Independent checks for validation of emission estimates: the metdat example for methane

The agreed emission reductions in the Kyoto Protocol require methods to establish the quality and accuracy of the inventory data and to monitor compliance with the Protocol. The IPCC Expert Meeting in November 1997 in the Netherlands con-cluded that an assessment of inventory data quality was strongly supported by in-dependent checks and additional analysis of uncertainties in the emissions invento-ries

Independent checks for validation of CH4 emission estimates

The agreed emission reductions in the Kyoto Protocol require methods to establish the quality and accuracy of the in-ventory data and to monitor compliance with the Protocol. The IPCC Expert Meeting in November 1997 in the Nether-lands concluded that an assessment of inventory data quality was strongly supported by independent checks and addi-tional analysis of uncertainties in the emissions inventories