regulations
• Reporting Boundaries
• Thresholds – Trigger for registration and reporting
• Data Providers
• Application of the Regulations

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2. National Greenhouse Gas
Emissions Reporting Regulations
• The GHG Reporting Regulations 2016 were gazetted in the
Government Notice 275 of 2017 and became effective as of
3rd April 2017
• Since promulgation there have been Five reporting periods
have been implemented for the calendar years 2017, 2018
& 2019,2020 and 2021 reported between January and March
for the previous calendar years.

6. Reporting Boundaries
• Reporting is based on Operational Control
• Company or corporation or legal entity
• Declare all facilities over which it has operational control and relevant IPCC
codes applicable
• Operational control boundary: Your organization reports on all sources of
environmental impact over which it has operational control. Your organisation has
operational control over an operation if your organisation or one of its subsidiaries has
the full authority to introduce and implement its operating policies at the operation
BOUNDARY APPLICABLE UNDER SA GHG REGULATIONS
• Financial control boundary: Your organization reports on all sources of
environmental impact over which it has financial control. Your organization has
financial control over an operation if your organization has the ability to direct the
financial and operating policies of the operation with a view to gaining economic
benefits from its activities. BOUNDARY NOT APPLICABLE UNDER THE REGULATIONS
• Equity share boundary: Your organisation accounts for GHG emissions from
operations according to its share of equity in the operation. BOUNDARY NOT
APPLICABLE UNDER THE REGULATIONS

7. Thresholds
Trigger for Registration and Reporting
• Thresholds are at Data Provider level
• Not at facility-level
• Aggregated at data provider-Level
• Based on installed capacity and not
consumption.

8. Application of the Regs. Data providers
Data provider as
defined in section 2 (c )
Conducting listed
activities (Annexure 1)
Meet reporting
threshold (Annexure 1)
Then Register on the
SAGERS (Annexure 2)
& Report (Annexure 3)
•Energy –
-Stationary combustion of fuels;
-Domestic Aviation Industry;
-Water-borne navigation;
-Railway transport;
-Fugitive emissions from coal mining;
-Fugitive emission from Oil and gas operations.
•Industrial Processes and Product Use:
-Mineral Industry;
-Chemical Industry;
-Metal Industry.
•AFOLU – Forestry Plantations Activities
•Waste
-Solid waste disposal;
-Wastewater treatment;
-Waste incineration.

9. 2. Reporting Tools/Guidance
Documents
• Methodological Guidelines For Quantification of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
• Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions.
• South African Greenhous Emissions Gas Reporting System (SAGERS)

10. Reporting Tools/ Guideline Documents
Reporting
&
Compliance
GHG
Reporting
Regulations
2016
METHODOLOGICAL
GUIDELINES FOR
QUANTIFICATION
OF GREENHOUSE
GAS EMISSIONS
TECHNICAL
GUIDELINES FOR
VALIDATION AND
VERIFICATION OF
GREENHOUSE GAS
EMISSIONS
SOUTH AFRICAN
GREENHOUS GAS
EMISSION
REPORTING
SYSTEM (SAGERS)

11. Methodological Guidelines For
Quantification of Greenhouse Gas
Emissions
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12. Methodological Guidelines For Quantification of
Greenhouse Gas Emissions
• The main objective of these guidelines is to provide additional guidance and
commentary to assist data providers in estimating Greenhouse Gas (GHG)
emissions reporting;
• Provide guidance on methodologies to apply when quantifying Greenhouse Gas
emissions from activities listed in Annexure 1 of the National Greenhouse
Reporting Regulations (NGERS)
• https://www.dffe.gov.za/sites/default/files/legislations/technicalguidelinesformr
vofemissionsbyindustry_0.pdf

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Methodological Guidelines For Quantification of Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
• Provides a breakdown of Good Practice Guidelines when using the IPCC
Methodology as well as the implications to your facility
• Also provides guidance on:
– Identify relevant IPCC sources of emissions
– Collecting data and calculating emissions
– Reporting emissions

