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

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

*Click on the red dots on the image below for more information

All GHG emissions that occur within the region’s boundary, due to activities taking place within the boundary (also referred to as “direct” emissions).

All GHG emissions from the use of grid-supplied electricity within the region’s boundary, and grid-supplied steam, heating and/or cooling within the region’s boundary (also referred to as “indirect” emissions).

All other GHG emissions that occur outside the region’s boundary as a result of activities within the region’s boundary (e.g. landfill emissions when waste is generated inside the region but disposed of outside the region)

Note on the GPC and levels of reporting

The GPC and CoM SSA framework require regions to report their emissions using two approaches: the scopes framework and the city-induced framework:

  • The scopes framework distinguishes emissions that occur physically within the inventory area (Scope 1), from those that occur outside the inventory area (Scope 3), and emissions from electricity, steam and/or heating and cooling supplied by the grid (Scope 2), as shown in the scopes diagram in the previous section.
  • The city-induced framework only reports emissions that occur within the inventory boundary, excluding energy generation supplied to the grid.

The CoM SSA framework requires that cities report all the information required by the GPC “BASIC” reporting level, at a minimum.

BASIC includes:

  • All Scope 1 emissions from stationary energy (excluding energy generation supplied to the grid), transportation and waste sources
  • All Scope 2 emissions from stationary energy and transportation sources
  • Scope 3 emissions from the treatment of exported waste (Greenhouse Gas Protocol, 2015)

The BASIC reporting level therefore covers emission sources that occur in almost all subnational regions. BASIC level reporting is typically utilised for first time GHG inventories, with subsequent inventories building on the BASIC level reporting and including more complex BASIC+ sectors.

The BASIC sectors and scopes are:

  • Stationary energy: Scope 1 and 2 emissions
  • Transportation: Scope 1 and 2 emissions
  • Waste: Scope 1 and 3 emissions 

BASIC+ sectors and subsectors can also be reported where these are significant for a city or region. These include:

  • Stationary energy: Scope 3 and territorial emissions
  • Transportation: Scope 3 emissions
  • Waste: Territorial emissions
  • Industrial processes and product use (IPPU): All emissions
  • Agriculture, forestry and other land use (AFOLU): All emissions
  • Other Scope 3: All emissions