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CoM SSA Sustainable Energy Access and Climate Action Plan (SEACAP) course

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  1. MODULE 1: Setting the scene
  2. Lesson 1.1: Introduction to the CoM SSA initiative
    2 Topics
  3. Lesson 1.2: Introduction to the SEACAP
    3 Topics
  4. Lesson 1.3: Climate change and cities in Africa
    2 Topics
  5. MODULE 2: SEACAP mitigation pillar
  6. Lesson 2.1: Key concepts in climate change mitigation
    1 Topic
  7. Lesson 2.2: Introduction to the mitigation pillar
    2 Topics
  8. Lesson 2.3: The SEACAP development process for the mitigation pillar
    1 Topic
  9. Lesson 2.4: Emissions inventories: GHG emissions
    4 Topics
  10. Lesson 2.5: Developing a Baseline Emissions Inventory (BEI)
    3 Topics
  11. Lesson 2.6: Tools for BEI development
    2 Topics
  12. Lesson 2.7: Setting mitigation targets
    2 Topics
  13. Lesson 2.8: Planning mitigation actions
    1 Topic
  14. MODULE 3: SEACAP access to energy pillar
  15. Lesson 3.1: Key concepts in access to energy
  16. Lesson 3.2: Introduction to the access to energy pillar
    2 Topics
  17. Lesson 3.3: The SEACAP development process for the access to energy pillar
    1 Topic
  18. Lesson 3.4: Data collection
    3 Topics
  19. Lesson 3.5: Developing an Access to Energy Assessment (AEA)
    2 Topics
  20. Lesson 3.6: Setting an energy vision and targets
    3 Topics
  21. Module 3.7: Planning energy actions
    3 Topics
  22. MODULE 4: SEACAP adaptation pillar
  23. Lesson 4.1: Key Concepts in climate change adaptation
  24. Lesson 4.2: Introduction to the adaptation pillar
    2 Topics
  25. Lesson 4.3: The SEACAP development process for the adaptation pillar
    1 Topic
  26. Lesson 4.4: Developing a Risk and Vulnerability Assessment (RVA)
  27. Lesson 4.5: Setting an adaptation vision and sectoral targets
    2 Topics
  28. Lesson 4.6: Planning adaptation actions
    2 Topics
  29. MODULE 5: Steps to take before you implement your SEACAP
  30. Lesson 5.1: Next steps for prioritised actions
  31. Lesson 5.2: Categorising actions to access external finance
    2 Topics
  32. MODULE 6: Communicating your SEACAP
  33. Lesson 6.1: Designing your SEACAP
    3 Topics
  34. Lesson 6.2: Communicating your SEACAP to key stakeholders
    1 Topic
  35. MODULE 7: Reporting your SEACAP
  36. Lesson 7.1: Introduction to reporting your SEACAP
    3 Topics
  37. Lesson 7.2: Introduction to reporting the mitigation pillar
    4 Topics
  38. Lesson 7.3: Introduction to reporting the adaptation pillar
    3 Topics
  39. Lesson 7.4: Introduction to reporting the access to energy pillar
    3 Topics
  40. MODULE 8: Integrating your SEACAP into existing planning processes
  41. Lesson 8.1: Integrating your SEACAP actions into local level plans
    1 Topic

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Defining the boundary of a BEI is essential for ensuring that: 

  • the inventory can be accurately interpreted; and 
  • monitoring and reporting on changes in GHG emissions can be undertaken in future in a way that facilitates comparison with the BEI. 

The inventory boundary identifies the gases, geographic boundary, time period and emission sources covered by the GHG inventory.

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  • Under the Common Reporting Framework (CRF) guidelines for CoM SSA, the main greenhouse gases to be measured and included in the BEI are: carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O). Biogenic carbon dioxide – CO2(b) – emissions should also be calculated, but must be reported separately and not counted as part of the total emissions for the city. 
  • For full compliance with the GPC, an inventory must also include the following greenhouse gases: hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), perfluorocarbons (PFCs), sulphur hexafluoride (SF6) and nitrogen trifluoride (NF3).  
  • Any geographic boundary may be used for the GHG inventory. The same boundary shall be used for subsequent inventories to enable consistent comparison over time.
  • Depending on the purpose of the inventory, the boundary can align with the administrative boundary of a local government, a metropolitan area, a cluster of administrative divisions, or another geographically identifiable area. 
  • The inventory shall cover a continuous period of 12 months, ideally aligning to either a calendar year or a financial year, depending on what is most used by/ most useful to the local government.
  • The year chosen should be the most recent year for which comprehensive data is available for compiling the emission inventory.
  • The GPC classifies GHG emissions from city activities into six sectors: stationary energy, transportation, waste, industrial process and product use (IPPU), and agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU). 
  • Other emissions occurring outside the geographic boundary as a result of city activities are not covered in the current version of the GPC (Note: These are referred to as “Other Scope 3” emissions → see later explanation on the scopes).
  • Under CoM SSA, the stationary energy, transportation and waste sectors always need to be included in emission inventories, while IPPU and AFOLU are optional. However, IPPU and AFOLU can be substantial contributors to emissions and should be included where relevant and where data availability permits.

CoM SSA is co-funded by the European Union (EU) and the German Federal Ministry for Economic Development and Cooperation (BMZ)

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