14. Methodological Guidelines For Quantification of Greenhouse
Gas Emissions
• Stationary Combustion

15. Technical Guidelines for Validation and
Verification of Greenhouse Emissions
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16. Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Emissions
• The main objective of these guidelines is to provide additional guidance and
commentary to the competent authority, data providers and independent
verifiers on the validation and verification process for the NGERS.
• https://ghgreporting-
public.environment.gov.za/GHGLanding/Docs/Verification%20Guidelines.pdf

17. Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Emissions
Competent Authority
Review & QC process
• Data Collection
• Submission of Emissions
Reports
• Review by the Competent
Authority
• Data Approval
Independent Verification
Process
• Independent Verification
Process and Requirements
• Pre-verification engagement
assessment
• Verification Planning
• Conducting the Verification
• Verification Conclusion
Accreditation Process
and Competence
Requirements
• Accreditation process for
independent verifiers
• Competency and
Requirements
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18. Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Emissions
Data Collection

19. Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Emissions
Submission of Data

20. Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Emissions
Submission of Data
Competent Authority Review

21. Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Emissions- Competent Authority Review
-Post-submittal Checks
Type of Check Description
Range Checks Determine if the Emissions Report data is within the expected range.
Statistical checks Evaluate data from similar facilities and identify data sets that appear to be outliers.
Algorithm checks
Consider the relationships between different pieces of entered information to compare them to an expected
value. E.g. the Competent Authority may back-calculate the applied emissions factor using an Implied Emission
Factors (IEF)
Change in ownership & CRN
checks
Determine if there have been any changes to emissions sources as a result of acquired or disposed assets.
Outside data checks
The submitted emissions and activity data may be compared with other independently compiled datasets, in
order to check for completeness, validity and accuracy.
Missing data checks Identify any gaps in emissions sources, compared to the facilities emission’s activities.
Unit checks Ensure consistency of units used.
Cross-checks
Cross-checks with new data or common parameters used across sectors against that of other entities in the same
sector or sector averages.
Boundary checks
Assess whether data captured is in the correct reporting period, and that the data should be included as a part of
the facilities data or not.
Trend analysis
Identify unusual or unexplained trends greater than 5% and outliers that may be indicative of errors between
reporting years.
Methodology Checks Changes in calculation method, e.g. from Tier 2 to Tier 3.
Verification Checks Checks of the results of a previous verification completed in line with the Verification Guideline

22. Technical Guidelines for Validation and Verification of
Greenhouse Emissions- Competent Authority Review-
Approval

23. South African Greenhouse Gas
Reporting System (SAGERS)
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24. South African Greenhouse Gas
Reporting System (SAGERS)
Regulation 5
Regulation 6
Regulation 6
Regulation 7
Regulation 10.2
How does SAGERS meet the conditions of the GHG Regulations?

25. South African Greenhouse Gas Reporting System
(SAGERS
GHG Emission Reporting Processes
(A) GHG Entity
Registration
1. Registration of GHG Report Entity
2. DFFE to approve GHG Report Entity
registration (B) GHG
Reporting
3. Prepare system to start a new reporting cycle
4. Generate GHG Report Master List
5. Prepare/submit GHG report
6. Revise GHG report
(C) GHG Report
Validation by
Competent
Authority 7. Conduct emissions report validation
8. ApproveGHG emission data
Establish SA GHG
EF
(D) GHG Reports
9. Generate emission report for UNFCC reporting
10. GHG data report view by GIS
11. Carbon tax Verification
• Submit a request to revise a new/revised
GHG emission factor.
• Approve new GHG emission factor.

26. THANK YOU!
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27. THANK YOU!
GHG Reporting Team
GHG Inventory and Systems Directorate
Climate Change Monitoring , Evaluation & Mitigation
Department of Environment, Forestry and Fisheries
Telephone: 012 399 8780/8939/8566/9195
Website: http://www.dffe.gov.za
GHGReporting@dffe.gov.za
Address: The Environment House, 473 Steve Biko Road, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0083