WRI CAIT Climate Analysis Indicators Tool 19.10.2005 Esther Lahme ECOFYS Cologne
Mar 27, 2015
WRI
CAIT Climate Analysis Indicators Tool
19.10.2005Esther LahmeECOFYS Cologne
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
http://cait.wri.org/
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
Outline
•What is CAIT & who developed CAIT?
•What indicators & GHG data are included in CAIT?
•Where does the data in CAIT come from?
•What kind of analysis can be done in CAIT?
•What countries & regions are included in CAIT?
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What is CAIT?
Information & analysis tool on global climate change•Provides database GHG & indicators •Data can be used to support future policy decisions
CAIT products free of charge CAIT (online) CAIT-UNFCCC (GHG emissions UNFCCC Parties) CAIT-V&A (vulnerability and adaptive capacity) CAIT-Excel (download, interface Microsoft Excel)
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
Who developed CAIT?
WRI•Climate, Energy & Pollution Program of the World Resources Institute
developed by Kevin A. Baumert and Matthew Markoff of WRIcontribution Odile Blanchard (LEPII-EPE) and Niklas Höhne (ECOFYS)
financial support of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the Wallace Global Fund and the Prospect Hill Foundation
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What indicators are included?
•GHG Emissions•Socio-Economic•Natural Factor
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What indicators are included?
GHG Emissions•Historical responsibility
– cumulative emissions – contribution to concentration or temperature increase
•Annual emissions
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What GHG emissions are included?
Sector level GHG (CAIT)•Energy
– 5 sub sectors
• Industrial processes•Agriculture
•Land-use change•Forestry•Waste• International bunkers
GHG Emissions by Sector in 2000, CO2, CH4, N2O, PFCs, HFCs, SF6(excludes land use change)
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What indicators are included?
Socio-Economic• Education• Health• C intensity
– electricity production– energy use– economy
• Income and Economy– GDP per capita– GDP total
• Governance
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What indicators are included?
Natural Factor• Population• Climatic conditions
– Heating needs– Cooling needs
• Geography– Land area
• Natural resources– Energy mix– Fuel reserves
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
Where does the data come from?
•CAIT many sources– United Nations– International Energy Agency– World Bank– Carbon Dioxide Information Analyis Center– Earthtrends– Special Report on Emission Scenarios– IPCC– ...http://cait.wri.org/links.php
•CAIT UNFCCC only UNFCCC
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
Where does the data come from?
Data quality•Reputable national/
international sources•Some weaknesses
– Data constraints– Lack of geographic
coverage
– Uncertainties (LUC, Non CO2 gases)
More information•„info“ buttons on pages•http://cait.wri.org/links.php
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What analysis can be done?
•Rank data or countries•In/ Exclusion of data or countries•Analysis features
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What analysis can be done?
Analysis features•Trends
– Data– Graphs
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What analysis can be done?
Analysis features•Comparisons
– 2 Indicators – all countries– 2 Countries – all indicators
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What analysis can be done?
Analysis features•Graph
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
What countries and regions are included?•192 countries
•8 geographic regions (Asia, Europe, World,...)•17 UNFCCC regions (Annex I, G-77/China,...)•5 user specified regions
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
CAIT V & A
Population in areas below 5 m evaluation
CAIT– Climate Analysis Indicators Tool WRI
http://cait.wri.org/