CAREC to Conduct Training on Methane Emissions Inventory from Oil and Gas Systems Based on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines

From July 7 to 10, 2025, in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, the Regional Environmental Centre for Central Asia (CAREC), with the support of the Global Methane Hub, will conduct a regional training on “Methane emissions from oil and gas systems training – 2006 IPCC Guidelines for the National Greenhouse Gas Inventories”

The event is organized under the project “Central Asia Capacity Building for Methane Emissions Reduction (CA CBMER),” which aims to strengthen the technical and expert capacity of countries in the region — Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan, with Azerbaijan and Mongolia participating as observers — to reduce methane emissions in the oil and gas sector.

The training’s objective is to provide an in-depth understanding of the methane inventory process for fugitive emissions from the oil and gas sector, including step-by-step guidance on performing calculations and preparing chapters for national inventory reports (NIRs). The training will support the development of robust Monitoring, Reporting and Verification (MRV) systems, improve inventory reporting quality to the UNFCCC, and align with the Enhanced Transparency Framework (ETF) under the Paris Agreement. Participants will gain hands-on skills to inventory Category 1.B.2 methane emissions (fugitive emissions from oil and gas systems).

The training will include:

• Overview of the requirements and structure of inventories based on the 2006 IPCC Guidelines;
• Practical calculation exercises using Tier 1 and Tier 2 methodologies;
• Application of data collection methods, development of data flow maps, and completion of control checklists;
• Country presentations on national practices and key challenges in methane emission estimation;
• Peer-review session of draft methane inventory sections.

Additionally, on July 10, the Regional Coordination Committee (RCC) meeting of the CA CBMER project will take place. The session will include a project overview, endorsement of the RCC Terms of Reference, and discussion on opportunities for regional cooperation.