This sub-course covers the information that all review experts, regardless of the inventory sector they are assigned to review, should know before participating in a TERT. It will take 540 minutes for less experienced readers (270 minutes for experienced readers) to complete this sub-course.
This sub-course is mandatory for new experts who participate in the technical expert review specifically to review the national inventory reports.
Sub-course B1 has nine lessons:
- Lesson 1: provides and introduction to the course, including an overview, learning objectives and basic documentation
- Lesson 2: introduces the GHG inventory, its history and the technical terms.
- Lesson 3: covers reporting requirements for all Parties, including the inventory preparation process and the relevant IPCC guidance, particularly for the cross-cutting requirements.
- Lesson 4: focuses on the CRTs.
- Lesson 5: focuses on the NID as part of the inventory submission.
- Lesson 6: provides an overview of the review process, including the timeline.
- Lesson 7: covers the fundamentals of assessing Parties’ reporting on national GHG inventories and the review of cross-cutting issues.
- Lesson 8: presents the institutional arrangements that Parties have in place for planning, developing and managing their GHG inventories.
- Lesson 9: describes the review tools and the report templates used to assist technical experts during the review.
